0010 - Relationship of County Superintendent to County Board of Education

In order to maintain a sound system of basic policies and procedures to guide and regulate the work of the staff of the San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools, the following specific responsibilities are identified:

1. Policy and procedure matters will be reviewed periodically at regular meetings of the San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools’ cabinet.
2. Each branch lead and the San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools share responsibility to assess potential ramifications upon policy/procedure status as they continually monitor office operations, issues affecting education and local school districts, and new laws and court decisions.
3. Staff input and recommendations to add, delete or revise any policy or procedure should be channeled through the appropriate branch lead with rationale and supportive information.
4. The Human Resources Branch shall manage the maintenance of the policy manual and its updating when revisions have been approved by the San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools.
5. The organization shall be made aware in a timely manner of new or revised policies and procedures through new employee orientation and organizational communications and remind them of the logic and importance of understanding and following these guidelines.
6. The Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources and each branch lead shall identify those policies/procedures for which law or potential liability require specific notice to individual employees, then they shall arrange suitable delivery with signed receipt as necessary. Records of such delivery and receipt shall be retained by those requiring them.
7. Changes in policies/procedures having legal ramifications, as determined by the San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools, shall be made immediately and distributed to the appropriate staff. All other revisions will be updated annually. 

Approved: April 19, 1994
Revised: December 3, 2002
Revised: January 8, 2019