Clearly stated policies help schools remain focused on their mission. A policy manual is a key tool for the school administrator in the successful operation of the school. A policy manual outlines procedures necessary to create or revise existing policies. Manuals may contain a collection of procedures created by the administrator to carry out the mandates of policies. However, manuals will also clearly indicate the difference between policies and procedures.
Many schools have a policy manual.
A policy states what is to be done or what is not to be done. The process will help clarify the need for a particular policy. The process will demonstrate the gathering of information needed before a policy is crafted. The process will present a procedure to use to adopt and review policies. Caution Policies need to be locally developed.