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Sample School Board Policies for Student Success

Local policymaking can strengthen public schools. Use this resource of sample school board resolutions and policies based on best practices identified throughout the country to ensure opportunities for all students.
Published: May 20, 2024

Now more than ever, we must work collectively to ensure that our students have the freedom to learn in happy, safe, inclusive schools that celebrate every part of who they are. Public education stakeholders, including school board members, educators, families, and community members, can all be more engaged in the local policymaking process to ensure opportunities for all students—whether Black, Brown, or White, Native or newcomer, LGBTQ+, or differently abled—to succeed.

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Download this resource of sample school board resolutions and policies based on best practices identified throughout the country to strengthen our public schools to ensure every single student has a future where they will thrive.

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