BOT Policy Manual 2/28/25

MADISON-RIDGELAND ACADEMY BOARD OF TRUSTEES POLICY MANUAL TABLE OF CONTENTS I.​ CHARTER/BYLAWS OF MADISON-RIDGELAND ACADEMY​ 3 II.​ POLICY MANUAL A.​ BOARD OF TRUSTEES 1.​ History​ 4 2.​ Trustee Responsibilities​ 6 3.​ Standing Committees​ 7 4.​ Board Orientation​ 9 5.​ Trustees as Policy Makers/Policy Making Process​ 9 6.​ Recognized Organizations​ 9 7.​ Conflict of Interest​ 10 8.​ Declaration of Faith​ 10 9.​ Succession Planning​ 10 10.​Robert’s Rules of Order​ 10 B.​ SCHOOL MISSION AND CORE BELIEFS 1.​ Mission Statement/Vision/Declaration of Faith​ 11 2.​ Guiding Documents​ 12 3.​ Accreditation and Memberships​ 15 C. HEAD OF SCHOOL 1.​ Head of School​ 15 2.​ Responsibilities of the Head of School​ 15 3.​ Board-Head Relationship​ 16 4.​ Evaluation​ 17 5.​ Employment of the Head of School​ 17 6.​ Reappointment of the Head of School​ 17 7.​ Resignation of the Head of School​ 17 8.​ Succession Plan for Head of School​ 18 D. BUSINESS AND FINANCE 1.​ Tuition​ 18 2.​ Records and Audit of Financial Affairs​ 18 3.​ Payment Procedures and Bonding​ 18 4.​ Approval of Use of Capital Gifts​ 18 5.​ Gifts to the School​ 18 6.​ Control of Accounts​ 19 7.​ Retirement Plans​ 19 8.​ Tuition Assistance Program​ 19 9.​ Fund Raising​ 20 10.​Grant Proposals​ 20 11.​Property Acquisition and Campus Expansion​ 20 12.​Planned Giving Policy​ 20 E. PERSONNEL & SCHOOL POLICIES 1.​ Employment of Personnel​ 22 2.​ Dismissal of Employees​ 22 3.​ Resignations​ 23 4.​ Sexual Harassment and Misconduct​ 23 5.​ Vacations ​ 25 1

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