FILE:  BH-E

Cf:  BH

CODE OF CONDUCT FOR LOUISIANA SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS

As a member of the School Board I will endeavor to meet and adhere to the following Louisiana School Board Association (LSBA) Code of Conduct:

• Represent the constituents, parents and students of the district which I serve, while remembering that my overarching concern must be the educational welfare of all of the students of the School District.
  
  

• Respect and uphold the laws and Constitution of the United States, the State of Louisiana, and the policies adopted by the West Baton Rouge Parish School Board.
  
  

• Respect and treat with professionalism and courtesy my fellow School Board members, the Superintendent, staff, educators, parents and students of the School District.
  
  

• Maintain decorum and professionalism in my communications with and about my fellow School Board members, the Superintendent, staff, educators, parents and students of the School District, no matter the forum.
  
  

• Recognize that my authority is that of a member of the School Board, acting through the process of the School Board and that I do not have, nor will I attempt to exert, any authority, as an individual, over the Superintendent, staff, educators, parents or students of the School District.
  
  

• Respect and adhere to the decisions of the School Board, while retaining the right to respectfully seek reconsideration of decisions with which I, individually, disagree.
  
  

• Guide and direct the concerns, complaints and questions of constituents, parents, staff and students to the Superintendent for consideration and action, in accordance with School Board policy.
  
  

• Conduct my personal and professional life in a manner befitting an elected representative of the people and in accordance with the laws of the United States and State of Louisiana.
  
  

• Refrain from using the position as an elected School Board member to pursue personal gain or aggrandizement.
  
  

• Make a concerted effort to attend the meetings of the School Board to which I am called and be prepared to discuss and deliberate on the matters that are scheduled to be before me.
  
  

• Respect and maintain the confidentiality of information to which I may become privy, in accordance with State and Federal laws and the fiduciary obligation that I owe to the School District.
  
  

• Affiliate with the Louisiana School Boards Association and avail myself of the continuing education opportunities offered thereby toward meeting my obligations for annual continuing education as provided by law.

Adopted:  January 16, 2019

Revised:  January 22, 2020

Ref:    Louisiana School Boards Association;

Board minutes, 1-16-19, 1-22-20, 1-20-21

West Baton Rouge Parish School Board