Number
The Board of School Directors does consist of nine (9)
members.
Qualifications
Each member of the Board shall meet the following qualifications:
- He or she shall be of good moral character, must be
at least eighteen years of age, shall have been a resident of the district
for at least one year prior to the date of his/her election or appointment,
and shall not be a holder of any office or position of profit under
any government in the School District of Upper Moreland Township, nor
shall he or she be a member of the municipal council.
- He or she shall not have been removed from any office
of trust under federal, state or local laws for any malfeasance in such
office.
- Except as provided by law, he or she shall not be engaged
in a business transaction with the school district, be employed by the
school district, or receive pay for services from the school district.
- He or she shall, before entering the duties of the office,
take and subscribe to the oath or affirmation prescribed by statute.
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Election
Election of members of the Board of School Directors
shall be in accordance with law.
Vacancies
A vacancy shall occur by reason of death, resignation, removal from a
district, or otherwise. Any such vacancy shall be filled by the appointment,
by a majority vote of the remaining members of the Board within 30 days
of the occurrence of the vacancy, of a person who shall serve until the
first Monday in December after the first municipal election occurring
more than 60 days following his or her appointment, except that when a
majority of the memberships are vacant, such vacancies shall be filled
by the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County.
Term
The term of office of each school director shall be
in accordance with law.
Removal
Whenever a school director shall cease to be a resident of the School
District of Upper Moreland Township, his or her membership on the Board
shall cease forthwith. The removal of a school director who resigns shall
become effective upon the presentation of the resignation to the Board
President and upon such date specified therein. A school director who
neglects or refuses to attend two successive regular meetings of the Board,
unless detained by sickness or prevented by necessary absence from the
district, or if in attendance at any meeting, neglects or refuses to act
in his or her official capacity as a school director, may be removed from
his or her office on the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining
members of the Board. If a person elected or appointed as school director,
having been notified, shall refuse or neglect to qualify as such director,
the remaining members may, within ten days following the beginning of
his or her term of office, declare said office vacant on the affirmative
vote of a majority of the remaining members of the Board.
Expenses
A school director shall be reimbursed for necessary and reasonable expenses
actually incurred for attendance at any convention or meeting for school
district-related matters in accordance with Sections 516 and 516.1 of
the Public School Code, as authorized by the Board. No member shall be
reimbursed for more than two out-of-state meetings in one school year.
Such expenses shall be reimbursed only upon presentation of an itemized,
verified statement, except that advance payments may be made upon presentation
of estimated expenses to be incurred. The request for reimbursement should
be submitted on the proper forms with accompanying receipts in a timely
manner.
Orientation
The Board believes that the preparation of each school director for the
performance of Board duties is essential to the effectiveness of the Board's
functioning. The Board shall encourage each new school director to understand
the functions of the Board, acquire knowledge of matters related to the
operation of the schools and learn Board procedures. Accordingly, the
Board shall give to each new school director for his or her use and possession
during the term on the Board the following items:
- a copy of the school code
- a copy of the Board policy manual
- the current budget statement, audit report and related
fiscal materials
- the most recent District Long Range Plan
- other materials deemed pertinent by the Superintendent
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