The Intermediate Administrative Unit of Polk County, Iowa is outlined in this document. Items discussed include board of education philosophy and policy, personnel, educational services, administrative organization, county board of education and superintendent relationships, county board and local board relationships, budgeting, and fiscal matters. A chart depicting student enrollments by grade level and school concludes the document. (SW)
- Authorizing Institution
- Polk County Public Schools, Des Moines, IA.
- Location
- Iowa
- Peer Reviewed
- F
- Published in
- United States of America
Table of Contents
- Joi R. Villines 8
- POLK COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION - ORGANIZATIONAL 13
- STRUCTURE 13
- PEOPLE ELECT ON NON-PART1SAN TICKET AT TIME 13
- OF LOCAL SCHOOL ELECTIONS 13
- FIVE MEMBERS OF COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION 13
- SIX-YEAR STAGGERING TERMS 13
- County Superintendent of Schools Appointed by County Board for Three-Year Term 13
- Assistant Superintendent 13
- Department of Pupil Personnel Services 13
- General Administration 13
- AdminisLrative 13
- Deputy Shetiff Mana er D.P. Personnel Programers-Operators 13
- Hearing elinicians Audiometricians 13
- Clerks 13
- Department of 13
- General Education 13
- Curriulum 13
- Audio Visual 13
- DirecLoL of Public Health 13
- Director 13
- DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL EDUCATION 14
- Curriculum Services Improvement of instruction In-service education of teachers 14
- Selection of textbooks other in- 14
- County iirrary aAdio-visual and 14
- Remedial education including drop- 14
- Camping and outdoor living Curriculum for all grades and sub- 14
- Educational television Title Il instructional materials 14
- Music Education 14
- Leadership in the organization of music educators in the schools 14
- In-service education and consultant 14
- Student workshops clinics in per- 14
- Curriculum evaluation development Curriculum library study center for 14
- Liasion services between local state 14
- RESPONSIBILITIES OF PROFESSIONAL STAFF 14
- DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION 14
- County Superintendent 14
- Directs coordinates activities of 14
- Delegates responsibilities to valqous 14
- Personnel recruitment training Serves under the direction of the 14
- Administration supervision 14
- County Board of Education in all areas as required by law Research and development 14
- Law enforcement 14
- Works with local district superin- 14
- Assists County Superintendent General school administration 14
- Reorganization of districts Certification all rerords of 14
- School district budgets Transportation Printing chop production Data processing ACCESS Title III Educational television Coordination of detailed activities 14
- School building construction 14
- Administrative Assistant Business management bookkeeping 14
- Public relations traffic reception Process financial data required by 14
- Compile data for district reorganiza- 14
- DEPARTMENT OF PUPIL PERSONNEL SERVICES 14
- Special Education Intellectually handicapped instruction Educational vocational consultative 14
- Speech hearing clinical programs Visually handicapped material library Psychological consultation evalua- 14
- Juvenile Home educational program Child Guidance educational program 14
- Home hospital bound teaching 14
- Supervise all group testing programs Develop county testing guidance 14
- Meet and assist County Guidance 14
- Take attendance problems to Court Special counseling in guidance for 14
- The local school distAct many times has neither the means 25
- 7ductiona1 Television 31
