Bylaws & Handbooks - Independent School Policy Documents (video clip)

Summary

Policy documents are where a school’s governance actually takes shape. While bylaws establish the high-level structure of boards and committees, the real detail about how a school operates lives in its policies.

In this video, Karen Wolfe, partner at s & Commons LLP, explains how four core documents - the bylaws, the board handbook, the parent and student handbook, and the employee handbook - translate a school’s mission, vision, and nonprofit purpose into day-to-day practice, and why those policies must reflect both what is happening at the school and the values on which it was founded.

(Video clip featuring Karen Wolfe)
(audio-only version available on our podcast, “Independent School Matters”)