Through school, family, and community partnerships,

we provide an education that inspires life-long learners

and cultivates caring and productive citizens of our ever-changing world.

The school committee believes that the public schools belong to the people who created them by consent and support them by taxation, and the support of the people must be based on their understanding of and their participation in the aims and efforts of the schools. Therefore, the Committee declares its intent:

1. To keep local citizens informed through available channels of communication on the policies, programs, problems, and planning of the school system, and to carry out this policy through its own efforts, those of the superintendent, and such others as may be appointed.

2. To solicit the studied counsel of the people through advisory committees selected from the community and appointed to consider problems that vitally affect the future of our children.

Members of the Community without a child enrolled in the Norfolk Public Schools may sign up in the NotifyMe system in order to receive periodic information from the Norfolk Public Schools.

Section K of the School Committee Policy Manual pertains to the community.

Select policy are listed below.

SECTION K: COMMUNITY RELATIONS

KA SCHOOL/COMMUNITY RELATIONS GOALS

KBE RELATIONS WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS, Revised 11-8-11

KCB COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN DECISION-MAKING

KCD PUBLIC GIFTS TO THE SCHOOLS

KDB PUBLIC'S RIGHT TO KNOW

KDCA USE OF STUDENTS IN PUBLIC INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION, Revised 11-8-11

KDCB USE OF TECHNOLOGY IN PUBLIC INFORMATION AND COMMUNCATION, Revised 11-8-11

KDD NEWS MEDIA RELATIONS/NEWS RELEASES

KDDC SCHOOL NEWS RELEASES

KE PUBLIC COMPLAINTS

KEB PUBLIC COMPLAINTS ABOUT SCHOOL PERSONNEL

KEC PUBLIC COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE CURRICULUM OR INSTRUCTIONAL

KEC-E REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION OF LIBRARY MATERIALS

KF USE OF SCHOOL FACILITIES AND RESOURCES, Revised 11-8-11

KFAA USE OF ALCOHOL ON SCHOOL PROPERTY

KFCA EXTRACURRICULAR USE OF SCHOOL GROUNDS

KHA PUBLIC SOLICITATIONS IN THE SCHOOLS

KHB ADVERTISING IN THE SCHOOLS

KI VISITORS TO THE SCHOOLS

KLG RELATIONS WITH POLICE AUTHORITIES

KLJ RELATIONS WITH PLANNING AUTHORITIES

KLK RELATIONS WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITIES