Jt. Jerome School District 261

COMMUNITY RELATIONS 4130

Public Access to District Website

In order to comply with various state laws and to ensure that the public is provided with web accessible

information, the District shall develop and maintain a publically available internet based website for the posting of

District information.

The District shall make available to the public on its internet based website the annual budget approved by the

Board which will be posted within thirty (30) days after its approval.

The District shall also make available to the public on its website the Board’s Annual Continuous Improvement

Plan. The plan must be reviewed, updated annually, and posted to the District’s web site no later than October 1

each year.

The District shall also make available to the public on its website its Student Data Privacy and Security policy.

Notice of negotiations sessions between the District and any local education organization shall be posted on the

front page of the school district’s website. This shall be done at the earliest time practicable for the District. The

District shall also make available to the public on its internet based website any current master collective

bargaining agreement approved by the Board.

The District shall make available to the public on its internet based website the posting of District expenditures

that is easily accessible from the main District webpage. The expenditure data shall be provided as open structure

data that can be downloaded by the public in one of the following formats:

1. Non-searchable PDF

2. Searchable PDF

3. Spreadsheet

4. Database

The District shall ensure that the expenditure website includes the following data concerning all expenditures

made by the District:

1. The name and location or address of the entity receiving moneys;

2. The amount of expended moneys;

3. The date of the expenditure;

4. A description of the purpose of the expenditure, unless the expenditure is self-describing;

5. Supporting contracts and performance reports upon which the expenditure is related when these

documents already exist; and

6. To the extent possible, a unique identifier for each expenditure.

The District shall update the expenditure data contained on the website at least every thirty (30) days and archive

all expenditures so that they remain accessible for three (3) years after the fiscal year in which they were made

consistent with the District’s records retention policy.

Cross Reference: 1530 Records Available to Public

8605 Retention of District Records

Legal Reference: Title 9, Chapter 3 Public Records

I.C. § 9-303 et seq. Public Writings

I.C. § 33-133 Idaho Student Data Accessibility, Transparency, and Accountability Act

I.C. § 33-320 Continuous Improvement Planning and Training

I.C. § 33-357 Creation of Internet Based Expenditure Website

I.C. § 33-1273A Negotiations in Open Session

Policy History:

Adopted on: 10/24/2006

Revised on: 09/27/2011

Revised on: 07/23/2013

Revised on: 08/26/2014

Revised on: 10/28/2014

Revised on: 08/25/2015