NEOLA® provides school districts with a complete service for developing and updating Board Bylaws and Policies, Administrative Procedures and Forms, in electronic and printed format. Neola provides clients with a digital publishing platform for clients to receive Neola materials, to work on customizing those materials, and to Publish and archive Board Adopted and Superintendent Approved materials. The electronic format supports automatic linking from the table of contents and searching based on keywords. NEOLA® is currently working with many superintendents and school boards in Florida, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin and West Virginia.

The current online format for the District School Board Policies could be more user-friendly for stakeholders. Additionally, there needs to be an established process to effectively maintain policies that are legally required and up to date. 

Policies are currently drafted by Clay County Administrators in individual departments and are then submitted to the School Board Attorney for review. Upon Board approval, the policies are published on the district website in PDF format.

An online platform for School Board Policies that is easily navigated by stakeholders with regular updates to maintain compliance with state and federal laws.

Strategy 5.4 Enhance fiscal practices that enable the district to maximize effectiveness and efficiency.

Strategy 5.5 Enhance the technology infrastructure in all school and district spaces to support teaching, learning, communications, and operations.

To approve the purchase of Neola.