The Board of Education believes that reasonable means should be employed to keep the public informed on matters of importance regarding District policies, finances, programs, personnel and operations. It is the purpose of this policy to provide the ways and means to accomplish this purpose.

The Board will determine which of its official actions have sufficient community impact and interest to warrant special release; it alone will release to the media those matters of importance. Matters of lesser importance may be released by the Superintendent and/or Treasurer as they have been recorded in the minutes of the Board meetings and upon request of media representatives.

All other publications, releases, photographs and the like depicting the accomplishments of the students and staff of the District may be approved at the discretion of the Superintendent and/or other administrator.

The Superintendent shall direct an information program designed to acquaint the citizens of the community and public generally with the achievements and the needs of the schools and which may include newsletters containing information about school activities and other publications including the Superintendent's annual report, school newspapers, and yearbooks.

R.C. 3301.0714, 3301.078, 3302.01-.08, 3313.94