School Constitution and Bylaws

The constitution and bylaws are the written documents which all constituent churches have agreed will govern the school and its operations. These are very important documents that delineate the constituency's organizational governance.

If the school does not have a constitution, check with your local conference office of education for a sample constitution. The school board should provide leadership in writing a constitution. Once the school board has developed a constitution, it should be presented to the constituency for approval.

Once a constitution is approved, the board should periodically review and suggest constitution revisions to the constituency at a constituency meeting. The constitution should be ratified every three to four years.