School Board of the City of Virginia Beach
Policy 2-3
ADMINISTRATION
Consultants
A. Paid Consultants
The board may engage the services of paid consultants when, in its judgement, such services are not available within the present staff; substantial savings to the school division are evident; and/or such employment will be to t he advantage of the school division in some other way.
B. Unpaid Consultants
The board encourages the use of qualified consultants from the Virginia Department of Education and other organizations when no fee or obligation is required. These consultants must be approved by the superintendent.
C. Administrative Authority
Consultants shall exercise no administrative authority over the work of employees in the division, but shall act only as advisers in those fields in which they are qualified to offer expert assistance.
All administrative supervision of employees shall be in the hands of those to whom such responsibility has been specifically designated.
Adopted by School Board: October 20, 1992