Policy Manual

BOARD OF EDUCATION
Master Index

SECTION 1 SCHOOL DISTRICT ORGANIZATION

1.10 School District Legal Status
1.15 School District Mission Statement
1.30 Belief Statements
1.35 Non-Discrimination

SECTION 2 BOARD OF EDUCATION

Governance 

2.10 - School District Governance

Board Members
2.20 Powers and Duties of the School Board
2.30 School Board Elections
2.40 Board Member Qualifications
2.50 Board Member Term of Office
2.60 Board Member Removal from Office
2.70 Vacancies on the School Board
2.80 Board Member Oath and Conduct
2.105 Ethics & Gift Ban
2.110 Qualifications, Terms and Duties of Board Members
2.125 Board Member Expenses

Board Relationships

2.130 Board/Superintendent Relations
2.140 Communications to and from the Board
2.150 Board Committees
2.155 Consultants to the Board
2.160 School Attorney

Board Meetings

2.190 Mailing Lists for Receiving Board Materials
2.200 Types of School Board Meetings
2.210 Organizational School Board Meetings
2.220 School Board Meeting Procedure
2.230 Public Participation at School Board Meetings

Board Policies

2.240 Board Policy Development

Board Records

2.250 Access to the District's Public Records
2.260 Uniform Grievance Procedure

Fiscal Management 

4.10 Fiscal and Business Management
4.20 Transfer of Funds

Revenue and Investments

4.21 Sources of Tax Revenue
4.22 Gifts, Grants and Donations
4.23 Rentals and Service Charges
4.24 Tuition and Fees
4.30 Investments
4.40 Incurring Debt
4.45 Insufficient Fund Checks
4.50 Payment Procedures
4.51 Prevailing Wage

Purchases and Bids

4.60 Purchases
4.65 Disposal of School Property
4.66 Use of School Property

Accounting

4.80 Accounting and Audits
4.85 Inventories
4.86 Petty Cash Accounts
4.90 Student Activity Fund Management
4.91 Revolving Fund
4.92 Cash in School Buildings
4.94 Depository of Funds
4.95 Budget and Budget Planning
  4.96 Salary Deductions
4.97 Expense Reimbursement

Insurance Management

4.100 Insurance Management
4.101 Bonded Employees and Officers
4.104 Group Health Continuation Coverage (COBRA)
4.106 Staff Tax-Sheltered Annuities

Transportation

4.110 Transportation

Student Fees

4.130 Free and Reduced-Price Food Services
4.140 Waiver of School Fees

Facilities and Grounds

4.150 Facility Management and Expansion Programs
4.160 Hazardous and Infectious Materials
4.170 Safety
4.175 Child Sex Offender and Murderer Community
Notification Law
4.180 Buildings and Grounds Security
4.181 Buildings and Grounds Maintenance
4.182 Custodial Services
4.183 Buildings and Grounds Records and Reports
4.184 Traffic and Parking Controls
4.185 Material Resources Management
4.186 Pest Management

SECTION 5 PERSONNEL

General Personnel

5.10 Equal Employment Opportunity and Minority
Recruitment
5.20 - Sexual Harassment
5.25 Student/Staff Interaction
5.30 Hiring Process and Criteria
5.31 Immigration Investigation
5.32 Criminal Background Investigation
5.33 Physical Examinations
5.34 Drug Testing
5.35 Compliance with Fair Labor Standards Act
5.40 Communicable and Chronic Infectious Disease
5.50 Drug and Alcohol Free Workplace
5.60 Expenses
5.70 Religious Holidays
5.80 Court Duty
5.90 Abused and Neglected Child Reporting
5.100 Staff Development Program
5.120 Ethics
5.130 Gifts to Staff Members
5.140 Gift Ban Act
5.150 Personnel Records, Maintenance and Access
5.160 Release of Credit Information
5.170 Copyright for Publication or Sale of Instructional
Materials and Computer Programs Developed by Employees
5.180 Temporary Illness or Temporary Incapacity
5.185 Family and Medical Leave Act
5.186 Unemployment Benefits for District Employees
5.187 Volunteers
5.188 Prohibition of Tobacco Use on School District Property
5.189 Discipline of Employees

Professional Personnel

5.190 Qualifications and Certification
5.195 Recruitment and Hiring
5.210 Resignations and Retirement
5.220 Substitute Teachers
5.230 Maintaining Student Discipline
5.250 Leave of Absence
5.260 Student Teachers

Educational Support Personnel

5.270 Recruitment and Hiring
5.280 Teacher Assistants
5.290 Employment, Termnation and Suspensions
5.310 Compensatory Time Off
5.320 Evaluation
5.330 Sick Days, Vacation, Holidays and Leaves

SECTION 6 INSTRUCTION

Goals and Objectives

6.10 Educational Goals, Philosophy and Objectives
6.15 School Accountability
6.17 Equal Educational Opportunities

Educational Calendar

6.20 School Calendar
6.21 School Day

Curriculum Development

6.30 Delivery of Instruction
6.40 Curriculum Development
6.41 Administrators as Instructional Leaders
6.42 The Instructional Council

Curriculum
6.50 Wellness
6.60 Curriculum Content
6.65 Technology
6.67 Student Social and Emotional Development
6.70 Teaching about Religions
6.80 Teaching About Controversial Issues
6.86 Drug Education - Related Subjects
6.87 Family Life and Sex Education
6.100 Experiments on or Dissection of Animals

Special Education Programs and Accommodations

6.120 Special Education
6.125 Behavioral Interventions for Students with Disabilities
6.130 Program for the Gifted
6.140 Education of Homeless Children
6.145 Migrant Students
6.150 Home and Hospital Instruction
6.160 English Language Learners
6.170 Title I
6.190 Extracurricular and Co-curricular Activities

Instructional Resources

6.230 Library Materials Selection
6.235 Acceptable Use Policy
6.240 Field Trips
6.250 Community Resource Persons and Volunteers
6.255 Assemblies and Ceremonies
6.260 Complaints about Curriculum, Instructional Materials
6.270 Copyright Policy

Academic Achievement

6.280 Grading, Promotion and Retention
6.340 Student Testing and Assessment Program

SECTION 7 STUDENTS

Goals and Objectives

7.10 Equal Educational Opportunities
7.20 - Sexual Harassment of Students
7.21 Student Privacy/Parental Access to Information

Assignment and Admission

7.30 School Attendance Areas - Class Assignments
7.40 Part-time Attendance by Private or Parochial Students
7.50 School Admissions
7.60 Student Residency
7.70 Student Attendance and Truancy

Attendance

7.71 Compulsory School Age
7.80 Release Time for Religious Instruction/Observance
7.90 Release During School Hours
7.100 Health Exams, Immunizations & Exclusion of Students
7.110 Student Transfers

Rights and Responsibilities

7.130 Student Rights and Responsibilities
7.140 Search and Seizure
7.150 Agency and Police Interrogation
7.160 Student Appearance
7.170 Care of School Property - Vandalism
7.185 Cell Phones and Electronic Signaling Devices
7.187 Weapons
7.190 - Student Discipline
7.193 Student Involvement in Gang Activities
7.195 Corporal Punishment
7.200 Suspension
7.201 Expulsion
7.220 Student Conduct on Buses
7.225 Video Cameras on School Buses
7.230 Misconduct by Students with Disabilities
7.240 Participation in Extracurricular Activities
7.245 Reciprocal Reporting of Criminal Offenses Committed by Students
7.248 Rights of Students with Disabilities

Welfare Services

7.250 Student Welfare Services
7.260 Exemption from Physical Activity
7.270 Administering Medicines to Students
7.275 Orders to Forego Life-sustaining Treatment
7.280 Communicable and Chronic Infectious Disease
7.285 Emergency Plans
7.290 Waiver of Fees

Activities

7.310 Student Publications
7.325 Student Fund Raising Activities
7.330 Student Use of Buildings - Equal Access
7.340 Student Records

SECTION 8 COMMUNITY RELATIONS

School-Community Relations

8.10 Public Relations

Public Information Program

8.12 School Board Finance Elections
8.13 News Media Relations
8.14 News Releases
8.15 News Conferences and Interviews
8.16 News Media Services at Board Meetings
8.17 Broadcasting and Taping of Board Meetings
8.18 Staff Participation in Community Activities

Community Interaction

8.20 Community Use of School Facilities and Grounds
8.25 Distribution and Display of Community Flyers/Posters
8.30 Public Conduct on School Property
8.35 Prohibition of Tobacco Use on School District Property
8.40 Spectator Conduct/Sportsmanship for Athletic and
Extracurricular Events
8.50 Visitors to the Schools
8.60 Exclusive Bargaining Representative Agent
8.70 Accommodating Individuals with Disabilities

Relations with Outside Organizations

8.85 Community Organizations
8.90 Parent Organizations
8.95 Parental Involvement
8.98 Booster Organizations
8.100 Relations with Local Governmental Authorities
8.105 Relations with Other School Districts
8.106 No Solicitation
8.107 Student Teaching and Internships

Public Complaints

8.110 Public Complaints