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
SECTION 3 SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION
3.10 Goals and Objectives 3.20 Organizational Chart 3.30 Line and Staff Relations 3.40 Superintendent 3.50 Admin Personnel other than Superintendent 3.60 Admin Responsibility of the Building Principal 3.70 Succession of Authority
SECTION 4 OPERATIONAL SERVICES
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 4.70 Resource Conservation
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 Facilities 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 /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/Certifications
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 Termination/Suspensions 5.310 Compensatory Time Off 5.320 Evaluation 5.330 Sick Days/Vacation/Holidays/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 School Wellness 6.60 Curriculum Content 6.65 Technology 6.67 Student Social/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 6.210 Instructional Materials 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 6.320 Credit for Proficiency 6.340 Student Testing and Assessment Program
SECTION 7 STUDENTS
Goals and Objectives 7.10 Equal Educational Opportunities 7.20 Harassment of Students 7.21 Student Privacy/Parental Access to Information
Assignment and Admission
7.30 Student 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/Truancy
Attendance
7.71 Compulsory School Age 7.80 Release Time for Religious Instruction/Observance 7.90 Release During School Hours 7.100 Health Examinations/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 7.180 Preventing Bullying/Intimidation/Harassment 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 Bus Conduct 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 and Written or Electronic Material 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/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
Uniform Discipline Code
Updated 1/26/10