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
2.100_Board Member Conflict of Interest
2.105_Ethics and Gift Ban
2.110_Qualifications, Terms, Duties of Board Members
2.125_Board Member Expenses

Board Relationships

2.130_Board/Superintendent Relations
2.140 Communications to/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 Notifications
2.200_Types of School Board Meetings
2.210_Organizational School Board Meetings
2.220_School Board Meeting Procedures
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 Administrative Responsibility of Building Principal
3.70_Succession of Authority

SECTION 4 OPERATIONAL SERVICES

Fiscal Management

4.10_ Fiscal & Business Management
4.15 Identity Protection
4.20_Fund Transfers & Fund Balances

Revenue and Investments

4.21_Sources of Tax Revenue
4.22_Gifts, Grants & Donations
4.23_Rentals & Service Charges
4.24_Tuition & Fees
4.30_Investments
4.40_Incurring Debt
4.45_Insufficient Fund Checks
4.50_Payment Procedures
4.51_Prevailing Wage
4.55 Use of Credit and Procurement Cards

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 & Audits
4.85_Inventories
4.86_Petty Cash Accounts
4.90_Student Activity Fund Management
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/Reduced-Price Food Services
4.140 Waiver of School Fees

Facilities and Grounds

4.150 Facilities Management/Expansion
4.160 Hazardous/Infectious Materials
4.170 Safety
4.180 Buildings & Grounds Security
4.181 Buildings & Grounds Maintenance
4.182 Custodial Services
4.183 Buildings & Grounds Records/Reports
4.184 Traffic & Parking Controls
4.186 Pest Management

SECTION 5 PERSONNEL

General Personnel
5.10 Equal Employment/Minority Recruitment
5.20 Workplace Harassment
5.22 Prohibiting Intimidation or Bullying
5.25 Student/Staff Interaction
5.30 Hiring Process/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 Items 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/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