Policy Manual

Section 1 - School District Organization

Section 1 Table of Contents

1:10 School District Legal Status
1:20 District Organization, Operations, and Cooperative Agreements
1:30 School District Philosophy

Section 2 - Board of Education

Section 2 Table of Contents

Governance
2:10 School District Governance
2:20 Powers and Duties of the Board of Education
Board Member
2:30 Board of Education District Elections
2:40 Board Member Qualifications
2:50 Board Member Term of Office
2:60 Board Member Removal from Office
2:70 Vacancies on Board of Education - Filling Vacancies
2:80 Board Member Ethics
2:80-E Exhibit - Board Member Code of Conduct
2:90 Board Self-Evaluation
2:100 Board Member Conflict of Interest
2:105 Ethics and Gift Ban
2:110 Qualifications, Term, and Duties of Board Officers
2:120 Board Member Development
2:125 Board Member Expenses
Board Relationships
2:130 Board-Superintendent Relationship
2:140 Communications To and From the Board
2:150 Committees
2:160 Board Attorney
2:170 Procurement of Architectural, Engineering, and Land Surveying Services
2:172 Consultants to the Board
2:180 OPEN
Board Meetings
2:190 Mailing Lists for Receiving Board Material
2:200 Types of Board of Education Meetings
2:210 Organizational Board of Education Meeting
2:220 Board of Education Meeting Procedure
2:220-E1 Exhibit - Board Treatment of Closed Meeting Verbatim Records and Minutes
2:220-E2 Exhibit - Motion to Adjourn to Closed Meeting
2:220-E3 Exhibit - Closed Meeting Minutes
2:230 Public Comments at Board of Education Meetings and Petitions to the Board
Board Policy
2:240 Board Policy Development
2:240-E1 Exhibit - PRESS Issue Updates
2:240-E2 Exhibit - Developing Local Policy
Board Records
2:250 Access to District's Public Records
Uniform Grievance Procedure
2:260 Uniform Grievance Procedure

Section 3 - General School Administration

Section 3 Table of Contents

3:10 Goals and Objectives
3:20 OPEN
3:30 Line and Staff Relations
3:40 Superintendent
3:50 Administrative Personnel Other Than the Superintendent
3:60 Administrative Responsibility of the Building Principal
3:70 Succession of Authority

Section 4 - Operational Services

Section 4 Table of Contents

4:10 Fiscal and Business Management
4:20 OPEN
4:30 Revenue and Investments
4:40 Incurring Debt
4:45 Insufficient Fund Checks
4:50 Payment Procedures
4:60 Purchases and Contracts
4:70 Resource Conservation
4:80 Accounting and Audits
4:90 Student Activity Fund Management
4:100 Insurance Management
4:110 Transportation
4:120 Food Services
4:130 Free and Reduced-Price Food Services
4:140 Waiver of Student Fees
4:150 Facility Management and Building Programs
4:160 Hazardous and Infectious Materials
4:170 Safety

Section 5 - Personnel

Section 5 Table of Contents

General Personnel
5:10	Equal Employment Opportunity and Minority Recruitment 
5:20	Sexual Harassment
5:30	Hiring Process and Criteria 
5:35	Compliance with the 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 
5:110	Recognition for Service
5:120	Ethics
5:130	OPEN
5:140	Solicitations By or From Staff 
5:150	Personnel Records
5:160	Release of Credit Information
5:170	Copyright for Publication or Sale of Instructional 
                Materials and Computer Programs 
5:180	Temporary Illness or Temporary Incapacity 
5:185	Family and Medical Leave
Professional Personnel
5:190	Teacher Qualifications
5:200	Terms and Conditions of Employment and Dismissal 
5:210	Resignations and Retirement
5:220	Substitute Teachers
5:230	Maintaining Student Discipline 
5:240	Suspension 
5:250	Leaves of Absence 
5:260	Student Teachers 
Educational Support Personnel
5:270	Employment At-Will, Compensation, and Assignment 
5:280	Duties and Qualifications
5:285	Drug and Alcohol Testing for School Bus and Commercial Vehicle Drivers 
5:290	Employment Termination and Suspensions
5:300	Schedules and Employment Year 
5:310	Compensatory Time-Off
5:320	Evaluation 
5:330	Sick Days, Vacation, Holidays, and Leaves

Section 6 - Instruction

Section 6 Table of Contents

Philosophy and Goals
6:10 Educational Philosophy and Objectives
6:15 School Accountability
Educational Calendar and Organization
6:20 School Year Calendar and Day
6:30 Organization of Instruction
Curriculum
6:40 Curriculum Development
6:50 School Wellness
6:60 Curriculum Content
6:65 Student Social and Emotional Development
6:70 Teaching About Religions
6:80 Teaching About Controversial Issues
6:90 Kindergarten
6:100 Using Animals in the Education Program
Special Programs
6:110 Programs for Students At Risk of Academic Failure and/or Dropping Out of School
6:120 Education of Children 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 Limited English Proficient Students
6:170 Title I Programs
6:180 Extended Instructional Programs
6:190 Extracurricular and Co-Curricular Activities
Instructional Resources
6:200 OPEN
6:210 Instructional Materials
6:220 Instructional Materials Selection and Adoption
6:230 Library Resource Center LRC Selection Criteria Policy
6:235 Access to Electronic Networks
6:240 Field Trips and Recreational Class Trips
6:250 Community Resource Persons and Volunteers
6:255 Assemblies and Ceremonies
6:260 Complaints About Curriculum, Instructional Materials, and Programs
Guidance and Counseling
6:270 Guidance and Counseling Program
Achievement
6:280 Grading and Promotion
6:290 Homework
6:300 RESERVED
6:310 RESERVED
6:320 RESERVED
6:330 Awards and Scholarships
6:340 Student Testing and Assessment Program

Section 7 - Students

Section 7 Table of Contents

Equity
7:10 Equal Educational Opportunities
7:15 Student and Family Privacy Rights
7:20 Harassment of Students Prohibited
Assignment and Admission
7:30 Student Assignment
7:40 Nonpublic School Students, Including Parochial and Home-Schooled Students
7:50 School Admissions and Student Transfers To and From Non-District Schools
7:60 Residence
Attendance
7:70 Attendance and Truancy
7:80 Release Time for Religious Instruction/Observance
7:90 Release During School Hours
7:100 Health and Dental Examinations, Immunizations, and Exclusion of Students
7:110 OPEN
7:120 OPEN
Rights and Responsibilities
7:130 Student Rights and Responsibilities
7:140 Search and Seizure
7:150 Agency and Police Interviews
7:160 Student Appearance
7:165 RESERVED
7:170 Vandalism
7:180 OPEN
7:190 Student Discipline
7:200 Suspension Procedures
7:210 Expulsion Procedures
7:220 Bus Conduct
7:230 Misconduct by Students with Disabilities
7:240 Conduct Code for Participants in Extracurricular Activities
Welfare Services
7:250 Student Support Services
7:260 Exemption from Physical Activity
7:270 Administering Medicines to Students
7:275 Orders to Forgo Life-Sustaining Treatment
7:280 Communicable and Chronic Infectious Disease
7:290 RESERVED
Activities
7:300 Extracurricular Athletics
7:310 Publications
7:320 OPEN
7:325 Student Fund-Raising Activities
7:330 RESERVED
Records
7:340 Student Records

Section 8 - Community Relations

Section 8 Table of Contents
Building Use Rate

8:10 Public Relations
8:20 Community Use of School Facilities
8:25 Distribution and Display of Community Flyers and Posters
8:30 Visitors to and Conduct on School Property
8:40 Spectator Conduct and Sportsmanship for Athletic and Extracurricular Events
8:50 OPEN
8:60 Exclusive Bargaining Representative Agent
8:70 Accommodating Individuals with Disabilities
8:80 Gifts to the District
8:90 Parent Organizations and Booster Clubs
8:95 Parental Involvement
8:100 Relations with Other Organizations and Agencies
8:110 Public Complaints