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Board Policy Manual

 Table of Contents


Section 1    Section 2    Section 3    Section 4
Section 5    Section 6    Section 7    Section 8


 Section 1

School District Organization

 1:20

District Organization, Operations, and Cooperative Agreements

 1:30

School District Philosophy


 Section 2 Board of Education                                                        
 2:10 School District Governance
 2:20 Powers and Duties of the Board of Education
 2:22 Role of School Finance Authority and Staff
 2:30 School 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 the Board of Education - Filling Vacancies
 2:70E Checklist for Filling Board Vacancy by Appointment
 2:80 Board Member Oath and Conduct
 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
 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
 2:190 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
 2:230 Public Participation at Board of Education Meetings and Petitions to the Board
 2:240 Board Policy Development
 2:250 Access to District Public Records
 2:260 Uniform Grievance Procedure


 Section 3 General School Administration                                                
 3:10 Goals and Objectives
 3:30 Chain of Command
 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                                                   
 4:10 Fiscal and Business Management
 4:20 Fund Balances
 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 Activity Funds
 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
 4:180 Pandemic Preparedness


 Section 5 Personnel                                                                  
 5:10 Equal Employment Opportunity and Minority Recruitment
 5:20 Workplace Harassment Prohibited
 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 Jury Duty
 5:90 Abused and Neglected Child Reporting
 5:100 Staff Development Program
 5:110 Recognition for Service
 5:120 Ethics
 5:130 Responsibilities Concerning Internal Information
 5:140 Solicitations By or From Staff
 5:150 Personnel Records
 5:170 Copyright
 5:180 Temporary Illness or Temporary Incapacity
 5:185 Family and Medical Leave
 5:190 Teacher Qualifications
 5:200 Terms and Conditions of Employment and Dismissal
 5:210 Resignations
 5:220 Substitute Teachers
 5:230 Maintaining Student Discipline
 5:240 Suspension
 5:250 Leaves of Absence
 5:260 Student Teachers
 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                                             
 6:10 Educational Philosophy and Objectives
 6:15 School Accountability
 6:20 School Year Calendar and Day
 6:30 Organization of Instruction
 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
 6:100 Using Animals in the Educational Program
 6:110 Programs for Students At Risk of Academic Failure and/or Dropping Out
of School and Graduation Incentives Program
 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 English Language Learners
 6:170 Title I Programs
 6:185 Remote Educational Program
 6:190 Extracurricular and Co-Curricular Activites
 6:210 Instructional Materials
 6:230 Library Media Center
 6:235 Access to Electronic Networks
 6:240 Field Trips and Recreational Class Trips
 6:250 Community Resource Persons and Volunteers
 6:260 Complaints About Curriculum, Instructional Materials, and Programs
 6:270 Guidance and Counseling Program
 6:280 Grading and Promotion
 6:300 Graduation Requirements
 6:310 Credit for Alternative Courses and Programs, and Course Substitutions
 6:320 High School Credit for Proficiency
 6:330 Achievement and Awards
 6:340 Student Testing and Assessment Program


 Section 7 Students                                                                                             
 7:10 Equal Educational Opportunities
 7:15 Student and Family Privacy Rights
 7:20 Harassment of Students Prohibited
 7:30 Student Assignment and Intra-District Transfer
 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
 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
 7:130 Student Rights and Responsibilities
 7:140 Search and Seizure
 7:150 Agency and Police Interviews
 7:160 Student Appearance
 7:170 Vandalism
 7:180 Preventing Bullying, Intimidation, and Harassment
 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 Activites
 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 Adolescent Suicide Awareness and Prevention Programs
 7:300 Extracurricular Athletics
 7:310 Restrictions on 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                                                                  
 8:10 Connection with the Community
 8:20 Community Use of School Facilities
 8:25 Advertising and Distributing Materials in Schools Provided by Non-School Related Entities
 8:30 Visitors to and Conduct on School Property
 8:70 Accommodating Individuals with Disabilities
 8:80 Gifts to the District
 8:90 Parent Organizations and Booster Clubs
 8:95 Parental Involvement
 8:90 Parent Organizations and Booster Clubs
 8:95 Parental Involvement
 8:100 Relations with Other Organizations and Agencies
 8:110 Public Suggestions and Complaints