Board of Education Policy Manual

Section 1—School District Organization

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

Section 2—Board Of Education Governance

• 2:10 School District Governance
• 2:20 Powers and Duties of the School Board; Indemnification

Board Member

• 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 Board of Education - Filling Vacancies
• 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
  • Resolution to Regulate Expense Reimbursements

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

Board Meetings

• 2:200 Types of Board of Education Meetings
• 2:210 Organizational School Board Meeting
• 2:220 School Board Meeting Procedure
• 2:230 Public Participation at Board of Education Meetings

Board Policy Development

• 2:240 Board Policy Development

Board Records

• 2:250 Access to District's Public Records

Uniform Grievance Procedure

• 2:260 Uniform Complaint Procedure
• 2:265 Title IX Sexual Harassment Grievance Procedure
• 2.270 Discrimination and Harassment on the Basic of Race, Color and National Origin Prohibited

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
• 4:15 Identity Protection
• 4:20 Fund Balances
• 4:30 Revenue and Investments
• 4:40 Incurring Debt
• 4:45 Insufficient Fund Checks and Debt Recovery
• 4:50 Payment Procedures
• 4:55 Use of Credit and Procurement Cards
• 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 Environmental Quality of Buildings and Grounds
• 4:165 Awareness and Prevention of Chld Sexual Abuse and Brooming Behaviors
• 4:170 Safety
• 4:175 Convicted Child Sex Offender: Criminal Background Check and/or Screen; Notifications
• 4:180 Pandemic Preparedness
• 4:190 Targeted School Violence Prevention Program

Section 5 - General Personnel

• 5:10 Equal Employment Opportunity and Minority Recruitment
• 5:20 Workplace Harassment Prohibited
  • Resolution - 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; E-Cigarette, Tobacco, and Cannabis Prohibition
• 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 and Conduct
• 5:125 Personal Technology and Social Media; Usage and Conduct 
• 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

Professional Personnel

• 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

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
• 5:295 Suspension of Educational Support Personnel
• 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

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
• 6:100 Using Animals in the Educational Program

Special Programs

• 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
• 6:135 Accelerated Placement Program
• 6:140 Education of Homeless Children
• 6:145 Migrant Children
• 6:150 Home and Hospital Instruction
• 6:160 English Learners
• 6:170 Title I Programs
• 6:180 Extended Instructional Programs
• 6:190 Extracurricular and Co-Curricular Activities

Instructional Resources

• 6:210 Instructional Materials
• 6:230 Library Media Program
• 6:235 Access to Electronic Networks
• 6:240 Field Trips
• 6:250 Community Resource Persons and Volunteers
• 6:255 Assemblies and Ceremonies
• 6:260 Complaints About Curriculum, Instructional Materials, and Programs
• 6:270 Guidance and Counseling Program
• 6:280 Grading and Promotion
• 6:290 Homework
• 6:315 High School Credit for Students in Grade 7 or 8
• 6:340 Student Testing and Assessment Program

Section 7 – Students

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 and Intra-District Transfer
• 7:40 Nonpublic School Students, Including Parochial and Home- Schooled Students
• 7:50 School Admissions and Students 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, Eye, and Dental Examinations; Immunizations, and Exclusion of Students

Rights And Responsibilities

• 7:130 Students Rights and Responsibilities
• 7:140 Search and Seizure
• 7:150 Agency and Police Interviews
• 7:160 Student Appearance
• 7:170 Vandalism
• 7:180 Prevention of and Response to Bullying, Intimidation, and Harassment
• 7:185 Teen Dating Violence Prohibited
• 7:190 Student Behavior
• 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 Medicine to Students
• 7:275 Orders to Forgo Life-Sustaining Treatment
• 7:280 Communicable and Chronic Infectious Disease
• 7:285 Food Allergy Management Program
• 7:290 Suicide and Depression Awareness and Prevention

Activities

• 7:300 Extracurricular Athletics
• 7:305 Student Athlete Concussions and Head Injuries
• 7:310 Restrictions on Publications
• 7:325 Student Fundraising Activities

Records

• 7:340 Student Records
• 7:345 Use of Educational Technologies Student Data Privacy and Security

Section 8 – Community Relations

• 8:10 Connections 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
• 8:95 Parental Involvement
• 8:100 Relations and Other Organizations and Agencies
• 8:110 Public Suggestions and Concerns