- Section 1 - School District Organization
- Section 5 - Personnel
- Section 2 - Board of Education
- Section 6 - Instruction
- Section 3 - School Administration
- Section 7 - Students
- Section 4 - Operational Services
- Section 8 - School/Community Relations
Section 1 - School District Organization
2011 Table of Contents Section 1
Section 1:10 - School District Legal Status
Section 1:20 - District Organization, Operations, and Cooperative Agreements
Section 1:30 - School District Philosophy
Section 5 - Personnel
2012 Table of Contents Section 5
Section 5:10 - Equal Employment Opportunity and Minority Recruitment
Section 5:15 - General Personnel – Anti-Nepotism Policy (Board Members-Spouses
Section 5:20 - Workplace Harassment Prohibited
Section 5:30 - Hiring Process and Criteria
Section 5:35 - Compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act
Section 5:40 - Communicable and Chronic Infectious Disease
Section 5:50 - General Personnel - Drug- and Alcohol-Free Workplace
Section 5:60 - General Personnel – Expenses
Section 5:70 - Religious Holidays
Section 5:90 - Abused and Neglected Child Reporting
Section 5:100 - Staff Development Program
Section 5:110 - Recognition For Service
Section 5:120 - General Personnel - Ethics
Section 5:130 - Responsibilities Concerning Internal Information
Section 5:135 - Employee Passes
Section 5:140 - Solicitations By or From Staff
Section 5:150 - Personnel Records
Section 5:180 - Temporary Illness or Temporary Incapacity
Section 5:185 - Leave Description
Section 5:190 - Teacher Qualifications
Section 5:200 - Professional Personnel - Terms and Conditions of Employment and
Section 5:220 - Substitute Teachers
Section 5:230 - Maintaining Student Discipline
Section 5:250 - Professional Personnel - Leave of Absence
Section 5:260 - Student Teachers
Section 5:270 - Employment At-Will, Compensation, and Assignment
Section 5:280 - Duties and Qualifications
Section 5:285 - Drug and Alcohol Testing for School Bus and Commercial Vehicle D
Section 5:290 - Employment Termination and Suspensions
Section 5:300 - Schedules and Employment Year
Section 5:310 - Compensatory Time-Off
Section 5:330 - Educational Support Personnel - Sick Days, Vacation, Holidays, L
Section 2 - Board of Education
2012 Table of Contents Section 2
Section 2:10 -School District Governance
Section 2:20 - Powers and Duties of the School Board
Section 2:30 - School District Elections
Section 2:40 - Board Member Qualifications
Section 2:50 - Board Member Term of Office
Section 2:60 - Board Member Removal From Office
Section 2:70 - Vacancies on School Board - Filling Vacancies
Section 2:80 - Board Member Oath and Conduct
Section 2:90 - Board Self-Evaluation
Section 2:100 - Board Member Conflict of Interest
Section 2:105 - Ethics and Gift Ban
Section 2:110 - Qualifications, Term, and Duties of Board Officers
Section 2:120 - Board Member Development
Section 2:125 - Board Member Expenses
Section 2:130 - Board/Superintendent Relationship
Section 2:140 - Communications To and From the Board
Section 2:160 - Board Attorney
Section 2:170 - Procurement of Architectural, Engineering, and Land Surveying Se
Section 2:180 - High School Student Ambassador
Section 2:200 - School Board Meeting Procedure
Section 2:210 - Organizational School Board Meetings
Section 2:220 - School Board Meeting Procedure
Section 2:230 - Public Participation at School Board Meetings and Petitions to t
Section 2:240 - Board Policy Development
Section 2:240 E1 - Exhibit - PRESS Issue Updates
Section 2:240 E2 - Exhibit - Developing Local Policy
Section 2:250 - Access to District Public Records
Section 2:250 E1 - Exhibit - Written Request for District Public Records
Section 2:250 E2 - Exhibit - Immediately Available District Public Records
Section 2:260 - Uniform Grievance Procedure
Section 6 - Instruction
2012 Table of Contents Section 6
Section 6:10 - Educational Philosophy and Objectives
Section 6:15 - School Accountability
Section 6:20 - School Year Calendar and Day
Section 6:30 - Organization of Instruction
Section 6:40 - Curriculum Development
Section 6:50 - School Wellness
Section 6:60 - Curriculum Content
Section 6:65 - Student Social and Emotional Development
Section 6:70 - Teaching About Religions
Section 6:80 - Teaching About Controversial Issues
Section 6:100 - Using Animals in the Educational Program
Section 6:110 - Programs for Students At Risk of Academic Failure and/or Droppin
Section 6:120 - Education of Children with Disabilities
Section 6:130 - Program for the Gifted
Section 6:140 - Education of Homeless Children
Section 6:150 - Home and Hospital Instruction
Section 6:160 - English Language Learners
Section 6:170 - Title I Programs
Section 6:180 - Extended Instructional Programs
Section 6:185 - Remote Educational Program
Section 6:190 - Extracurricular and Co-Curricular Activities
Section 6:210 - Instructional Materials
Section 6:220 - Textbook Selection and Adoption
Section 6:230 - Library Media Program
Section 6:235 - Access to Electronic Networks
Section 6:236 - Access to the Web
Section 6:250 - Community Resource Persons and Volunteers
Section 6:255 - School Ceremonies and Observances, Assemblies
Section 6:260 - Complaints About Curriculum, Instructional Materials, and Progra
Section 6:270 - Guidance and Counseling Program
Section 6:280 - Grading and Promotion
Section 6:300 - Graduation Requirements
Section 6:310 - Credit For Alternative Courses and Programs, and Course Substitu
Section 6:320 - High School Credit for Proficiency
Section 6:330 - Achievement and Awards
Section 6:340 - Student Testing and Assessment Program
Section 3 - School Administration
2012 Table of Contents Section 3
Section 3:10 - Goals and Objectives
Section 3:30 - Chain of Command
Section 3:50 - Administrative Personnel Other Than the Superintendent
Section 3:60 - Administrative Responsibility of the Building Principal
Section 3:70 - Succession of Authority
Section 7 - Students
2012 Table of Contents Section 7
Section 7:10 - Equal Educational Opportunities
Section 7:15 - Student and Family Privacy Rights
Section 7:20 - Harassment of Students Prohibited
Section 7:30 - Student Assignment and Intra-District Transfer
Section 7:40 - Nonpublic School Students, Including Parochial and Home-Schooled
Section 7:50 - School Admissions and Student Transfers To and From Non-District
Section 7:70 - Attendance and Truancy
Section 7:80 - Release Time for Religious Instruction/Observance
Section 7:90 - Release During School Hours
Section 7:100 - Health, Eye, and Dental Examinations; Immunizations; and Exclusi
Section 7:110 - Student Transfers
Section 7:130 - Student Rights and Responsibilities
Section 7:140 - Search and Seizure
Section 7:150 - Agency and Police Interviews
Section 7:160 - Student Appearance
Section 7:180 - Preventing Bullying, Intimidation, and Harassment
Section 7:190 - Student Discipline
Section 7:200 - Suspension Procedures
Section 7:210 - Expulsion Procedures
Section 7:230 - Misconduct by Students with Disabilities
Section 7:240 - Conduct Code For Participants In Extracurricular Activities
Section 7:250 - Student Support Services
Section 7:260 - Exemption from Physical Activity
Section 7:270 - Administering Medicines to Students
Section 7:280 - Communicable and Chronic Infectious Disease
Section 7:285 - Food Allergy Management Program
Section 7:300 - Extracurricular Athletics
Section 7:310 - Restrictions on Publications
Section 7:325 - Student Activities – Student Solicitations
Section 7:330 - Student Activities – Student Use of Buildings – Equal Access
Section 7:340 - Student Records
Section 4 - Operational Services
2012 Table of Contents Section 4
Section 4:10 - Fiscal and Business Management
Section 4:30 - Revenue and Investments
Section 4:45 - Insufficient Funds Checks
Section 4:50 - Payment Procedures
Section 4:55 - Use of Credit and Procurement Cards
Section 4:55-E - Exhibit - Cardholder’s Statement Affirming Familiarity with R
Section 4:60 - Purchases and Contracts
Section 4:70 - Resource Conservation
Section 4:80 - Accounting and Audits
Section 4:100 - Insurance Management
Section 4:110 - Transportation
Section 4:130 - Free and Reduced-Price Food Services
Section 4:140 - Waiver of Student Fees
Section 4:150 - Facility Management and Building Programs
Section 4:160 - Hazardous and Infectious Materials
Section 8 - School/Community Relations
2012 Table of Contents Section 8
Section 8:10 - Connection with the Community
Section 8:15 - Research and Evaluation
Section 8:20 - Community Use of School Facilities
Section 8:25 - Advertising and Distributing Materials in Schools Provided by Non
Section 8:30 - Visitors to and Conduct on School Property
Section 8:40 - Spectator Conduct at School Events
Section 8:50 - Visitors to Schools
Section 8:70 - Accommodating Individuals With Disabilities
Section 8:80 - Gifts to the District
Section 8:90 - Parent Organizations and Booster Clubs
Section 8:95 - Parental Involvement
Section 8:95 E1 - Letter Notifying Parents of School Visitation Rights
Section 8:95 E2 - Exhibit - Verification of School Visitation
Section 8:100 - Relations with Other Organizations and Agencies
Section 8:110 - Public Suggestions and Concerns
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