Policies & Procedures

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0000 Series - Planning

0100 Policy – Commitment to Planning
0300 Policy – Planning Process
0300 Procedure – Planning Process
0500 Policy – Components of the District’s Plan
0510 Policy – Vision Statement
0520 Policy – Core Beliefs
0530 Policy – Mission
0550 Policy – Goals, Objectives and Strategies
0560 Policy – District Action Plans
0700 Policy – Plan Evaluation
0700 Procedure – Plan Evaluation

1000 Series - Board Operating Policies

Organization

1000 Policy – Legal Status and Operation
1005 Policy – Key Functions of the Board

Election

1105 Policy – Electoral System
1105 Procedure – Electoral System
1110 Policy – Election
1110 Procedure – Election
1111 Policy – Oath of Office
1112 Policy – Director Orientation
1113 Policy – Board Member Residency
1114 Policy – Board Member Resignation and Vacancy
1114 Procedure – Board Member Resignation and Vacancy

Board Organization

1210 Policy – Annual Organizational Meeting
1220 Policy – Board Officers and Duties of Board Members
1225 Policy – School Director Legislative Program
1240 Policy – Committees
1250 Policy – Students on Governing Boards
1250 Procedure – Students on Governing Boards

Methods of Governance

1310 Policy – Policy Adoption, Manuals and Administrative Procedures
1320 Policy – Suspension of a Policy
1330 Policy – Administration in the Absence of Policy and Procedure

Meetings

1400 Policy – Meeting Conduct, Order of Business, and Quorum
1400 Procedure – Meetings Conduct, Order of Business, and Quorum
1410 Policy – Executive or Closed Sessions
1420 Policy – Proposed Agenda and Consent Agenda
1420 Procedure – Proposed Agenda and Consent Agenda
1440 Policy – Minutes
1450 Policy – Absence of a Board Member

Principles of Operation

1610 Policy – Conflicts of Interest 2nd Class Districts
1620 Policy – The Board-Superintendent Relationship
1620 Procedure – The Board-Superintendent Relationship
1630 Policy – Evaluation of the Superintendent

Board Member Benefits

1731 Policy – Board Member Expenses
1731 Procedure – Board Member Expenses
1732 Policy – Board Member Insurance
1733 Policy – Board Member Compensation
1733 Procedure – Board Member Compensation

Board Development

1805 Policy – Open Government Meetings
1810 Policy – Annual Governance Goals and Objectives
1815 Policy – Ethical Conduct for School Directors
1820 Policy – Board Self-Assessment
1820 Procedure – Board Self-Assessment
1822 Policy – Training and Development for Board Members
1825 Policy – Addressing School Director Violations
1830 Policy – Participation in School Boards’ Association

2000 Series - Instruction

Program Development and Resources

2000 Policy – Student Learning Goals
2004 Policy – Accountability Goals
2005 Policy – School Improvement Plans
2020 Policy – Course Design, Selection and Adoption of Instructional Materials
2020 Procedure – Course Design, Selection and Adoption of Instructional Materials
2021 Policy – Library Media Centers
2021 Procedure – Library Media Centers
2022 Policy – Electronic Resources and Internet Safety
2022 Procedure – Electronic Resources and Internet Safety
2022 Form – Student Privacy Opt-Out
2022 Form-2 – Public Identification as Student in Special Education
2025 Policy – Copyright Compliance
2025 Procedure – Copyright Compliance
2029 Policy – Animals as Part of the Instructional Program
2029 Procedure – Animals as Part of the Instructional Program
2030 Policy – Service Animals in Schools
2030 Procedure – Service Animals in Schools
2090 Policy – Program Evaluation
2090 Procedure – Program Evaluation

Learning Programs and Supports

2100 Policy – Educational Opportunities for Military Children
2100 Procedure – Educational Opportunities for Military Children
2104 Policy – Federal and/or State Funded Special Instructional Programs
2104 Procedure – Federal and/or State Funded Special Instructional Programs
2106 Policy – Program Compliance
2107 Policy – Comprehensive Early Literacy Plan
2108 Policy – Learning Assistance Program
2110 Policy – Transitional Bilingual Instruction Program
2110 Procedure – Transitional Bilingual Instruction Program
2121 Policy – Substance Abuse Program
2121 Procedure – Substance Abuse Program
2125 Policy – Sexual Health Education
2125 Procedure – Sexual Health Education
2126 Policy – HIV/AIDS Prevention Education
2140 Policy – Comprehensive School Counseling Program
2140 Procedure – Comprehensive School Counseling Program
2145 Policy – Suicide Prevention
2145 Procedure – Suicide Prevention
2150 Policy – Co-curricular Program
2150 Procedure – Co-curricular Program
2151 Policy – Interscholastic Activities
2151 Procedure – Interscholastic Activities
2153 Policy – Non-curriculum Related Student Groups
2153 Procedure – Non-curriculum Related Groups
2161 Policy – Special Education and Related Services for Eligible Students
2161 Procedure – Special Education and Related Services for Eligible Students
2162 Policy – Education of Students with Disabilities Under Section 504
2162 Procedure – Education of Students With Disabilities Under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
2163 Policy – Response to Intervention
2163 Procedure – Response to Intervention
2165 Policy – Home or Hospital Instruction
2165 Procedure – Home or Hospital Instruction
2170 Policy – Career and Technical Education
2170 Procedure – Career and Technical Education
2190 Policy – Highly Capable Programs
2190 Procedure – Highly Capable Programs
2195 Policy – Academic Acceleration
2195 Procedure – Academic Acceleration

School Organization

2220 Policy – Calendar
2240 Policy – Summer School
2255 Policy – Alternative Learning Experience Programs
2255 Procedure – Alternative Learning Experience Programs

Program Supplements

2320 Policy – Field Trips Excursions and Outdoor Education
2320 Procedure – Field Trips Excursions and Outdoor Education
2331 Policy – Controversial Issues/Guest Speakers
2333 Policy – Flag Exercises
2336 Policy – Required Observances
2337 Policy – Disability History Month
2340 Policy – Religious-Related Activities and Practices

Requirements and Assessments

3000 Series - Students

Admission and Attendance

3110 Policy – Qualifications of Attendance and Placement
3110 Procedure – Qualifications of Attendance and Placement
3112 Policy – Social-Emotional Climate
3112 Procedure – Social-Emotional Climate
3114 Policy – Part-time, Home-based, or Off-campus Students
3114 Procedure – Part-time, Home-based, or Off-campus Students
3115 Policy – Homeless Students: Enrollment Rights and Services
3115 Procedure – Homeless Students: Enrollment Rights and Services
3116 Policy – Students in Forster Care
3116 Procedure – Students in Foster Care
3117 Policy – Students in or Released from an Institutional Education Facility
3120 Policy – Enrollment
3120 Procedure – Enrollment
3122 Policy – Excused and Unexcused Absences
3122 Procedure – Excused and Unexcused Absences
3123 Policy – Withdrawal Prior to Graduation
3124 Policy – Removal/Release of Student During School Hours
3124 Procedure – Removal/Release of Student During School Hours
3126 Policy – Child Custody
3131 Policy – District Attendance Area Transfers
3140 Policy – Release of Resident Students
3141 Policy – Nonresident Students
3142 Policy – International Student Exchange
3142 Procedure – International Student Exchange
3143 Policy – District Notification of Juvenile Offenders
3143 Procedure – District Notification of Juvenile Offenders

Rights and Responsibilities

3205 Policy – Sex Discrimination and Sex-Based Harassment of Students Prohibited
3205 Procedure – Sex Discrimination and Sex-Based Harassment of Students Prohibited
3206 Policy – Pregnant and Parenting Students
3206 Procedure – Pregnant and Parenting Students
3207 Policy – Prohibition of Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying of Students
3207 Procedure – Prohibition of Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying of Students
3210 Policy – Nondiscrimination and Equity
3210 Procedure – Nondiscrimination and Equity
3211 Policy – Gender-Inclusive Schools
3211 Procedure – Gender-Inclusive Schools
3220 Policy – Freedom of Expression
3220 Procedure – Freedom of Expression
3223 Policy – Freedom of Assembly
3224 Policy – Student Dress
3224 Procedure – Student Dress
3225 Policy – School-Based Threat Assessment
3225 Procedure – School-Based Threat Assessment
3226 Policy – Interviews and Interrogations of Students on School Premises
3226 Procedure – Interviews and Interrogations of Students on School Premises
3230 Policy – Searches of Students and Student Privacy
3230 Procedure – Searches of Students and Student Privacy
3231 Policy – Student Records
3231 Procedure – Student Records
3232 Policy – Parent and Student Rights in Administration of Surveys, Analysis or Evaluations
3232 Procedure – Parent and Student Rights in Administration of Surveys, Analysis or Evaluations
3241 Policy – Classroom Management, Corrective Actions or Punishment
3241 Procedure – Classroom Management, Corrective Actions or Punishment
3242 Policy – Closed Campus
3243 Policy – Student Driving
3243 Procedure – Student Driving
3244 Policy – Prohibition of Corporal Punishment
3245 Policy – Students and Telecommunication Devices
3245 Procedure – Students and Telecommunication Devices
3246 Policy – Use of Isolation, Restraint, Restraint Devices and Reasonable
3246 Procedure – Use of Isolation, Restraint, Restraint Devices and Reasonable

Student Welfare

3410 Policy – Student Health
3411 Policy – Accommodating Students with Seizure Disorders or Epilepsy
3412 Policy – Automated External Defibrillators (AED)
3412 Procedure – Automated External Defibrillators (AED)
3413 Policy – Student Immunization and Life-Threatening Health Conditions
3413 Procedure – Student Immunization and Life-Threatening Health Conditions
3414 Policy – Infectious Diseases
3414 Procedure – Infectious Diseases
3415 Policy – Accommodating Students With Diabetes
3416 Policy – Medication at School
3416 Procedure – Medication at School
3417 Policy – Catheterization
3417 Procedure – Catheterization
3418 Policy – Response to Student Injury or Illness
3418 Procedure – Response to Student Injury or Illness
3419 Policy – Self-Administration of Asthma and Anaphylaxis Medications
3419 Procedure – Self-Administration of Asthma and Anaphylaxis Medications
3420 Policy – Anaphylaxis Prevention and Response
3420 Procedure – Anaphylaxis Prevention and Response
3421 Policy – Child Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation Prevention
3421 Procedure – Child Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation Prevention
3421 Form – Child Abuse and Neglect Report Form
3422 Policy – Student Sports – Concussion, Head Injury and Sudden Cardiac Arrest
3422 Procedure – Student Sports – Concussion, Head Injury and Sudden Cardiac Arrest
3423 Policy – Parental Administration of Marijuana for Medical Purposes
3424 Policy – Opioid Related Overdose Reversal
3424 Procedure – Opioid Related Overdose Reversal
3432 Policy – Emergencies
3432 Procedure – Emergencies

Student Activities

3510 Policy – Associated Student Bodies
3510 Procedure – Associated Student Bodies
3515 Policy – Student Incentives
3515 Procedure – Student Incentives
3520 Policy – Student Fees, Fines, or Charges
3520 Procedure – Student Fees, Fines, or Charges
3530 Policy – Fundraising Activities Involving Students
3530 Procedure – Fundraising Activities Involving Students
3535 Policy – Financial Aid Advising Day

4000 Series - Community Relations

Communications with the Public

4001 Policy – Public Information Program
4001 Procedure – Public Information Program
4007 Policy – Social Media
4007 Procedure – Social Media
4007 Form – Social Media Account Registration
4020 Policy – Confidential Communications
4040 Policy – Public Access to District Records
4040 Procedure – Public Access to District Records
4060 Policy – Distribution of Materials
4060 Procedure – Distribution of Materials

Public Participation in the Schools

4110 Policy – Citizen Advisory Committees and Task Forces
4110 Procedure – Citizen Advisory Committees and Task Forces
4120 Policy – School Support Organizations
4120 Procedure – School Support Organizations
4129 Policy – Family Involvement
4129 Procedure – Family Involvement
4130 Policy – Title I Parent Involvement

Public Access to Schools, Staff and Students

4200 Policy – Safe and Orderly Learning Environment
4200 Procedure – Safe and Orderly Learning Environment
4210 Policy – Regulation of Dangerous Weapons on School Premises
4215 Policy – Use of Tobacco and Nicotine Substances
4218 Policy – Language Access Plan
4218 Procedure – Language Access Plan
4220 Policy – Complaints Concerning Staff or Programs
4220 Procedure – Complaints Concerning Staff or Programs
4235 Policy – Public Performances
4237 Policy – Contests, Advertising and Promotions
4260 Policy – Use of School Facilities
4260 Procedure – Use of School Facilities
4260 Form – Use of School Facilities
4265 Policy – Community Education Program

Relations with Other Agencies and Schools

4310 Policy – District Relationships with Law Enforcement and other Government Agencies
4320 Policy – Cooperative Program with Other Districts, Public Agencies Private Schools and Daycare Agencies
4400 Policy – Election Activities
4400 Procedure – Election Activities
4500 Policy – Unmanned Aircraft System and Model Aircraft

5000 Series - Personnel

Recruitment and Personnel Selection

5000 Policy – Recruitment and Selection of Staff
5000 Procedure – Recruitment and Selection of Staff
5001 Policy – Hiring of Retired School Employees
5004 Policy – Infection Control Program
5004 Procedure – Infection Control Program
5005 Policy – Employment: Disclosures, Certification Requirements, Assurances and Approval
5006 Policy – Certification Revocation
5007 Policy – Employee Conduct Rules
5010 Policy – Nondiscrimination and Affirmative Action
5010 Procedure – Nondiscrimination and Affirmative Action

Employment Practices

5011 Policy – Sex Discrimination and Sex-Based Harassment of District Staff Prohibited
5011 Procedure – Sex Discrimination and Sex-Based Harassment of District Staff Prohibited
5012 Policy – Parental, Family, or Marital Status, and Pregnancy or Related Conditions of Staff
5012 Procedure- Parental, Family, or Marital Status, and Pregnancy or Related Conditions of Staff
5020 – Collective Bargaining
5021 -Conflicts Between Policies and Bargaining Agreements
5050 Policy – Contracts
5201 Policy – Drug-Free Schools, Community and Workplace
5202 Policy – Drug and Alcohol Testing Program
5202 Procedure – Drug and Alcohol Testing Program
5203 Policy – Staff Assistance Program
5211 Policy – Transfers
5215 Policy – Assignment and Transfer of Certificated Administrative Staff
5221 Policy – Part-time Staff
5222 Policy – Job-Sharing Staff Members
5230 Policy – Job Descriptions/Responsibilities
5230 Procedure – Job Descriptions/Responsibilities
5231 Policy – Length of Work Day
5231 Procedure – Length of Work Day
5240 Policy – Evaluation of Staff
5251 Policy – Conflicts of Interest
5252 Policy – Staff Participation in Political Activities
5253 Policy – Maintaining Professional Staff/Student Boundaries
5253 Procedure – Maintaining Professional Staff/Student Boundaries
5253 Form – Maintaining Professional Staff/Student Boundaries
5259 Policy – Recognition and De Minimis
5260 Policy – Personnel Records
5260 Procedure – Personnel Records
5270 Policy – Resolution of Staff Complaints
5270 Procedure – Resolution of Staff Complaints
5271 Policy – Reporting Improper Governmental Action (Whistleblower Protection)
5271 Procedure – Reporting Improper Governmental Action (Whistleblower Protection)
5280 Policy – Separation from Employment
5281 Policy – Disciplinary Action and Discharge
5282 Policy – Civility Policy
5282 Procedure – Civility Policy
5310 Policy – Compensation
5315 Policy – Garnishment and Personal Credit Problems
5315 Procedure – Garnishment and Personal Credit Problems

Benefits and Leave

5400 Policy – Personnel Leaves
5401 Policy – Sick Leave
5403 Policy – Emergency and Discretionary Leaves
5404 Policy – Family, Maternity and Military Caregiver Leaves
5406 Policy – Leave Sharing
5406 Procedure – Leave Sharing
5406 Form – Application for Shared Leave
5407 Policy – Military Leave
5407 Procedure – Military Leave
5408 Policy – Jury Duty and Subpoena Leave
5409 Policy – Unpaid Holidays for Reason of Faith or Conscience
5410 Policy – Holidays
5510 Policy – Retirement Programs
5520 Policy – Staff Development
5520 Procedure – Staff Development

Auxiliary Personnel

5610 Policy – Substitute Employment
5610 Procedure – Substitute Employment
5612 Policy – Temporary Administrators
5630 Policy – Volunteers
5630 Procedure – Volunteers
5641 Policy – Student Teachers
5641 Procedure – Student Teachers
5642 Policy – Administrative Internships
5642 Procedure – Administrative Internships

6000 Series - Management Support

Financial Planning and Management

6000 Policy – Program Planning, Budget Preparation, Adoption and Implementation
6000 Procedure – Program Planning, Budget Preparation, Adoption and Implementation
6020 Policy – System of Funds and Accounts
6020 Procedure – System of Funds and Accounts
6021 Policy – Interfund Loans
6022 Policy – Minimum Fund Balance
6030 Policy – Financial Reports
6040 Policy – Expenditures in Excess of Budget
6050 Policy – Governmental Bonds Post Issuance Compliance Policy

Revenues

6100 Policy – Revenues from Local, State and Federal Sources
6100 Procedure – Revenues from Local, State and Federal Sources
6101 Policy – Federal Cash and Financial Management
6101 Procedure – Federal Cash and Financial Management
6102 Policy – District Fundraising Activities
6102 Procedure – District Fundraising Activities
6106 Policy – Allowable Costs for Federal Programs
6106 Procedure – Allowable Costs for Federal Programs
6111 Policy – Tuition
6112 Policy – Rental or Lease of District Real Property
6114 Policy – Gifts
6114 Procedure – Gifts
6120 Policy – Investment of Funds

Purchasing

6210 Policy – Purchasing: Authorization and Control
6210 Procedure – Purchasing: Authorization and Control
6212 Policy – Charge Cards
6213 Policy – Reimbursement for Travel Expenses
6213 Procedure – Reimbursement for Travel Expenses
6215 Policy – Voucher Certification and Approval
6215 Procedure – Voucher Certification and Approval
6216 Policy – Reimbursement for Goods and Services: Warrants
6220 Policy – Bid Requirements
6220 Procedure – Bid Requirements
6230 Policy – Relations with Vendors
6240 Policy – Food and Beverage Consumption
6240 Procedure – Food and Beverage Consumption
6250 Policy – Cellular Telephones

Risk Management

6500 Policy – Risk Management
6500 Procedure – Risk Management
6511 Policy – Staff Safety
6511 Procedure – Staff Safety
6512 Policy – Infection Control Program
6512 Procedure – Infection Control Program
6513 Policy – Workplace Violence Prevention
6513 Procedure – Workplace Violence Prevention
6530 Policy – Insurance
6535 Policy – Student Insurance
6540 Policy – School District’s Responsibility For Privately-owned Property
6570 Policy – Property and Data Management
6580 Policy – Domestic Violence

Transportation

6600 Policy – Transportation
6600 Procedure – Transportation
6605 Policy – Student Safety Walking to School and Riding Buses
6605 Procedure – Student Safety Walking to School and Riding Buses
6608 Policy – Video Cameras on School Buses
6608 Procedure – Video Cameras on School Buses
6620 Policy – Special Transportation
6625 Policy – Private Vehicle Transportation
6625 Procedure – Private Vehicle Transportation
6625 Form – Private Vehicle Transportation
6630 Policy – Driver Training and Responsibility
6640 Policy – School Owned Vehicles
6690 Policy – Contracting for Transportation Services

Food Services

6700 Policy – Nutrition, Health and Physical Education
6700 Procedure – Nutrition, Health and Physical Education
6701 Policy – Meal Charges
6701 Procedure – Meal Charges

School Property
6800 Policy – Safety, Operations and Maintenance of School Property
6800 Procedure – Safety, Operations and Maintenance of School Property
6801 Policy – Capital Assets/Theft-Sensitive Assets
6801 Procedure – Capital Assets/Theft-Sensitive Assets
6881 Policy – Disposal of Surplus Equipment and/or Materials
6881 Procedure – Disposal of Surplus Equipment and/or Materials
6882 Policy – Sale of Real Property
6883 Policy – Closure of Facilities
6890 Policy – State Environmental Policy Act Compliance
6895 Policy – Pesticide Notification, Posting and Record Keeping
6895 Procedure – Pesticide Notification, Posting and Record Keeping

Capital Projects

6900 Policy – Facilities Planning
6905 Policy – Site Acquisition
6910 Policy – Construction Financing
6920 Policy – Construction Design
6920 Procedure – Construction Design
6925 Policy – Architect and Engineering Services
6925 Procedure – Architect and Engineering Services
6950 Policy – Contractor Assurances, Surety Bonds and Insurance
6955 Policy – Maintenance of Facilities Records
6959 Policy – Acceptance of Completed Project
6970 Policy – Naming Schools, Facilities, and Teams, and Use of School Mascots, Images, or Logos
6970 Procedure – Naming Schools, Facilities, and Teams, and Use of School Mascots, Images, or Logos
6971 Policy – Works of Art

Contact

Kurt Harvill
Assistant Superintendent
360-398-7111