Board Policies

1110 – School District and Board of Education Legal Status and Authority

1120 – Board of Education: Qualifications, Numbers and Terms of Office

1210 – Board of Education Members: Nomination and Election

1220 – Reporting of Expenditures and Contributions

1230 – Resignation and Dismissal

1310 – Powers and Duties of the Board

1320 – Nomination and Election of Board Officers and Duties of the President and Vice President

1330 – Appointments and Designations by the Board of Education

1331 – Duties of the District Clerk

1332 – Duties of the School District Treasurer

1333 – Duties of the Tax Collector

1334 – Duties of the External (Independent) Auditor

1334R – External Audit Guidance for School District Officials

1335 – Appointment and Duties of the Claims Auditor

1336 – Duties of the Extra-classroom Activity Fund Central Treasurer and Faculty Auditor

1337 – Duties of the School Attorney

1338 – Duties of the School Physician/Nurse Practitioner

1339 – Duties of the Internal Auditor

1410 – Policy and Administrative Regulations

1510 – Regular Board Meetings and Rules (Quorum and Parliamentary Procedure)

1510R – Rules of Order

1520 – Special Meetings of the Board of Education

1530 – Minutes

1540 – Executive Sessions

1610 – Annual District Election and Budget Vote

1611 – Business of the Annual District Election

1620 – Annual Organizational Meeting

1630 – Legal Qualifications of Voters at School District Meetings

1640 – Absentee Ballots

1650 – Submission of Questions and Propositions at Annual Elections and Special District Meetings

1652 – Conditional Appointment and Emergency Conditional Appointment Student Safety

2110 – Orienting and Training New Board Members

2210 – Committees of the Board

2320 – Attendance by Board Members at Conferences, Conventions and Workshops

2330 – Compensation and Expenses

2340 – Board Self-Evaluation

3110 – Media/Municipal Governments/Senior Citizens

3120 – School District Standards and Guidelines for Web Page Publishing

3140 – Flag Display

3140R – Display of Flag Regulations 

3150 – School Volunteers

3210 – Visitors to the School

3220 – Use of Service Animals

3230 – Public Complaints

3271 – Solicitation of Charitable Donations

3272 — Advertising in the Schools

3280 – Community Use of School Facilities, Materials and Equipment

3290 – Operation of Motor-Driven Vehicles on District Property

3310 – Public Access to Records

3310R – Records Regulation

3320 – Confidentiality of Computerized Information

3410/7100 – Code of Conduct, Part 1

3410/7100 – Code of Conduct, Part 2

3411 – Athletic Code of Conduct

3420 – Non-Discrimination and Anti-Harassment in the School District

3421 – Title IX and Sex Discrimination

3430 – Uniform Violent and Disruptive Incident Reporting System (VADIR)

3510 – Emergency School Closings

3520 – Extraordinary Circumstances

4110 – Administrative Personnel

4210 – Administrative Organization and Operation

4220 – Administrative Authority

4230 – District Committees

4240 – Evaluation of the Superintendent and Other Administrative Staff

4310 – Superintendent of Schools

4320 – Superintendent-Board of Education Relations

4321 – Planning and Evaluation of District Programming and Operations

5110 – Budget Planning and Development

5120 – School District Budget Hearing

5130 – Budget Adoption

5140 – Administration of the Budget

5150 – Contingency Budget

5210 – Revenues

5220 – District Investments

5230 – Acceptance of Gifts, Grants and Bequests to the School District

5240 – School Tax Assessment and Collection/Property Tax Exemptions

5250 – Sale and Disposal of School District Property

5310 – Bonding of Employees and School Board Members

5320 – Expenditures of School District Funds

5321 – Use of the District Credit Card

5322 – Use of District-Owned Cell Phones

5323R – Expense Reimbursement for Travel Expenses

5323 – Reimbursement for Meals/Refreshments

5330 – Budget Transfers

5340 – Borrowing of Funds

5410 – Purchasing: Competitive Bidding and Offering

5411 – Procurement of Goods and Services

5412 – Alternative Formats for Instructional Materials

5413 – Procurement: Uniform Grant Guidance for Federal Awards

5510 – Accounting of Funds

5511 – Reserve Funds

5512 – Maintenance of Fund Balance

5513 – Rights of Employees to Express Breast Milk in the Workplace

5520 – Extra-classroom Activity Fund

5530 – Petty Cash Funds and Cash in School Buildings

5540 – Publication of District’s Annual Financial Statement

5550 – Maintenance of Fiscal Effort (Title I Programs)

5551 – Allocation of Title I, Part A Funds in the District

5560 – Use of Federal Funds For Political Expenditures

5570 – Financial Accountability

5571 – Allegations of Fraud

5572R – Audit Committee Charter

5572 – Audit Committee

5573 – Internal Audit Function

5574 – Medicaid Compliance Program Policy

5610 – Insurance

5620R – Capitalization Policy of Assets

5620 – Fixed Asset Inventories, Accounting, and Tracking

5630 – Facilities: Inspection, Operation, and Maintenance

5631 – Hazardous Waste and Handling of Toxic Substances by Employees

5632 – Pest Management and Pesticide Use

5633 – Gender Neutral Single-Occupancy Bathrooms

5640 – Smoking, Tobacco, and Cannabis (Marijuana) Use

5650 – Energy Conservation and Recycling in the Schools

5659 – Meal Charging and Prohibition Against Meal Shaming

5660 – School Food Service Program (Lunch and Breakfast)

5661R – School Community and Wellness

5661 – Wellness

5670 – Records Management

5671 – Disposal of Consumer Report Information and Records

5672 – Information Security Breach and Notification

5673 – Employee Personal Identifying Information

5674 – Data Networks and Security Access

5675 – Student Grading Information Systems

5676R – Information and Data Privacy Security, Breach, and Notification

5681 – School Safety Plans

5682 – Cardiac Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) in Public School Facilities

5683 – Fire and Emergency Drills, Bomb Threats, and Bus Emergency Drills

5684 – Use of Surveillance Cameras in the District and on School Buses

5690 – Exposure Control Program

5691 – Communicable Diseases

5692 – Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Related Illness

5710 – School Safety and Educational Climate (SSEC) Reporting

5720 – Transportation of Students

5721 – Transportation Program

5730 – School Bus Safety Program

5731 – Idling School Buses on School Grounds

5740 – Qualifications of Bus Drivers

5741 – Drug and Alcohol Testing for School Bus Drivers and Other Safety-Sensitive Employees

6110 – Code of Ethics for Board Members and All District Personnel

6111 – Testing Misconduct and Mandatory Reporting Requirements

6120 – Equal Opportunity Policy

6121R/7554R – Non-Discrimination and Anti-Harassment Regulation

6121 – Non-Discrimination and Anti-Harassment in the School District

6130 – Evaluation of Personnel

6140 – Employee Medical Examinations

6150 – Alcohol, Drugs and Other Substances  (School Personnel)

6151 – Drug-Free Workplace

6160 – Professional Growth/Staff Development

6161 – Conference/Travel Expense Reimbursement

6170 – Fingerprinting Clearance of New Hires

6180 – Staff-Student Relations (Fraternization)

6211 – Employment of Relatives of Board of Education Members

6212 – Certification and Qualifications

6213 – Registration and Professional Development

6214 – Incidental Teaching

6215 – Probation and Tenure

6216 – Disciplining of a Tenured Teacher or Certified Personnel

6217 – Professional Staff: Separation

6220 – Temporary Personnel

6320 – Supplementary School Personnel

6410 – Social Media Guidelines

6411 – Use of Email in the School District

6420 – Employee Personnel Records and Release of Information

6430 – Employee Activities

6450 – Theft of Services or Property

6460 – Jury Duty

6530 – Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

6540 – Defense and Indemnification of Board Members and Employees

6550 – Leaves of Absence and Other Leave Time

6551 – Family and Medical Leave Act

6552 – Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA)/Military Leaves of Absence

6560 – Determination of Employment Status: Employee or Independent Contractor

6562 – Employment of Retired Persons

6563 – Workplace Violence Prevention Policy

6570 – Remote Working

7110R – Student Attendance and Absence

7110 – Comprehensive Student Attendance and Absence Policy

7111 – Summer School Attendance Policy

7112 – Excessive Pupil Absence

7120 – Age of Entrance

7121 – Diagnostic Screening of Students

7130 – Entitlement to Attend — Age and Residency

7131 – Education of Homeless Children and Youth

7132 – Non-Resident Student Tuition

7133 – Admission of Non-Resident Employees’ Children

7134 – Education of Students in Foster Care

7140 – School Census

7150 – Remote Learning

7210 – Student Evaluation, Promotion and Placement

7211 – Provision of Interpreter Services to Parents Who are Hearing Impaired

7212 – Response to Intervention (RtI) Process

7215 – Voter Registration for Students

7220 – Graduation Requirements/Early Graduation/Accelerated Programs

7221 – Withdrawal from Courses (Grades 8-12)

7222 – Participation in Graduation Ceremonies by Students with Disabilities

7240R – Assurance of Confidentiality Regarding Provision of Services to Children with Disabilities

7240 – Student Records: Access and Challenge

7241 – Student Directory Information

7242 – Military Recruiters’ Access to Secondary School Students and Information on Students

7243 – Student Data Breaches

7250 – Student Privacy

7260 – Designation of Person in Parental Relation

7270 – Rights of Non-Custodial Parents

7311 – Loss or Destruction of District Property or Resources

7313 – Suspension of Students

7314 – Students Presumed to Have a Disability for Discipline Purposes

7315 – Student Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)

7316 – Student Use of Personal Technology

7320R – Substance Abuse

7320 – Alcohol, Tobacco, Drugs, and Other Substances

7330 – Searches and Interrogations of Students

7340 – Bus Rules

7350 – Corporal Punishment/Emergency Interventions

7360 – Weapons in School and the Gun-Free Schools Act

7410 – Extracurricular Activities

7411 – Censorship of School Sponsored Student Publications and Activities

7420 – Sports and the Athletic Program

7430 – Contests for Students, Student Awards and Scholarships

7450 – Fund Raising by Students

7460 – Constitutionally Protected Prayer in the Public Schools

7510 – School Health Services

7511 – Immunization of Students

7512 – Student Physicals

7513 – Administration of Medication

7514 – Student Health Records

7520 – Accidents and Medical Emergencies

7521 – Students with Life-Threatening Health Conditions

7522 – Concussion Management

7530 – Child Abuse and Maltreatment

7540 – Suicide

7550 – Dignity for All Students Act

7551 – Sexual Harassment of Students

7552 – Student Gender Identity

7553 – Hazing of Students

7554 – Non-Discrimination and Anti-Harassment in the School District

7560 – Notification of Sex Offenders

7570 – Supervision of Students

7610 – Special Education: District Plan

7611 – Children with Disabilities

7612 – Grouping by Similarity of Needs

7613 – The Role of the Board in Implementing a Student’s Individualized Education Program

7614 – Preschool Special Education Program

7615 – Least Restrictive Environment

7616 – Pre-referral Intervention Strategies

7617 – Declassification of Students with Disabilities

7620 – Students with Disabilities Participating in School District Programs

7621 – Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973

7630 – Committee on Special Education (CSE)/Committee on Preschool Special Education (CPSE)

7640 – Student Individualized Education Program (IEP): Development and Provision

7641 – Transition Services

7642 – Extended School Year (July/August) Services and/or Programs

7643 – Transfer Students with Disabilities

7650 – Identification and Register of Children with Disabilities (Child Find)

7660 – Parent Involvement for Children with Disabilities

7670 – Due Process Complaints: Selection and Board Appointment of Impartial Hearing Officers

7680 – Independent Educational Evaluations

7690 – Special Education Mediation

8110 – Curriculum Management

8130 – Equal Educational Opportunities

8210 – Safety Conditions and Programs

8211 – Prevention Instruction

8220 – Career and Technical (Occupational) Education

8240 – Instructional Programs: Driver Education, Gifted and Talented Education and Physical Education

8241 – Patriotism, Citizenship and Human Rights Education

8242 – Civility, Citizenship and Character Education/Interpersonal Violence Prevention Education

8250 – Animals in the School (Instructional Purposes)

8251 – Therapy Dogs in the School

8260 – Title I Parent and Family Engagement

8271 – Internet Safety/Internet Content Filtering Policy

8280 – Instruction for English Language Learners

8320 – Selection of Library and Multimedia Materials

8330 – Objection to Instructional Materials

8331 – Controversial Issues

8340 – Instructional Materials

8350 – Use of Copyrighted Materials

8360 – Religious Expression in the Instructional Program

8410 – Continuing Education

8420 – Opening Exercises

8430 – Independent Study

8450 – Home Tutoring (Homebound Instruction)

8460 – Field Trips

8470 – Home Instruction (Home Schooling)