Board of Education Policies
Section 1 - School District Organization
Section 2 - School Board
- Table of Contents - Section 2
- 2:10 School District Governance
- 2:20 Powers and Duties of the School Board
- 2:30 School District Elections
- 2:40 Board Member Qualifications
- 2:50 Board Member Term of Office
- 2:60 Board Member Removal of Office
- 2:70 Vacancies on the School Board - Filling Vacancies
- 2:80 Board Member Oath and Conduct
- 2:100 Board Member Conflict of Interest
- 2:105 Ethics and Gift Bans
- 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 Materal
- 2:200 Types of School Board Meetings
- 2:210 Organizational School Board Meeting
- 2:220 School Board Meeting Procedure
- 2:220-E1 Board Treatment of Closed Meeting Verbatim Records and Minutes
- 2:220-E3 Closed Meeting Minutes
- 2:220-E4 Open Meeting Minutes
- 2:230 Public Participation at School Board Meetings and Petitions to the Board
- 2:240 Board Policy Development
- 2:250 Access to District Public Records
- 2:250-AP1 Access to and Copying of District Public Records
- 2:250-AP2 Protocols for Record Preservation/Retention Schedules
- 2:250-E1 Written Request for District Records
- 2:250-E2 Immediately Availalbe District Public Records
- 2:260 Uniform Grievance Procedure
Section 3 - General School Administration
Section 4 - Operational Services
- Table of Contents - Section 4
- 4:10 Fiscal and Business Management
- 4:15 Identify Protection
- 4:15-AP Protecting the Privacy of SSN
- 4:15-E1 Letter to Employees
- 4:15-E2 Statement of Purposed for Collecting SSN
- 4:15-E3 Statement for Employee Manual
- 4:20 Fund Balances
- 4:30 Revenues and Investments
- 4:40 Incurring Debt
- 4:45 Insufficient Fund Checks
- 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
- 4:110-AP1 School Bus Post-Accident Checklist
- 4:110-AP2 Bus Driver Communication Devices, Inspections, Bus Driving Comments
- 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
- 4:170 Safety
- 4:170-AP1 Comprehensive Safety and Crisis Program
- 4:170-AP2 Criminal Offender Notification Laws
- 4:170-AP3 School Bus Safety Rules
- 4:170-AP4 Emergency Preparedness Response to Homeland Security Codes
- 4:170-AP5 Unsafe School Choice Option
- 4:170-AP6 Plan for Responding to a Medical Emergency at a Fitness Facility
- 4:170-AP6-E1 School Staff AED Notification Letter
- 4:1700AP6-E2 Automated External Defibrillator Incident Report
- 4:170-E1 Accident Form
- 4:170-E2 Memo to Staff Members Regarding Contacts by Media About a Crisis
- 4:170-E3 Medical Info. on Bus Riders with Special Needs/Medical Conditions
- 4:170-E4 Letter to Parents Regarding Student Safety
- 4:170-E6 Informing Parents About Offender Community Notification Laws
- 4:172 Video Surveillance Policy
- 4:180 Pandemic Preparedness
Section 5 - Personnel
- Table of Contents - Section 5
- 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
- 5:35-AP1 Fair Labor Standards Act Exemptions
- 5:35-AP2 Employee Records
- 5:35-AP3 Compensable Work Time for Non-Exempt Employees
- 5:35-AP4 Fair Labor Standards Act 12
- 5:35-E Volunteer Agreement - Non-Exempt Employee
- 5:40 Communicable and Chronic Infectious Disease
- 5:50 Drug and Alcohol Free Workplace
- 5:60 Expenses
- 5:70 Religious Holidays
- 5:80 Court 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
- 5:170-AP1 Copyright Compliance
- 5:170-AP2 Seeking Permission to Copy or Use Copyrighted Materials
- 5:170-AP3 Instructional Materials and Computer Programs
- 5:170-E Request to Reprint Material
- 5:180 Temporary Illness or Temporary Incapacity
- 5:185 Family and Medical Leave
- 5:190 Teacher Qualifications
- 5:190-AP Plan to Ensure That All Teachers are Highly Qualified
- 5:190-E1 Notice to Parents - Classroom Teachers' Qualifications
- 5:190-E2 Notice to Parents - Not Highly Qualified Teacher
- 5:190-E3 Letter to Teacher Who is Not Highly Qualified
- 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 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
- Table of Contents - Section 6
- 6:10 Educational Philosophy and Objectives
- 6:15 School Accountability
- 6:15-AP School Choice and Supplemental Ed. Services
- 6:15-E Resolution Declining Requests to Accept Non-Resident Choice Students
- 6:20 School Year Calendar and Day
- 6:30 Organization of Instruction
- 6:40 Curriculum Development
- 6:50 School Wellness
- 6:60 Curriculum Content
- 6:60-AP Comprehensive Health Education Program
- 6:60-E Notice to Parents/Guardians of Student Enrolled in Family Life Classes
- 6:65 Student Social and Emotional Development
- 6:70 Teaching About Religions
- 6:80 Teaching About Controversial Issues
- 6:100 Using Animals in the Ed. Program
- 6:110 Programs for Students At Risk of Academic Failure
- 6:120 Education of Children with Disabilities
- 6:120-AP1 Assuring the Implementation of Comprehensive Programming
- 6:120-AP1, E2 Spe. Ed. Required Notice and Consent Form
- 6:120-AP2 Access to Classroom and Personnel
- 6:120-AP2, E1 Request to Access Classroom or Personnel
- 6:130 Program for Gifted
- 6:140 Education for Homeless Children
- 6:145 Migrant Students
- 6:150 Home and Hospital Instruction
- 6:160 English Language Learners
- 6:170 Title I Programs
- 6:170-AP1 Checklist for Title I Programs
- 6:170-AP2 Notice to Parents
- 6:170-AP3 No Child Left Behind Checklist
- 6:170-E1 District Level Parental Involvement Compact
- 6:170-E2 School Level Parental Involvement Compact
- 6:180 Extended Instructional Programs
- 6:190 Extacurricular and Co-Curricular Activities
- 6:190-AP Eligibility for Participation in Extrcurricular Activities
- 6:190-AP2 CHS No Pass/No Play
- 6:190-AP3 Home School Athletic Participation
- 6:210 Instructional Materials
- 6:230 Library Media Program
- 6:235 Access to Electronic Networks
- 6:235-AP1 Acceptable Use of Electronic Networks
- 6:235-AP2 Web Publishing Guidelines
- 6:235-E2 Authorization for Electronic Network Access
- 6:235-E3 Online Privacy Statement
- 6:235-E4 Keeping Yourself and Your Kids Safe on Social Networks
- 6:240 Field Trips
- 6:250 Community Resource Persons and Volunteers
- 6:250-AP Securing and Screening Resource Persons and Volunteers
- 6:250-E Volunteer Information Form and Waiver of Liability
- 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
- 6:280-AP Evaluating and Reporting Student Achievement
- 6:280-E1 Charleston Progress Check K-2
- 6:280-E2 Charleston Progress Check 3-6
- 6:280-E3 CMS Retention Scale
- 6:290 Homework
- 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
- Table of Contents - Section 7
- 7:10 Equal Educational Opportunties
- 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 - Parochial and Home-Schooled
- 7:50 School Admissions and Student Transfer to and From Non-District Schools
- 7:60 Residence
- 7:60-AP1 Challenging a Student's Residence Status
- 7:60-AP2 Establishing Student Residency
- 7:60-AP2, E1 Letter of Residence from Landlord in Lieu of Lease
- 7:60-AP2, E2 Letters of Residence When Student is Living with a District's Resident
- 7:60-AP2, E3 Evidence of Non-Parent's Custody of Student
- 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 Exclusions
- 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
- 7:190-AP1 Hazing Prohibited
- 7:190-AP2 Gang Activity Prohibited
- 7:190-AP3 Guidelines for Reciprocal Reporting of Criminal Offenses
- 7:190-AP4 Use of Isolated Time Out and Physical Restraint
- 7:190-AP5 Electronic Devices
- 7:190-AP6 Guidelines for Investigating Sexting Allegations
- 7:190-E1 Aggressive Behavior Reporting Letter and Form
- 7:190-E2 Student Handbook Checklist
- 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
- 7:250 Student Support Services
- 7:250-AP1 Measures to Control the Spread of Head Lice at School
- 7:250-AP2 Extracurricular Drug and Alcohol Testing Program
- 7:260 Exemption from Physical Activity
- 7:270 Administering Medicines to Students
- 7:270-AP Dispensing Medication
- 7:270-AP2 Administration of Asthma Medication
- 7:270-AP3 Administration of Medication
- 7:270-E School Medication Authorization Form
- 7:275 Orders to Forgo Life-Sustaining Treatment
- 7:280 Communicable and Chronic Infectious Disease
- 7:280-AP Managing Students with Communicable and Infectious Disease
- 7:280-E1 Placement of Students with AIDS
- 7:280-E2 Reporting-Exclusion Requirements for Common Communicable Diseases
- 7:285 Food Allergy Management Program
- 7:290 Adolescent Suicide Awareness and Prevention Program
- 7:300 Extracurricular Athletics
- 7:310 Restrictions of Publications and Written or Electronic Material
- 7:310-AP Guidelines for Student Distribution of Non-School Written Materials
- 7:310-E Distribution of Information to Students
- 7:325 Student Fund-Raising Activities
- 7:330 Student Use of Buildings - Equal Access
- 7:330-AP Student Use of Buildings and Equal Access
- 7:330-E Application-Student Groups Not School Sponsored to Use School Premises
- 7:340 Student Records
- 7:340-AP Student Records
- 7:340-E1 Notice Concerning a Student's School Records
- 7:340-E2 Using a Photograph or Video Recording of a Student
- 7:340-E3 Letter to Parents Concerning Military Recruiters-Postsecondary Institutions
- 7:340-E4 FAQ - Military Recruiter Access to Students and Student Information
Section 8 - Community Relations
- Table of Contents - Section 8
- 8:10 Connection with the Community
- 8:20 Community Use of School Facilities
- 8:20-AP1 Rental of Facilities
- 8:20-E1 Application and Procedures for Use of School Facilities
- 8:20-E2 Application for Use Kitchen Facility
- 8:25 Advertising and Distributing Materials Provided by Non-School Related Entities
- 8:25-AP1 Distributing Materials Provided by Non-School Related Entities
- 8:25-E Advertising and Distributing Materials Provided by Non-School Related Entities
- 8:30 Visitors to and Conduct on School Property
- 8:40 Spectator Conduct at School Events
- 8:60 Exclusive Bargaining Representative Agent
- 8:70 Accomodating Individuals with Disabilities
- 8:80 Gifts to the District
- 8:80-AP1 Gifts to the District
- 8:80-E1 Application Form for Donations, Memorials and Artifacts
- 8:80-E2 Application for Removal of Donations, Memorials and Artifacts
- 8:90 Parent Organizations and Booster Clubs
- 8:95 Parental Involvement
- 8:95-AP Parental Involvement
- 8:95-E1 Letter Notifying Parent of School Visitations
- 8:95-E2 Verification of School Visitation
- 8:100 Relations with Other Organizations and Agencies
- 8:110 Public Suggestions and Complaints
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