Board of Education

Board of Education

Board of Education Policies

Policies
Series 1000 - BY-LAWS
ORGANIZATION OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
1110	School District and Board of Education Legal Status
1120	Board of Education Authority
1130	Number of Members and Terms of Office
NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBERS
1210	Board of Education Members: Qualifications
1220	Board of Education Members: Nomination and Election
1230	Reporting of Expenditures and Contributions
1240	Resignation and Dismissal
THE ROLE OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
1300	Board Member Ethics
1310	Powers and Duties of the Board
1320	Nomination and Election of the Board Officers
1330	Appointments and Designations by the Board of Education
BOARD POLICY
1410	Policy
1420	Execution of Policy: Administrative Regulations
MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
1510	Regular Board Meetings
1520	Special Meetings of the Board of Education
MEETINGS OF THE DISTRICT
1610	Annual District Meeting and Election/Budget Vote
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
RULES OF MEETINGS
1710	Quorum
1720	Minutes
1730	Executive Sessions
Series 2000 - INTERNAL OPERATIONS
INTERNAL OPERATIONS
2110	Orienting New Board Members
2120	Use of Parliamentary Procedure
BOARD OF EDUCATION COMMITTEES
2210	Committees of the Board
BOARD OF EDUCATION ACTIVITIES
2310	Membership in Associations
2320	Attendance by Board Members at Conferences, Conventions and Workshops
2330	Compensation and Expenses
2340	Board Self-Evaluation
2350	Board Goals for the Hiring of Personnel
Series 3000 - COMMUNITY RELATIONS
SCHOOL COMMUNITY RELATIONS
3100	Community Relations
3110	Public Information/School Sponsored Media
3120	Number of Members and Terms of Office
3130	Senior Citizens
3140	Flag Display
3150	School Volunteers
3160	Charter Schools
PARTICIPATION BY THE PUBLIC
3210	Visitors to the School
3220	Public Expression at Meetings
3230	Public Complaints
3240	Student Participation
3250	Parent-Teacher Organizations
3260	Booster Clubs
3270	Solicitations
3280	Community Use of School Facilities
3290	Operation of Motor-Driven Vehicles on District Property
DISTRICT RECORDS
3310	Public Access to Records
3320	Confidentiality of Computerized Information
3330	Information Security Breach and Notification
PUBLIC ORDER ON SCHOOL POLICY
3410	Code of Conduct on School Property
3420	Anti-Harassment in the School District
3430	Statewide Uniform Violent Incident Reporting System
EMERGENCY SITUATIONS
3510	Emergency Closings
Series 4000 - ADMINISTRATION
ADMINISTRATION
4110	Administrative Personnel
ADMINISTRATIVE OPERATIONS
4210	Administrative Organization and Operation
4220	Abolishing an Administrative Position
4230	Administrative Authority During Absence of the Superintendent of Schools
4240	Administrative Latitude in the Absence of Board Policy
4250	Use of Committees
4260	Evaluation of the Superintendent and Other Administrative Staff
CENTRAL OFFICE AND BUILDING ADMINISTRATION
4310	Superintendent of Schools
4320	Superintendent-Board of Education Relations
4330	Administrative Staff
COMPENSATION AND RELATED BENEFITS
4410	Professional Development Opportunities
4420	Compensation and Related Benefits
Series 5000 - NON-INSTRUCTIONAL/BUSINESS OPERATIONS
BUDGET
5110	Budget Planning and Development
5120	School District Budget Hearing
5130	Budget Adoption
5140	Administration of the Budget
5150	Contingency Budget
INCOME
5210	Revenues
5220	District Investments
5230	Acceptance of Gifts, Grants and Bequests to the School District
5240	School Tax Assessment and Collection
5250	Sale and Disposal of School District Property
EXPENDITURES
5310	Bonding of Employees and School Board Members
5320	Expenditures of School District Funds
5330	Budget Transfers
5340	Borrowing of Funds
PURCHASING
5410	Purchasing
FISCAL ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING
5500	Audit Committee
5510	Accounting of Funds
5520	Extraclassroom Activities Funds
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)
5560	Use of Federal Funds for Political Expenditures
5570	Financial Accountability: Allegations of Fraud
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL OPERATIONS
5610	Insurance
5620	Inventories
5630	Facilities: Inspection, Operation and Maintenance
5640	Smoking/Tobacco Use
5650	Energy/Water Conservation and Recycling of Solid Waste
5660	School Food Service Program (Lunch and Breakfast)/School District Nutrition Advisory Committee
5670	Records Management
5680	Safety and Security
5690	Exposure Control Program
TRANSPORTATION
5710	Transportation Program
5720	Scheduling and Routing
5730	Transportation of Students
5740	School Bus Safety Program
5750	Qualifications of Bus Drivers
Series 6000 - PERSONNEL
PERSONNEL
6110	Code of Ethics for All District Personnel
6120	Equal Employment Opportunity
6130	Evaluation of Personnel: Purposes
6140	Health Examinations
6150	Comprehensive Alcohol/Chemical Substance Policy
6160	Professional Growth/Staff Development
6170	Fingerprinting of Prospective School Employees
6180	Nepotism
CERTIFIED PERSONNEL
6210	Certified Personnel
6220	Temporary Personnel
SUPPORT STAFF
6310	Appointment - Support Staff
6320	Employment of Teacher Aides
ACTIVITIES
6410	Maintaining Discipline and Conduct
6420	Employee Personnel Records and Release of Information
6430	Employee Activities
6440	Negotiations
6450	Theft of Services or Property
6460	Jury Duty
6470	Staff Use of Computerized Information Resources
6480	Staff-Student Relations (Mentoring)
6490	Telecommunications Equipment Use by Staff
COMPENSATION AND RELATED BENEFITS
6510	Health Insurance
6520	Workers' Compensation
6530	Payroll Deductions
6540	Defense and Indemnification of Board Members and Employees
6550	Leaves of Absence
6560	Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Series 7000 - STUDENTS
ATTENDANCE
7110	Comprehensive Student Attendance Policy
7120	Age of Entrance
7130	Entitlement to Attend -- Age and Residency
7140	Involuntary Transfer of Students
7150	Educational Services for Married/Pregnant Students
7160	School Census
STUDENT PROGRESS
7210	Student Evaluation
7220	Graduation Requirements
7230	Dual Credit for College Courses
7240	Student Records: Access and Challenge
7250	Student Privacy, Parental Access to Information, and Administration of Certain Physical Examinations to Minors
STUDENT CONDUCT
7310	School Conduct and Discipline
7320	Comprehensive Alcohol/Chemical Substance Policy
7330	Searches and Interrogations
7340	Bus Rules and Regulations
7350	Corporal Punishment
7360	Weapons in School and the Gun-Free Schools Act
STUDENT ACTIVITIES
7410	Extracurricular Activities
7420	Sports and the Athletic Program
7430	Contests for Students, Student Awards and Scholarships
7440	Musical Instruments
7450	Fund Raising by Students
7460	Constitutionally Protected Prayer in the Public Schools
7470	Student Government
STUDENT WELFARE
7510	Student Health Services
7520	Accidents and Medical Emergencies
7530	Child Abuse
7540	Suicide
7550	Complaints and Grievances by Students
7560	Notification of Sex Offenders
7570	Supervision of Students
7580	Safe Public School Choice Option to Students who are Victims of a Violent Criminal Offense
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
7610	Special Education: District Plan
7620	Students with Disabilities Participating in School District Programs
7630	Appointment and Training of CSE and CPSE Members
7640	Student Individualized Education Program (IEP): Development and Provision
7650	Identification and Register of Children with Disabilities
7660	Parent Involvement for Children with Disabilities
7670	Impartial Hearings/Selection of Impartial Hearing Officers
7680	Independent Educational Evaluations
7690	Special Education Mediation
Series 8000 - INSTRUCTION
CURRICULUM (GENERAL)
8110	Curriculum Development, Resources and Evaluation
8120	Request for Part 100 Variance or Part 200 Innovative Program Waiver From Commissioner's Regulations
8130	Equal Educational Opportunities
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY INSTRUCTION
8210	Safety Conditions and Programs
8220	Career and Technical (Occupational) Education
8230	Guidance Program
8240	Instructional Programs: Driver Education, Gifted and Talented Education and Physical Education
8250	Evaluation of the Instructional Program
8260	Programs and Projects Funded by Title I
8270	Instructional Technology
8280	Instruction for English Language Learners or Students with Limited English Proficiency
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
8310	Purposes of Instructional Materials
8320	Selection of Library and Audiovisual Materials
8330	Objection to Instructional Materials
8340	Textbooks/Workbooks
8350	Use of Copyrighted Materials
8360	Religious Expression in the Instructional Program
INSTRUCTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS
8410	School Calendar and School Day
8420	Opening Exercises
8430	Independent Study
8440	Homework
8450	Home Tutoring (Temporary Instruction)
8460	Field Trips
8470	Home Instruction (Home Schooling)

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