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1. School District Organization

Section 1 describes the organization of our school district.

1.10 School District Legal Status (43.99 KB)

1.20 District Organization, Operations, and Cooperative Agreement (46.56 KB)

1.30 School District Philosophy (48.04 KB)

2. Board of Education

Section 2 explains the organization of the Board of Education.

2.10 School District Governance (44.35 KB)

2.20 Powers and Duties of the School Board: Indemnification (59.92 KB)

2.30 School District Elections (43.18 KB)

2.40 Board Member Qualifications (43.59 KB)

2.50 Board Member Term of Office (54.78 KB)

2.60 Board Member Removal from Office (39.81 KB)

2.70 Vacancies on School Board—Filling Vacancies (57.63 KB)

2.80 Board Member Oath and Conduct (68 KB)

2.100 Board Member Conflict of Interest (45.54 KB)

2.105 Ethics and Gift Ban (96.42 KB)

2.110 Qualification, Term, and Duties of Board Officers (78.37 KB)

2.120 Board Member Development (59.41 KB)

2.125 Board Member Compensation; Expenses (73.61 KB)

2.130 Board-Superintendent Relationship (64.47 KB)

2.140 Communications To and From the Board (55.87 KB)

2.150 Committees (57.78 KB)

2.160 Board Attorney (43.07 KB)

2.170 Procurement of Architectural, Engineering and Land Surveying Services (53.74 KB)

2.200 Types of School Board Meetings (79.79 KB)

2.210 Organizational School Board Meeting (57.26 KB)

2.220 School Board Meeting Procedure (89.49 KB)

2.230 Public Participation at School Board Meetings and Petitions to the Board (58.12 KB)

2.240 Board Policy Development (59.32 KB)

2.250 Access to District's Public Records (75.6 KB)

2.260 Uniform Grievance Procedure (114.96 KB)

2.265 Title IX Grievance Procedure (99.96 KB)

2.270 Discrimination and Harassment on the Basis of Race, Color, and National Origin Prohibited (103.79 KB)

3. General School Administration

Section 3 - General School Administration

3.10 Goals and Objectives (56.69 KB)

3.20 Organizational Chart (48.25 KB)

3.30 Line and Staff Relations (43.47 KB)

3.40 Superintendent (63.86 KB)

3.50 Administrative Personnel Other Than the Superintendent (52.17 KB)

3.60 Administrative Responsibility of the Building Principal (42.39 KB)

3.70 Succession of Authority (41.86 KB)

4. Operational Services

Section 4 - Operational Services

4.10 Fiscal and Business Management (72.91 KB)

4.15 Identity Protection (76.82 KB)

4.20 Fund Balances (42.95 KB)

4.30 Revenue and Investments (102.08 KB)

4.40 Incurring Debt (58.12 KB)

4.45 Insufficient Fund Checks (68.4 KB)

4.50 Payment Procedures (55.11 KB)

4.55 Use of Procurement Cards (50.69 KB)

4.60 Purchases and Contracts (83.32 KB)

4.70 Resource Conservation (53.29 KB)

4.80 Accounting and Audits (71.52 KB)

4.81 Capital Asset (111.78 KB)

4.90 Student Activity and Fiduciary Funds (56.92 KB)

4.100 Insurance Management (50.93 KB)

4.110 Transportation (65.21 KB)

4.120 Food Service (59.32 KB)

4.140 Waiver of Student Fees (63.54 KB)

4.150 Facility Management and Building Programs (58.97 KB)

4.160 Environmental Quality of Buildings and Grounds (60.8 KB)

4.165 Awareness and Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse and Grooming Behaviors (82.83 KB)

4.170 Safety and Security (70 KB)

4.175 Convicted Child Sex Offender; Screening; Notifications (52.23 KB)

4.190 Targeted School Violence Prevention Program (60.44 KB)

5. Personnel

Section 5 - Personnel

5.10 Equal Employment Opportunity and Minority Recruitment (103.31 KB)

5.20 Workplace Harassment Prohibited (111.59 KB)

5.30 Hiring Process and Criteria (80.06 KB)

5.35 Compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act (63.12 KB)

5.40 Personnel Communicable and Chronic Infectious Disease (68.67 KB)

5.50 Drug- and Alcohol-Free Workplace; E-Cigarette, Tobacco, and Cannabis Prohibition (80.43 KB)

5.60 Expenses (75.14 KB)

5.70 Religious Holidays (39.44 KB)

5.80 Court Duty (40.99 KB)

5.90 Abused and Neglected Child Reporting (98.11 KB)

5.100 Staff Development Program (87.46 KB)

5.110 Recognition for Service (39.43 KB)

5.120 Employee Ethics; Conduct; and Conflict of Interest (107.4 KB)

5.125 Personal Technology and Social Media; Usage and Conduct (79.89 KB)

5.130 Responsibilities Concerning Internal Information (46.18 KB)

5.140 Solicitations By or From Staff (38.55 KB)

5.150 Personnel Records (62.35 KB)

5.170 Copyright (52.41 KB)

5.180 Temporary Illness of Temporary Incapacity (60.43 KB)

5.185 Personnel Family and Medical Leave (68.54 KB)

5.190 Teacher Qualifications (46.76 KB)

5.200 Terms and Conditions of Employment and Dismissal (64.39 KB)

5.210 Resignations (42.1 KB)

5.220 Substitute Teachers (50.55 KB)

5.230 Maintaining Student Discipline (56.41 KB)

5.240 Suspension (50.42 KB)

5.250 Leave of Absence (76.84 KB)

5.260 Student Teacher (63.17 KB)

5.270 Employment At-Will, Compensation and Assignment (49.61 KB)

5.280 Duties and Qualifications (67.35 KB)

5.285 Drug and Alcohol Testing for School Bus and Commercial Vehicle Drivers (45.22 KB)

5.290 Employment Termination and Suspensions (53.94 KB)

5.300 Schedules and Employment Year (47.74 KB)

5.310 Compensatory Time-Off (53.78 KB)

5.320 Evaluation (42.51 KB)

5.330 Sick Days, Vacation, Holidays, and Leaves (74.42 KB)

6. Instruction

Section 6 - Instruction

6.10 Educational Philosophy and Objectives (58.05 KB)

6.15 School Accountability (61.25 KB)

6.20 School Year Calendar and Day (56.82 KB)

6.30 Organization of Instruction (50.01 KB)

6.40 Curriculum Development (64.29 KB)

6.50 School Wellness (106.2 KB)

6.60 Curriculum Content (94.6 KB)

6.65 Student Social and Emotional Development (50.12 KB)

6.70 Teaching about Religions (40.03 KB)

6.80 Teaching About Controversial Issues (42.79 KB)

6.100 Using Animals in the Educational Program (42.15 KB)

6.105 Guidelines for the use of Professional Therapy Dogs (94.53 KB)

6.110 Programs for Students At Risk of Academic Failure and/or Dropping Out of School and Graduation Incentives Program (43.04 KB)

6.120 Education of Children with Disabilities (58.36 KB)

6.130 Program for the Gifted (42.56 KB)

6.135 Accelerated Placement Program (62.75 KB)

6.140 Education of Homeless Children (61.72 KB)

6.145 Migrant Students (41.95 KB)

6.150 Home and Hospital Instruction (45.02 KB)

6.160 English Learners (46.58 KB)

6.170 Title 1 Programs (42.34 KB)

6.180 Extended Instructional Programs (9.55 KB)

6.184 Sterling Alternative Program (Pathways Academy) (8.5 KB)

6.190 Extracurricular and Co-curricular Activities (56.94 KB)

6.210 Instructional Materials (46.04 KB)

6.230 Library Media Program (63.99 KB)

6.235 Access to Electronic Networks (63.16 KB)

6.240 Field Trips (43.42 KB)

6.250 Community Resources Persons and Volunteers (64.37 KB)

6.255 Assemblies and Ceremonies (55.27 KB)

6.260 Complaints About Curriculum, Instruction Materials, and Programs (55.66 KB)

6.270 Guidance and Counseling Program (55 KB)

6.280 Grading and Promotion (43.6 KB)

6.290 Homework (40.29 KB)

6.300 Graduation Requirements (49.5 KB)

6.310 High School credit for Non-District Experiences; Course Substitutions; Re-entering Students (81.29 KB)

6.320 High School Credit for Proficiency (60.52 KB)

6.330 Awards and Scholarships (42.29 KB)

6.340 Student Testing and Assessment Program (59.42 KB)

7. Students

Section 7 - Students

7.10 Equal Educational Opportunities (69.07 KB)

7.15 Student and Family Privacy Rights (70.05 KB)

7.20 Harassment of Students Prohibited (86.82 KB)

7.30 Student Assignment and Intra-District Transfer (54.46 KB)

7.40 Nonpublic School Students, Including Parochial and Home-Schooled Students (59.63 KB)

7.50 School Admissions and Student Transfers To and From Non-District Schools (88.87 KB)

7.60 Residence (67.64 KB)

7.70 Attendance and Truancy (85.55 KB)

7.80 Students Release Time for Religious Instruction/Observance (45.53 KB)

7.90 Release During School Hours (44.42 KB)

7.100 Health, Eye, and Dental Examinations; Immunizations, and Exclusion of Students (85.33 KB)

7.130 Student Rights and Responsibilities (52.49 KB)

7.140 Search and Seizure (58.76 KB)

7.150 Agency and Police Interviews (51.2 KB)

7.160 Student Appearance (54.63 KB)

7.170 Vandalism (40.56 KB)

7.175 Closed Campus (4.92 KB)

7.180 Prevention of and Response Bullying, Intimidation, and Harassment (116.59 KB)

7.185 Teen Dating Violence Prohibited (68.69 KB)

7.190 Student Behavior (141.14 KB)

7.195 Random Drug Testing (37.86 KB)

7.200 Suspension Procedures (52.62 KB)

7.210 Expulsion Procedures (60.95 KB)

7.220 Bus Conduct (59.23 KB)

7.230 Misconduct by Students with Disabilities (43.79 KB)

7.240 Conduct Code for Participants in Extracurricular Activities (67.09 KB)

7.245 Academic Requirement Policy for High School Students Involved In School-Related Activities (67.05 KB)

7.250 Student Support Services (55.17 KB)

7.260 Exemption from Physical Education (62.5 KB)

7.270 Administering Medicines to Students (101.6 KB)

7.275 Orders to Forgo Life-Sustaining Treatment (46.04 KB)

7.280 Communicable and Chronic Infectious Disease (40.98 KB)

7.285 Anaphylaxis Prevention, Response, and Management Program (71.72 KB)

7.290 Suicide and Depression Awareness and Prevention (80.46 KB)

7.300 Extracurricular Activities (62.45 KB)

7.305 Student Athlete Concussions and Head Injuries (73.38 KB)

7.310 Restrictions on Publications: Elementary Schools (68.59 KB)

7.323 Students Solicitation/Contract for Sales by Outside Organizations (43.42 KB)

7.325 Student Fundraising Activities (65.05 KB)

7.330 Student Use of Buildings - Equal Access (82.5 KB)

7.340 Student Records (66.76 KB)

8. Community Relations

Section 8 - Community Relations

8.10 Connection with the Community (51.37 KB)

8.20 Community Use of School Facilities (47.68 KB)

8.25 Advertising and Distributing Materials in Schools Provided by Non-School Related Entities (56.76 KB)

8.30 Visitors to and Conduct on School Property (77.55 KB)

8.60 Exclusive Bargaining Representative Agent (40.41 KB)

8.70 Accommodating Individuals With Disabilities (47.2 KB)

8.80 Gifts to the District (58.19 KB)

8.90 Parent Organizations and Booster Clubs (49.36 KB)

8.95 Community Relations (42.89 KB)

8.100 Relations with Other Organizations and Agencies (42.16 KB)

8.110 Public Suggestions and Concerns (57.73 KB)

8.115 Recording District Athletic Events (43.47 KB)

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