Board Policies

Section 1: SCHOOL DISTRICT ORGANIZATION

1:10	School District Legal Status
1:20	District Organizations, Operations, and Cooperative Agreements
1:30	School District Philosophy

Section 2: BOARD OF EDUCATION

Governance

2:10	School District Governance
2:20	Powers and Duties of the Board of Education

Board Member

2:30	Board of Education Elections
2:40	Board Member Qualifications
2:50	Board Member Term of Office
2:60	Board Member Removal From Office
2:70	Vacancies on Board of Education - Filling Vacancies
2:80	Board Member Oath and Conduct
2:100	Board Member Conflict of Interest
2:105	Ethics and Gift Ban
2:110	Qualifications, Term, and Duties of Board Officers
2:120	Board Member Development
2:125	Board Member Expenses

Board Relationships

2:130	Board-Superintendent Relationship*
2:140	Communications To and From the Board
2:150	Committees
2:160	School Attorney
2:170	Procurement of Architectural, Engineering, and Land Surveying Services

Board Meetings

2:200	Types of Board of Education Meetings
2:210	Organizational Board of Education Meeting
2:220	Board of Education Meeting Procedure
2:230	Public Participation at Board of Education Meetings and Petitions to the Board

Board Policy

2:240	Board Policy Development

Board Records

2:250	Access To District's Public Records

Uniform Grievance Procedure

2:260	Uniform Grievance Procedure
2:265	Title IX Sexual Harassment Grievance Procedure

DISCRIMINATION

2:270	Discrimination and Harassment on the Basis of Race, Color, and National Origin Prohibited

Section 3: GENERAL SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION

3:10	Goals and Objectives
3:30	C hain of Command
3:40	Superintendent
3:50	Administrative Personnel Other Than the Superintendent
3:60	Administrative Responsibility of the Building Principal
3:70	Succession of Authority

Section 4: OPERATIONAL SERVICES

4:10	Fiscal and Business Management
4:15	Identity Protection
4:20	Transfer of Funds
4:30	Revenue 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	Student Activity Fund Management
4:100	Insurance Management
4:110	Transportation
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
4:165	Awareness and Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse and Grooming Behaviors
4:170	Safety
4:175	Convicted Child Sex Offender Screening
4:180	Pandemic Preparedness; Management; and Recovery
4:190	Targeted School Violence Prevention Program

Section 5: PERSONNEL

General Personnel

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 Standard
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
5:120	Employee Ethics; Code of Professional Conduct; and Conflict of Interest
5:125	Personal Technology and Social Media; Usage and Conduct
5:130	Responsibilities Concerning Internal Information
5:150	Personnel Records
5:160	Release Of Credit Information
5:170	Copyright For Publication or Sale of Instructional Materials and Computer Programs Developed By Employees
5:175	Tax-Sheltered 403(b) Retirement Programs
5:180	Temporary Illness or Temporary Incapacity
5:185	Family and Medical Leave

Professional Personnel

5:190	Teacher Qualifications
5:200	Terms and Conditions of Employment and Dismissal
5:210	Resignations and Retirement
5:220	Substitute Teachers
5:230	Maintaining Student Discipline
5:240	Suspension
5:250	Leaves of Absence
5:260	Student Teachers

Educational Support Personnel

5:270	Employment At-Will, Compensation, and Assignment
5:280	Teacher Aides, Coaches, and Bus 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

Philosophy and Goals

6:10	Educational Philosophy and Objectives
6:15	School Accountability

Educational Calendar and Organization

6:20	School Year Calendar and Day
6:30	Organization of Instruction

Curriculum

6:40	Curriculum Development
6:50	School Wellness
6:60	Curriculum Content
6:65	Students Social and Emotional Development
6:70	Teaching About Religions
6:80	Teaching About Controversial Issues
6:90	Kindergarten
6:100	Using Animals in the Educational Program

Special Programs

6:110	Supportive Services for Truants
6:120	Special Education
6:135	Accelerated Placement Program
6:140	Education of Homeless Children
6:150	Home and Hospital Instruction
6:160	English Language Learners
6:170	Title I Programs
6:180	Extended Instructional Programs
6:190	Extracurricular and Co-Curricular Activities

Instructional Resources

6:210	Instructional Materials
6:230	Library Media Program
6:235	Access to Electronic Networks
6:240	Field Trips
6:250	Community Resource Persons and Volunteers
6:255	Assemblies and Ceremonies
6:260	Complaints About Curriculum, Instructional Materials, and Programs

Guidance and Counseling

6:270	Guidance and Counseling Program

Achievement

6:280	Grading and Promotion
6:290	Homework
6:310	Credit for Alternative Courses and Programs, and Course Substitutions*
6:340	Student Testing and Assessment Program

Section 7: STUDENTS

Equity

7:10	Equal Educational Opportunities
7:15	Student and Family Privacy Rights
7:20	Harassment of Students Prohibited

Assignment and Admission

7:30	Student Assignment
7:40	Nonpublic School Students, Including Parochial and Home-Schooled Students
7:50	School Admissions
7:60	Residence

Attendance

7:70	Attendance and Truancy
7:80	Release Time For Religious Instruction/Observance
7:90	Release During School Hours
7:100	Health Examinations, Immunizations, and Exclusion of Students
7:110	Student Transfers

Rights and Responsibilities

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
7:185	Teen Dating Violence Prohibited
7:190	Student Behavior
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

Welfare Services

7:250	Student Welfare Services
7:260	Exemption From Physical Education
7:270	Administering Medicines To Students
7:275	Orders to Forgo Life-Sustaining Treatment
7:280	Communicable and Chronic Infectious Disease
7:285	Anaphylaxis Prevention, Response, and Management Program
7:290	Suicide and Depression Awareness and Prevention
7:295	Service Animals on School Premises for Assistance of Students Activities
7:300	Extracurricular Athletics
7:305	Student Athlete Concussions and Head Injuries
7:310	Publications
7:325	Student Fund - Raising Activities

Records

7:340	Student Records
7:345	Use of Educational Technologies; Student Data Privacy and Security

Section 8: COMMUNITY RELATIONS

8:10	Public Relations
8:20	Community Use of School Facilities
8:25	Distribution and Display of Community Flyers and Posters
8:30	Visitors To and Conduct On School Property
8:40	Spectator Conduct and Sportsmanship For Athletic and Extracurricular Events
8:70	Accommodating Individuals With Disabilities
8:80	Gifts to the District
8:90	Parent Organizations
8:95	Parental Involvement
8:100	Relations With Other Organizations and Agencies
8:110	Public Complaints

Future Meetings

You are invited to the meetings of the Board of Education. Meetings begin at 7:00 p.m. at Central School (unless otherwise noted on the agenda). It will be held in Young Auditorium. Each agenda provides a time for "Public Comments" when citizens may address the Board.

Meetings of the Board are scheduled for the following dates for the school year:

Thursday, August 14, 2025
Thursday, September 11, 2025
Thursday, October 9, 2025
Thursday, November 13, 2025
Thursday, December 11, 2025
Thursday, January 8, 2026
Thursday, February 12, 2026
Thursday, March 12, 2026
Thursday, April 9, 2026
Thursday, May 14, 2026
Thursday, June 11, 2026

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