Policy Manual

Bushnell-Prairie City CUSD 170

Bushnell-Prairie City Community Unit School District 170
- SECTION 1 - SCHOOL DISTRICT ORGANIZATION
  - 1:10 School District Legal Status
  - 1:20 District Organization, Operations, and Cooperative Agreements
  - 1:30 School District Philosophy
- SECTION 2 - SCHOOL BOARD
  - 2:10 School District Governance
  - 2:20 Powers and Duties of the School Board; Indemnification
  - 2:30 School District Elections
  - 2:40 Board Member Qualifications
  - 2:50 Board Member Term of Office
  - 2:60 Board Member Removal from Office
  - 2:70 Vacancies on the School Board - Filling Vacancies
  - 2:80 Board Member Oath and Conduct
    - 2:80-E Exhibit - Board Member Code of 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 Compensation; Expenses
    - 2:125-E3 Exhibit - Resolution to Regulate Expense Reimbursements
  - 2:130 Board-Superintendent Relationship
  - 2:140 Communications To and From the Board
    - 2:140-E Exhibit - Guidance for Board Member Communications, Including Email Use
  - 2:150 Committees
  - 2:160 Board Attorney
  - 2:170 Procurement of Architectural, Engineering, and Land Surveying Services
  - 2:200 Types of School Board Meetings
  - 2:210 Organizational School Board Meeting
  - 2:220 School Board Meeting Procedure
  - 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
  - 2:260 Uniform Grievance Procedure
  - 2:265 Title IX Grievance Procedure
  - 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 Chain 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 Fund Balances
  - 4:30 Revenue and Investments
  - 4:40 Incurring Debt
  - 4:45 Insufficient Fund Checks and Debt Recovery
  - 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 and Fiduciary Funds
  - 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; Notifications
  - 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
      - 5:20-E Exhibit - Resolution to Prohibit Sexual Harassment
    - 5:30 Hiring Process and Criteria
    - 5:35 Compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act
    - 5:40 Communicable and Chronic Infectious Disease
    - 5:50 Drug- and Alcohol-Free Workplace; E-Cigarette, Tobacco, and Cannabis Prohibition
    - 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 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
    - 5:140 Solicitations By or From Staff
    - 5:150 Personnel Records
    - 5:170 Copyright
    - 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
    - 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 Duties and Qualifications
    - 5:285 Drug and Alcohol Testing for School Bus and Commercial Vehicle 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
  - 6:10 Educational Philosophy and Objectives
  - 6:15 School Accountability
  - 6:20 School Year Calendar and Day
  - 6:30 Organization of Instruction
  - 6:40 Curriculum Development
  - 6:50 School Wellness
  - 6:60 Curriculum Content
  - 6:65 Student Social and Emotional Development
  - 6:70 Teaching about Religions
  - 6:80 Teaching about Controversial Issues
  - 6:100 Using Animals in the Educational Program
  - 6:110 Programs for Students At Risk of Academic Failure and/or Dropping Out of School and Graduation Incentives Program
  - 6:120 Education of Children with Disabilities
  - 6:130 Program for the Gifted
  - 6:135 Accelerated Placement Program
  - 6:140 Education of Homeless Children
  - 6:145 Migrant Students
  - 6:150 Home and Hospital Instruction
  - 6:160 English Learners
  - 6:170 Title I Programs
    - 6:170-AP1, E1 Exhibit - District-Level Parent and Family Engagement Compact
    - 6:170-AP1, E2 Exhibit - School-Level Parent and Family Engagement Compact
  - 6:180 Extended Instructional Programs
  - 6:185 Remote Educational Program
  - 6:190 Extracurricular and Co-Curricular Activities
  - 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
  - 6:270 Guidance and Counseling Program
  - 6:280 Grading and Promotion
  - 6:290 Homework
  - 6:300 Graduation Requirements
  - 6:310 High School Credit for Non-District Experiences; Course Substitutions; Re-Entering Students
  - 6:315 High School Credit for Students in Grade 7 or 8
  - 6:320 High School Credit for Proficiency
  - 6:330 Achievement and Awards
  - 6:340 Student Testing and Assessment Program
- SECTION 7 - STUDENTS
  - 7:10 Equal Educational Opportunities
    - 7:10-E Exhibit - Equal Educational Opportunities Within the School Community
  - 7:15 Student and Family Privacy Rights
  - 7:20 Harassment of Students Prohibited
  - 7:30 Student Assignment
  - 7:40 Nonpublic School Students, Including Parochial and Home-Schooled Students
  - 7:50 School Admissions and Student Transfers To and From Non-District Schools
  - 7:60 Residence
  - 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 Exclusion of Students
  - 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 Prevention of and Response to 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
  - 7:250 Student Support Services
  - 7:260 Exemption from Physical Education
  - 7:270 Administering Medicines to Students
  - 7:280 Communicable and Chronic Infectious Disease
  - 7:285 Anaphylaxis Prevention, Response, and Management Program
  - 7:290 Suicide and Depression Awareness and Prevention
  - 7:300 Extracurricular Athletics
  - 7:305 Student Athlete Concussions and Head Injuries
  - 7:310 Restrictions on Publications; Elementary Schools
  - 7:315 Restrictions on Publications; High Schools
  - 7:325 Student Fundraising Activities
  - 7:330 Student Use of Buildings - Equal Access
  - 7:340 Student Records
  - 7:345 Use of Educational Technologies; Student Data Privacy and Security
- SECTION 8 - COMMUNITY RELATIONS
  - 8:10 Connection with the Community
  - 8:20 Community Use of School Facilities
  - 8:25 Advertising and Distributing Materials in Schools Provided by Non-School Related Entities
  - 8:30 Visitors to and Conduct on School Property
  - 8:70 Accommodating Individuals with Disabilities
  - 8:80 Gifts to the District
  - 8:90 Parent Organizations and Booster Clubs
  - 8:95 Parental Involvement
  - 8:100 Relations with Other Organizations and Agencies
  - 8:110 Public Suggestions and Concerns
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