Damiansville Elementary District 62 Policy Manual

Section 1 - School District Organization
- 1.10 School District Legal Status
- 1.20 District Organization, Operations, and Cooperative Agreements
- 1.20AP Administrative Procedure - Checklist for Handling Intergovernmental Agreement Requests
- 1.30 School District Philosophy
Section 2 - School Board
- 2.10 School District Governance
- 2.20 Powers and Duties of the School Board
- 2.20-E Exhibit - Waiver and Modification Request Process
- 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
- 2.70-E Exhibit - Checklist for Filling Board Vacancies by Appointment
- 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
- 2.120-E Exhibit - Guidelines for Serving as a Mentor to a New School Board Member
- 2.125 Board Member Expenses
- 2.125-E1 Exhibit - Board Member Travel Expense Voucher
- 2.125-E2 Exhibit - Board Member Travel Expense Purchase Order
- 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
- 2.150-AP Administrative Procedure - Superintendent Committees
- 2.160 Board Attorney
- 2.170 Procurement of Architectural, Engineering, and Land Surveying Services
- 2.170-AP Administrative Procedure - Qualification Based Selection
- 2.190 Mailing Lists for Receiving Board Material
- 2.200 Types of School Board Meetings
- 2.220 School Board Meeting Procedure
- 2.220-E1 Exhibit - Board Treatment of Closed Meeting Verbatim Records and Minutes
- 2.220-E2 Exhibit - Motion to Adjourn to Closed Meeting
- 2.220-E3 Exhibit - Closed Meeting Minutes
- 2.220-E4 Exhibit - Open Meeting Minutes
- 2.220-E5 Exhibit - Semi-Annual Review of Closed Meeting Minutes
- 2.220-E6 Exhibit - Log of Closed Meeting Minutes
- 2.230 Public Participation at School Board Meetings and Petitions to the Board
- 2.240 Board Policy Development
- 2.240-E1 Exhibit - PRESS Issue Updates
- 2.240-E2 Exhibit - Developing Local Policy
- 2.240-E3 Exhibit - Policy Manual Updates
- 2.250 Access to District Public Records
- 2.250-AP1 Administrative Procedure - Access to and Copying of District Public Records
- 2.250-AP2 Administrative Procedure - Protocols for Record Preservation and Development of Retention Schedules
- 2.250-E1 Exhibit - Written Request for District Public Records
- 2.250-E2 Exhibit - Immediately Available District Public Records
- 2.250-E3 Exhibit - Inspection Report for District Records
- 2.260 Uniform Grievance Procedure
- 2.260-AP Administrative Procedure - Guidelines for Investigating Complaints and Allegations of Misconduct
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
- 4.15-AP Administrative Procedure - Protecting the Privacy of Social Security Numbers
- 4.15-E1 Exhibit - Letter to Employees Regarding Protecting the Privacy of Social Security Numbers
- 4.15-E2 Exhibit - Statement of Purpose for Collecting Social Security Numbers
- 4.15-E3 Exhibit - Statement for Employee Manual or District Website Describing the District's Purpose for Collecting Social Security Numbers
- 4.20 Fund Balances
- 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
- 4.60-AP1 Administrative Procedure - Purchases
- 4.70 Resource Conservation
- 4.80 Accounting and Audits
- 4.90 Activity Funds
- 4.100 Insurance Management
- 4.110 Transportation
- 4.110-AP1 Administrative Procedure - School Bus Post-Accident Checklist
- 4.110-AP2 Administrative Procedure - Pre-Trip and Post-Trip Inspection; Bus Driving Comments
- 4.120 Food Services
- 4.130 Free and Reduced-Price Food Services
- 4.140 Waiver of Student Fees
- 4.140-AP Administrative Procedure - Fines, Fees, and Charges - Waiver of Student Fees
- 4.140-E1 Exhibit - Application for Fee Waiver
- 4.140-E2 Exhibit - Response to Application for Fee Waiver, Appeal, and Response to Appeal
- 4.150 Facility Management and Building Programs
- 4.160 Hazardous and Infectious Materials
- 4.170 Safety
- 4.170-AP1 Administrative Procedure - Comprehensive Safety and Crisis Program
- 4.170-AP2 Administrative Procedure - Criminal Offender Notification Laws
- 4.170-AP3 Administrative Procedure - School Bus Safety Rules
- 4.170-AP4 Administrative Procedure - Emergency Response to Homeland Security Codes
- 4.170-AP5 Administrative Procedure - Unsafe School Choice Option
- 4.170-AP6 Administrative Procedure - Plan for Responding to a Medical Emergency at a Physical Fitness Facility
- 4.170-AP6, E1 Exhibit - School Staff AED Notification Letter
- 4.170-AP6, E2 Exhibit - Automated External Defibrillator Incident Report
- 4.170-AP7 Administrative Procedure - Targeted School Violence Prevention Program
- 4.170-AP7, E1 Exhibit - Threat Assessment Decision Tree
- 4.170-AP7, E2 Exhibit - Threat Assessment Documentation
- 4.170-AP7, E3 Exhibit - Targeted School Violence Prevention and Threat Assessment Education
- 4.170-E1 Exhibit - Accident or Injury Form
- 4.170-E2 Exhibit - Memo to Staff Members Regarding Contacts by Media About a Crisis
- 4.170-E3 Exhibit - Emergency Medical Information for Students Having Special Needs or Medical Conditions Who Ride School Buses
- 4.170-E4 Exhibit - Letter to Parents Regarding Student Safety
- 4.170-E6 Exhibit - Informing Parents About Offender Community Notification Laws
- 4.180 Pandemic Preparedness
Section 5 - Personnel
- 5.10 Equal Employment Opportunity and Minority Recruitment
- 5.10-AP Administrative Procedure - Workplace Accommodations for Nursing Mothers
- 5.20 Workplace Harassment Prohibited
- 5.20-AP Administrative Resource - Sample Questions for Conducting the Internal Sexual Harassment in the Workplace Investigation
- 5.30 Hiring Process and Criteria
- 5.30-AP1 Administrative Procedure - Interview Questions
- 5.30-AP2 Administrative Procedure - Investigations
- 5.35 Compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act
- 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 and Conduct
- 5.120-AP1 Administrative Procedure - Statement of Economic Interests for Employees
- 5.130 Responsibilities Concerning Internal Information
- 5.140 Solicitations By or From Staff
- 5.150 Personnel Records
- 5.150-AP Administrative Procedure - Personnel Records
- 5.170 Copyright
- 5.180 Temporary Illness or Temporary Incapacity
- 5.185 Family and Medical Leave
- 5.190 Teacher Qualifications
- 5.200 Terms and Conditions of Employment and Dismissal
- 5.210 Resignations
- 5.220 Substitute Teachers
- 5.220-AP Administrative Procedure - 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 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
- 6.15-AP Administrative Procedure - School Choice and Supplemental Educational Services
- 6.15-E1 Exhibit - 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
- 6.40-AP Administrative Procedure - Curriculum Development
- 6.50 School Wellness
- 6.60 Curriculum Content
- 6.60-AP Administrative Procedure - Comprehensive Health Education Program
- 6.60-E Exhibit - Notice to Parents/Guardians of Students Enrolled in Family Life and Sex Education Classes
- 6.65 Student Social and Emotional Development
- 6.70 Teaching About Religions
- 6.70-AP Administrative Procedure - Teaching About Religions
- 6.80 Teaching About Controversial Issues
- 6.100 Using Animals in the Educational Program
- 6.100-AP Administrative Procedure - Dissection of Animals
- 6.100-E Exhibit - Guidelines and Application for Using Animals in School Facilities
- 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
- 6.120-AP Administrative Procedure - Special Education Procedures Assuring the Implementation of Comprehensive Programming for Children with Disabilities
- 6.120-AP1, E2 Exhibit - Special Education Required Notice and Consent Forms
- 6.120-AP2 Administrative Procedure - Access to Classrooms and Personnel
- 6.120-AP2, E1 Exhibit - Request to Access Classroom(s) or Personnel for Special Education Evaluation and/or Observation Purposes
- 6.120-E Exhibit - Notice to Parents/Guardians Regarding Section 504 Rights
- 6.130 Program for the Gifted
- 6.140 Education of Homeless Children
- 6.140-AP Administrative Procedure - Education of 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 Administrative Procedure - Checklist for Development, Implementation, and Maintenance of Parent Involvement Compacts for Title I Programs
- 6.170-AP2 Administrative Procedure - Notice to Parents Required by No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
- 6.170-AP3 Administrative Procedure - No Child Left Behind Checklist
- 6.170-E1 Exhibit - District-Level Parental Involvement Compact
- 6.170-E2 Exhibit - School-Level Parental Involvement Compact
- 6.180 Extended Instructional Programs
- 6.190 Extracurricular and Co-Curricular Activities
- 6.190-AP Administrative Procedure - Academic Eligibility for Participation in Extracurricular Activities
- 6.210 Instructional Materials
- 6.230 Library Media Program
- 6.235 Access to Electronic Networks
- 6.235-AP1 Administrative Procedure - Acceptable Use of Electronic Networks
- 6.235-AP2 Administrative Procedure - Web Publishing Guidelines
- 6.235-E1 Exhibit - Letter to Parents/Guardians Regarding Student Use of the District’s Electronic Networks
- 6.235-E2 Exhibit - Authorization for Electronic Network Access
- 6.235-E3 Exhibit - Online Privacy Statement
- 6.235-E4 Exhibit - Keeping Yourself and Your Kids Safe On Social Networks
- 6.240 Field Trips
- 6.240-AP Administrative Procedure - Field Trip Guidelines
- 6.250 Community Resource Persons and Volunteers
- 6.250-AP Administrative Procedure - Securing and Screening Resource Persons and Volunteers
- 6.250-E Exhibit - Resource Person and Volunteer Information Form and Waiver of Liability
- 6.255 Assemblies and Ceremonies
- 6.260 Complaints About Curriculum, Instructional Materials, and Programs
- 6.260-E Exhibit - Curriculum Objection
- 6.270 Guidance and Counseling Program
- 6.280 Grading and Promotion
- 6.280-AP Administrative Procedure - Evaluating and Reporting Student Achievement
- 6.290 Homework
- 6.300 Graduation Requirements
- 6.340 Student Testing and Assessment Program
Section 7 - Students
- 7.10 Equal Educational Opportunities
- 7.15 Student and Family Privacy Rights
- 7.15-E Exhibit - Notification to Parents of Family Privacy Rights
- 7.20 Harassment of Students Prohibited
- 7.20-AP Administrative Procedure - Harassment of Students Prohibited
- 7.30 Student Assignment and Intra-District Transfer
- 7.40 Nonpublic School Students, Including Parochial and Home-Schooled Students
- 7.40-AP Administrative Procedure - Placement of Nonpublic School Students Transferring Into the District
- 7.50 School Admissions and Student Transfers To and From Non-District Schools
- 7.50-AP Administrative Procedure - School Admissions and Student Transfers To and From Non-District Schools
- 7.50-E Exhibit - Student Transfer Form
- 7.60 Residence
- 7.60-AP1 Administrative Procedure - Challenging a Student’s Residence Status
- 7.60-AP2 Administrative Procedure - Establishing Student Residency
- 7.60-AP2, E1 Exhibit - Letter of Residence from Landlord in Lieu of Lease
- 7.60-AP2, E2 Exhibit - Letter of Residence to Be Used When the Person Seeking to Enroll a Student Is Living with a District Resident
- 7.60-AP2, E3 Exhibit - Evidence of Non-Parent’s Custody, Control, and Responsibility of a Student
- 7.60-E1 Exhibit - Letter of Residence from Landlord in Lieu of Lease
- 7.60-E2 Exhibit - Letter of Residence to Be Used When the Person Seeking to Enroll a Student Is Living with a District Resident
- 7.60-E3 Exhibit - Evidence of Non-Parent’s Custody, Control, and Responsibility of a 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 Exclusion of Students
- 7.130 Student Rights and Responsibilities
- 7.140 Search and Seizure
- 7.140-AP Administrative Procedure - Use of Metal Detectors for Student Safety
- 7.150 Agency and Police Interviews
- 7.150-AP Administrative Procedure - Agency and Police Interviews
- 7.160 Student Appearance
- 7.165 School Uniforms
- 7.170 Vandalism
- 7.180 Preventing Bullying, Intimidation, and Harassment
- 7.190 Student Discipline
- 7.190-AP1 Student Handbook - Hazing Prohibited
- 7.190-AP2 Student Handbook - Gang Activity Prohibited
- 7.190-AP3 Administrative Procedure - Guidelines for Reciprocal Reporting of Criminal Offenses Committed by Students
- 7.190-AP4 Administrative Procedure - Use of Isolated Time Out and Physical Restraint
- 7.190-AP5 Student Handbook - Electronic Devices
- 7.190-E1 Exhibit - Aggressive Behavior Reporting Letter and Form
- 7.190-E2 Student Handbook Checklist
- 7.200 Suspension Procedures
- 7.210 Expulsion Procedures
- 7.220 Bus Conduct
- 7.220-AP Administrative Procedure - Electronic Recordings on School Buses
- 7.230 Misconduct by Students with Disabilities
- 7.240 Conduct Code for Participants in Extracurricular Activities
- 7.240-AP1 Administrative Procedure - Code of Conduct for Extracurricular Activities
- 7.240-AP2 Administrative Procedure - Extracurricular Drug and Alcohol Testing Program
- 7.250 Student Support Services
- 7.250-AP1 Administrative Procedure - Measures to Control the Spread of Head Lice at School
- 7.250-AP2 Administrative Procedure - Protocol for Responding to Students with Social, Emotional, or Mental Health Problems
- 7.260 Exemption from Physical Activity
- 7.270 Administering Medicines to Students
- 7.270-AP Administrative Procedure - Dispensing Medication
- 7.270-E Exhibit - School Medication Authorization Form
- 7.275 Orders to Forgo Life-Sustaining Treatment
- 7.280 Communicable and Chronic Infectious Disease
- 7.280-AP Administrative Procedure - Managing Students with Communicable or Infectious Diseases
- 7.280-E1 Exhibit - Placement of Students with AIDS
- 7.280-E2 Exhibit - Reporting and Exclusion Requirements for Common Communicable Diseases
- 7.280-E3 Exhibit - Prevention of Staphylococcal Infections for Schools
- 7.285 Food Allergy Management Program
- 7.285-AP Administrative Procedure - Implementing a Food Allergy Management Program
- 7.290 Adolescent Suicide Awareness and Prevention Programs
- 7.290-AP Administrative Procedure - Adolescent Suicide and Crisis Intervention
- 7.300 Extracurricular Athletics
- 7.300-E1 Exhibit - Agreement to Participate
- 7.300-E2 Exhibit - Certificate of Physical Fitness for Participation in Athletics
- 7.300-E3 Exhibit - Authorization for Medical Treatment
- 7.310 Restrictions on Publications
- 7.310-AP Administrative Procedure - Guidelines for Student Distribution of Non-School Sponsored Publications
- 7.325 Student Fund-Raising Activities
- 7.325-E Exhibit - Application and Procedures to Solicit Students for Fund-Raising
- 7.330 Student Use of Buildings - Equal Access
- 7.330-AP Administrative Procedure - Student Use of Buildings and Equal Access
- 7.330-E Exhibit - Application for Student Groups that Are Not School Sponsored to Request Free Use of School Premises for Meetings
- 7.340 Student Records
- 7.340-AP Administrative Procedure - Student Records
- 7.340-E1 Exhibit - Notice to Parents/Guardians and Students of Their Rights Concerning a Student’s School Records
- 7.340-E2 Exhibit - Using a Photograph or Video Recording of a Student
- 7.340-E3 Exhibit - Letter to Parents Concerning Military Recruiters and Postsecondary Institutions Receiving Student Directory Information
- 7.340-E4 Exhibit - Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Military Recruiter Access to Students and Student Information
- 7.340-E5 Exhibit - Biometric Information Collection Authorization
Section 8 - Community Relations
- 8.10 Connection with the Community
- 8.20 Community Use of School Facilities
- 8.20-AP Administrative Procedure - Community Use of School Facilities
- 8.20-E Exhibit - Application and Procedures for Use of School Facilities
- 8.25 Advertising and Distributing Materials in Schools Provided by Non-School Related Entities
- 8.25-AP Administrative Procedure - Advertising and Distributing Materials in Schools Provided by Non-School Related Entities
- 8.30-AP Administrative Procedure - Definition of Child Sex Offender
- 8.30-E1 Exhibit - Letter to Parent Regarding Visits to School by Child Sex Offenders
- 8.30-E2 Exhibit - Child Sex Offender’s Request for Permission to Visit School Property
- 8.40 Spectator Conduct at School Events
- 8.70 Accommodating Individuals with Disabilities
- 8.80 Gifts to the District
- 8.90 Parent Organizations and Booster Clubs
- 8.95 Parental Involvement
- 8.95-AP Administrative Procedure - Parental Involvement
- 8.95-E1 Exhibit - Letter Notifying Parents/Guardians of School Visitation Rights
- 8.95-E2 Exhibit - Verification of School Visitation
- 8.100 Relations with Other Organizations and Agencies
- 8.110 Public Suggestions and Concerns