Policy Manual Index
| Title | Series Number |
| Educational Philosophy – Section 100 | |
|
Statement of Guiding Principles |
100 |
|
Educational Philosophy |
102 |
|
Educational Goals |
104 |
|
District Mission, Vision |
106 |
|
School Board – Section 200 |
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|
Statement of Guiding Principles |
200 |
|
School District Name |
202 |
|
District Policy |
204 |
|
Strategic Planning |
205 |
|
Public Charter Schools |
206 |
|
Public Charter School Petition |
207 |
|
BOARD |
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Composition of the Board |
210 |
|
Board Authority |
212 |
|
Functions of the Board |
214 |
| Duties of the Board | 215 |
| Duties of Board Officers | 216 |
| Code of Ethics | 218 |
| Ethics in Government | 219 |
| Advisory Committees | 220 |
| Complaint Resolution | 222 |
| Membership in State and National Associations | 224 |
| Compensation for Expenses | 226 |
| Board Member Conflict of Interest | 228 |
| TRUSTEES | |
| School District Trustee Zones | 240 |
| Trustee Qualifications | 242 |
| Trustee Nomination and Election | 244 |
| Trustee Vacancy | 246 |
| MEETING/PUBLIC RECORDS | |
| New Trustee Orientation | 247 |
| Agenda Preparation | 260 |
| Board Meetings | 262 |
| Annual Meeting of the Board | 264 |
| Regular Meetings of the Board | 266 |
| Special Meetings of the Board | 268 |
| Public Hearings | 269 |
| Executive Sessions | 270 |
| Minutes of the Meeting | 272 |
| Quorum at Board Meetings | 274 |
| Access to Public Records | 276 |
| Public Records Request Form | 276F3 |
| Record Retention and Destruction | 277 |
| CIVIL RIGHTS | |
| Discrimination Prohibited | 290 |
| Reasonable Accommodation for Persons with Disabilities | 292 |
| Civil Rights Grievance Procedure | 294 |
| Administration – Section 300 | |
| Statement of Guiding Principles | 300 |
| Administrative Appointment | 302 |
| Superintendent Appointment | 304 |
| Superintendent Evaluation | 305 |
| Superintendent Authority | 306 |
| Principal Contracts | 308 |
| Principal Evaluations | 310 |
| Administrative Personnel Expenses | 312 |
| Employing Retired Administration | 314 |
| School Calendar | 350 |
| District Organization | 352 |
| Emergency School Closure | 354 |
| Health or State/National Emergency Plan | 355 |
| School Holidays | 356 |
| Electronic Signature and Filing | 358 |
| Personnel – Section 400 | |
| GENERAL PROVISIONS | |
| Statement of Guiding Principles | 400 |
| Organizational Chart (Line of Authority) | 400.1 |
| Idaho State Veteran Employment Preference | 400.10 |
| Reporting New Employees | 400.50 |
| Reasonable Workplace Accommodations to Qualified Individuals with Disabilities | 401 |
| Criminal History Checks for Employees, Volunteers & Contractors | 402 |
| Equal Opportunity Assurance | 402.15 |
| Reporting of Criminal Offense | 402.5 |
| Employee Drug and Alcohol Use | 403 |
| Employee Drug and Alcohol Testing | 403.50 |
| Employer Recommendations | 404 |
| Access to Applicant’s Employment History | 404.10 |
| Employee’s Child Interaction | 404.15 |
| Applicants: Information on Past Job Performance | 404.50 |
| Applicants: Information on Past Job Performance Release Form (Without Prior Public School Work) | 404.50F1 |
| Applicants: Information on Past Job Performance Release & Authorization Form | 404.50F2 |
| Gifts to Employees | 405 |
| Investigating and Reporting Suspected Child Abuse, Abandonment or Neglect | 406 |
| LEAVE | |
| Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and Legal Attachment | 407 |
| Sick Leave | 407.50 |
| Jury Duty | 408 |
| Military Leave | 409 |
| Administrative Leave for Certificated Employees | 409.50 |
| PROTECTIONS | |
| Non-Discrimination in Employment | 410 |
| Personnel Files | 411 |
| General Personnel Regulations | 412 |
| Delegation of Responsibility and Authority | 412.5 |
| Political Activities | 413 |
| Sexual Harassment | 414 |
| Whistle Blower | 416 |
| Employee Volunteers | 417 |
| Participation by School Groups in Public Events | 417.5 |
| Personnel Conflict of Interest | 418 |
| Complaints Concerning School Personnel | 418.5 |
| Fund Raising Drives | 419 |
| Supplementation of Worker’s Compensation Benefits | 419.10 |
| Employee Behavior | 419.5 |
| Safety Management Program | 420 |
| HIPPA Privacy Rule | 421 |
| Name Clearing Hearing | 422 |
| Name Clearing Hearing Procedure | 422P1 |
| Immunity from Motor Vehicle Liability | 425 |
| Teacher Responsibilities and Duties | 426 |
| Employees Dress and Conduct | 427 |
| Qualifications & Training Requirements of Instructional Paraprofessionals | 430 |
| CERTIFICATED EMPLOYEES | |
| Definition of Certificated Employee | 440 |
| Professional Growth and Teacher Responsibility | 440.5 |
| Assignment and Transfer of Certificated Employees | 441 |
| Code of Ethics for Certificated Employees | 442 |
| Code of Ethics for Certificated Employees: Acknowledgment of Receipt | 442F1 |
| Suspension of Certificated Professional Employees | 442.5 |
| Certificated Employees Evaluations | 443 |
| Professional Insurance For Educators | 443.10 |
| Employment Contracts with Certificated Employees | 444 |
| Probation of Certificated Employees | 445 |
| Negotiated Agreement Terms | 446 |
| Provisions of Employment | 446.5 |
| Recruitment of Certificated Employees | 447 |
| Reduction in Force Regarding Certificated Employees | 448 |
| Release from Contract of Certificated Employees | 449 |
| Release Time for Certificated Employees | 450 |
| Substitute Teacher | 451.5 |
| Suspension of Teaching Certificate | 452 |
| Support Programs | 453 |
| Certificated Discharge | 454 |
| Teacher of the Year and Application | 455 |
| Reading Programs In-Service Training | 456 |
| Supplemental Contracts | 457.10 |
| Reassignment of Administrative Employees | 459 |
| Informal Review Procedure for Certificated Employees | 460 |
| Qualifications of Certificated Personnel | 461 |
| Staffing Patterns | 462 |
| Title I Professional Development | 463 |
| FLSA: Exempt Employees | 464 |
| Employing Retired Teachers | 465 |
| Leadership Premiums for Instructional Employees | 466 |
| NON-CERTIFICATED EMPLOYEE | |
| Definition of Non-Certificated Personnel | 470 |
| Non-Certificated Employees: At-Will Employment | 471 |
| COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS | |
| Salary Schedules for Non-Certificated Personnel | 472 |
| Group Health Insurance for Non-Certificated Employees | 473 |
| Retirement and Workman’s Compensation and Disability | 473.5 |
| Evaluation of Non-Certificated Employees | 474 |
| FLSA: Non-Exempt Employees and Overtime Requirements | 475 |
| Grievance Procedure for Non-Certificated Employees | 476P1 |
| LEAVE | |
| Absence Without Pay for Non-Certificated Employees | 477 |
| Illness or Death in Immediate Family: Non-Certificated Employees | 478 |
| Classified Employee of the Year | 481 |
| Employee Use of Electronic Communication And Social Media | 490 |
| Acceptable Use of Internet, Computer and Network Resources for Employees | 491 |
| Resources for Employees: User Agreement | 491F1 |
| Outside Employment | 492 |
| Outside Employment: Request for Approval Form | 492F1 |
| Students – Section 500 | |
| Statement of Guiding Principles | 500 |
| Standard Dress Code | 501 |
| Student Handbooks | 502 |
| Student Publications | 504 |
| Student Harassment | 506 |
| Prohibition Against Harassment, Intimidation, and Bullying | 506.50 |
| Juvenile Sex Offenders | 507 |
| Foreign Exchange Students | 508 |
| Tracking Foreign Exchange Students and Foreign Exchange Visitors | 509 |
| School Climate | 512 |
| Evacuation/Fire Drills | 514 |
| Freedom of Speech and Expression | 516 |
| Restraint or Seclusion of a Student | 518 |
| ATTENDANCE | |
| Proof of Age and Identification | 520 |
| Attendance Zones | 521 |
| School Attendance & Habitual Truancy | 522 |
| Truancy | 522.5 |
| Attendance Records | 523 |
| Student Driving Privileges | 524 |
| Divorced or Estranged Parents: Rights and Responsibilities | 528 |
| DISCIPLINE | |
| Maintenance of Orderly Conduct | 540 |
| Prohibition of Weapons | 541 |
| Searches by School Officials | 542 |
| Student Suspension | 543 |
| Student Expulsion/Denial of Enrollment | 544 |
| Disciplining Students with Disabilities (IDEA) | 545 |
| Disciplining Students with Disabilities (Section 504) | 546 |
| Corporal Punishment | 547 |
| Theft or Destruction of School Property | 548 |
| Prohibition of Gang Activities | 549 |
| Assault and Battery | 550 |
| Student Drug, Alcohol and Tobacco Use | 551 |
| Hazing Prohibition | 552 |
| Student Use of Electronic Communication And Entertainment Devices | 553 |
| Adolescent Relationship Abuse and Sexual Assault | 554 |
| Food Allergies | 559 |
| STUDENT HEALTH | |
| Administering Medication | 561 |
| Accidents and Illness of Students | 561.1 |
| Exclusion for Communicable Diseases | 562 |
| Exclusion for Head Lice | 563 |
| Health Records and Emergency Care | 564 |
| Immunization Requirements | 565 |
| Student Suicidal Prevention | 566 |
| Students with a Living Will and Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care | 567 |
| School Wellness Policy | 568 |
| ACTIVITIES | |
| Concussions | 569.50 |
| Concussion Procedures | 569.50P1 |
| Extracurricular Student Activities & Fee Schedule | 570 |
| Interscholastic Activities | 571 |
| Eligibility and Participation in Interscholastic Activities | 572 |
| Athletic Activities Insurance | 573 |
| Extracurricular Awards | 574 |
| Transportation to School-Sponsored Activities | 575 |
| Field Trips | 576 |
| Extended Student Trips | 577 |
| Student Groups in School Facilities | 579 |
| Educational Programs – Section 600 | |
| Statement of Guiding Principles | 600 |
| Accreditation | 602 |
| Personnel Standards | 604 |
| Curriculum Standards, Alignment & Assessment | 605 |
| Selection of Curriculum Materials | 606 |
| Teacher/Time Request | 607 |
| Elementary School Required Instruction | 607.50 |
| Middle School/Junior High School Required Instruction | 608 |
| Middle School/Junior High School Credit | 609 |
| Awarding High School Credit for Courses Taken Before Ninth Grade | 609.50 |
| High School Graduation Requirements | 610 |
| High School Graduation Requirements: Alternate Measures for Demonstrating Proficiency | 611 |
| Idaho Opportunity Scholarship Program | 612 |
| Commencement | 614 |
| Early Graduation | 616 |
| Correspondence Courses | 618 |
| Credit Acceptance for Transferring Students | 620 |
| Credit by Examination | 622 |
| Rapha W. Brown Memorial Scholarship & Application | 623 |
| Participation in Statewide Assessments | 624 |
| Promotion of Students | 626 |
| ENROLLMENT | |
| Dual Enrollment | 630 |
| Open Enrollment | 631 |
| 8 in 6 Program | 632 |
| Master Advancement Program (MAP) | 632.50 |
| Dual Credit Programs | 633 |
| Advanced Opportunities Participation Form | 633F1 |
| Advanced Opportunities-Student Registration Instruction | 633P1 |
| Postsecondary Enrollment Options | 634 |
| Postsecondary Enrollment Options: Acknowledgment of Counseling Prior to Enrollment | 634F1 |
| K-12 Early Out Program | 635 |
| Student Safety Measures | 635.50 |
| CURRICULUM/MATERIALS | |
| Student Fees | 638 |
| Parental Rights and Involvement | 639 |
| Curriculum | 640 |
| Citizenship, U.S. Constitution, National Flag & Colors | 641 |
| Communication Skills | 642 |
| Controversial Issues | 644 |
| Guest Speakers | 646 |
| Health/Wellness | 648 |
| Lesson Plans | 650 |
| Library and Resource Center Materials | 652 |
| Audio Visual Aides | 655 |
| Sex Education | 656 |
| Social Studies | 658 |
| Musical Instruments & Rental Agreement | 659 |
| Technology | 660 |
| Prohibition Against Reproduction of Copyrighted Materials | 661 |
| Vocational Education | 663 |
| Workforce Skills | 664 |
| SPECIAL PROGRAMS | |
| Special Education Services to Private School Students | 669 |
| Special Education(IDEA) | 670 |
| Special Education – Written Agreements | 670.10 |
| Section 504 | 671 |
| Section 504: Notice of Rights | 671F1 |
| Section 504: Hearing Procedure | 671P1 |
| Gifted/Talented Education | 672 |
| Reading Assessment and Intervention Program | 673 |
| Limited English Proficiency Programs | 674 |
| Professional Technical Schools | 675 |
| Placement of Students at Alternative Schools | 676 |
| Title I – Development of Parental Involvement Policy | 677 |
| Title I Parental Involvement | 677.10 |
| Federal Impact Aid | 677.50 |
| Release Time | 678 |
| Religion In Schools | 679 |
| Homeless Student Education | 679.50 |
| Homeless Student Education: Notification of Denial of Enrollment Decision Form | 679.50F1 |
| Homeless Student Education: Appeal of Enrollment Decision Form | 679.50F2 |
| Out-of-State Students in Residential Facilities | 679.60 |
| STUDENT RECORDS | |
| Transfer of Student Records | 680 |
| Student Surveys and Medical Exams | 680.50 |
| Student Privacy and Parental Access to Information: PPRA Annual Notice of Rights | 680. |
| Student Privacy and Parental Access to Information: PPRA Consent/Opt-Out Form | 680.50F2 |
| Student Records | 681 |
| Student Records: FERPA Annual Notice of Rights | 681F1 |
| Student Records: FERPA Annual Notice of Directory Information | 681F2 |
| FERPA Directory Information Opt-Out- Form | 681F3 |
| Student Data Privacy and Security | 681.50 |
| Class Record Book | 682 |
| Grading | 684 |
| Permanent Student Records | 686 |
| Report Cards | 688 |
| Student Learning Plans | 690 |
| COMPUTER | |
| Computer Software | 696 |
| Acceptable Use of Internet, Computer and Network Resources for students | 698 |
| Acceptable Use of Internet, Computer and Network Resources for students: User Agreement | 698F1 |
| Technology Instruction and Determining Average Daily Attendance (ADA) | 699 |
| STUDENT TRANSPORTATION | |
| Student Transportation | 710 |
| Student Transportation System | 712 |
| Transportation of Nonpublic School Students | 714 |
| Transportation Liability Insurance | 716 |
| Transportation Vehicle Purchase Fund | 717 |
| Contracts for Student Transportation Service | 718 |
| Activity Busing | 720 |
| Kindergarten Bus Routes | 721 |
| Alternate School Bus | 722 |
| Unauthorized School Bus Entry | 722.5 |
| School Bus Rental Authorization | 723 |
| Student Bus Conduct | 730 |
| School Bus Emergencies | 732 |
| BUS DRIVER CONDUCT | |
| School Bus Driver | 738 |
| Duties of School Bus Drivers | 740 |
| Bus Driver Conduct | 742 |
| Bus Driver Drug and Alcohol Testing Program | 744 |
| Bus Warning Violations | 746 |
| Vehicle Accidents | 747 |
| SCHOOL LUNCH MEALS | |
| Supervisor of School Food Service | 769 |
| School Lunch Meals | 770 |
| Student Nutrition & Physical Activity | 771 |
| Charging School Meals | 771.50 |
| Business Procedures – Section 800 | |
| Statement of Guiding Principles | 800 |
| BONDING/INSURANCE | |
| Fidelity Bond | 802 |
| Insurance | 804 |
| Bond & Licensure Requirements for Public Works | 806 |
| Conditions for Use of District Vehicles | 808 |
| BUDGET | |
| Budget Planning and Adoption | 810 |
| Budget Adjustments | 812 |
| District Telephone Usage | 813 |
| Monthly Budget and Treasurer’s Report | 814 |
| Disclosure Requirements for Bond and Levy Elections | 816 |
| FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | |
| Annual Statement of Financial Condition | 820 |
| Audit of Financial Statements | 822 |
| Financial Emergency | 824 |
| Gifts, Grants and Bequests | 830 |
| Income from Sale or Use of School Property | 832 |
| Increase in Fees | 834 |
| Investments | 836 |
| Activity Funds | 838 |
| Intellectual Property | 839 |
| PAYROLL | |
| Payroll Deductions | 840 |
| Payroll Periods | 842 |
| Supplemental Pay | 844 |
| Travel Allowance & Travel Form | 846 |
| PURCHASING | |
| Purchasing | 850 |
| Purchasing or Leasing Personal Property | 850.30 |
| Service Contracts | 850.60 |
| Public Works Construction | 850.90 |
| Supplemental Bidding Procedures | 851 |
| Internal Business Controls & Procedures | 852 |
| Bond Account | 852.50 |
| Signature Authority | 862 |
| Commercial Vendors | 863 |
| HIPAA Privacy Rule Compliance | 864 |
| Use of School District Credit Cards | 868 |
| RECORD KEEPING | |
| Board of Trustee Records | 870 |
| Storage and Retrieval of Business Records | 871 |
| Inventory Records of Fixed Assets | 872 |
| Property Disposal Procedures | 873 |
| Personnel Records | 874 |
| District Expenditures Website | 876 |
| Time and Effort Reporting Requirements | 877 |
| Time and Effort Reporting Procedure | 877P1 |
| Time and Effort Supervisor’s Certification/Assurance Form | 877F1 |
| Electronic Signatures and Records | 880 |
| Buildings and Sites – Section 900 | |
| Statement of Guiding Principles | 900 |
| Building and Grounds Maintenance and Development | 902 |
| Uniform Public School Building Safety | 904 |
| Asbestos Management Plan | 906 |
| Rental/Use of School District Facilities | 910 |
| Key Distribution and Usage | 911 |
| Acquisition and Sale of Personal Property | 920 |
| Acquisition and Sale of Real Property | 922 |
| Excision and Annexation of Territory | 927 |
| Contracts for Recreational Facilities | 930 |
| Use of Contract Services | 932 |
| Trespass on School District Properties | 934 |
| Electronic Surveillance | 940 |
| Tobacco Use on District Property | 950 |
| Employee Use of School District Equipment | 960 |
| Service Animals | 970 |
| Animals in School | 971 |
| Community Relations – Section 1000 | |
| Statement of Guiding Principles | 1000 |
| Parent Involvement in Educational Process | 1002 |
| Cooperation with Law Enforcement Agencies | 1004 |
| Registered Sex Offenders | 1006 |
| Community Involvement | 1010 |
| Patron Complaint | 1012 |
| Public Relations | 1014 |
| Activity Exempt Night & Sunday Activities | 1016 |
| Student Community Involvement | 1020 |
| Public Performance by Students | 1022 |
| Contests for Students | 1024 |
| Participation in Fund Drives | 1026 |
| Money-Raising Activities in School | 1028 |
| Gifts to Personnel | 1040 |
| Loan of School Equipment | 1042 |
| Advertising in the Schools | 1044 |
| Patron Conduct at District Programs & Activities | 1046 |
| Parental Notification of Teacher Qualifications | 1050 |
| Recruitment of High School Students | 1054 |
| Drones – Unmanned Aircraft Systems | 1055 |