Policy

Policy Manual - separate policies (all are pdf files)

Cover

Index of Statues

Index

Section 1: School District Organization

Section 2: Board of Education

Section 3: General School Administration

Section 4: Operational Services

Section 5: Personnel

Section 6: Instruction

Section 7: Students

Section 8: Community Relations

Section 1: School District Organization

1:10     School District Legal Status

1:10-E1     Exhibit - Legal Establishment of District 208

1:10-E2     Exhibit - School District Boundaries and Area

1:20     District Organization, 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     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 Board of Education - Filling Vacancies

2:70-E     Exhibit - Checklist for Filling Board Vacancy by Appointment

2:80     Board Member Oath and Conduct

2:80-E     Exhibit - Board Member Code of Conduct

2:90     OPEN

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

2:140-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

2:180     OPEN

Board Meetings

2:190     Mailing Lists for Receiving Board Material

2:200     Types of Board of Education Meetings

2:210     Organizational Board of Education Meeting

2:220     Board of Education 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

2:230     Public Participation at Board of Education Meetings and Petitions to the Board

Board Policy

2:240 Board Policy Development

2:240-E1 Exhibit - Developing Local Policy

Board Records

2:250 Access to District Public Records

Uniform Grievance Procedure

2:260 Uniform Grievance Procedure

Section 3: General School Administration

3:10     Goals and Objectives

3:20     OPEN

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

4:12     Operating Fund Balances

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

4:70     Resource Conservation

4:80     Accounting and Audits

4:90     Activity Funds

4:100     Insurance Management

4:110     Transportation

4:120     Food Services

4:130     Free Food Services

4:140     Waiver of Student Fees

4:150     Facility Management and Building Programs

4:160     Environmental Quality of Buildings and Grounds

4:170     Safety

4:180     Pandemic Preparedness

Section 5: Personnel

General Personnel

5:10     Equal Employment Opportunity and Minority Recruitment

5:20     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

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

5:122     Private Tutoring

5:130     Responsibilities Concerning Internal Information

5:140     Solicitations By or From Staff

5:150     Personnel Records

5:160     OPEN

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     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

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     Student Social and Emotional Development

6:70     Teaching About Religions

6:80     Teaching About Controversial Issues

6:90    RESERVED

6:100     Using Animals in the Educational Program

Special Programs

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     RESERVED

6:140     Education of Homeless Children

6:145     RESERVED

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

6:200     OPEN

6:210     Instructional Materials

6:220    OPEN

6:230     Library Media Program

6:230-E1     Library Policy Manual

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

6:300     Graduation Requirements

6:310     Credit for Alternative Courses and Programs, and Course Substitutions

6:320     High School Credit for Proficiency

6:330     Achievement and Awards

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     RESERVED

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

Attendance

7:70     Attendance and Truancy

7:80     Release Time for Religious Instruction/Observance

7:90     Release During School Hours

7:100     Health and Eye Examinations, Immunizations, and Exclusion of Students

7:110     OPEN

7:120     OPEN

Rights and Responsibilities

7:130     Student Rights and Responsibilities

7:140     Search and Seizure

7:150     Agency and Police Interviews

7:160     Student Appearance

7:165     RESERVED

7:170     Vandalism

7:180     Preventing Bullying, Intimidation, and Harassment

7:190     Student Discipline

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 Support Services

7:260     Exemption from Physical Activity

7:270     Administering Medicines to Students

7:275     Orders to Forego Life-Sustaining Treatment

7:280     Communicable and Chronic Infectious Disease

7:290     RESERVED

Activities

7:300     Extracurricular Athletics

7:310     Restrictions on Publications and Written or Electronic Material

7:320     OPEN

7:325     Student Fund-Raising Activities

7:330     Student Use of Buildings - Equal Access

Records

7:340 Student Records

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

8:40     RESERVED

8:50     OPEN

8:60     OPEN

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

8:100-E     Exhibit - Brookfield Zoo - Hold Harmless Agreement

8:110     Public Suggestions and Complaints