Board Policy Manual

South Eastern Special Education District Jasper County

This manual may be changed at any time at the sole discretion of the Governing Board and/or the Director, whichever has appropriate jurisdiction, subject only to mandatory collective bargaining requirements.

Index

Index of Statutes

Section 1

• 1:10          District Legal Status
• 1:20          District Organization, Operations, and Cooperative Agreements
• 1:24          Membership
• 1:30          District Philosophy

Section 2

Governance

• 2:10          District Governance
• 2:20          Powers and Duties of the District Boards

Board Member

• 2:40          Board Member Qualifications
• 2:70          Vacancies on the Boards – Filling Vacancies
• 2:80          Governing and Executive Board Member Ethics
• 2:100        Governing and Executive Board Member Conflict of Interest
• 2:105        Ethics and Gift Ban
• 2:110        Qualifications, Term, and Duties of Governing and Executive Board Officers
• 2:120        Board Member Development
• 2:125        Board Member Compensation; Expenses

Board Relationships

• 2:130       Board – Director Relationship
• 2:140       Communications to and from the Boards
• 2:150       Committees
• 2:160       Board Attorney
  • 2:160-E Exhibit – Checklist for Selecting a Board Attorney
• 2:170       Procurement of Architectural, Engineering, and Land Surveying Services

Board Meetings

• 2:200       Board Meeting Procedures of the Governing and Executive Boards
• 2:210       Organizational Governing and Executive Board Meeting
• 2:220       Board Meeting Procedures of the Governing and Executive Boards
• 2:230       Public Participation at Governing and Executive Board Meetings

Board Policy

• 2:240       Board Policy Development

Board Records

• 2:250       Access to Cooperative Public Records

Uniform Grievance Procedure

• 2:260       Uniform Grievance Procedure

School Board

• 2:265       Title IX Sexual Harassment Grievance Procedure

Section 3

• 3:10          Goals and Objectives
• 3:30          Chain of Command
• 3:40          Director
• 3:50          Administrative Personnel Other Than the Director
• 3:60          Administrative Responsibility of the Assistant Director and Technical Assistance Supervisors
• 3:62          Staff Supervision
• 3:70          Succession of Authority

Section 4

• 4:10           Fiscal and Business Management
• 4:15           Identity Protection
• 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
• 4:100         Insurance Management
• 4:110         Transportation
• 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

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 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; 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
• 5:290         Employment Termination and Suspensions
• 5:300         Schedules and Employment Year
• 5:320         Evaluation
• 5:330         Sick Days, Holidays, and Leaves

Section 6

Philosophy and Goals

• 6:10           Educational Philosophy and Objectives

Educational Calendar and Organization

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

Curriculum

• 6:40           Programs and Curriculum Development
• 6:60           Curriculum Content
• 6:65           Social and Emotional Development
• 6:70           Teaching About Religions
• 6:80           Teaching About Controversial Issues

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
• 6:122         Service Animals in the School District
• 6:140         Education of Homeless Children

Instructional Resources

• 6:200         Instructional Arrangements
• 6:210         Instructional Materials
• 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

Achievement

• 6:280         Grading and Promotion
• 6:290         Homework
• 6:340         Student Testing and Assessment Program

Section 7

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
• 7:50           School Admissions/Eligibility for Services
• 7:60           Residence

Attendance

• 7:70           Attendance and Truancy
• 7:80           Release Time for Religious Instruction/Observance
• 7:90           Release During School Hours
• 7:92           Closed Campus
• 7:100         Health and Dental Examinations, Immunizations, and Exclusion of Students
• 7:120         Special Education Evaluation

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         Prevention of and Response to Bullying, Intimidation, and Harassment
• 7:185         Teen Dating Violence Prohibited
• 7:190         Student Behavior
• 7:200         Suspension Procedures
• 7:230         Misconduct by Students with Disabilities

Welfare Services

• 7:250         Student Support 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

Activities

• 7:305         Student Athlete Concussions and Head Injuries
• 7:310         Restrictions on Publications; Elementary Schools
• 7:315         Restrictions on Publications; High Schools

Records

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

Section 8

• 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
• 8:50           Visitors to the Schools
• 8:70           Accommodating Individuals with Disabilities
• 8:80           Gifts to the District
• 8:95           Parental Involvement
• 8:100         Relations with Other Organizations and Agencies
• 8:110         Public Suggestions and Concerns