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UNIVERSAL POLICIES

U-3000 STUDENTS

Student Protection

  • U-3570 Emergency School Closure

U-4000 STUDENT, STAFF, AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS

Student, Staff, and Public Conduct

  • U-4085 Sexual Harassment (Title IX)
  • U-4301 Bullying, Harassment, and Intimidation

 

POLICIES BY CATEGORY

100 EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY

Philosophy

  • 100 Educational Philosophy
  • 110 Statement of Guiding Principles

 

1000 THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES 

Continuity of the Board

  • 1000 Name of School District
  • 1010 Organization and Classification
  • 1020 District Organization Plan and Authority Flow Chart
    • 1020E Flow Chart

School Board Elections

  • 1100 Membership
  • 1110 Board Elections
  • 1110E Zone Election Dates
  • 1120 Taking Office
  • 1125 New Board Member Orientation
  • 1130 Resignation
  • 1140 Vacancies
  • 1150 Removing an Officer

Organization and Government of the Board

  • 1200 Annual Organizational Meeting
  • 1205 School Board Powers and Duties
  • 1220 Duties of the Board Chairman
  • 1221 Duties of the Board Vice Chairman
  • 1222 Duties of the Board Treasurer
  • 1223 Duties of the Board Clerk
  • 1240 Duties of Individual Trustees
  • 1250 Committees
  • 1260 Authorization of Signatures
  • 1265 Electronic Signatures

Governance

  • 1300 Strategic Planning
  • 1301 Suspension of Policies
  • 1305 Administration in Policy Absence
  • 1310 Administrative Procedures
  • 1315 Changes to Board Approved Administrative Procedures
  • 1320 Policy Adoption
  • 1325 Policy Development
  • 1330 Policy Review and Evaluation
  • 1340 Policy Manuals
  • 1350 Management Rights
  • 1360 Hiring of Legal Council

 Principles of Operations

  • 1410 Consultants
  • 1420 Board and Staff Communications
  • 1430 Board and Superintendent Relationship
  • 1440 Trustee Expenses
  • 1450 Trustee Insurance
  • 1460 Board Participation in Activities
  • 1465 Board Use of Electronic Mail and Social Media

Board Meetings and Board Meeting Procedures

  • 1500 Board Meetings
  • 1510 Board Agenda Items
  • 1520 Advance Information Procedures
  • 1530 Open Meeting Law Compliance and Cure
  • 1535 Written Minutes
  • 1560 Special Hearing on Controversial Issues

Board Ethics, Growth and Development

  • 1600 Board's Code of Conduct for School Board Members
  • 1610 Conflict of Interest
  • 1630 Evaluation of Board
  • 1640 Board Development Opportunities

 

2000 Instruction

Educational Goals

  • 2000 Educational Goals

 
Curriculum

  • 2100 Curriculum Development and Assessment
  • 2110 Lesson Plan
  • 2113 Use of Curriculum
  • 2120 Program Evaluation and Diagnostic Tests
  • 2130 Research Studies
  • 2140 Student and Family Privacy Rights
  • 2150 Copyright
  • 2160 Classroom Use of Videos, DVDs, and Movies
  • 2172 Internet Publishing
  • 2175 Digital Citizenship and Safety Education

Citizenship

  • 2180 Flag Displays
  • 2185 Pledge of Allegiance/National Anthem

 
Instructional Organization

  • 2200 School Calendar
  • 2201 Instructional Hours
  • 2210 School Closure
  • 2220 Pre-Kindergarten Programs (Preschools)
  • 2230 Grade Organization
  • 2240 Class Size

Programs and Services

  • 2300 Educational Programs and Services Approval and Evaluation
  • 2310 Health Enhancement
  • 2335 Tutoring
  • 2340 Controversial Issues and Academic Freedom
  • 2341 Speakers in the Classroom and at School Functions
  • 2350 Student Religious Activity at School
  • 2365 Testing and Assessment
  • 2367 Advanced Opportunities
  • 2370 Interscholastic Activities
  • 2380 Homebound, Hospital and Home Instruction
    • 2380P Homebound, Hospital, and Home Instruction Procedures
    • 2380F1 Parents Request for Homebound Services
    • 2380F2 Medical Request for Homebound Services
  • 2390 English Learner Program
  • 2395 School Yearbooks

Special or Alternative Instruction

  • 2400 Provision of Special Education
  • 2410 Special Education Handbook
  • 2411 Section 504 Students
  • 2420 Comparability of Personnel
  • 2425 Comparability of Curriculum Materials and Instructional Supplies
  • 2428 Parental Rights
  • 2440 BOS Enrollment Requirements
  • 2450 Partnership for Special Needs Students
  • 2455 Programs and Services for Special Needs Students
  • 2460 Dual Enrollment
  • 2465 Extended Learning Opportunities

Instructional Materials

  • 2500 Educational Media Center
  • 2540 Selection and Adoption of Curricular Materials
  • 2545 Internet Filtering

Trips

  • 2555 Extended Out-of-District Travel
  • 2557 Unsponsored Student Activities or Trips
  • 2560 Elementary Field Trips
  • 2565 Chaperones

 
Grading and Promotion

  • 2600 Promotion/Retention (K-6)
  • 2615 Transfer of Credit
  • 2620 Grading and Progress Reports
  • 2630 Homework
  • 2635 Make-Up Work
  • 2640 Middle School Credit
    • 2640E1 Middle School Credit Exhibit
    • 2640E2 Middle School Credit Exhibit
    • 2640P Middle School Credit Procedures

 
Communication with Parents

  • 2655 Parent-Teacher Conferences

 
Graduation

  • 2700 High School Graduation Requirements
    • 2700P1 Comprehensive High School Graduation Requirements Procedures
    • 2700P1 Comprehensive High School Graduation Requirements Procedures - (Spanish)
    • 2700P2 Alternative-Specialty High School Graduation Requirements Procedure
    • 2700P2 Alternative-Specialty High School Graduation Requirements Procedure - (Spanish)
  • 2715 Early Graduation
  • 2720 Participation in Commencement Exercises
  • 2750 Academic Honors

Accreditation

  • 2915 BOS Inventories
  • 2930 BOS Rental Fees and Service Charges
  • 2935 BOS Virus Protection Policy
  • 2940 Software Purchase and Installation

 

3000 STUDENTS

Enrollment and Attendance

  • 3000 Entrance Age
  • 3002 Birth Certificate
  • 3002 Birth Certificate - Spanish
  • 3004 Immunization Requirements
    • 3004E Summary of Immunization Requirements
  • 3006 Proof of Residency
    • 3006E Proof of Residency FAQ
  • 3010 Open Enrollment
  • 3025 Transfer of Credit
  • 3030 Dual Enrollment
  • 3031 Post Secondary Dual Enrollment
  • 3040 Compulsory Attendance
  • 3050 Attendance
  • 3050E Idaho Code Relevant to School Attendance
  • 3055 Attendance for Driving Privileges
  • 3060 Education of Homeless Students
  • 3060P1 Education of Homeless Students Procedures
    • 3060P2 Homeless Student Dispute Resolution Procedures
  • 3070 Students of Legal Age
  • 3090 Foreign Exchange Students
  • 3095 I-20 Foreign Student Admission

 
Student Rights and Responsibilities

  • 3100 Programs for At-Risk/Disadvantaged Students
  • 3105 Service Animals on School Property
  • 3105F Request for Use of Service Animal on School Premises
  • 3106 Therapy Dogs
  • 3110 Scheduling of High School Students
  • 3115 Physical Restraint and Seclusion
  • 3125 Juvenile Sex Offenders at School
  • 3212 Section 504 Hearing
  • 3220 Student Use of Buildings: Equal Access
  • 3240 School-Sponsored Student Publications
  • 3245 Distribution of Nonschool-Sponsored Materials on School Premises
  • 3250 Use of School Property for Posting Materials and District Electronic Equipment or Students for Distributing Information
  • 3265 Student Owned Electronic Communication Devices
  • 3270 Network and Device Responsible Use Agreement
  • 3275 Wireless Internet Access
  • 3279 Internet Publishing
  • 3280 Equal Education, Nondiscrimination and Sex Equity
  • 3281 Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation

 
Student Conduct

  • 3285 Student Conduct
  • 3286 Conduct on School Property
  • 3287 Disruption of School Operations
  • 3290 Sexual Harassment-Intimidation of Students
  • 3300 Drug-Free School Zone
  • 3305 Smoking or Use of Tobacco Products and Nicotine Innovations
  • 3310 Gangs and Gang Activity
  • 3315 Assault and/or Battery
  • 3320 Voluntary Disclosure of Substance and Alcohol Abuse
  • 3325 Abuse of School Property
  • 3335 Prohibition of Weapons

 
Student Discipline

  • 3345 Corporal Punishment
  • 3350 Detention
  • 3355 Student Suspension
  • 3360 Student Expulsion or Denial of Enrollment

 
Searches and Seizure

  • 3370 Searches and Seizure
  • 3372 Detection Dog Use

 
Student Interviews

  • 3375 Student Interviews
  • 3377 Investigations and Arrests by Police

 
Extracurricular and Co-curricular Activities

  • 3382 Student Organizations and Clubs
  • 3384 Extracurricular and Co-curricular Activities
  • 3385 Extracurricular Athletic Participation
  • 3387 Extra/Co-Curricular Activities Code of Conduct
  • 3389 Suspension from Extracurricular and Co-curricular Activities
  • 3390 Extra- and Co-curricular Chemical Use
  • 3401 Reasonable Suspicion Drug and Alcohol Testing
  • 3405 Student Travel to and from Extracurricular or Co-curricular Activities
  • 3412 Contests for Students
  • 3432 Student Activity Funds
  • 3440 Student Fees - Fines and Charges - Return of Property
  • 3435 Payment of Fees and Returning of Property
  • 3460 Increase in Non-Credit or Non-Curricular Fees

 
Student Health

  • 3500 Distributing Treats and Gifts at School
  • 3510 Student Medications
  • 3515 Managing Anaphylaxis
  • 3520 Contagious or Infectious Diseases
  • 3523 Bed Bugs 
  • 3523E Bed Bug Guidance for School Teachers Exhibit
  • 3525 Head Lice
  • 3535 Bloodborne Pathogens
  • 3540 Emergency Treatment
  • 3545 Concussion and Head Injuries

 
Student Protection

  • 3550 Removal of Student during School Hours
  • 3557 School Visitations
  • 3557P School Visitations Procedures
  • 3558 Releasing Students to Authorized Individuals
  • 3560 Security Camera Systems
  • 3580 Cold Weather Guidance for Elementary Schools
  • 3587 Relationship Abuse Prevention Response
  • 3590 Emergency Operations Plan
  • 3591 Emergency Response Drills

 
Student Records

  • 3600 Student Records
  • 3600E Student Records-Notification of Parents and Student Rights
  • 3600F Student Directory Information Opt Out Form
  • 3601 Use of Student's Legal Name
  • 3610 Relations with Non-Custodial Parents
  • 3650 Records of Missing Children
  • 3660 Transfer of Student Records
  • 3665 Student Data Privacy and Security
  • 3670 Retention of District Records

 
Graduation

  • 3700 Early Graduation
  • 3710 Alternate Route to Graduation
  • 3720 Participation in Commencement Exercises

 

4000 COMMUNITY RELATIONS

Public Participation

Board Meetings

  • 4105 Public Participation in Board Meetings
  • 4105F Request to Appear Before the Board
  • 4109 Advance Information Regarding Board Meeting Agendas

 
Public Input

 
Public Involvement

  • 4150 Accommodating Individuals with Disabilities
  • 4160 Notice to Parents Required by No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB)
  • 4165 Parental Involvement in Title I Schools
  • 4180 Bonneville Education Foundation
  • 4185 Speakers in the Classroom and at School Functions

 
Public Access
Contact with Students and District Staff

  • 4240 School-Support Organizations
  • 4250 Contests for Students
  • 4283 Distribution of Nonschool-Sponsored Materials on School Premises
    • 4283P Distribution of Nonschool-Sponsored Materials on School Premises Procedure
  • 4290 Political Campaigns
  • 4293 Website Accessibility and Nondiscrimination
    District Records
  • 4297 Public Access to District Records

 
Public Conduct

  • 4300 Conduct on School Property
  • 4310 Contact with Students by Non-District Employees
  • 4312 School Visitations
  • 4313 Distributing Treats and Gifts at School
  • 4315 Releasing Students to Authorized Individuals
  • 4320 Disruptive Employee or Public Conduct
  • 4325 Disruption of School Operations
  • 4330 Spectator Conduct and Sportsmanship for Athletic and Co-Curricular Events
  • 4340 Employee or Public Use of Weapons
  • 4350 Smoking or Use of Tobacco Products and Nicotine Innovations
  • 4360 Abuse of School Property
  • 4380 Assault and/or Battery
  • 4385 Corporal Punishment
  • 4387 Security Camera Systems

 
Relations with Governmental Agencies

 
Gifts

  • 4500 Public Gifts/Donations to the Schools

 
Communication with the Public

  • 4625 Notice of Budget Hearing
  • 4630 Annual Financial Report
  • 4660 Emergency Spokesperson

 

5000 PERSONNEL

 
Hiring

  • 5010 Hiring Process and Criteria
  • 5015 Certified Staff Provisions for Employment
  • 5017 Certified Personnel Reemployment
  • 5018 Informal Review
  • 5020 Criminal History - Background Checks
  • 5021 Employee Duty to Report Arrests or Criminal Convictions
  • 5030 Equal Employment Opportunity and Non-Discrimination
  • 5040 Certified Staff Transfer
  • 5060 Employment Contracts
  • 5070 Altered Employment Contracts
  • 5075 Requesting and Evaluation Public School Employment Records
    • 5075P Requesting and Evaluating Public School Employment Records Procedures
  • 5080 Leadership Premiums

 

Evaluation

  • 5130 Classified Evaluation
  • 5140 Evaluation of Educators and Pupil Personnel Certificate Holders
    • 5140BP1 Probation of Continuing Contract Personnel Procedure
    • 5140P Evaluation of Certified Educators and Pupil Personnel Certificate Holders Procedures (SUSPENDED)
  • 5150 Reassignment of Administrative Personnel

 
Rights and Responsibilities

  • 5200 Code of Ethics for Professional Educators
    • 5200E1 Professional Standards Commission Code of Ethics
    • 5200E2 Code of Ethics for Idaho Professional Educators
  • 5215 Grounds for Revocation of a Certificate
  • 5220 Certified Personnel Resignations
  • 5230 Accommodating Individuals with Disabilities
  • 5232 Service Animals on School Property

 

Staff Conduct

  • 5237 Employees Children in the Work Place
  • 5240 Personal Conduct
  • 5243 Conduct on School Property
  • 5245 Disruptive Employee or Public Conduct
  • 5247 Employee or Public Use of Weapons
  • 5255 Assault and/or Battery
  • 5257 Corporal Punishment
  • 5260 Reporting Abuse Abandonment or Neglect
  • 5310 Smoking or Use of Tobacco Products and Nicotine Innovations
  • 5320 Employee or Public Use of Drugs or Alcohol
  • 5327 Abuse of School Property

 

Computer and Internet Use

  • 5330 Network and Device Responsible Use Agreement
  • 5335 Wireless Internet Access
  • 5350 Employee Use of Electronic Communications Devices
  • 5355 Internet Publishing
  • 5362 Software Purchase and Installation

     

 

Freedom of Expression

  • 5363 Distribution of Nonschool-Sponsored Materials on School Premises
  • 5369 Controversial Issues and Academic Freedom
  • 5370 Use of Curriculum
  • 5379 Non-School Employment and Activities
  • 5380 Tutoring
  • 5385 Employee Conflict of Interest
  • 5392 Political Campaigns

 

Compensation and Benefits

Leaves

  • 5400 Family Medical Leave and Sick Leave
    • 5400P1 Family Medical Leave Procedures
    • 5400P2 Sick Leave Procedures
  • 5402 Bereavement Leave
  • 5404 Personal Leave
  • 5404 Personal Leave
  • 5412 Jury Duty Leave
  • 5425 Leave Without Pay
  • 5425 Leave Without Pay - Online Form
    • 5425E Leave Without Pay Entitlement Statutes
  • 5427 Military Leave
    •      5427E Standard Military Service Length and Reporting Times
  • 5429 Full-Time Classified Sick Leave Bank

 

Insurance

  • 5430 Insurance Benefits for Employees
  • 5435 Wellness and Benefits Committee

 

Compensation

  • 5455 Employee Compensation Non-Annualized Election
  • 5465 Workers' Compensation Benefits
  • 5470 Compensatory and Overtime Compensation
    • 5470P Compensatory and Overtime Compensation Procedure
  • 5480 Travel Allowances and Expenses
  • 5485 Personal Reimbursements
  • 5490 Time Cards and Attendance History
  • 5495 Positive Time Reporting

 

Personnel Records

  • 5500 Personnel Records

 

Employee Health and Welfare

  • 5615 Security Camera Systems

 

Employment Practices

  • 5620 Applicability of Personnel Policies
  • 5630 Job Descriptions
  • 5635 Notification of New District Level Positions
  • 5640 Work Schedules
  • 5660 Shared-Time Teaching Positions
    • 5660F Acceptance of Terms of Shared Time Teaching Positions
  • 5700 Substitutes for Instructional Staff
  • 5710 Paraprofessionals
  • 5720 Volunteers
  • 5725 Private Service Providers and Consultants
  • 5745 Use of District-owned Vehicles
    • 5745F1 Authorization to Check Motor Vehicle Records
    • 5745F2 District Vehicle Use Agreement
    • 5745F3 Mileage Log
    • 5745F4 Accident Report Form
    • 5745F5 Application for Commute Use Vehicle
    • 5745F6 Application for Temporary Overnight Vehicle Use
    • 5745F7 Personal Vehicle Use Form
  • 5800 Classified Employment and Assignment
  • 5820 Assignments, Reassignments, Transfers
  • 5825 Nepotism
  • 5830 Reduction in Force
  • 5850 Certified Employee Suspension

 

Bus Drivers

  • 5870 Transportation Employee Drug Testing
  • 5875 Transportation Personnel Records
  • 5877 Assigning School Bus Drivers
  • 5879 Bus Driver Training
  • 5885 Bus Driver Qualifications
  • 5887 Bus Driver Physical Exams
  • 5888 Criminal and Driving Record
  • 5890 Bus Driver Responsibilities
  • 5892 Maximum Drive Time

 

Teacher of the Year

  • 5910 Classified Employee of the Year

     

 

6000 ADMINISTRATION

 Administrative Goals

  • 6000 Administrative Goals

 

Superintendent of Schools

  • 6100 Superintendent
  • 6110 Qualifications and Appointment of Superintendent
  • 6115 Duties and Powers of Superintendent
  • 6120 Board-Superintendent Relationship
  • 6125 Administrative Procedures
  • 6127 Changes to Board Approved Administrative Procedures
  • 6135 Administration in Policy Absence
  • 6155 Superintendent Evaluation
  • 6160 Superintendent Compensation and Benefits

 

Administrative Staff

  • 66315 Employment Restrictions for Administrative Personnel
  • 6317 Evaluation of Building Administrators
  • 6322 Travel Allowances and Expenses
  • 6325 Personal Reimbursements

 

Administrative Operations

  • 6500 Reassignment of Administrative Employees

 

7000 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

Financial Management Goals

  • 7000 Financial Management Goals

 

Budget

  • 7110 Budget and Program Planning
  • 7120 Budget Implementation and Execution
  • 7125 Budget Adjustments
  • 7130 Notice of Budget Hearing
  • 7140 Annual Financial Report

 

Accounting System

  • 7200 Accounting System Design
  • 7210 GASB Statement 34-Accounting System 
  • 7220 Bond Fund Accounting

 

Funds and Accounts

  • 7236 Employees Paid with Federal Funds During Unexpected or Extraordinary Closures
  • 7360 Student Activity Funds

 

Expenditures

  • 7550 Personal Reimbursements
  • 7560 Travel Allowances and Expenses
  • 7565 Use of District-owned Vehicles
  • 7570 Transportation Liability Insurance
  • 7575 Private Service Providers and Consultants
  • 7585 Post Issuance Compliance

 

Records

  • 7640 Federal Positive Time Reporting

 

Contributions

  • 7700 Public Gifts/Donations to the Schools
  • 7710 Tax Credits and Deductions for Contributions

 

8000 NON-INSTRUCTIONAL

Non-Instructional Operations Goals

  • 8000 Non-Instructional Operations Goals

 

Transportation Services

  • 8100 Transportation
  • 8105 Student Qualifications for Transportation
  • 8107 Non-public School Student, Ineligible Student, and Non-student Transportation
  • 8110 Board Authorization of Transportation
  • 8115 Non-transportation Zones
  • 8120 Safety Busing
  • 8125 Transportation of Students with Disabilities

 

Transportation Operations

  • 8130 Bus Driver Qualifications
  • 8135 Bus Driver Physical Exams
  • 8137 Criminal and Driving Record
  • 8140 Bus Driver Training
  • 8145 Bus Driver Responsibilities
  • 8150 Maximum Drive Time
  • 8155 Assigning School Bus Drivers
  • 8165 Use of District-owned Vehicles
  • 8170 Operation of School Buses
  • 8172 District School Bus Idling
  • 8175 Transportation Employee Drug and Alcohol Testing
  • 8180 Use of Wireless Communication Devices by Bus Drivers
  • 8182 School Bus Emergencies and Accidents
  • 8190 School Bus Maintenance
  • 8195 Inspection of School Buses
  • 8197 Transportation Liability Insurance

 

Activity Trips

  • 8200 Activity Trip Transportation
  • 8210 Bus Supervision of Activity and Field Trips
  • 8215 Student Travel to and from Extracurricular or Co-curricular Activities
  • 8230 Unsponsored Student Activities or Trips
  • 8240 Student Conduct-Discipline on Buses
    • 8240E Expected Student Behavior on District Buses Exhibit
  • 8255 Student Bus Safety
  • 8260 Security Camera Systems
  • 8265 Unauthorized School Bus Entry
  • 8270 Transportation of Students in Private Vehicles
  • 8275 Transportation Personnel Records

 

Wellness

  • 8300 Healthy Lifestyles
  • 8310 Healthy Lifestyles Advisory Committee

 

Food Services

  • 8410 Child Nutrition Services
  • 8415 Child Nutrition Meal Charges
  • 8455 Eligibility for Free and Reduced Price Meals
  • 8460 Food and Beverages Sold Individually
    • 8460E USDA Smart Snacks in School Exhibit

 

Risk Management

  • 8510 Wellness and Benefits Committee


Records Management

  • 8600 Records Management
  • 8605 Retention of District Records

 

9000 SCHOOL FACILITIES

School Facilities Goals

  • 9000 School Facilities Goals

 

Construction, Modification of Facilities

  • 9215 Acquisition Disposal and Exchange of School Property

 

Construction Phase

  • 9255 Contractor License, Surety Bonds, and Insurance

 

Naming of Schools and Educational Support Facilities

  • 9260 Naming of Schools and Educational Support Facilities

 

Operation and Maintenance of District Facilities

  • 9300 Operation and Maintenance of District Facilities
  • 9310 Landscaping
  • 9320 Facility Safety Program
  • 9330 Inspection for Hazards
  • 9340 Hazardous Materials
  • 9350 District-Wide Asbestos Program
  • 9360 Security
  • 9375 Fire Extinguishers
  • 9385 Facilities Operations
  • 9395 Energy Conservation and Building Management

 

Use of District Property

  • 9610 District Facility Rental
    • 9610F3 Performing Arts Center at Hillcrest Rental Contract
    • 9610F4 Waiver and Release of Liability and Assumption of Risk
  • 9700 Memorials on School Grounds