Board of Education Policy Manual

 
Section 1 School District Organization

Section 2 School Board

Governance

• 2-10 School District Governance 
• 2-20 Powers and Duties of the School Board  

Board Member

• 2-30 School Board Elections     
• 2-40 Board Members Qualifications      
• 2-50 Board Member Term of Office      
• 2-60 Board Member Removal From Office      
• 2-70 Vacancies on School Board
• 2-80 Board Member Oath and Conduct    
• 2-80-E Exhibit - Board Member Code of Conduct  
• 2-81 School Board Self Governance      
• 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 Members Expenses     

Board Relationships

• 2-130 Board - Superintendent Relationship      
• 2-140 Communications To and From the Board    
• 2-150 Committees     
• 2-160 Board Attorney      
• 2-170 School Architect, Engineer and Land Surveyor      
• 2-171 Site Acquisitions and Development      
• 2-180 Board Member Services - Visitation to Schools      
• 2-190 Mailing Lists for Receiving Board Material      

Board Meetings

• 2-200 Types of School Board Meetings     
• 2-210 Organizational School Board Meetings      
• 2-220 School Board Meeting Procedures
• 2-230 Public Comment at School Board Meetings and Petitions to the Board

Board Policy

• 2-240 Board Policy Development 

Board Records     

• 2-250 Access to District's Public Records

Grievance Procedures

• 2-260 Uniform Grievance Procedure
• 2-265 Title IX Sexual Harassment Grievance Procedure

Section 3 General School Administration  

• 3-10 Goals and Objectives
• 3-20 Organizational Chart 
  • 2021-2022 District Administration Organizational Chart
• 3-30 Line and Staff Relations      
• 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

• Table of Contents
• 4:02 Goals and Objectives
• 4:10 Fiscal and Business Management
• 4:15 Identity Protection
• 4:20 Fund Balances
• 4:25 Use of IL County School Facility Occupational Tax Receipts
• 4:30 Revenue and Investments
• 4:40 Incurring Debt
• 4:45 Non-Payment of Fees, NSF or Other Returned Checks
• 4:50 Payment Procedures
• 4:55 Use of Procurement Cards
• 4:60 Purchases and Contracts
• 4:65 Disposition of District Property
• 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 and Reduced-Price Food Services
• 4:140 Student Fees
• 4:150 Facility Management and Expansion Program
• 4:155 Key and Fob Control for District Facilities
• 4:160 Hazardous and Infectious Materials
• 4:170 Safety
• 4:175 Convicted Child Sex Offender; Screening; Notifications
• 4:180 Pandemic Preparedness

     
 Section 5 General Personnel    

• 5:02 Goals and Objectives
• 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
• 5:36 Identification Badges
• 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 Bus Driver controlled Substance and Alcohol Testing
• 5:120 Ethics and Conduct
• 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
• 5:155 Computer Network Services
• 5:156 Cellular Telephones
• 5:170 Copyright
• 5:180 Temporary Illness or Temporary Incapacity
• 5:185 Family and Medical Leave
• 5:185 Family and Medical Leave (Spanish Version)
• 5:188 Internal Communications - Use of School Materials and Equipment

Professional Personnel

• 5:190 Teacher Qualifications
• 5:200 Professional Personnel
• 5:210 Resignations
• 5:220 Substitute Teachers
• 5:230 Maintaining Student Discipline
• 5:240 Suspension
• 5:250 Leaves of Absence
• 5:260 Student Teachers
• 5:261 Tutoring for Pay

Educational Support Personnel

• 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 Terminations 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     
• 6:100 Experiments Upon or Dissection of Animals

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 Program for the Gifted
• 6:135 Accelerated Placement Program
• 6:140 Education of Homeless Children
• 6:145 Migrant Students
• 6:150 Home and Hospital Instruction
• 6:160 English Language Learners
• 6:170 Title I Programs
• 6:180 Extended Instructional Programs
• 6:185 Remote Education/Online Learning 
• 6:190 Extracurricular and Co-Curricular Activities

Instructional Resources

• 6:210 Instructional Materials   
• 6:230 Library Media Program
• 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
• 6:350 Non-Public School and Part-Time Students

Section 7 Students 

• 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
• 7:40 Nonpublic School Students, Including Parochial and Home-Schooled Students
• 7:50 School Admissions and Student Transfers to and from Non-District Schools
• 7:60 Residency

Attendance

• 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
• 7:110 Student Transfers

Rights and Responsibilities

• 7:130 Student Rights and Responsibilities
• 7:140 Search and Seizure
• 7:150 Agency and Police Interview
• 7:160 Student Appearance
• 7:165 Student Face Coverings (NEW 08.12.21)
• 7:170 Vandalism
• 7:180 Preventing Bullying, Intimidation and Harassment
• 7:185 Teen Dating Violence 
• 7:190 Student Behavior
• 7:195 Hazing
• 7:200 Suspension
• 7:210 Expulsion
• 7:220 Bus Conduct
• 7:225 Reciprocal Reporting
• 7:230 Misconduct by Students with Disabilities
• 7:240 Conduct Code for Participants in Extracurricular Activities
• 7:250 Student Support Services
• 7:260 Exemption from Physical Activities
• 7:270 Administering Medicines to Students
• 7:275 Orders to Forgo Life-Sustaining Treatment
• 7:280 Communicable and Chronic Infectious Disease
• 7:285 Food Allergies
• 7:290 Adolescent Suicide Awareness and Prevention Programs

Activities

• 7:300 Extracurricular Athletics
• 7:305 Student Concussions and Head Injuries
• 7:310 Restrictions on Publications and Written or Electronic Material: Elementary
• 7:315 Restrictions on Publications: High Schools
• 7:325 Student Fund Raising Activities
• 7:330 Student Use of Buildings - Equal Access

Records

• 7:340 Student Records
• 7:345 Use of Educational Technologies: Student Data Privacy and Security
• 7:350 Video Surveillance/Notification
• 7:360 Publication of Student Photographs, Work Products and Names

Section 8  Community Relations

•  8:10 Public Relations
•  8:20 Community Use of School Facilities
•  8:25 Advertising and Distributing Materials in Schools by Non-School Related Entities
•  8:30 Visitors and Conduct on School Property
•  8:40 Spectator Conduct and Sportsmanship for Athletic and Extracurricular Events     
•  8:70 Accommodating Individuals with Disabilities
•  8:75 Website Accessibility
•  8:80 Gifts, Grants and Bequests to the District
•  8:90 Parent Organizations and Booster Clubs
•  8:95 Parental Involvement
•  8:100 Relations with Other Organizations and Agencies
•  8:110 Public Complaints
•  8:120 Distribution of Materials to Students by Non-Students     
•  8:140 Naming of School Facilities
•  8:150 Improvement to School Sites or School Facilities