TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

COMMUNITY RELATIONS

 

 

ARTICLE 1	(Series 1000)
Communication With The Public	1100
Coverage of Board Meetings	1112.1
Tape Recording of Case Conferences	1243.5
Complimentary Tickets	1245
Parental Complaints	1312
Records, Access to Public Disclosure	1315
Fund Raising	1324
	1324-R
Advertising in Schools	1325
Naming of Facilities	1327
Use of School Facilities	1330
	1330AR-F
MSD of Martinsville Contract for Use of School Facilities	1330-1R
Use of High School Auditorium, Large Group Instruction Areas, Lecture Room and Commons	1330-2R
Use of MHS Pool	1330.11R
Campaign Materials on School Property	1335
Relations With Law Enforcement Agencies	1411
Drug Violation Reporting by Employees	1411-1
Tuition Credit Bank	1640
	1640-R
Elementary School-Aged Child Care Program	1645.1
Pest Control Policy	1650
Pest Control Guidelines	1650-AR

                                                                                                  

               

                                   

ARTICLE 2                               ADMINISTRATION	(Series 2000)
Central Administrative and Supervisory Personnel	2100
Hiring of Administrative Personnel	2120
Superintendent of Schools	2131
Qualifications: Appointment	2131-1
School Attendance Officer	2146
Administrative Leeway in Absence of Board Policy	2440
School District Organization.	2480
Procedure for School Closings Hazardous Weather	2481
Early Dismissals, Hazardous Weather	2481-1R
Conference and Convention Attendance by Board Members,                      Administrators and Certified Staff	2530
	2530-R
Evaluation of Administrators	2540
Form #1- Listing of Improvement Objectives	2540R

 

                        BUSINESS & NON-INSTRUCTIONAL OPERATIONS

ARTICLE 3	(Series 3000)
Preparation of Budget Document	3120
Purchase and Acceptance of Equipment	3280
Investment Policy	3292 3292.1
Local Purchasing	3313.1
Equipment	3517
Notice of Professional Services	3522.1
Indemnification for Error and Omissions	3532.1
Transportation	3541
Charges for School Lunches	3542.21
Fixed Assets Inventory	3564.1

  

 PERSONNEL                                                   

                                              

ARTICLE 4	(Series 4000)
Contract	4112.1
Certification	4113 4113-1
School Personnel With Acquired Immune Deficiency             Syndrome (AIDS)	4114.1 4114-5
Job Sharing	4115.1 4115-1R
Suspected Child Abuse or Neglect	4116.3
Professional Staff Evaluation Intents and Purposes	4117    4117.R
Substitute Teachers	4122    4122.R
Soliciting and Selling	4137
Cobra & Group Health Continuation Coverage	4145.1
Mileage Reimbursement When on School Business	4148  4148.AR   4148.R  4148-R
Family and Medical Leave	4150-1   4150-R1
Criminal History Information	4211.1   4211-R1
Substance Abuse Policy for Employees             with Commercial Drivers License	4214.2
Reimbursement of Expenses Incurred in Obtaining Bus                     Driver License	4215.1  4215-1R
Non-Discrimination	4216   4216-12   4216-12R   4216-22   4216-22R
Classified Personnel: Performance Evaluation	4217.1
Cobra & Group Health Continuation Coverage	4235.1
Retirement Fund for Non-Certified Personnel	4236.1

 

STUDENTS                                                    

 

ARTICLE 5	(Series 5000)
Resident	5111.1
Ages of Attendance	5112
Employment Certificates	5113.1
a.  Child Labor Interview	5113.1 R
4.  School Attendance Policy	5113.4
a.  Family Request for Family Travel	5113.4 R
b.  Attendance Procedures - Elementary Schools	5113.4 R
c.  Attendance Procedures - Middle Schools	5113.4 R
d.  Attendance Procedures – High School	5113.4 R
e.  Withdrawal Procedure for Home Schooling	5113.4 R
Senior Visitation/Interview Days	5113.6
Student Withdrawal from School	5113.8
a.  Student Withdrawal - Procedure and Forms	5113.8 R
Student Conduct Code	5114
a.  Procedure for Handling Suspensions from School	5114 R
b:  Criteria for Denial pf Board consideration of Student Due Process Appeals	5114.05
c.  Non-School Use of Telecommunication Equipment	5114.1
d.  Student Conduct and Co-Curricular Activities	5114.2
e.  Administrative Rule	5114.2 R
Student Status Re:  Operator’s Permit & License	5115
a.  Procedure for Determining Habitual Truant	5115 R
b.  Invalidation Form & Student Eligibility Form.	5115 R
Cash Tuition	5118
a.  Cash Tuition Procedure.	5118 R
b.  Application for Cash Tuition Transfer	5118 R
Foreign Exchange Students	5119
a.  Foreign Exchange Students	5119 R
Progress
1.  Grading:  Reporting Student Progress	5121
a.  Honors Courses Grade Point Weighting.	5121.2 R
1) Procedures for Adding or Deleting Honors Courses	5121.2 R
b.  Retention in Grade for Athletic Purposes.	5123.3
2.  Student Records	5125
a.  Family Rights to Privacy:  Access to Student  Records	5125 R
3.  Graduation
a.  Martinsville High School Graduation Requirements	5127.1
b.  Waiver of Graduation Requirements	5127.2
c.  College and University Program Credits	5127.11
d.  Eligibility for Participation in Commencement	5127.12
Activities
1.  Conduct
a.  Bus Conduct	5131.1
(1) Bus Conduct	5131.1 R
b.  Audio-Video Monitoring of Buses	5131.2
c.  Audio-Video Monitoring of Buses	5131.2 R
d.  Student Motor Vehicle Policy	5131.3
2.  Student Lockers	5132
Welfare
1.  Health
a.  Accidents and Illness	5141.1
b.  Student Assistance Program	5141.2
1) Secondary Student Assistance Program	5141.2 R
c.  Student Immunization	5141.3
d.  Head Lice Policy	5141.4
1) Head Lice:  Suggested Procedures	5141.4 R
e.  Student Medicines	5141.5
1) Request for Administration of Medication	5141.5R
2) Cover Letter for Medication Release.	5141.5 R
f.  Exclusion of Students from School for Health Reasons	5141.6
(1) Indications for Exclusion of Children From School	5141.6 R
2) Students With Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)	5141.7
2.  Discipline
a.  Discipline..	5144.1
b.  In-School Suspension	5144.2
c.  Gang Activity.	5144.11
d.  Firearms at School.	5144.12
e.  Saturday School	5144.21
f.   Relations with Law Enforcement Agencies	5145.1
g.  Students Names	5145.4
h.  Non-Discrimination	5145.5
I.  Sexual Harassment.	5145.6

   
 

           

INSTRUCTION

ARTICLE 6                                                                                                      (Series 6000)

 

                                                                                                                                       File No.

 

 

  I.  ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY

 

            A.  Schedules

 

                        1.  School Day......................................................................             6122

                       

                        2.  Released Time for Religious Instruction......................       6123

                                    a.  Procedures for Released Time for Religious

                                            Instruction..........................................................       6123 R

 

                        3.  Emergencies...................................................................       6124

                                    a. Fire .......................................................................       6124.1

 

            B.  Educational Philosophy.............................................................       6130

                       

                        1.  Educational Goals..........................................................       6130.1

 

            C.  Middle School Philosophy........................................................       6131

 

            D.  Comparability of Service..........................................................       6135

 

            E.  Teaching of Controversial Issues.............................................       6151

 

            F.  Co-Curricular Activities

 

                        1.  Interscholastic Athletics..................................................       6152.2

 

                        2.  Sports Coordination.......................................................       6152.21

 

            G.  Instructional Arrangements

 

                        1.  Co-Curricular and Field Trips........................................       6163

                                    a.  Co-Curricular and Field Trips Procedure........       6163 R

                                   

                        2.  Instructional Media Center Policy.................................       6163.1

                                    a.  Library Media Center Procedures - Middle School                 6163.1 R

                                    b.  Library Media Center - High School.................       6163.11 R

                                    c.  Library Media Center - Elementary...................       6163.12 R

 

                        3.  Home Work.....................................................................             6164

                                    a.  Homework Guidelines........................................       6164 R

 

 

                        4.  Complaints - Chapter I...................................................       6167

                                    a.  Complaint Procedure - Chapter I......................       6167 R

                                    b.  Complaint Procedure Form - Chapter I............       6167 R

 

            H.  Instruction Services

 

                        1.  Learning Materials Adoption Policy.............................       6171

                                    a.  Learning Material Adoption Procedures..........       6171 R

                                    b.  Media Materials Selection.................................       6171.3

                                    c.  Complaints About Instructional Materials.........       6171.4

                                                (1) Complaints About Instructional Materials         6171.4 R

                                                (2) Fiction and Other Literary Form Instructional

                                                        Materials...............................................       6171.4 R

                                                (3) Reconsideration Request Form...........       6171.4 R

                                                (4) Checklist for Committee’s Reconsideration                6171.4 R

                                    d.  Procedures for P.E. Swim Suit.........................       6171.5 R

                                    e.  Parental Review and Examination of Instructional

                                            Material.............................................................       6171.11

                                    f.  Right to Inspect Certain Instructional Materials.       6171.12

                                                (1) Written Consent of Student Submission           6171.12 R

                                    g.  INTERNET School Acceptable Use Policy......       6171.13

                                                (1) INTERNET Use at School Agreement.       6171.13 R

                        2.  Student Referrals to Non-School Agencies.................       6172

           

                        3.  Special Education..........................................................       6181.1

                                    a.  Procedures Specified by Rule S-1 Parents Rights                 6181.1 R

 

                        4.  Special Education - Learning Disabilities...................       6181.2

                                    a.  Procedures for Case Conference Committee

                                            Coordinators....................................................       6181.2 R

                                    b.  Learning Disabilities Certification ...................       6181.2 R

                                    c.  Summary of Referral and Case Conference...       6181.3 R

 

                        5.  Vocational Education.....................................................       6186

 

INTERNAL BOARD POLICIES

ARTICLE 8                                                                                                      (Series 8000)

 

                                                                                                                                       File No.

 

 

  I.  ORGANIZATION

 

            A.  Purpose and Role of the Board................................................       8110

 

            B.  Exercise of Home Rule..............................................................       8111

 

 II.  MEMBERS

 

            A.  Renumeration and Reimbursement.........................................       8230

 

            B.  Board and Staff Conflict of Interest..........................................       8250

                       

                        1.  Disclosure of Conflict of Interest...................................       8250 R

 

            C.  Code of Ethics    .......................................................................       8251

 

 

III.  METHODS OF OPERATION

 

            A.  Meetings

 

                        1.  Appearances Before the Board....................................       8341

 

BYLAWS OF THE BOARD

ARTICLE 9                                                                                                      (Series 9000)

 

                                                                                                                                       File No.

 

I.  DUTIES OF OFFICERS, MEMBERS & AUXILIARY PERSONNEL

 

            A.  President              .......................................................................       9210

 

            B.  Vice-President    .......................................................................       9220

 

            C.  Secretary             .......................................................................       9230

 

                        1.  Acting Secretary.............................................................       9231

 

            D.  Treasurer             .......................................................................       9240

 

            E.  Individual Members....................................................................             9250

 

            F.  Attorney                .......................................................................       9260

 

            G.  Subpoenas          .......................................................................             9270

 

                        1.  Subpoena Form..............................................................       9270 R

 

 

II.  METHODS OF OPERATION

 

            A.  Agenda to Board .......................................................................       9301

 

            B.  Adoption of Policies..................................................................             9310

 

                        1.  Adoption of Policies.......................................................       9310 R

 

                        2.  Formulation of Administrative Rules or Regulations...       9310.1

 

            C.  Policy Review and Evaluation..................................................       9311

 

            D.  Meetings              .......................................................................       9330

 

                        1.  Executive Sessions........................................................       9333

 

                        2.  Meeting Conduct............................................................       9335

 

                        3.  Minutes     .......................................................................       9336