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Board Policies and Regulations

The Board of Education is in the process of comprehensively updating the District's Policies. The newly adopted policies have a different numerical sequencing than the policies that are being modified or replaced. We apologize for any confusion during this transition period. If you have any specific questions regarding the policies, please contact the Board of Education.

Policies

PHILOSOPHY GOALS AND EVALUATIONS (0000)


Educational Philosophy 0000
School District Goals and Objectives 0200
Mission Statement and Commencement Goals 0215
Evaluation of Superintendent 0320
Evaluation (Observations of Professional Staff) 0330


COMMUNITY RELATIONS (1000)


PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT
Interpreters for Hearing-Impaired Parents (Request) 1925-E.1
Interpreters for Hearing-Impaired Parents (Response) 1925-E.2

COMMUNITY RELATIONS GOALS
Community Relations Goals 1000

PUBLIC INFORMATION PROGRAM
School District Records 1120
News Releases 1131
School Budget and Bond Referenda Information 1150

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Protocol (Chain of Command) 1210
Relations With Parent Organizations 1221
Visitors to the Schools 1240

STAFF PARTICIPATION
Staff Participation in Community Activities 1300

PUBLIC COMPLAINT
Complaints about Curricula or Instructional Materials 1420
Exhibit - Complaints about Curricula or Instructional Materials 1420-E

PUBLIC USE OF FACILITIES
Public Use of School Facilities 1500
Use of School Facilities 1500.1
Public Sales on School Property 1510
Advertising in the Schools 1511
Public Conduct on School Property 1520
Smoking on School Premises 1530

RELATIONS
Relations with other Governmental Authorities 1600

GIFTS
Gifts from the Public 1800
Gifts to School Personnel 1810


BOARD OF EDUCATION (2000)


Board Operational Goals 2000

SCHOOL BOARD LEGAL STATUS
School Board Officer and Employee Ethics 2160

ORGANIZATION
Board-Superintendent Relationship 2240
Shared Decision-Making and School-Based Planning 2265


ADMINISTRATION (3000)


Administration Goals 3000

SUPERINTENDENT
Superintendent of Schools 3100
Qualifications of Superintendent 3110
Duties of a Superintendent 3120
Superintendent's Contract 3130

ORGANIZATION
Administrative Organization 3200
Organization Charts 3230

POLICY AND REGULATIONS
Policy Implementation 3300
Development of Regulations 3310
Regulation Dissemination 3330


INSTRUCTION (4000)


ORGANIZATION
Equivalence in Instructional Staff and Materials 4010
School Calendar - School Year 4110
School Day 4112
Board Authority, Conduct and Communication (Code of Ethics-Part 2) 4139.1

CURRICULUM
Basic Instructional Program 4310
Display of the Flag 4311.1
Programs for Pregnant Students 4324

INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES
Students Schedules and Course Loads 4430
Computer Network For Education 4526
Computer Technology Emergency Back-Up Policy 4526.2

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
Homework 4730
Homework-English (English Reading Assignments) 4731
Commencement Exercises 4772
Assemblies 4830
Class Interruptions 4860


STUDENT POLICIES (5000)


STUDENT POLICY GOALS
Sexual Harassment Complaint Form 5020.1-E-2

STUDENT ATTENDANCE
School Attendance Areas 5110
Students with HIV-Related Illness 5191

COCURRICULAR AND EXTRACURRICULAR PROGRAMS
Student Activities Funds 5250
Student Activities Funds Management 5252

STUDENT CONDUCT
Student Conduct 5300
Prohibited Conduct 5312

STUDENT WELFARE
Student Automobile Use 5454

STUDENT RECORDS
Student Gifts and Solicitations 5660


FISCAL MANAGEMENT GOALS (6000)


ANNUAL BUDGET
Annual Budget 6100
Budget Planning 6110
Determination of Budget Priorities 6112
Budget Hearing 6120
Budget Adoption 6130
Contingency Budget 6135
Budget Transfer 6150

REVENUE
Fund Balance 6212
State Aid 6220
Title I-PCEN Programs and Services 6231
District Investments 6240
Gifts & Private Grants 6255

DEPOSITORIES OF FUNDS
Authorized Signatures 6410

BONDED EMPLOYEES
Bonded Employees and Officers 6500

FISCAL ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING
Fiscal Accounting and Reporting 6600
Financial Reports and Statements 6630
Inventories 6640
Petty Cash Accounts 6670

PURCHASING
Purchasing 6700
Purchasing Authority 6710
Competitive Bidding Requirements and Procedures 6720
Cooperative Purchasing 6730
Purchasing Procedures 6740
Reimbursement for Expenses 6746

PAYROLL
Payroll Procedures 6800

DISPOSAL OF DISTRICT PROPERTY
Disposal of District Policy 6900


FACILITIES PLANNING (7000)


Facilities Planning 7100
Enrollment Projections 7120
Renovation of Facilities 7700


DISTRICT-WIDE HEALTH SAFETY AND WELFARE (8000)


SAFETY PROGRAM
Safety Program 8100
Building and Grounds Inspection 8110
Reporting of Hazards 8111
Pesticides and Pest Management 8115
Safe Use of Hazardous Chemicals 8120.2
Hygiene Precautions and Procedures 8123
Contagious Diseases 8123.1
Emergency Plans 8130
Fire Drills 8132
Bomb Threats 8133
Emergency Closings 8134
Early School Closing (Due to Snow or Other Emergency) 8134.1
Safe Schools 8135

BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS MANAGEMENT
Building and Grounds Security 8210
Buildings and Grounds Maintenance 8220

MATERIALS RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Materials Resource Management (inventories) 8300
Use of Credit Cards 8334

TRANSPORTATION
Transportation 8400
Student Transportation 8410
School Bus Scheduling and Routing 8411
School Bus Safety 8414
Controlled Substance and Alcohol Testing 8414.5
Field trip and Extracurricular Activity Transportation 8415
Special Use of School Buses 8416
Student Transportation by Staff in Private Vehicles 8417
Transportation Contracts 8423

FOOD SERVICE MANAGEMENT
Non-Student Participation in School Lunch Program 8525
Meal Charge Policy 8526
Vending Machines 8530

INFORMATION SECURITY
Information Security Breach and Notification 8635

INSURANCE
Insurance 8700
Energy Management 8800
Recycling Program 8910


PERSONNEL (9000)


Personnel Goals 9000

WORK ENVIRONMENT
Equal Employment Opportunity 9110
Sexual Harassment of Employees 9110.2
Employees with HIV-Related Illness 9110.4
Code of Ethics 9120
Conflict of Interest 9120.1
Staff Complaints and Grievances 9140.1
Meals and Refreshments 9170

RECRUITMENT, SELECTION AND RETENTION
Professional Staff Positions 9210
Professional Staff Recruiting and Hiring 9240
Civil Service Recruitment and Selection 9240.1
Conditional Appointment and Emergency Conditional Appt of Staff Members Subject to Such Appoints 9240.2
Professional Administrators Probation and Evaluation 9251.1
Probation and Evaluation (Professional Staff-Probationary) 9260.4
Part-Time Employment 9270

STAFF HEALTH
Drug-Free Workplace 9320
Smoking on School Premises by Staff 9330

DUTIES
Incidental Teaching 9460

INSTRUCTION AND NON-INSTRUCTION
Family and Medical Leave 9520.2
Military Leave 9520.3

STAFF CONDUCT
Staff Substance Abuse 9610

STAFF DEVELOPMENT
Staff Development 9700

GRIEVANCES
Grievances 9860.1


Revised Policies

BY LAWS (1000)


ORGANIZATION OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
School District and Board of Education Legal Status and Authority 1110
Board of Education Members- Qualifications Numbers and Terms of Office 1120

NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBERS
Board of Education Members-Nomination and Election 1210
Reporting of Expenditures and Contributions 1220
Resignation and Dismissal 1230

THE ROLE OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Powers and Duties of the Board 1310
Nomination and Election of Board Officers and Duties of the President and Vice President 1320
Appointments and Designations by the Board of Education 1330
Duties of the District Clerk 1331
Duties of the School District Treasurer 1332
Duties of the External Independent Auditor 1334
Appointment and Duties Of the Claims Auditor 1335
Duties of the Extraclassroom Activity Fund Treasurer 1336
Duties of the School Attorney 1337
Duties of the School Physician Nurse Practioner 1338
Duties of the Internal Auditor 1339

BOARD POLICY
Policy and Administrative Regulations 1410

MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Regular Board Meetings and Rules 1510
Agenda Format 1511
Public Participation at Board Meetings 1512
Special Meetings Of The Board of Education 1520
Minutes 1530
Executive Sessions 1540

MEETINGS OF THE DISTRICT
Annual District Meeting and Election Budget Vote 1610
Annual Organization Meeting 1620
Legal Qualifications of Voters at School District 1630
Absentee Ballots 1640
Submission of Questions and Propositions at Annual 1650


INTERNAL OPERATIONS (2000)


INTERNAL OPERATIONS
Orienting New Board Members 2110
Board Member Training on Financial Oversight, Accountability and Fiduciary Responsibilities 2120

BOARD OF EDUCATION COMMITTEES
Committees of the Board 2210
Advisory Committees to the Board 2211

BOARD OF EDUCATION ACTIVITIES
Membership in Associations 2310
Attendance by Board Members at Conferences 2320
Compensation and Expenses 2330


STUDENTS (7000)


ATTENDANCE
Comprehensive Student Attendance Policy 7110
Age of Entrance 7120
Diagnostic Screening of Students 7121
Entitlement to Attend-- Age of Residency 7130
Education of Homeless Children and Youth 7131
Non-Resident Students 7132
Intra-District Transfers 7133

STUDENT PROGRESS
Student Progress 7200
Student Evaluation 7210
Provision of Interpreter Services to Parents Who Are Hearing Impaired 7211
Graduation Requirements 7220
Credential Options for Students With Disabilities 7222
Dual Credit for College Courses 7230
Student Records- Access and Challenge 7240
Student Directory Information 7241
Military Recruiters' Access to Secondary School Students 7242
Student Privacy, Parental Access to Information, and Administration of Certain Physical Examinations to Minors 7250
Designation of Person in Parental Relation 7260

STUDENT CONDUCT
Loss or Destruction of District Property or Resources 7311
Student Dress Code 7312
Suspension of Students 7313
Students Presumed to have a Disability for Discipline Purposes 7314
Student Use of Computerized Information Resources (Acceptable Use) 7315
Alcohol, Tobacco, Drugs and Other Substances (Students) 7320
Searches and Interrogations 7330
Bus Rules and Regulations 7340
Corporal Punishment-Emergency Interventions 7350
Weapons in School and the Gun-Free Schools Act 7360

STUDENT ACTIVITIES
Extracurricular Activities 7410
Censorship of School Sponsored Student Publications and Activities 7411
Sports and the Athletic Program 7420
Contests for Students, Student Awards and Scholarships 7430
Fund Raising by Students 7450
Constitutionally Protected Prayer in the Public Schools 7460

STUDENT WELFARE
School Health Services 7510
Immunization of Students 7511
Student Physicals 7512
Administration of Medication 7513
Health Records 7514
Accidents and Medical Emergencies 7520
Students with Life Threatening Allergies 7521
Child Abuse and Neglect-Maltreatment 7530
Complaints and Grievances by Students 7550
Sexual Harassment of Students 7551
Bullying-Peer Abuse in the Schools 7552
Hazing of Students 7553
Notification of Sex Offenders 7560
Supervision of Students 7570
Safe Public School Choice Option to Students who are Victims of a Violent Criminal Offense 7580

STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Special Education District Plan 7610
Children with Disabilities 7611
Grouping by Similarity of Needs 7612
Preschool Special Education Program 7614
Least Restrictive Environment 7615
Prereferral Intervention Strategies in General Education 7616
Declassification of Students with Disabilities 7617
Response to Intervention (RTI) Process 7618
Students with Disabilities Participating in School District Programs 7620
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 7621
Appointment and Training of Committee on Special Education (CSE)-Subcommittee on Special Education Members 7631
Appointment and Training of Committee on Preschool Special Education (CPSE) Members 7632
Student Individualized Education Program (IEP)- Development and Provision 7640
Transition Services 7641
Extended School Year (July-August) Services and-or Programs 7642
Transfer Students with Disabilities 7643
Identification and Register of Children with Disabilities 7650
Parent Involvement for Children with Disabilities 7660
Impartial Due Process Hearing-Selection of Impartial Hearing Officers 7670
Independent Educational Evaluations 7680
Special Education Mediation 7690


INSTRUCTION (8000)


CURRICULUM (GENERAL)
Curriculum Development, Resources and Evaluation 8110
Request for Part 100 Variance or Part 200 Innovative 8120
Equal Educational Opportunities 8130

ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY INSTRUCTION
Safety Conditions and Programs 8210
Prevention Instruction 8211
Carrer and Technical Occupational Education 8220
Cultural Arts Long Island High School of the Arts 8221
Guidance Program 8230
Instructional Programs Driver Education and Physical Education 8240
Patriotism, Citizenship and Human Rights Education 8241
Civility, Citizenship and Character Education 8242
Animals In the School Instructional Purposes 8243
Title I Parent Involvement Policy 8260
NCLB Written Complaint and Appeal Procedures 8261
Instructional Technology 8270
Children's Internet Protection Act,Internet Content 8271
Instruction for English Language Learners or Students With LEP 8280

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
Purposes of Instructional Materials 8310
Instructional Use of Alcohol 8311
School Library Media Center-Selection Policy 8320
Objection to Instructional Materials 8330
Controversial Issues 8331
Textbooks,Workbooks,Calculators, Instructional Computer Hardware 8340
Use of Copyrighted Materials 8350
Religious Expression In The Instructional Program 8360

INSTRUCTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS
Opening Exercises 8420
Independent Study For Transfer Credit 8430
Home Tutoring Homebound Instruction 8450
Field Trips 8460
Foreign Travel Field Trips 8461
Field Trip Appendices 8462
Home Instruction Home Schooling 8470


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