School Board Policy Manual Online
by David Calkins
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Oakwood Community Unit School District No. 76
Board Policy
School District Organization
| School District Legal Status | |
| The People and Their School District | |
| Educational Philosophy | |
| Long Range Planning |
Board of Education
| School Board Legal Status | 200.00 |
| Powers and Duties of the School Board | 200.01 |
| Board Member Qualifications | 205.01 |
| School Board Elections | 220.00 |
| Unexpired Term Fulfillment | 230.00 |
| School Board Member Ethics | 235.00 |
| Board Member Removal from Office | 235.02 |
| Board Member Conflict of Interest | 235.05 |
| Board Member Media Communication | 236.00 |
| Board Self-Evaluation | 237.00 |
| Board Officers | 245.00 |
| Duties of the President | 245.01 |
| Duties of the Vice-President | 245.02 |
| Duties of the Board Secretary | 245.03 |
| Duties of the District Treasurer | 245.04 |
| Board/Superintendent Relationship | 250.00 |
| Communications To and From the Board | 252.00 |
| Board Committees | 255.00 |
| Advisory Committees to the Board | 256.00 |
| Interdistrict Relationship | 257.00 |
| School Attorney | 260.00 |
| School District Architect | 261.00 |
| Petitions to the Board | 262.00 |
| Consultants to the Board | 265.00 |
| School Board Meetings | 270.00 |
| School Board Meetings - Organizational | 270.01 |
| School Board Meetings - Regular | 270.02 |
| School Board Meetings - Adjourned | 270.03 |
| School Board Meetings - Special | 270.04 |
| School Board Meetings - Time and Place | 270.05 |
| School Board Meetings - Closed Meetings | 270.06 |
| School Board Meetings - Notification to Board Members | 270.08 |
| School Board Meetings - Notification to the Public | 270.09 |
| School Board Meetings - Procedure | 270.10 |
| School Board Meetings - Distribution of Materials | 270.11 |
| School Board Meetings - Voting Method | 270.12 |
| School Board Meetings - Minutes - Open Meeting | 270.13 |
| School Board Meetings - Minutes - Closed Meeting | 270.14 |
| School Board Meetings - Placement on Board Agenda | 270.15 |
| School Board Meetings - Quorum | 270.16 |
| Rules of Order | 270.17 |
| School Board Meetings - Public Participation | 270.19 |
| School Policy Development | 275.00 |
| Board Policy Development - Preliminary Development | 275.01 |
| Board Policy Development - Policy Adoption | 275.02 |
| Board Policy Development - Policy Dissemination | 275.03 |
| Board Policy Development - Administration in Policy Absence | 275.04 |
| Board Policy Development - Board Policy Review and Evaluation | 275.06 |
| Board Policy Development - Board Review of Administrative Procedures | 275.07 |
| Board Policy Development - New Board Member Orientation | 280.01 |
| Board Member Services - Board Member Compensation and Expenses | 280.03 |
| Board Member Services - Visitation to the Schools | 280.04 |
| School Board Members | 285.00 |
| School Board - The Illinois Freedom of Information Act - Access to District's Public Records | 288.00 |
| School Board Records | 290.00 |
| Board Member Protection | 292.00 |
| Public Complaints | 296.00 |
General School Administration
| Goals and Objectives | 300.00 |
| Organizational Chart - District | 305.00 |
| Line and Staff Relations | 310.00 |
| Superintendent | 315.00 |
| Administrative Personnel | 320.00 |
| Administrative Code of Conduct | 325.00 |
| Policy Implementation | 350.00 |
| Administrations in Absence Policy | 351.00 |
| Succession of Authority to the Superintendent | 355.00 |
| Administrative Responsibility of Building Principal | 356.00 |
| Principals Attendance at Board Meetings | 356.01 |
| Goals and Objectives | 400.00 |
| Budget - Planning | 405.01 |
| Budget - Preliminary Adoption Procedures | 405.02 |
| Budget - Final Adoption Procedures | 405.03 |
| Budget - Transfer of Funds | 405.04 |
| Budget - Fiscal Year | 405.06 |
| Budget - Implementation | 405.07 |
| Budget - Tax Levy | 405.08 |
| Fiscal Management - Revenue - Local Tax Source | 410.01 |
| Fiscal Management - Revenue - State Revenue Sources | 410.02 |
| Fiscal Management - Revenue - Federal Revenue Sources | 410.03 |
| Fiscal Management - Revenue - Investments | 410.04 |
| Fiscal Management - Revenue - Sale of Property | 410.05 |
| Fiscal Management - Revenue - Tuition | 410.06 |
| Fiscal Management - Revenue - Gifts, Grants, and Bequests | 410.07 |
| Fiscal Management - Revenue - Rental of Facilities | 410.08 |
| Administrative Procedure - Use of School Facilities | 410.08AP |
| Fiscal Management - Revenue - Activity Fund Management | 410.16 |
| Fiscal Management - Revenue - Interest Income | 410.17 |
| Fiscal Management - Expenditures - Payment Procedures | 415.01 |
| Fiscal Management - Expenditures - Purchases | 415.02 |
| Fiscal Management - Expenditures - Purchase Orders | 415.03 |
| Fiscal Management - Expenditures - Project Administration | 415.04 |
| Fiscal Management - Expenditures - Purchasing for Employees | 415.05 |
| Fiscal Management - Expenditures - Vendor Relationships | 415.06 |
| Fiscal Management - Expenditures - Bidding Requirements | 415.07 |
| Fiscal Management - Accounting and Reporting - Inventories | 420.04 |
| Fiscal Management - Insurance Management - Liability Insurance | 430.01 |
| Fiscal Management - Insurance Management - Property Insurance | 430.02 |
| Fiscal Management - Insurance Management - Workmen's Compensation | 430.03 |
| Fiscal Management - Insurance Management - Student Insurance Programs | 430.04 |
| Transportation | 435.00 |
| Transportation - Bus Accident Procedures | 435.01 |
| Food Service | 440.00 |
| Free & Reduced Price Food Services | 440.50 |
| Wellness Policy | 445.00 |
| Building and Grounds Management | 450.00 |
| Building and Grounds Management - Records | 450.05 |
| Material Resources Management | 455.00 |
| Facilities Development | 460.00 |
| Safety Program - Safety | 465.00 |
| Safety Program - Accident Prevention | 465.03 |
| Safety Program - Automatic External Defibrillator Usage | 465.10 |
| Administrative Procedure - Safety Program - Automatic External Defibrillator Usage | 465.10AP |
| Pandemic Preparedness | 470.00 |
Personnel
| General Personnel - Goals and Objectives | 500.00 |
| General Personnel - Criminal Background Investigation | 500.01 |
| General Personnel - Staff Involvement in Decision Making | 500.02 |
| General Personnel - Teacher Responsibilities | 500.03 |
| General Personnel - Physical Examinations | 500.04 |
| General Personnel - Communicable Diseases - Employees | 500.05 |
| General Personnel - Abused and Neglected Child Reporting | 500.06 |
| General Personnel - Use of School Equipment | 500.07 |
| General Personnel - Equal Employment | 500.08 |
| General Personnel - Outside Employment - Conflict of Interest | 500.09 |
| General Personnel - Staff Complaints and Grievances | 500.10 |
| General Personnel - Solicitation From Outside | 500.12 |
| General Personnel - Gifts to Staff Members | 500.13 |
| General Personnel - Staff Political Activities | 500.14 |
| General Personnel - Public Complaints About Personnel | 500.17 |
| General Personnel - Sexual Harassment | 500.20 |
| General Personnel - Tobacco Use | 500.25 |
| Drug and Alcohol Free Workplace | 500.70 |
| Drug and Alcohol Testing for School Bus and Commercial Vehicle Drivers | 500.71 |
| Family and Medical Leave Act | 501.01 |
| Professional Personnel - Qualifications and Certification | 520.01 |
| Professional Personnel - Recruitment and Hiring | 520.02 |
| Professional Personnel - Employment Year and Day | 520.03 |
| Professional Personnel - Substitute Teachers | 520.12 |
| Professional Personnel - Evaluation | 520.20 |
| Professional Personnel - Discipline | 520.25 |
| Professional Personnel - Discipline Employee | 520.26 |
| Professional Personnel - Personnel Records | 520.27 |
| Professional Personnel - Meetings and Conferences | 520.35 |
| Professional Education - Advanced Coursework Tuition Waivers | 520.40 |
| Professional Personnel - Professional Leave | 521.00 |
| Professional Personnel - Employee Illness or Injury - Emergency Procedure | 521.07 |
| Support Staff - Recruitment and Hiring | 540.01 |
| Support Staff - Time Schedules - Employment Year | 540.02 |
| Support Staff - Assignment/Transfer | 540.03 |
| Support Staff - Shelter Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund Contributions | 540.50 |
| Continuation of Health Insurance | 542.01 |
Instruction
| Goals and Objectives | 600.00 |
| Equal Educational Opportunities | 600.01 |
| Equivalent Assignment of Personnel, Curriculum and Instructional Materials | 600.02 |
| School Calendar - Adoption Procedure | 605.00 |
| Curriculum Development | 620.00 |
| Curriculum and Development - Adoption | 620.03 |
| Curriculum Design - Internet Safety | 623.01 |
| Curriculum Design - Human Relations Education | 625.02 |
| Curriculum Design - Drug Education | 625.05 |
| Curriculum Design - Health Education | 625.07 |
| Curriculum Design - Physical Education | 625.08 |
| Curriculum Design - Career Education | 625.09 |
| Curriculum Design - Family Life and Sex Education | 625.10 |
| Curriculum Design - Vocational Education | 625.11 |
| Curriculum Design - Kindergarten | 625.12 |
| Driver Education Program | 625.16 |
| Special Education Programs and Accommodations - Program For The Handicapped - Special Education | 630.01 |
| Special Education Programs and Accommodations - Program for The Gifted | 630.02 |
| Special Education Programs and Accommodations - Remedial Instruction | 630.03 |
| Special Education Programs and Accommodations - Home and Hospital Instruction | 630.04 |
| Instructional Arrangements - Class Size | 640.03 |
| Instructional Resources - Instructional Materials | 645.01 |
| Instructional Resources - Textbook Selection and Adoption | 645.02 |
| Instructional Resources - Public Complaints about Curriculum | 645.03 |
| Instructional Resources - Teacher Aides | 645.06 |
| Instructional Resources - Library Resource Center | 645.07 |
| Instructional Resources - Field Trips | 645.09 |
| Instructional Resources - School Volunteers | 645.11 |
| Instructional Resources - Public Complaints about Instructional Materials | 645.15 |
| Guidance Program | 650.00 |
| Academic Achievement | 655.00 |
| Academic Achievement - Evaluation of Students | 655.02 |
| Academic Achievement - Reporting to Parents | 655.03 |
| Academic Achievement - Student Conferences | 655.04 |
| Academic Achievement - Homework | 655.05 |
| Academic Achievement - Promotion, Retention, and Remediation | 655.06 |
| Academic Achievement - Graduation Requirements | 655.09 |
| Academic Achievement - Articulation | 655.10 |
| Academic Achievement - Credit for Correspondence Courses | 655.12 |
| Testing Programs | 660.00 |
| Proficiency Testing | 660.01 |
| Student Social and Emotional Development | 665.00 |
| School Accountability | 668.00 |
| Teaching Methods and Lesson Plans | 671.00 |
| Assemblies | 673.00 |
| Animals in the Classroom | 674.00 |
| National Heritage | 675.00 |
| Copyrights | 677.00 |
| Extra-Curricular Activities | 680.00 |
Students
| Goals and Objectives | 700.00 |
| Equal Educational Opportunities - Sex Equity | 700.01 |
| Attendance | 705.00 |
| Student Transfer Policy | 705.02 |
| School Admissions and Student Transfers To and From Non-District Schools | 705.05 |
| Student Attendance Centers | 705.06 |
| Student Residency | 705.08 |
| Physical Education Exemption | 705.10 |
| Absences, Excuses, and Make-Up Work | 705.12 |
| Truant Policy | 705.14 |
| Leaving During School Day | 705.17 |
| Pregnant Students | 705.20 |
| Student Transfer into Unit 76 | 705.23 |
| Student Transfer from One Attendance Center to Another | 705.24 |
| Early Childhood Screening | 706.30 |
| Rights and Responsibilities - Student Rights and Responsibilities | 710.01 |
| Rights and Responsibilities - Search and Seizure | 710.03 |
| Rights and Responsibilities - Police Interrogation | 710.04 |
| Dress and Conduct Code | 710.07 |
| Bus Conduct/Rules | 710.08 |
| Bus Routes - Special Trips - Walkers and Riders | 710.09 |
| Rights and Responsibilities - Smoking and Using Tobacco | 710.12 |
| Rights and Responsibilities - Alcohol | 710.13 |
| Rights and Responsibilities - Drug Abuse | 710.14 |
| Student Complaints and Grievances | 710.17 |
| Lockers | 710.18 |
| Student Discipline - Chain of Command In Problem Resolution | 715.00 |
| Exclusion of Students | 715.01 |
| Administrative Procedures - Incidents Involving Suspected Controlled Substance (Drugs) and/or Paraphernalia | 715.01A1 |
| Administrative Procedure - Use of Isolated Time Out/Restraint Is Prohibited | 715.01A2 |
| Administrative Procedure - Restrictions On Disciplinary Action | 715.01A3 |
| Detention | 715.02 |
| Corporal Punishment | 715.03 |
| Extra-Curricular Activity Eligibility - High School | 715.10 |
| Removal from Class | 715.11 |
| Firearm and Weapon Policy | 715.12 |
| Behavioral Interventions for Children Receiving Special Education Services | 715.13 |
| Reciprocal Reporting of Criminal Activity Policy | 715.14 |
| Insurance | 720.01 |
| Sexual Harassment | 720.09 |
| Exemption From Physical Activity | 720.11 |
| Emergency Care | 720.12 |
| Student Welfare - Administering Medicines to Students | 720.14 |
| Asthma Medication Policy | 720.14.1 |
| Physical Examinations/Immunizations | 720.16 |
| Health Exam/Immunization Requirements For Home-Schooled Students | 720.16-1 |
| Communicable Diseases - Students | 720.18 |
| Pediculosis | 720.19 |
| Emergency Drills (Fire, Tornado, etc.) | 720.23 |
| Automobiles/Student Drivers | 720.24 |
| Academic Achievement - Grading and Reporting to Parents | 725.01 |
| Academic Achievement - Promotion, Retention, Remediation | 725.02 |
| Graduation Requirements | 725.04 |
| Assignment and Placement of Students Entering Oakwood Schools | 725.05 |
| Student Support Services | 725.06 |
| Responding to Students with Social, Emotional, or Mental Health Problems | 725.06-AP |
| Activity Funds | 730.11 |
| Student Solicitations | 730.13 |
| Policy Concerning Gangs and Gang-Related Activities | 730.14 |
| Student Records - Maintenance | 735.00 |
| Access to Student Records | 735.01 |
| Student Directory Information | 735.02 |
| Student Records - Parental Access | 735.03 |
| Textbook Rental Fees | 743.00 |
| School Waiver and Procedure | 743.01 |
| School Visitors and Guests | 745.00 |
| Food Service | 760.70 |
School-Community Relations
| School-Community Relations Goals | 800.00 |
| Public Information Program - The Illinois Freedom of Information Act - Public Access to Information | 805.01 |
| Community Involvement in Decision Making | 810.00 |
| Community Use of School Facilities | 830.00 |
| Policy Governing the Conduct and Sportsmanship for Persons and Spectators in Attendance at School-Sponsored or Related Activities, Functions, and Meetings, Extra-Curricular and Athletic Events | 830.02 |
| Complimentary Season Passes | 840.02 |
| Relations with Community Organizations | 860.00 |
