UNIVERSAL POLICIES

U-3000 STUDENTS

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Student Protection

• U-3570 Emergency School Closure

U-4000 STUDENT, STAFF, AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS

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Student, Staff, and Public Conduct

• U-4085 Sexual Harassment (Title IX)
• U-4110 Public Complaints and Grievances
• U-4301 Bullying, Harassment, and Intimidation
  • U-4301F HARASSMENT or BULLYING REPORTING FORM

POLICIES BY CATEGORY

100 EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY

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Philosophy

• 100 Educational Philosophy
• 110 Statement of Guiding Principles

1000 THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES 

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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

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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 Surveys and 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
• 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
• 2428F Request for Academic/Activity Accommodation
• 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
• 2470 Self-Directed Learners

Instructional Materials

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

Trips

• 2555 Overnight Travel
• 2557 Non-Approved Student Travel
• 2560 Field Trips
• 2565 Chaperones

 
Grading and Promotion

• 2600 Promotion/Retention (K-6)
• 2615 Transfer of Credit
• 2620 Grading and Progress Reports
  • ​​​​​​​2620P Grading and Progress Reports Procedure
• 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
• 2700 High School Graduation Requirements (Spanish)
  • 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
  • 2750P Academic Honors Procedures

Accreditation

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

3000 STUDENTS

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Enrollment and Attendance

• 3000 Entrance Age
• 3002 Birth Certificate
• 3002 Birth Certificate - Spanish
• 3004 Immunization Requirements
  • 3004E2 Summary of Immunization Requirements
  • 3004E2 Summary of Immunization Requirements (Spanish)
• 3006 Proof of Residency
  • 3006E Proof of Residency FAQ
  • 3006F Affidavit of Residency by Third Party
• 3010 Open Enrollment
  • ​​​​​​​3010E1 Enrollment Table
  • 3010E2 Magnet School 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
• 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 by District Staff
• 3377 Interviews and Questioning of Students by Law Enforcement

 
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
• 3435 Payment of Fees and Returning of Property
• 3440 Student Fees - Fines and Charges - Return 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
• 3518 Treatment of Opioid Overdoses
• 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
• 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

 
Graduation

• 3700 Early Graduation
• 3720 Participation in Commencement Exercises

4000 COMMUNITY RELATIONS

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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 Involvement

• 4150 Accommodating Individuals with Disabilities
• 4160 Notice to Parents Required by No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB)
• 4165 Parental Involvement in 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
  • 4297F Public Records Request Form

 
Public Conduct

• 4300 Conduct on School Property
• 4310 Contact with Students by Non-District Employees
• 4312 School Visitations
  • 4312P School Visitations Procedures
• 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
• 4387 Security Camera Systems

 
Relations with Governmental Agencies

• 4400 Relations with the Law Enforcement and Child Protective Agencies
• 4420 Sex Offenders on School Property
  • 4420F3 Request for Permission to Visit School Property
  • 4420F4 Parental-Guardian Request for Permission to Visit School Property
• 4430 Juvenile Sex Offenders at School

 
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

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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
• 5210 Reporting Abuse Abandonment or Neglect
• 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 Professional Conduct
• 5243 Conduct on School Property
• 5245 Disruptive Employee or Public Conduct
• 5247 Employee or Public Use of Weapons
• 5255 Assault and/or Battery
• 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
• 5365 Use of School Property for Posting Materials and District Electronic Equipment or Students for Distributing Information
• 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
• 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
  • 5465E1 Worker's Compensation Provider List Exhibit
• 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
  • 5720F1 Volunteer Information Sheet
  • 5720F2 Volunteer Confidentiality
• 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

• 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

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 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

• 6315 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

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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

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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
• 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
  • 8300P Healthy Lifestyles Procedures
• 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

Records Management

• 8600 Records Management
• 8605 Retention of District Records

9000 SCHOOL FACILITIES

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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