Carthage Elementary School District #317 School Board Policy

The official Board Policy Manual is stored at the Board of Education Office at 210 South Aams Street, Carthage, Illinois.  District policies are under continual review and will be updated on this site on a regular basis following official board action.

SECTION 2 

 SCHOOL BOARD

2:10

School District Governance

2:20

Powers and Duties of The School Board; Indemnification

2:30

School District Elections

2:40

Board Member Qualifications

2:50

Board Member Term of Office

2:60

Board Member Removal From Office

2:70

Vacancies on School Board - Filling Vacancies

2:80

Board Member Oath and Conduct

2:90

Board Self-Evaluation

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

2:123

Board Representatives

2:125

Board Member Compensaion;  Expenses

2:130

Board-Superintendent Relationship

2:140

Communications To and From the Board

2:150

Committees

2:160

Board Attorney

2:170

Procurement of Architectural, Engineering, and Land Surveying Services

2:200

Types of School Board Meetings

2:210

Organizational School Board Meeting

2:220

School Board Meeting Procedure

2:230

Public Participation at School Board Meetings and Petitions to the Board

2:240

Board Policy Development

2:250

Access To District's Public Records

2:260

Uniform Grievance Procedure

2:265

Title IX Sexual Harassment Grievance Procedure

SECTION 4   

 OPERATIONAL SERVICES

4:10

Fiscal and Business Management

4:15

Identity Protection

4:20

Fund Balances

4:30

Revenue and Investments

4:40

Incurring Debt

4:45

Insufficient Fund Checks and Debt Recovery

4:50

Payment Procedures

4:55

Use of Credit and Procurement Cards

4:60

Purchases and Contracts

4:70

Resource Conservation

4:80

Accounting and Audits

4:90

Student Activity and Fiduciary Funds

4:100

Insurance Management

4:110

Transportation

4:111

School Bus Safety

4:112

Bus Phone Number Display

4:120

Food Services

4:130

Free and Reduced-Price Food Services

4:140

Waiver of Student Fees

4:150

Facility Management and Building Programs

4:160

Environmental Quality of Building & Grounds

4:165

Awareness and Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse and Grooming Behaviors

4:170

Safety

4:175

Convicted Child Sex Offender; Screening; Notifications

4:180

Pandemic Preparedness: Management and Recover

4:190

Targeted School Violence Prevention Program

SECTION 5

 PERSONNEL

5:10

Equal Employment Opportunity and Minority Recruitment -- General Personnel

5:20

Workplace Harassment Prohibited -- General Personnel

5:30

Hiring Process and Criteria -- General Personnel

5:35

Compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act

5:40

Communicable and Chronic Infectious Disease -- General Personnel

5:50

Drug-and Alcohol-Free Workplace; E-Cigarette, Tobacco and Cannabis Prohibition -- General Personnel

5:60

Expenses -- General Personnel

5:70

Religious Holidays -- General Personnel

5:80

Court Duty -- General Personnel

5:90

Abuse and Neglected Child Reporting

5:100

Staff Development Program -- General Personnel

5:110

Recognition For Service -- General Personnel

5:120

Employee Ethics; Conduct; and Conflict of Interest -- General Personnel

5:125

Personal Technology and Social Media; Usage and Conduct

5:130

Responsibilities Concerning Internal Information

5:140

Solicitations By or From Staff -- General Personnel

5:150

Personnel Records -- General Personnel

5:160

Release of Credit Information -- General Personnel

5:170

Copyright -- General Personnel

5:175

Information Technology and Network Usage Policy -- General Personnel

5:180

Temporary Illness or Temporary Incapacity

5:185

Family and Medical Leave

5:190

Teacher Qualifications

5:200

Terms and Conditions of Employment and Dismissal -- Professional Personnel

5:210

Resignations -- Professional Personnel

5:220

Substitute Teachers -- Professional Personnel

5:230

Maintaining Student Discipline -- Professional Personnel

5:240

Suspension -- Professional Personnel

5:250

Leaves of Absence -- Professional Personnel

5:260

Student Teachers -- Professional Personnel

5:270

Employment At-Will, Compensation, and Assignment --Educational Support Personnel

5:280

Duties and Qualifications

5:285

Drug and Alcohol Testing For School Bus and Commercial Vehicle Drivers --Educational Support Personnel

5:290

Employment Termination and Suspensions -- Educational Support Personnel

5:300

Schedules and Employment Year -- Educational Support Personnel

5:310

Compensatory Time-Off

5:320

Evaluation -- Educational Support Personnel

5:330

Sick Days, Vacation, Holidays, and Leaves -- Educational Support Personnel

SECTION 6 

 INSTRUCTION

6:10

Educational Philosophy and Objectives

6:15

School Accountability

6:20

School Year Calendar and Day

6:30

Organization of Instruction

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

6:90

Kindergarten

6:100

Using Animals in the Educational Program

6:110

Programs for Students At Risk of Academic Failure and/or Dropping Out of School and Graduation Incentive Programs

6:115

Students Enrolled in Private Schools and Students Receiving Home Instruction

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 Learners

6:170

Title I Programs

6:180

Extended Instructional Programs

6:185

Remote Educational Program
 

6:190

Extracurricular and Co-Curricular Activities

6:200

Instructional Arrangements

6:210

Instructional Materials

6:220

Bring Your Own Technology (BYOT) Program; Responsible Use and Conduct

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

6:270

Guidance and Counseling Program

6:280

Grading and Promotion

6:290

Homework

6:315

High School Credit for Students in 7 or 8

6:330

Awards and Scholarships

6:340

Student Testing and Assessment Program

SECTION 7  

STUDENTS

7:10

Equal Educational Opportunities

7:11

LEA Homeless Education Policy

7:15

Student and Family Privacy Rights

7:20

Harassment of Students Prohibited

7:21

Prohibiting Harassment and Violence

7:30

Student Assignment and Intra-District Transfer

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

Residence

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 Students

7:130

Student Rights and Responsibilities

7:140

Search and Seizure

7:150

Agency and Police Interviews

7:160

Student Appearance

7:170

Vandalism

7:180

Prevention of and Response to Bullying, Intimidation and Harassment

7:185

Teen Dating Violence Prohibited

7:190

Student Behavior

7:200

Suspension Procedures

7:210

Expulsion Procedures

7:220

Bus Conduct

7:230

Misconduct By Students With Disabilities

7:235

Behavior Interventions for Students with Disabilities

7:240

Conduct Code For Participants In Extracurricular Activities

7:250

Student Support Services

7:260

Exemption From Physical Education

7:270

Administering Medicines To Students

7:275

Orders to Forgo Life-Sustaining Treatment

7:280

Communicable and Chronic Infectious Disease

7:285

Anaphylaxis Prevention, Response, and Management Program

7:290

Suicide and Depression Awareness and Prevention

7:300

Extracurricular Athletics

7:305

Student Athlete Concussions and Head Injuries

7:310

Restrictions on Publications; Elementary Schools

7:320

Solicitations By Outside Organizations

7:325

Student Fundraising Activities

7:330

Student Use of Buildings - Equal Access

7:340

Student Records

7:345

Use of Educational Technologies; Student Data Privacy and Security