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Saco School Department

Saco Board of Education Policy Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS
 

A—Foundations and Basic Commitments

AB                   The People and Their School System

AC                   Nondiscrimination, Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action

ACA                Non-Sexist Language

ACAA             Harassment and Sexual Harassment of Students

ACAA-R         Student Discrimination and Harassment Complaint Procedure

ACAB             Harassment and Sexual Harassment of School Employees

ACAB-R         Employee Discrimination and Harassment Complaint Procedure

ACAD             Hazing

AD                  Educational Philosophy

ADA                School District Goals and Objectives

ADC                Tobacco Use and Possession

ADC-R           Tobacco Use and Possession Administrative Procedure

ADF                School District Commitment to Learning Results

AEC                Accomplishment Reporting to the Public 

AFCB             Teacher Evaluation

B—School Committee Governance and Operations

BB                   School Board Legal Status

BBA                School Board Powers and Responsibilities

BBAA             Board Member Authority and Responsibilities

BBBDA          Board-Declared Vacancy Caused by Absenteeism

BCA                Board Member Code of Ethics

BCB                Board Member Conflict of Interest

BCC                Nepotism

BDE                 Board Standing Committees

BDE-R             Standard Committee Operating Procedures

BEA                 School Committee Use of Electronic Mail

BEC                 Executive Session

BEC-E             Executive Session Law

BEDB              Agenda Preparation and Dissemination

BEDBA          Agenda Format

BEDC              Quorum

BEDD              Rules of Order

BEDD-1           Robert's Rules of Order Overview

BEDF               Voting Method

BEDG              Minutes

BEDH              Public Participation at Board Meetings

BEDH-R          Public Participation at Board Meetings Administrative Procedure

BG                  School Board Policy Process

BG-R              Policy Adoption Procedure

BIA                 New Board Member Orientation

BIB                 Board Member Development Opportunities

C—General School Administration

CB                  School Superintendent

CBI                 Evaluation of the Superintendent

CHA               Development of Administrative Procedures

CHD               Administration in the Absence of Policy

D—Fiscal Management

DA                   Fiscal Management Goals

DB                   Annual Budget

DF                   Accounting for Non Budgeted Funds

DF-R               Accounting for Non Budgeted Funds Administrative Procedure

DFI                 Tuition Receivables

DI                   Fiscal Accounting and Reporting

DID                Inventories

DIE                 Audits

DJ                   Purchasing/Bidding Requirements

DJA                Purchasing Authority

DJC                Petty Cash

DLC               Travel Expense Reimbursement Policy

DN                School Properties Disposal Procedure

E—Support Services

EA                 Support Services Goals

EB                 Safety Programs

EB-R            Safety Program Administrative Procedure

EBAA           Chemical Hazards

EBCA-R1      Emergency Civil Defense Plan

EBCB            Fire Drills

EBCC            Bomb Threats

ECB                Pest Management in School Facilities and On School Grounds

ECB-R            School Integrated Pest Management Plan

EEA               Student Transportation Services

EEA-R           Bus Accident Procedures

EEAEA          Student Transportation Employee Requirements, Training and Responsibilities

EEAEAA        Drug and Alcohol Testing of School Bus Drivers

EEAEAA-R    Drug and Alcohol Testing of School Bus Drivers Administrative Procedure

EEAF             Special Use of School Buses

EFC                Free and Reduced Price Food Services

EFD               Changing School Meals

EFDA            Lost, Stolen and Misused Meal Tickets

EFE                Competitive Food Sales - Sales of Food in Competition with the School Food Service Program

EGAD            Copyright Compliance

EGAD-R        Copyright Compliance Administrative Procedure

F—Facilities Development

FA                 Facilities Development Priority Objectives

FB                 Facilities Planning

FD                 Facilities Funding and Construction

FEA               Educational Specifications for Construction

G—Personnel

GA                 Personnel Goals/Priority Objectives

GBB               Staff Involvement in Decision Making

GBEA             Staff Ethics/Conflict of Interest

GBEAA          Staff Protection "Off Campus"

GBEC             Drug-Free Workplace

GBGAA          Bloodborne Pathogens

GBGAA R     Exposure Control Plan for Bloodborne Pathogens

GBJ                 Personnel Records and Files

GBJ-R             Confidentiality in the Hiring Process Administrative Procedure

GBN               Family and Medical Leave

GBN - R -1     Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Administrative Procedure

GBN - R - 2    Maine Family Medical Leave Administrative Procedure

GCB                Professional Staff Probation and Contract

GCCAD          Military Leave (Military Reserve Unit Active Duty)

GCCAG          Leave of Absence for Legislators

GCF               Professional Staff Hiring

GCF-R1         Staff Recruitment Procedures

GCF-R2         Staff Nomination Procedures

GCF-R3         Staff Appointment Procedures

GCFB             Recruiting and Hiring of Administrative Staff

GCFB-R         Recruiting and Hiring of Administrative Staff Administrative Procedure

GCI                 Professional Staff Development Opportunities

GCK               Professional Staff Assignments and Transfers

GCOA             Supervision and Evaluation of Professional Staff

GCOC             Evaluation of Administrative Staff

GCQC             Resignation of Professional Staff Members

GCSA              Employee Computer and Internet Use

GCSA-R          Employee Computer and Internet Use Rules

GCSA-E          Employee Computer/Internet Use Acknowledgement Form    

GDA               Support Staff Positions   

GDF               Support Staff Employment

GDG               Co-Curricular and Extracurricular Positions

GDJ                Support Staff Assignments and Transfers

GDO               Evaluation of Support Staff

GDQC            Resignation of Support (Non-Professional Staff)

H—Negotiations

HD                  Negotiations

I—Instruction

IA                    Instructional Goals

ID                    School Day

IE                    Organization of Instruction

IGA                 Curriculum Development and Adoption

IGA-R             Change Model

IGBAB             Screening Childfind and Referral of Children

IGBAE             Home School and Privately Education Children

IGBB                Programs for Gifted and Talented Students

IHBA              Individualized Education Programs

IHBAA            Referral/Pre-Referral of Students with Disabilities

IHBAC            Child Find Policy

IHBAG            Programming in the Least Restrictive Environment

IHBAI              Independent Educational Evaluations

IHBAK            Life-Sustaining Emergency Care

IHBAL            Grievance Procedure for Persons with Disabilities

IHBEA-R        Programming in the Least Restrictive Environment

IHBG              Home Schooling

IHBGA           Home Schooling—Participation in School Programs

IHBGB           Supplemental Statement of Rights for Private School/Home Schooling Students with Disabilities

IHD                Adult/Community Education Programs

IJJ                   Instructional and Library Materials Selection

IJJ-E               Citizen's Challenge of Educational Media Form

IJNDB            Student Computer and Internet Use

IJNDB-R        Student Computer and Internet Use Administrative Procedure

IJNDB-E        Computer Network Access Agreement

IJNDC            School System Website/Web Pages

IJNDC-R       Web Page Guidelines

IJOA               Field Trips and Excursions

IJOA-E           Field Trip Worksheet

IJOC              School Volunteers

IK                   Academic Achievement

IKB                Homework

IKE                Promotion, Retention and Acceleration of Students

IL                   Evaluation of Instructional Programs

ILA                 Tests/Assessment

ILD                 Education Research: Student Submission to Surveys, Analyses, or Evaluations

IMBB             Exemption from Required Instruction

IMDB             Flag Displays

IMG               Animals in the Classroom

J—Students

JEA                 Compulsory Attendance

JFAA              Admission of Resident Students

JFAB              Admission of Non-Resident Students

JFABD           Admission of Homeless Students

JFC                 Dropout Prevention *Student Withdrawal from School

JGAB              Assignment of Students to Classes: Transfer Students and Home Schooling Students

JGABB           Assignment of Students to Classes: Parental Input

JHB                 Truancy

JI                     Student Rights and Responsibilities

JIC                  System-Wide Student Code of Conduct

JICE                Student Publications

JICH               Drug and Alcohol Use by Students

JICIA              Weapons, Violence and School Safety

JJE                  Fund-raising in Schools

JJI                   Coaches/Advisors of Interscholastic Activities

JJI-R               Coaching Positions - Hiring Practices Procedure

JJIB                 Interscholastic Athletics

JJIC                Extra Curricular Eligibility

JJID                 Sports Physical Examiniation

JK                   Student Discipline

JKB                 Detention of Students

JKD                Suspension of Students

JKE                 Expulsion of Students

JKE-R             Expulsion of Students Administrative Procedure

JKF                 Disciplinary Removal of Students with Disabilities

JKF-R             Disciplinary Removal of Students with Disabilities Administrative Procedure

JKG                Physical Restraint

JKGA              Time Out Rooms and Therapeutic Restraint

JKGA-R          Time Out Rooms and Therapeutic Restraint Administrative Procedure

JKH                 Interscholastic Athletic Disciplinary Procedures

JLCA              Physical Examination of Students

JLCB               Immunization of Students

JLCC              Communicable/Infectious Diseases

JLCC-R          Pediculosis (Head Lice) Infestation Administrative Procedure

JLCCA           Students with HIV/AIDS

JLCD              Administering Medications to Students

JLCE              First Aid and Emergency Medical Care

JLDBG           Reintegration of Students from Juvenile Correctional Facilities

JLF                  Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect

JLIB               Student Dismissal Precautions

JO                   Employment of Students

JRA                 Student Educational Records

JRA-R             Student Educational Records Administrative Procedure

JRA-E             Notification of Rights Under FERPA

K—School-Community-Home Relations

KA                 School-Community-Home Relations Goals/Priorities

KBF               Parent Involvement in Title I

KCB              Community Involvement in Decision Making

KCD              Public Gifts/Donations to the Schools

KDA              Public Information Program

KDD              Media Relations

KDM              Public's Right to Know

KE                 Public Concerns and Complaints

KF                 Community Use of School Facilities

KFC               Public Conduct on School Property/Playgrounds

KGD              Use of School Facilities by Non-School Student Groups

KHB               Advertising in the Schools

KJA                Distribution of Literature

KLG               Relations with Law Enforcement Authorities

KLG-R           Relations with Law Enforcement Authorities Administrative Procedure

L—Education Agency Relations

LDA                 Student Teaching and Internships

LE                    Relations with Colleges and Universities

LG                   State Education Agency Relations

 

This page last updated: 02/22/2006