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Hudson School District Policies

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Section Title
CHAPTER 1. DISTRICT ORGANIZATION

Section 1.1

The Hudson School District and District Meetings

1.1(a) The Hudson School District
1.1(b) Duties of the District
1.1.(c) Elected District Officers
1.1(d) Annual Meetings of the School District
1.1(e) Special Meetings of the District
1.1(f) Warrant Articles
1.1(g) The Municipal Budget Act
Moderator
Clerk
Treasurer

Section 1.2

The Hudson School Board

1.2(a) "The School Board: Title, Purpose and Role"
1.2(b) Board By-Laws and Rules
1.2(c) School Board Elections
1.2(d) Board Member Resignation
1.2(e) Unexpired Term Fulfillment
1.2(f) Organization of the Board
1.2(g) Board Officers
1.2(h) Duties of the School Board
1.2(i) Regular Meetings
1.2(j) Special Meetings
1.2(k) Policy on Entering Non-Public Session
1.2(l) Agenda
1.2(m) Minutes of Meetings
1.2(n) Quorum
1.2(o) Public Participation at Board Meetings
1.2(p) Standing Committees of the Board
1.2(q) Advisory Committees to the Board
1.2(r) Broadcasting and Taping of Board Meetings
1.2(s) Board Hearings
1.2(t) "Formulation, Adoption, and Amendment of Policies"
1.2(u) Administration in Policy Absence
1.2(v) Recruitment and Hiring of the Superintendent
1.2(w) Evaluation of the Superintendent
1.2(x) Right to Know
1.2(y) Policy Development & Adoption
1.2(z) Policy Review & Evaluation/Manual Accuracy Check
1.2(aa) E-mail Policy
CHAPTER 2. SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION

Section 2.1

The Superintendent

2.1(a) Qualifications of the Superintendent
2.1(b) Duties of the Superintendent
2.1(c) Acting Superintendent

Section 2.2

Organizational Charts and Functions

2.2(a) Organization Charts

Section 2.3

School Organization

2.3(a) Grade Placement
2.3(b) Principals
2.3(c) School Advisory Councils
2.3(d) Computer Information Systems Use
2.3(e) Patriotic Exercises
2.3(f) "Student, Faculty, and Staff Identification"
2.3(g) Student ID's
CHAPTER 3. CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION

Section 3.1

Standard Instructional Programs

3.1(a) Length of School Day for Students
3.1(b) Curriculum Development and Evaluations
3.1(c) School Calendar
3.1(d) Basic Instructional Program
3.1(e) Class Size
3.1(f) Library
3.1(g) Guidance Programs
3.1(h) Class Membership and Course Load Requirements
3.1(i) Class Advisors
3.1(j) Homework
3.1(k)
3.1(l) Academic Needs
3.1(m) Censorship/Instructional Materials
3.1(n) Substitutes
3.1(o) Professional Development
3.1(p) Field Trips
3.1(q) Field Trips
3.1(r) Student Assessment

Section 3.2

Instructional Materials & Equipment

3.2(a) Library Materials Selection and Adoption
3.2(b) Textbook and Materials Selection and Adoption
3.2(c) Selecting Instructional Materials
3.2(d) Controversial Instructional Materials
3.2(e) Culling of Library Materials

Section 3.3

Student Progress

3.3(a) Student Progress
3.3(b) Class Ranking
3.3(c) Grading Periods
3.3(d) Student Progress Reports to Parents
3.3(e) Assignment of Grades
3.3(f) Promotion and Retention of Students
3.3(g)
3.3(h) Early Graduation
3.3(i) Graduation Requirements
3.3(j) Credit for Alternate Education Experience
3.3(k) Parental Notification
3.3(m)
3.3(n) Religious Expression
3.3(o)
3.3(p) Comprehensive Fees
3.3(q) Sports Fees

Section 3.4

Specialized Programs

3.4(a) Differentiated Instruction
3.4(b) Vocational Education
3.4(c) Individualized Education Program (IEP)
3.4(d) Preschool Special Education
3.4(e) Manifest Educational Hardship
3.4(f) Summer Enrichment and Academic Program
3.4(g) Special Education Paraprofessional
3.4(h) Home Education Participation in District Activities
3.4(i) 504 Non-Discrimination - Handicapped
3.4(j) Interscholastic Athletics
3.4(k) Home Education Instruction
3.4(l) Education of Homeless Students
3.4(m) Limited English Proficiency Students
3.4(n) Home Bound
3.4(ee) Change of School Assignment
CHAPTER 4. STUDENTS

Section 4.1

Discipline

4.1(a) Discipline
4.1(b) Suspension and Expulsion
4.1(c) Bomb Hoax
4.1(d) K-9 Administrative Searches
4.1(d) Procedure for K-9 Administrative Searches

Section 4.2

Admissions, Residency & Attendance

4.2(a) High School Attendance
4.2(b) Pupil Absences and Make-up Opportunities
4.2(c) Admissions & Attendance of Non-Resident Students
4.2(d) Determine Residency
4.2(e) School Census
4.2(f) Admission to Grade One
4.2(g) Completion of School Year by Former Residents
4.2(h) Assignment of Students to Classes
4.2(i) Elementary Schools Attendance Zones/Transfers
4.2(j) Student Withdrawal from School
4.2(k) Truancy and Tardiness
4.2(l) Promotion/Retention of Students

Section 4.3

Health and Welfare

4.3(a) "Alcohol, Tobacco & Other Drug Prevention & Intervention"
4.3(b) Administering Medicines to Students
4.3(c) Tobacco Free Schools
4.3(d) Immunization Requirements
4.3(e) Wellness
4.3(f) "Suspected Abuse, Neglect or Abandonment"
4.3(g) Pupil Safety and Violence Prevention - Bullying
4.3(h) Safe School Zone
4.3(i) Emergency Management Plan

Section 4.4

Student Records

4.4(a) Pupil Records
4.4(b) Notice of Directory Information
4.4(c)
4.4(d)
4.4(e) Notification of Rights Under the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA)
4.4.1 Free Lunch Eligibility

Section 4.5

Student Transportation

4.5(a) Fund Raising and Solicitation by Students
4.5(b) Student Transportation
4.5(c) Transportation from Extracurricular Activities
4.5(d) School Bus Safety
4.5(e) Student Conduct on School Buses
4.5(f) Driver Safety and Road Conditions
4.5(g) Student Transportation in Private Vehicles
4.5(h) Travel Reimbursement
4.5(i) High School Bus Fees

Section 4.6

Student Activities

4.6(a) Fund Raising and Solicitation by Students
4.6(b) Student Employment
4.6(c) Driver Education
4.6(d) Dances and Activities
4.6(e) Supervision of Students in After School Activities
4.6(f) Student Organizations
4.6(g) Student Publications
4.6(h) Ineligibility for Participation
4.6(i) Student Conduct
4.6(j) Parental Medical Release Form
4.6(k) Supervision of Students
4.6(l) Student Automobile Use
4.6(m)
4.6(n) Married/Pregnant Students
4.6(o)
4.6(p) Student Dress
4.6(q) Student Fees
CHAPTER 5. BUSINESS AFFAIRS

Section 5.1

5.1(a) Uniform Records and Accounts Purchasing Expenditures
5.1(b) Internal Funds
5.1(c) Requirements for Board Employees
5.1(d) "Student Fees, Rentals, Sales"
5.1(e) Fees Charged to Public
5.1(f) Travel for District Employees
5.1(g) School Food Services
CHAPTER 6. FINANCIAL SERVICES

Section 6.1

6.1(a) Internal Control
6.1(a) Procedure for Internal Control
6.1(b) Payroll
6.1(c) Budgeting
6.1(d) Auditing
6.1(e) Investments
6.1(f) Records Management
6.1(g) "Federal, State & Local Reporting"
6.1(h) Purchasing and Supply Management
6.1(i) "Security, Safety & Emergency Procedures"
6.1(j) Annual Budget
6.1(k) Budget Deadlines and Schedules
6.1(l) Budget Hearing
6.1(m) Budget Adoption
6.1(m.a) Expenditures from Non-Operating Budget Accounts
6.1(m.b) Revenue Deficiency
6.1(n) Budget Transfers
6.1(o) Use of Surplus Funds
6.1(p)
6.1(q) Bonds and Tax Anticipation Notes
6.1(r) Depositories of Funds
6.1(s) Authorized Signatures
6.1(t) Inventories
6.1(u) Petty Cash Accounts
6.1(v) Cash in School Buildings
6.1(w) Bidding and Purchasing
6.1(x)
6.1(y) Vocational Revolving Funds
6.1(z) Student Activity Fund
CHAPTER 7. FACILITIES AND SUPPORT SERVICES

Section 7.1

Planning

7.1(a) Facilities Planning

Section 7.2.

Operations & Maintenance

7.2(a) Maintenance of Facilities
7.2(b) Damage or Loss
7.2(c) Use of Facilities and Equipment
7.2(d) Modifications and Alterations
7.2(e) Safe Use of Hazardous Chemicals
7.2(f) School Property Disposal

Section 7.3.

Public Use of School Facilities

7.3(a) Public Use of School Facilities
7.3(b) Advertising in the Schools
7.3(c) Public Conduct on School Property
7.3(d) Smoking on School Premises
7.3(e) Student Not Allowed in Adult Activities
7.3(f) Gifts to School Personnel
7.3(g) Parental Involvement
7.3(h) Use of Terrain Vehicles
7.3(i) Area & Equipment for Faculty Use
7.3(j) Equal Access to Public School Facilities
CHAPTER 8. HUMAN RESOURCES

Section 8.1.

8.1(a) Background Investigation & Criminal History Record Check
8.1(b) Terminations
8.1(c) ADA - Rights of Individuals With Disabilities
8.1(d) Compensation
8.1(e) Leaves of Absences-General Provisions
8.1(f) Staff-Student Relations
8.1(g) Professional Staff Positions
8.1(h) Coaching Assignments
8.1(i) Posting of Professional Staff Vacancies
8.1(j) Part Time and Substitute Professional Staff Employment
8.1(k) Professional Staff Probation
8.1(l) "Suspension, Dismissal or Other Reduction in Work Force"
8.1(m) Negotiations
8.1(n) Substitute Professional Staff Employment
8.1(o) Leave with Pay
8.1(p) Leave Without Pay
8.1(q) Staff Resignitions
8.1(r) Sexual Harassment
8.1(s) Equal Educational Opportunity
8.1(t) Workmen's Compensation
8.1(u) Recruitment and Selection
8.1(v) Professional Contracts
8.1(w) Medical Examination of School Personnel
8.1(x) Assignments and Transfers
8.1(y) Staff Assignments
8.1(z) Promotion - Teachers and Staff
8.1(aa) Non-discrimination
8.1(bb) Evaluation: Teacher & Other Faculty Members
8.1(cc) Family & Medical Leave Act
8.1(dd) Student/Employee with Aids
8.1(ee) Employment of Members of Immediate Families
8.1(ff) Volunteers in Schools
8.1(gg) Internships
8.1(hh) Compensatory Time
8.1(ii) Unpaid Time Off from Work (Employees Without Vacation Time)
8.1(jj) Personal Use of District Phones
8.1(kk) Absenteeism
8.1(ll) Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act
8.1(mm) Workplace Violence
8.1(nn) Job Sharing
8.1(oo) Dress Code for Staff
CHAPTER 9. COMMUNITY RELATIONS

Section 9.1.

Media Relations

9.1(a) News Media

Section 9.2.

Community Relations

9.2(a) Propositions and Proposals for Voter Consideration
9.2(b) Public Participation at Board Meetings
9.2(c) Visitors to the Schools
9.2(d) Public Complaints
9.2(f) Volunteer Organizations
9.2(g) Protocol for Club Teams
9.2(h) Gifts to School

Section 9.3.

Law Enforcement

CHAPTER 10. TECHNOLOGY

Section 10.1.

Technology Policies

10.1(a) Technology Policies

JOB DESCRIPTIONS

Custodian
Head Custodian
Middle School Athletic Coordinator
Assistant Principal, Elementary School
Library Media Specialist
Business Administrator
Assistant Principal for Academics (HMS)
Human Resource Director
Food Service Director
Finance Director
Superintendent of Schools
Dean of Academics - AHS
Assistant Dean of Students - AHS
Athletic Director
Individual Paraprofessional
Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum