Policy Manual

East Penn SD

This Index is designed to quickly direct the reader to the individual section(s) dealing with a specific topic. The terminology used in the Policy Manual has been included here, including a listing of all sections covered under each topic heading.

In addition, popular synonyms have also been utilized where necessary to guide the reader. Cross-referencing has been employed to provide all of the major sections dealing with certain important topics.  Example:  Employment Contract includes Administrative, Professional and Classified Employees

A B C D E F G H I L M N O P R S T V W
 

POLICY MANUAL INDEX POLICY MANUAL NUMBER
ABSENCE, LEAVE OF
Administrative employees 339
Classified employees 539
Professional employees 439
ADMINISTRATIVE EMPLOYEES 300
Acceptance of resignation 354
Assignment and transfer 309
Board/superintendent relationship 302
Code of conduct 353
Compensated professional leaves 338.1
Complaints 326
Conflict of interest 319
Creating positions 301
Disciplinary procedures 317
Drug and substance abuse 351
Early retirement incentive 350
Employment 302
Evaluation 313
Evaluation of superintendent 312
General leave 339
Gifts 322
HIV infection 314.1
Medical insurance for retirees 349
Outside activities 319
Physical examinations 314
Prohibition of improper conduct/complaint process 348
Retention incentive program 350.1
Sabbatical leave 338
Sexual harassment 348
Smoking 323
Standards of ethics 352
Tobacco use 323
Tuberculin test 314
Uncompensated leave 339
ASSIGNMENT AND TRANSFER
Administrative employees 309
Classified employees 509
Professional employees 409
ATHLETICS 122, 123, 211
BOARD OF SCHOOL DIRECTORS (see School Board Procedures And Goals)
Committees 005
Meetings 006, 903
Membership 004
Officers 005
Voting 006
BONDING 005, 811
BUDGET
Planning 602
Preparation 603
BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS (see Property)  
CALENDAR 803
CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMITTEES 905
CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES 500
Acceptance of resignations 554
Assignment and transfer 509
Casual employees 505
Code of conduct 553
Complaint policy 526
Conflict of interest 519
Creating a position 501
Disciplinary procedures 517
Drug and substance abuse 551
Employment 504
Evaluation 512
General leave 539
Gifts 522
HIV infection  514.1
Medical insurance for retirees 549
Outside activities 519
Overtime 530
Physical examination 514
Prohibition of improper conduct/complaint process 548
Sexual harassment

548
Short-term employees 505
Skills improvement program 533
Smoking 523
Substitutes 505
Tobacco use 523
Tuberculin test 514
Uncompensated leave 539
CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES 122
COMMUNITY 900
Citizen advisory committees 905
Community relations 910
Distribution of community event literature 915
District/school report cards 919
Educational partnerships 920
Municipal government relations 909
News media relations 911
Parent relations 908
Public attendance at school functions 904
Public complaints 906
Public participation at Board meetings 903
Public relations objectives 901
Publications program 911
Relations with educational institutions 912
Relations with intermediate unit 914
Relations with special interest groups 913
Residential status for LCCC 921
Sales and commercial activities in schools 913
School visitors 907
Volunteers 916
COMPLAINT POLICY
Administrative employees 326
Classified employees 526
Professional employees 426
Public complaints 906
COURSES OF STUDY 107
CURRICULUM (see Programs)
DISCIPLINE
Administrative employees 317
Classified employees 517
Professional employees 417
DRUG AWARENESS
Administrative employees 351
Classified employees 551
Professional employees 451
Students 227
EMERGENCY EVACUATION 805
EMPLOYEES (see Administrative 300; Professional 400; Classified 500)
EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT
Professional employees 408
EVALUATION
Administrative employees 313
Classified employees

512
Professional employees 412
EXPENSES
Board members 004
FACILITIES (see Property)
FIELD TRIPS 121
FINANCES 600
Bank accounts 608
Budget 602, 603, 604
Budgetary reserve 604
Capitalization of district assets 622
District audit - public 619
Investments 609
Local taxpayer bill of rights 621, 621ATT
Objectives 601
Payment of claims 616
Payroll authorization 614
Payroll deduction 615
Petty cash 617
Procurement - general fund 611
Sales tax 626
Special purpose funds

618
Student body fund 618
Tuition income

607
FIRE DRILLS

805
FLAG SALUTE 807
GRADING 213, 215
GUIDANCE COUNSELING 112
HOMEBOUND INSTRUCTION 117
HOMEWORK 130
HOME EDUCATION 137
INSURANCE 211, 812
INTERMEDIATE UNIT 914
INVENTORY 706
INVESTMENTS 609
LEAVES (see Absence, Leave of)
MAINTENANCE 704
MEDIA RELATIONS 911
MEDICATIONS 210
OPENING EXERCISES 807
OPERATIONS 800
Bonding 811
Business office records 801.1
Child abuse 806, 806ATT
Contracted services 818
Copyright materials

814
Criminal background checks 818
Emergency evacuation

805
Food services

808
Insurance 812
Opening exercises 807
Property insurance 812
Public records 801, 801ATT
School calendar 803
Transportation

810
PAYROLL

Authorization 614
Deductions 615
PERSONNEL FILES (see Records)
PETTY CASH 617
PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS

Administrative employees 314
Classified employees 514
Professional employees 414
POSITIONS
Creating 301, 401, 501
PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES 400
Acceptance of resignations 454
Assignment and transfer 409
Code of conduct 453
Compensated professional leaves 438.1
Complaints 426
Conflict of interest 419
Creating positions 401
Disciplinary procedures 417
Drug and substance abuse 451
Early retirement incentive 450
Employment 404
Employment contract

408
Evaluation

412
General leave 439
Gifts

422
HIV infection 414.1
Medical insurance for retirees 449
Outside activities 419
Physical examinations

414
Prohibition of improper conduct/complaint process

448
Sexual harassment 448
Smoking 423
Student teachers

407
Substitutes

405
Tobacco use 423
Tuberculin test 414
Uncompensated leave

439
PROGRAMS 100
Adoption of textbooks

108
Alternative to dissection

105.1
Athletic advisory council

123
Co-curricular activities

122
Course guides 106
Courses of study 107
Current events

119
Curriculum development 105
Educational goals 102
Electronic communications use 138
Equal access 122
Evaluation of educational programs 127
Exceptions to academic sequence 116.1, 116.1ATT
Exempting course/exam 116.1, 116.1ATT
Exempting course/private tutoring 116.1, 116.1ATT
Field trips

121
Goals of quality education

101
Guidance counseling

112
Homebound instruction

117
Homework

130
Home education 137
Independent study

116.1, 116.1ATT
Instructional supplies 110
Internet use 138
Interscholastic athletics

122, 123
Limited English Proficiency Program

139, 139ATT1, 139ATT2
Non-discrimination 103, 103Form
Philosophy of education

101
Public inquiry of resource materials 109, 109ATT
Public inquiry of textbooks 108
Resource materials

109, 109ATT
Summer school

124
Technology resources use 138
Weeding 109
PROPERTY

700
Building security

709
Disposal of property/equipment 701.1
Facilities planning

701
Gifts, grants, funds

702
Insurance

812
Integrated pest management 716
Inventory and records 706
Lending of school equipment

708
Maintenance

704
Portable classrooms 711
Property records

706
Safety

705
Use of property by staff 710
Use of school facilities 707, 707ATT
PUBLIC RELATIONS (see Community)
PUPILS

200
Access to student records

216, 216ATT
Anabolic steroids

210.1
Admission of beginners 201
Assignment within district 206
Behavior support, special education

249
Communicable diseases

203
Corporal punishment 218.1
Drug awareness 227
Enrollment in district 200
Family educational trips 204
Foreign exchange students 239
Expulsion 233
Grading

213, 215
Hazing

247
Health records 203
Immunization 203
Medications

210
Non-resident students 202
Nutrition 246, 246ATT
Parent-of-record 238
Physical activity 246, 246ATT
Prohibition of improper conduct/student complaints

248
Promotion and retention

215
Records

216, 216ATT
Reporting pupil progress

212
Retention of pupils 215
Sales to and by students 229
Sexual harassment

248
Smoking 222
Student accident insurance

211
Student custody 238
Student recruitment

217, 217ATT
Suspension

233
Third party surveys

235
Tobacco use 222
Weapons

218.2
Wellness 246, 246ATT
Withdrawal from school

208
RECORDS

Public records

801, 801ATT, 801.1
Students

216, 216ATT
 

SAFETY 705
SCHEDULES

School calendar 803
SCHOOL BOARD PROCEDURES AND GOALS 000
Administrative councils, cabinets, committees 003
Administrative regulations 003
Appointments 005
Authority and powers

002
Classification of district 001
Composition of district 001
Committee meetings 006
Committees 005
Distribution of policy 007
Election of members 004
Electronic recording of meetings 006
Executive powers 002
Executive sessions 006
Expenses

004
Functions

003
Legislative function 003
Meetings

006
Membership

004
Minutes 006
Name and classification 001
News coverage of Board meetings 006
Notice of meetings 006
Officer of Board 005
Organization 005
Organization chart 008
Orientation 004
Parliamentary authority 006
Purpose of district 001
Qualifications of members 004
Quorum 006
Removal from office 004
School Board use of electronic mail 010
Standards of ethics 009
Student representative 004.1
Term 004
Vacancies 004
Voting

006
SMOKING
Administrative employees 323
Classified employees 523
Professional employees

423
Students

222
STUDENT WELLNESS
Competitive foods 246, 246ATT
Monitoring 246, 246ATT
Nutrition guidelines 246, 246ATT
Physical activity 246, 246ATT
Physical education 246, 246ATT
School based activities goals 246, 246ATT
Wellness committee 246, 246ATT
STUDENTS (see Pupils)
SUBSTITUTES
Classified employees 505
Professional employees 405, 429
SUMMER SCHOOL 124
SUPERINTENDENT
Assistant superintendent 302
Employment

302
TEXTBOOKS
Adoption 108
Lending 708
TRANSPORTATION 810
TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT
School directors 004
TUITION

607
VISITORS 907
VOLUNTEERS 916
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