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Eastern Lebanon County School District

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
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POLICY MANUAL INDEX POLICY MANUAL NUMBER
ABSENCE, LEAVE OF
Administrative employees 335, 338, 339, 342
Professional employees 435, 436, 439, 442
Support employees 535, 536, 539, 542
ADMINISTRATIVE EMPLOYEES 300
Abolishing positions 310
Assignment and transfer 309
Complaint policy 326
Creating positions 301
Disciplinary procedures 317
Disqualification by health 315, 334, 335
Dress and grooming 325
Driver history records 360
Drug and substance abuse 351
Employment 104, 302, 303
Employment contract 308
Evaluation 312, 313
Family leave 335.1
Freedom of speech 320
Gifts 322
HIV infection 314.1
Job related expenses 331
Jury duty 342
Management team 327
Maternity leave 335
Medical leave 335.1
Nontenured administrators 316
Outside activities 319, 321
Personnel files 324
Physical examination 314
Political activities 321
Professional growth 333
Retirement 349
Sabbatical leave 338
Sick leave 334
Smoking 323
Suspensions and furloughs 311
Uncompensated leave 339
Unlawful harassment 348
Vacation 337
Wage and salary 328
ADULT EDUCATION 125
ASSESSMENT/GRADING 213, 215
ASSIGNMENT AND TRANSFER
Administrative employees 309
Professional employees 409
Support employees 509
ATHLETICS 122, 123, 211
ATTENDANCE
General 204
Pregnant/married students 234
BOARD OF SCHOOL DIRECTORS (see Local Board Operations)
Committees 005
Meetings 006, 903
Membership 004
Officers 005
Voting 006
BONDING 005, 811
BUDGET
Hearing 604
Planning 602
Preparation 603
BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS (see Property)  
BULLYING/CYBERBULLLYING 249, 815
CALENDAR 803
CHILD/STUDENT ABUSE 806, 806ATT
CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMITTEES 905
CLASS SIZE 126
COMMUNITY 900
Citizen advisory committees 905
Community relations 910
District/school report cards 919
Municipal government relations 909
News media relations 902, 911
Parent/guardian relations 908
Parental involvement, Title I 918
Public attendance at school events 904
Public complaints 906
Public participation at Board meetings 903
Public relations 901
Publications program 902, 911
Relations with educational institutions 912
Relations with intermediate unit 914
Relations with special interest groups 913
School-community relations 901
School visitors 907
Smoking/tobacco use 904.1
Title I complaint procedure 906
Title I parent/guardian involvement 918
COMPLAINTS
Administrative employees 326
Discrimination 103, 103ATT, 104, 104ATT
NCLB complaints 906
Professional employees 426
Public complaints 906
Student complaints 219
Support employees 526
COUNSELING 112
CURRICULUM (see Programs)
DISCIPLINE
Administrative employees 317
Professional employees 417
Students 113.1, 218, 218.1, 218.2, 233, 249
Support employees 517
DRESS AND GROOMING
Administrative employees 325
Professional employees 425
Students 221
Support employees 525
DRUGS AND ALCOHOL 227, 351, 451, 551
EMERGENCY EVACUATION 805
EMPLOYEES (see Administrative 300; Professional 400; Support 500)
EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT
Administrative employees 308
Professional employees 408
Support employees 508
EVALUATION
Administrative employees 313
Professional employees 412
Superintendent 312
Support employees 512
Temporary professional employees 413
EXPENSES
Board members 004
Employees 331, 431, 531
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES 122, 122.1, 228, 229, 618, 618.1
FACILITIES (see Property)
FIELD TRIPS 121
FINANCES 600
Bank accounts 608
Budget 602, 603, 604
Capitalization 620
Competitive electronic auction bidding 610
Credit cards 623
District audit 619
Electronic bidding 610
GASB statement 34 620
Investment of district funds 609
Objectives 601
Payment of bills 616
Payroll authorization 614
Payroll deduction 615
Petty cash 617
Purchases 610, 611, 612, 613
Purchasing, cooperative 613
Student activity funds 618, 618.1
Tax collection 606
Tax levy 605
Taxable fringe benefits 624
Taxpayer bill of rights 621
Tuition income 607
FIRE DRILLS 805
FLAG SALUTE 807
FOOD SERVICES 808, 808.1
GRADING/ASSESSMENT 213, 215
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS 217
HOME EDUCATION PROGRAMS 137, 137.1
HOMEBOUND INSTRUCTION 117, 204, 234
HOMEWORK 130
INSURANCE 211, 812, 813
INTERMEDIATE UNIT 914
INVENTORY 706
INVESTMENTS 609
LEAVES (see Absence, Leave of)
LESSON PLANS 111
LOCKER SEARCH 226
MAINTENANCE 703, 704
MATERNITY LEAVE 335, 435, 535
MEDIA RELATIONS 911
MEDICATIONS 210
MOTOR VEHICLES 223
NONRESIDENT STUDENTS 202
OPENING EXERCISES 807
OPERATIONS 800
Acceptable use of internet 815
Automated external defibrillator (AED) 822
Bonding 811
Child/student abuse 806, 806ATT
Contracted services 818
Copyright materials 814
Emergency evacuation 805
Food service 808, 808.1
HIPAA 826, 826ATT
Individually identifiable health information, management of 826, 826ATT
Insurance 812, 813
Internet use 815
Mental health 819
Opening exercises 807
Organization 802
Property insurance 812
Public records 801, 801ATT1, 801ATT2
School calendar 803
School day 804
Suicide prevention 819
Transportation 810
PAYROLL
Authorization 614
Deductions 615
PERSONNEL FILES (see Records)
PETTY CASH 617
PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS
Administrative employees 314, 314.1, 315, 335
Professional employees 414, 414.1, 415, 435
Students 209
Support employees 514, 514.1, 515, 535
PLANNED INSTRUCTION 107
POSITIONS
Abolishing 310, 410, 511
Creating 301, 401, 501
POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS 205
PREGNANT/MARRIED STUDENTS 234
PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES 400
Abolishing positions 410
Assignment and transfer 409
Complaints 426
Creating positions 401
Disciplinary procedures 417
Disqualification by health 409, 415
Dress and grooming 425
Drug and substance abuse 451
Employment 104, 404
Employment contract 408
Evaluation 411, 412, 413
Family leave 435.1
Freedom of speech 420
Gifts 422
HIV infection 414.1
Job related expenses 431
Jury duty 442
Maternity leave 435
Medical leave 435.1
Nontenured employees 416
Outside activities 419
Personal necessity leave 436
Personnel files 424
Physical examinations 414
Political activities 421
Professional growth 433
Responsibility for student welfare 440
Retirement 449
Sabbatical leave 438
Salary determination 428
Sick leave 434
Smoking 423
Student teachers 407
Summer school staff 406, 411
Suspensions and furloughs 409, 411, 412
Tardiness 418
Uncompensated leave 439
Unlawful harassment 448
Work schedules 432
PROGRAMS 100
Academic standards 102
Adoption of textbooks 108
Adult education 125
Assessment of educational programs 127
Behavior support 113.3
Charter schools 140
Class size 126
Counseling 112
Current events 119
Curriculum development/review/exemption 105, 105.1, 105.2
Discipline of students with disabilities 113.1
Educational goals 102
Extracurricular activities 122, 122.1, 228, 229, 618
Extracurricular participation by home education students 137.1
Field trips/travel-study tours 121
Gifted education 114
Guides, planned instruction 106
Home education 137, 137.1
Homebound instruction 117, 204, 234
Homework 130
Human development program 120
Independent educational evaluations 113.2
Independent study 118
Instructional supplies 110
Interscholastic athletics 122, 123
Lesson plans 111
Limited English Proficiency Program 138
Migrant students 142
Nondiscrimination 103, 103ATT, 104, 104ATT
Persistently dangerous schools, standards 143
Philosophy of education 101
Planned instruction 106, 107
Resource materials 109
Special education 113
Strategic plan 100
Student services 146
Summer school 124, 406
Tutoring 116, 204
Vocational technical education 115
PROPERTY 700
Building security 709
Disaster preparedness policy 712
Facilities planning 701
Gifts, grants, donations 702
Insurance 812
Integrated pest management 716
Inventory and records 706
Maintenance 704
Personal use of district-owned vehicles 710.1
Property records 706
Protection of property 713
Safety 705
Sanitary management 703
Smoking/tobacco use 707.1
Surplus property 706.1
Use of facilities by staff 710
Use of school equipment 708
Use of school facilities 707
PUPILS 200
Admission of beginners 200, 201, 203, 209
Assessment of student progress 213, 215
Assignment within district 206
Attendance 204, 234
Beepers/pagers 237
Bicycles 223
Bullying 249
Care of school property 224
Cellular phones 237
Class rank 214, 216
Class trips 231
Communicable diseases 203
Complaints 219
Confidential communications 207
Cyberbullying 249
Discipline 113.1, 218, 218.1, 218.2, 233, 249
Dress and grooming 221
Drugs and alcohol intervention 227
Electronic devices 237
Enrollment in district 200
Expression 220
Foreign exchange students 239
Fundraising 229, 618
Gifted pupils 114
Graduation requirements 217
Hazing 247
Health examinations 209
HIV infection 203.1
Homeless students 251
Immunizations 203
Locker search 226
Married students 234
Medications 210
Military recruiters 216, 250
Motor vehicles 223
Nonresident students 202
Nutrition 246
Participation in school affairs 232
Physical activity 246
Police, cooperation 225
Postgraduate students 205
Posting of materials by students 220
Pregnant students 234
Promotion and retention 215
Public performance by students 230
Records 216, 216ATT, 216.1
Reporting student progress 212
Scholastic achievement 213
Searches 226
Sexual harassment 248
Smoking 222
Social events 231
Special education students 113
Student accident insurance 211
Student assistance program 236
Student government 228
Student involvement in decision-making 232
Student recruitment 250
Student rights/surveys 235
Substance abuse 227
Supplemental discipline records 216.1
Surveys 235
Suspension and expulsion 233
Terroristic threats/acts 218.2
Tobacco use 222
Tuition students 202
Unlawful harassment 248
Weapons 218.1
Wellness 246
Withdrawal 208
PURCHASES
Budgeted 611
Cooperative 613
Not budgeted 612
Subject to bid 610
RECORDS
Administrative employees 324
Health information (HIPAA) 826, 826ATT
Professional employees 424
Public records 801, 801ATT1, 801ATT2
Students 216, 216ATT, 216.1
Support employees 524
RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS 204
SAFETY 705
SALARY 328, 328.1, 428, 528
SCHEDULES
Professional employees 432
School calendar 803
School day 804
Support employees 532
SCHOOL BOARD OPERATIONS 000
Authority and power 002
Code of conduct 011
Distribution of policy 007
Electronic communication equipment, use of 006.1
Expenses 004
Functions 003
Meetings 006, 903
Membership 004
Name and classification 001
Organization 005, 008
Standards, effective school governance 011
Voting 006
SEX EDUCATION 120
SICK LEAVE
Administrative employees 315, 334, 335
Professional employees 415, 434, 435
Support employees 515, 534, 535
SMOKING/TOBACCO USE
Administrative employees 323
Professional employees 423
Public 904.1
Students 222
Support employees 523
SPECIAL EDUCATION 113, 113.1, 113.2, 113.3
STUDENT WELLNESS
Competitive foods 246
Monitoring 246
Nutrition guidelines 246
Physical activity 246
Physical education 246
school based activities goals 246
Wellness committee 246
STUDENTS (see Pupils)
SUBSTITUTES
Professional employees 405
Support employees 505
SUMMER SCHOOL 124, 406
SUPERINTENDENT
Employment 302
Evaluation 312
SUPPORT EMPLOYEES 500
Assignment and transfer 509
Complaint policy 526
Creating positions 501
Discipline 517
Disqualification by health 514, 515
Dress and grooming 525
Drug and substance abuse 551
Employment 104, 504
Employment contract 508
Evaluation 512
HIV infection 514.1
Job related expenses 531
Jury duty 542
Layoffs 511
Maternity leave 535
Outside activities 519
Overtime 530
Paid holidays 543
Part-time personnel 541
Personal necessity leave 536
Personnel files 524
Physical examination 514, 515
Professional growth 533
Shor- term employees 505
Sick leave 534
Smoking 523
Substitutes 505
Suspensions 511
Uncompensated leave 539
Unlawful harassment 548
Vacation 537
Wage and salary determination 528
Work schedules 532
SUSPENSIONS AND EXPULSIONS OF STUDENTS 233
SUSPENSIONS AND FURLOUGHS
Administrative employees 311
Professional employees 411
Support employees 511
TAXES
Collection 606
Levy 605
TEXTBOOKS
Adoption 108
Care of 224
Lending 708
TRANSPORTATION 810
TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT
Administrative employees 331
Professional employees 431
School directors 004
Support employees 531
TUITION 202, 607
TUTORING 116, 204
VACATION
Administrative employees 337
Support employees 537
VISITORS 907
VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL EDUCATION 115
WAGE AND SALARY
Administrative employees 328, 328.1
Professional employees 428
Support employees 528
WEAPONS 218.1
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