Maine School Administrative District #53

Communities of Burnham, Detroit and Pittsfield 
 

 

 

 

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Board Policy Handbook           

Table Contents

 

1.0   Foundations and Basic Commitments:

1.01  Educational Goals                                                                                      

1.02  Academic Freedom                                                                                    

1.03  Staff Involvement in Decision Making                                                     

1.04  Strategic Planning                                                        

 

2.0  Board Governance & Operations:

2.01  Equal Employment Opportunity                                                                 

2.02  Board Policy Development                                                                         

2.03  Insurance Management                                                                               

2.04  Notification of Board Meetings                                                                 

2.05  Rules of Order                                                                                            

2.06  School Board Meetings                                                                              

2.07  Agenda Preparation, Dissemination and Format                                        

2.08  Voting Method                                                                                           

2.09  Minutes                                                                                                       

2.10 New Board Member Orientation                                                                 

2.11 Board Member Resignation                                                                         

2.12 Board Member Compensation and Expenses                                              

2.13 Board Member Authority and Duties                                                          

2.14 School Board Member Ethics                                                                      

2.15 School Board Elections                                                                               

2.16 Board Member: Prohibited Appointments and Employment, Conflict of Interest                                                   

2.17 Board Organizational Meeting                                                                    

2.18 Board Officers                                                                                             

2.19 Board-Superintendent Relationship                                                            

2.20 Board Declared Vacancy Caused by Absenteeism 

2.21 Board Member Freedom of Access Training 

2.22 Freedom of Access  

2.23 Executive Session Law                                 

 

3.0  General School Administration:

3.01  School Superintendent 

3.02  Acting Superintendent 

 

4.0  Fiscal Management:

4.01  Annual Operating Budget                                                                          
4.03  School Properties Disposition                                                                     

4.04  Asset Capitalization                                                                                     

  

5.0  Support Services:

5.01  First Aid and Emergency Medical Care                                    

5.02  Bomb & Hazardous Substance Threat                                            

5.03  Outdoor Recreational Facilities Use                                               

5.04  Maintenance and Control of Materials                                           

5.05  Emergency Response

5.07  Asbestos Management                                                                    

5.08  Student Assistance Team                                                                

5.09  Limited English Proficiency Students                                            

5.11 Pest Management                                                                             

5.12 Purchase & Storage of Hazardous Chemicals  

5.13 Competitive Food Sales

5.14 Food and Beverage Offerings

5.15 Automated External Defibrillators

                               

6.0  Personnel:

6.01  Employee Leave                                                                             

6.02  Sales Calls, Demonstrations and Solicitations                                

6.03  Supervision & Evaluation of Professional Staff                                                              

6.04  Non-Teaching Staff Complaints and Grievances                           

6.05  Professional Staff Positions                                                            

6.06  Employee Benefits                                                                          

6.07  Bloodborne Pathogens                                                                     

6.08 Professional Staff Development Opportunities                               

6.09 Professional Staff Hiring                                                                 

6.10 Substitute Professional Staff Employment               

6.11 Chemical Abuse and Chemical Dependency

6.12 Evaluation of Administrative Staff

6.13 Substitute Professional Staff Employment

6.14 Family Care Leave

6.15 Staff Conduct with Students             

6.20 Recruiting & Hiring of Administrative Staff  

6.22 Planning Time         

6.24 Personnel Records and Files                                                                        

 

7.0  Negotiations:

7.01  Negotiations Goals                                                                         

7.02  Legal Status                                                                                    

7.03  Board Negotiation Committee                                                       

 

8.0  Instruction:

8.01  Adult and Community Education Program                                    

8.02  Tutoring                                                                                          

8.03  Home Schooling                                                                                                                

8.05  Promotion, Retention and Acceleration of Students                      

8.06  Co-Curricular Programs                                                                  

8.07  Selection of Library Materials                                                        

8.08  Evaluation of Instructional Programs                                             

8.09  Curriculum Development and Adoption                                        

8.10 Learning Results                                                                              

8.11 Tests/Assessments                                                                            

8.13 Program for Gifted and Talented Students

8.14 Basic Instructional Program

8.15 Exemption from Required Instruction
                                                     

9.0  Students:

9.01  Student Residence                                                                          

9.02  Attendance – Students Infected with HIV                                    

9.03  Child Find                                                                                       

9.04  Student Fund Raising Activities                                                    

9.05  Student Activities Funds Management                                          

9.06  Contests for Students                                                                     

9.07  Student Code of Conduct                                                     

9.08  Student Dress Code                                                                        

9.09  Student Storage Facility                                                                 

9.10 Pregnant/Married Students                                                              

9.11 Detention of Students                                                                     

9.12 Suspension/Expulsion of Students                                                  

9.13 Student Insurance Program                                                             

9.14 Health                                                                                              

9.15 Student Dismissal Procedures                                                         

9.16 Interrogation and Search                                                                 

9.17 Student Substance Abuse                                                                

9.18 Harassment                                                                                      

9.19 Referrals                                                                                           

9.20 Compulsory Attendance/Truancy                                                    

9.21 Hazing                                                                                              

9.22 Suicide Prevention                                                                           

9.23 Life Sustaining Emergency Care                                                     

9.24 Homework                                                                                       

9.25 Co-Curricular Out of State Trips                                                     

9.26 Distribution of Material by Students                                                           

9.27 Immunization                                                                                   

9.28 Police Involvement                                                                          

9.29 Individualized Education Programs                                                

9.30 Disability Harassment                                                                      

9.31 Time Out Rooms & Therapeutic Restraint                                      

9.32 Education of Homeless Children & Youth                                     

9.33 Notification Teams                                                                          

9.34 Reintegration of Students from Juvenile Correctional Facilities     

9.35 Assignment of Students to Classes 

9.36 Administration of Medication to Students

9.37 Student Wellness 

9.38 Bullying 

9.39 Reporting Child Abuse & Neglect

9.40 Communicable/Infectious Diseases

9.41 Dropout Prevention

9.42 Alternative Education Programs                                              

 

10.0          Transportation:

10.01 General Transportation                                                                  

10.02 Use of Private Vehicles for Transporting Students                                   

10.03 Special Use of School Buses                                                         

10.04 District Vehicle                                                                              

 

11.0          Public Relations:

11.01  Student Education Records                                                          

11.02  News Releases                                                                              

11.03  Community Use of School Facilities                                            

11.04  Visitors to the School                                                                   

11.05  Solicitations/Gifts/Advertising in Schools                                    

11.06  Public Complaints                                                                         

11.07  Controversial Issues                                                                      

11.08  Parent Involvement in Title I ESEA                                             

11.09  Parent Involvement in Special Education                                     

11.10 Public Participation at Board Meetings                                         

11.11 Use of Third Party Funding                                                           

11.12 Special Education Independent Evaluations                                 

11.13 Weapons, Violence & School Safety                                             

11.14 Tobacco Use on School Premises                                                        

11.15 Copyright Compliance                                                                   

11.17 Bids and Quotations 

11.18 School Records Retention 

11.40 Educational Research: Student Submission to Surveys, Analyses, or Evaluations

 

12.0          Technology:

12.01  Acceptable Use of On-site and Remote Electronic Resources/Students        

12.02  Acceptable Use of On-site and Remote Electronic Resources/Teachers                      
12.03  M.L.T.I. (Laptop Project)                 

12.05 District Website                                                                        

                                       

 

 

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