Policy Index
(as of 1/23/12)
Sample policies on the following topics are available at the NYSSBA office.
(Policy numbers followed by "-R" or "-E" refer to sample Regulations or Exhibits)
Please call (518-783-0200) or email (policy@nyssba.org) to request a sample.
A
Absences, 5100
Academic Intervention Services, 4325
Accountability, 0300
Administrative Goals, 3000
Administrative Organization, 3240
Agenda Preparation and Dissemination, 2342
AIDS/HIV
Instruction, 4315.1
Persons with, 0150, -E
Alcohol
Teaching about, 4317
Testing of Bus Drivers, 8414.5, -R
Use/Abuse - Students, 5440
Allocation of Space, 4321.3
Alternative Formats, 6700; 4321.6
Alternative Instruction, 5300.45
Animals in the Schools, 4850
Annual District Meeting and Election, 1050
Assessments, Districtwide and Statewide, 4321.7
Athletics, 5280
Attendance, 5100
Compulsory Ages, 5130
Attorney, 2270
Audit
Claims, 6650
Committee, 6690
Independent, 6660
Internal Function, 6680
Authorized Signatures, 6410
Authorized Use of School-Owned Materials and Equipment, 8330
B
Board (see School Board)
Booster Organizations, 1222
Budget, 6100
Contingency, 6135
Hearing, 6120
Planning, 6110
Transfers, 6150
Bullying Prevention, 0115
Bus (see School Bus)
Buildings and Grounds, 8220
C
Cell Phones and Personal Electronics Use
of District Phones, 8332
Staff Use of Personal Electronic Devices
Student Personal Electronic Devices, 5695
Ceremonies and Observances in School, 4821
Charging School Meals, 8505
Child Abuse
in a Domestic Setting, 5460, -R
in an Educational Setting, 9620
Citizens’ Advisory Committees, 2260
Civic Mission, 4311
Claims Auditor, 6650
Co-curricular Activities, 5200, 5205
Code of Conduct, 5300
Code of Ethics for Board Members and Employees, 2160
Committees
Audit, 6690
Board, 2250
Citizens’ Advisory, 2260
Health and Safety, 8112
Communicable Diseases, 5420
Community
Involvement, 1200
Relations Goals, 1000
Compensation and Benefits, 9500
Compensatory Education (see Academic Intervention Services)
Complaints
about Curriculum or Instructional Materials, 1420
by the Public, 1400
by Staff, 9140.1, -R
by Students, 5030, -R
Computers
Acceptable Use, 4526, -R (see also Internet Safety)
Computer Resources and Data Management, 8630
Information Security Breach and Notification, 8635
Concussion Management, 5420, 5280
Conditional/Emergency Conditional Hiring, 9260
Confidentiality and Access to IEP, IESP and SP, 4321.5
Conflict of Interest, 9120.1
Construction
Contracts, Bidding, Awards, 7360
Safety, 7365, -E
Contingency Budget, 6135
Controversial Issues, 4810
Corporal Punishment, 5300.55
Credit Cards, (Staff Use of District Cards), 8334
Curriculum Management, 4200
D
Declassification of Students with Disabilities, 4321.9
Disabilities
Interpreters for Hearing-Impaired Parents, 1925
Students With – Programs, see Special Education
Students With – Accommodation, 5020.3
Discipline
of Students with Disabilities, 5300.50
Disposal of District Property, 6900
Disproportionality, Public Report, 4321.11
District Clerk, 2230
District Treasurer, 2230
Dress Code, 5300.25
Drugs
in the Workplace, 9320
Teaching about, 4317
Testing of Bus Drivers, 8414.5, -R
Use/Abuse - Students, 5440
E
Educational Philosophy, 0000
Emergency
Closings, 8134
Plans, 8130
Equal Opportunity, 0100
Equivalence in Instructional Staff and Materials, 4010
Essential Partners, 5300.20
Evaluation
School Board Operational Procedures, 0310
Staff, 9420
Superintendent of Schools, 0320
Expense Reimbursement, 6830
Extra-curricular Activities, 5200, 5205
F
Facilities
Development Goals, 7000
Naming, 7500
Planning, 7100
Public Use of, 1500
Family Medical Leave, 9520.2
Field Trips, 4531
Fiscal Accounting and Reporting, 6600
Food Services, 8500, 8520
Flag display, 4311.1
Fund Raising, 5251
G
Gifted and Talented, 4322
Gifts from the Public, 1800
Goals
Administration, 3000
Board Operational, 2000
Community Relations, 1000
Facilities Development, 7000
Fiscal Management, 6000
Instructional, 4000
Personnel, 9000
Student, 5000
Support Services, 8000
Grading, 4710
Graduation, 4770
Early, 4771
IEP Diplomas, 4773
Guidance Programs, 4600
H
Hazards, 8111
Health and Safety Committee, 8112
Health Services for Students, 5420, -R, -E
HIV/AIDS
Instruction, 4315.1
Persons with, 0150, -E
Home Schooling, 1741
Homebound Instruction, 4327
Homeless Students, 5151
I
Immunizations, 5420, -R
Impartial Hearing Officers, 4321.8
Independent Auditor, 6660
Independent Educational Evaluations, 4321.4
Individualized Education Program (IEP)
Diplomas, 4773
Distribution, 4321.5
Information Security Breach and Notification, 8635
Instruction
Advanced Placement, 4334
AIDS/HIV, 4315.1
College Courses, 4334.1
Drugs, Alcohol, Tobacco, 4317
Equivalence in Staff and Materials, 4010
Gifted and Talented, 4322
Goals, 4000
Homebound, 4327
Limited English Proficient, 4326, -R
Summer School, 4331
Insurance, 8700
Internal Audit Function, 6680
Internet Safety, 4526.1, -R
Interpreters for Hearing-Impaired Parents, 1925
Interscholastic Athletics, 5280
Inventory, 6640
Investments, 6240
L
Library Materials Selection, 4513
Limited English Proficiency, 4326
Local Education Foundation, Relationship with, 1225
M
Maintenance, 8220
Meals
Charging School Meals, 8505
Providing Meals and Refreshments, 9170
Medicaid Compliance, 6685
Medical Exams, 5420, -R
Medication, 5420, -R
Military Recruiters Notice, 5500
Minutes, school board meeting, 2360
Missing Children, 4570
Mission Statement, 0000
N
News Media Relations, 1130
Nondiscrimination, 0100
Nonpublic Schools, 1740
Non-resident Students, 5152
O
Organizational Chart, 3230
P
Parental Involvement, 1900
Parental Placement in Nonpublic Schools, 4321.10
Payroll Procedures, 6800
Pesticides and Pest Management, 8115, -E
Petty Cash, 6670
Pilot Projects, 4220
Personnel. Special Education, 4321.14
Preschool Special Education, 4321.13
Professional Services Contracts, 6741
Progress Reports, 4712
Promotion, 4750
Public
Complaints, 1400
Participation at Board Meetings, 1230
Use of School Facilities, 1500
Publications
District Compliance with Copyright Law, 8650
Student Publications, 5220
Purchasing, 6700
Purchasing Authority, 6710
Sweatshop-Free, 6705
Q
Quorum, 2351
R
Recruiting and Hiring, 9240
Records
School District, 1120, -R
Students, 5500, -R, -E
Regulations, 3310
Relations
with Booster Organizations, 1222
with News Media, 1130
Religious Exemption to Immunization, 5420
Reporting Violations, 5300.35
Retention, 4750
Retiree Benefit Procedures, 6850
S
Safety
Committee, 8112
Hygiene Precautions, 8123
Pandemic Planning, 8131
Plans and Teams, 8130
School Building, 8110
School Attorney, 2270
School Admissions, 5150
School Board
Committees, 2250
Communication Among Members, 2710
Elections, 2120
Evaluation of Operational Procedures, 0310
Legal Status, 2100
Officer & Employee Ethics, 2160
Officers, 2220
Officials, 2230
Operational Goals, 2000
Powers and Duties, 2110
School Board Meetings, 2300
Agenda Preparation and Dissemination, 2342
Broadcasting and Taping of, 2382
Executive Sessions, 2330
Minutes, 2360
Notice of, 2340
Organizational Meeting, 2210
Procedures, 2350
Public Participation at, 1230
Quorum, 2351
Regular Meetings, 2310
Rules of Order, 2352
Special Meetings, 2320
School Board Member
Authority, 2111
Candidates and Campaigning, 2120.1
Conferences, Conventions, Workshops, 2521
Election, 2120.2
Orientation, 2510
Removal from Office, 2140
Resignation, 2130
Training, 2520
Qualifications, 2121
School Board Policies
Formulation, Adoption, and Amendment of, 2410
Implementation, 3300
School Bus
Driver Drug Testing, 8414.5, -R
Idling, 8414.6
Safety, 8414
Scheduling and Routing, 8411
School District Records, 1120
School Meals, Charging, 8505
School-wide Pre-referral and Intervention, 4321.2
Section 504, 5020.3
Searches and Interrogations, 5300.60
Sex Offender Notification, 5450.1, -E
Sexual Harassment, 0110
Smoking on School Premises, 1530
Special Education
Allocation of Space, 4321.3
Alternative Format Instructional Materials Availability, 4321.6 and 6700
Assessments, Districtwide and Statewide, 4321.7
Declassification, 4321.9
Disproportionality, Public Report, 4321.11
Impartial Hearing Officers, 4321.8
Independent Educational Evaluations, 4321.4
Individualized Education Program (IEP) Diplomas, 4773
Individualized Education Programs (IEPs), Confidentiality and Access, 4321.5
Least Restrictive Environment, 4321.1
Parental Placement in Nonpublic Schools, 4321.10
Personnel, 4321.14
Pre-referral Approaches and Interventions, 4321.2
Preschool, 4321.13
Programs for Students with Disabilities, 4321
Time-Out Rooms, Physical Restraints and Aversives, 4321.12
Staff
Complaints and Grievances, 9140.1
Conditional/Emergency Conditional Hiring, 9260
Development, 9700
Evaluation, 9420
Goals, 9000
Student
Activities Fund Management, 5252
Complaints and Grievances, 5030, -R
Dismissal Precaution, 5162, -R
Expression, School-Sponsored, 5220
Expression, Personal, 5225
Fund Raising, 5251
Goals, 5000
Government, 5215
Health Services, 5420, -R, -E
Non-Resident Admission, 5152
Organizations, 5210
Privacy, 5550
Records, 5500, -R, -E.1, -E.2
Wellness, 5405
With Disabilities – Programs, 4321
With Disabilities under Section 504 – Accommodation, 5020.3
Summer School, 4331
Superintendent of Schools, 3100
Duties of, 3120
Evaluation of, 0320
Recruitment of, 3111
T
Textbook Selection, 4511
Time-Out Rooms, Physical Restraints and Aversives, 4321.12
Title I funds, 6231
Transportation, 8400, 8411
Travel Reimbursement, 6830
Treasurer, 2230
Tuition - Non-resident, 6254
U
Unexpired Term Fulfillment, 2150
Unsafe School Transfer Choice, 8140
Use of District Cell Phones, 8332
Use of District Credit Cards, 8334
Use of School-Owned Materials and Equipment, 8330
Use of School Facilities, 1500
V
Vandalism, 8212
Visitors to the Schools, 5300.65
Violent or Disruptive Incident Reporting, 5710
Volunteers, 4532
Voting, 2120.2
W
Wellness, 5405
Whistleblower (Disclosure of Wrongful Conduct), 9645