Policy Index
(as of 2/26/25)
NYSSBA maintains and updates a comprehensive list of policies. You can find the full list, organized by title, below or download the PDF. Policy numbers followed by -R or -E refer to sample Regulations or Exhibits.
To request a policy sample, call 518.783.0200 or email policy@nyssba.org.
*Sample Policies 4321.1, .2, .3 etc. may be numbered 4321.01, .02, .03 in BoardDocs.
NYSSBA #
NYSSBA Title
A
4325
Academic Intervention Services
0300
Accountability
2440
Administration in Policy Absence
3260
Administrative Intern Program
5152.1
Admission of Foreign Students
5152.1-R
Admission of Foreign Students Regulation
5152
Admission of Non-Resident Students
1511
Advertising in the Schools
2342
Agenda Preparation and Dissemination
4315.1
AIDS Instruction
8414.5-E.2
Alcohol and Drug Testing Exhibit - Acknowledgement Form
8414.5-E.1
Alcohol and Drug Testing Exhibit - Clearinghouse Consent Form
8414.5
Alcohol and Drug Testing of Drivers
8414.5-R
Alcohol and Drug Testing of Drivers Regulation
4321.3*
Allocation of Space for Special Education Programs
4850
Animals in the Schools
6100
Annual Budget
1050
Annual District Election and Budget Vote
2230
Appointed Board Officials
8636
Artificial Intelligence
6690
Audit Committee
6690-E
Audit Committee Exhibit - Charter Template
6410
Authorized Signatures
8330
Authorized Use of District Owned Materials and Equipment
5425
Automated External Defibrillators
4321.6*
Availability of Alternative Format Instructional Materials for Students with Disabilities
B
2250
Board Committees
2350
Board Meeting Procedures
2350-E
Board Meeting Procedures Exhibit
2111
Board Member Authority
2111-E
Board Member Authority Exhibit
2121
Board Member Qualifications
2121-E
Board Member Qualifications Exhibit
2140
Board Member Removal from Office
2130
Board Member Resignation
2111.1
Board Member School Visits
2520
Board Member Training
2220
Board Officers
2000
Board Operational Goals
2210
Board Organizational Meeting
0310
Board Self-Evaluation
2700
Board-Staff Communications
2240
Board-Superintendent Relationship
2382
Broadcasting and Recording of Board Meetings
6130
Budget Adoption
6120
Budget Hearing
6110
Budget Planning
6110-R
Budget Planning Regulation
6150
Budget Transfers
8220
Buildings and Grounds Maintenance and Inspection
8414.1
Bus Driver Qualifications and Training
C
2120.1
Candidates and Campaigning
4314
Career Education
8505
Charging School Meals and Prohibition Against Shaming
9620
Child Abuse in an Educational Setting
9620-E.2
Child Abuse in an Educational Setting Exhibit - Notice/Reporting Requirements
5460
Child Abuse, Maltreatment or Neglect in a Domestic Setting
5460-R
Child Abuse, Maltreatment or Neglect in a Domestic Setting Regulation
2260
Citizens Advisory Committees
4311
Civic Mission of Schools
6650
Claims Auditor
6650-E
Claims Auditor Exhibit
7810
Closing of Facilities
5200
Cocurricular and Extracurricular Programs
5300
Code of Conduct
2710
Communication Among Individual Board Members
1000
Community Relations Goals
9500
Compensation and Benefits
9500-R
Compensation and Benefits Regulation - Employment Status Determination
1405
Complaints About Certain Federally-Funded Programs
1420
Complaints About Curricula or Instructional Materials
1420-E
Complaints About Curricula or Instructional Materials Exhibit
1420-R
Complaints About Curricula or Instructional Materials Regulation
1440
Complaints About School Personnel
5130
Compulsory Attendance Ages
5130-E
Compulsory Attendance Exhibit
8630
Computer Resources and Data Management
8630-R
Computer Resources and Data Management: Regulation
4526
Computer Use in Instruction (or Acceptable Use Policy)
4526-R
Computer Use in Instruction Regulation
9260
Conditional Appointment and Emergency Conditional Appointment - Student Safety
9620-E.1
Confidential Report of Allegation Form Exhibit
4321.5*
Confidentiality and Access to Individualized Education Programs, Individualized Education Services Programs and Service Plans
9120.1
Conflict of Interest
2341.1
Consent Agenda
7365
Construction Safety
7365-E
Construction Safety Exhibit
8123.1
Contagious Diseases
8123.1-E
Contagious Diseases Exhibit
8123.1-R
Contagious Diseases Regulation
6741
Contracting for Professional Services
4600
Counseling and Guidance Programs
4200
Curriculum Management
D
4321.9*
Declassification of Students with Disabilities
3310
Development of Regulations
4773
Diploma and Credential Options for Students with Disabilities
9645
Disclosure of Wrongful Conduct
4311.1
Display of the Flag
4311.1-R
Display of the Flag Regulation
6900
Disposal of District Property
1145
Dissemination of Materials Through the Schools
4321.7*
Districtwide and Statewide Assessments of Students with Disabilities
1800
Donations, Gifts, and Grants to the District
5440
Drug and Alcohol Abuse
9320
Drug-Free Workplace
9320-R
Drug-Free Workplace Regulation
3120
Duties of the Superintendent
E
4771
Early Graduation
5205
Eligibility for Cocurricular and Extracurricular Activities
8134
Emergency Closings
9101
Employee Religious Expression
8800
Energy Management
5140
Entrance Age
0105
Equity, Inclusivity, and Diversity in Education
0105-E
Equity, Inclusivity, and Diversity in Education Exhibit - Key Equity Definitions and Resources
0105-R
Equity, Inclusivity, and Diversity in Education Regulation
4010
Equivalence in Instructional Staff and Materials
9420
Evaluation of Staff (Not Covered by 3012-C and 3012-D of The Education Law)
0320
Evaluation of Superintendent
340
Evaluation of Support Staff
2245
Ex Officio Student Member of the Board
2330
Executive Sessions
6830
Expense Reimbursement
6830-R
Expense Reimbursement Regulation
6660-E
External Audit Guidance for School District Officials Exhibit
8130.1
Extreme Risk Protection Orders (The “Red Flag Law”)
8113
Extreme Heat Condition Days
F
7000
Facilities Development Goals
7100
Facilities Planning
9520.2
Family and Medical Leave
9520.2-R
Family and Medical Leave Regulation
5500-E.1
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) Notice Regarding Access to Student Records and Student Information Exhibit
8415
Field Trip and Extracurricular Activity Transportation
4531
Field Trips and Excursions
2150
Filling Board Vacancies
2150-E.1
Filling Board Vacancies Exhibit – Legal Requirements
2150-E.2
Filling Board Vacancies Exhibit – Procedures to Fill a Vacancy by Appointment
8121
First Aid
6600
Fiscal Accounting and Reporting
6000
Fiscal Management Goals
8500
Food Service Management
8520
Free and Reduced-Price Meal Services
G
0101
Gender Neutral Single-Occupancy Bathrooms
1810
Gifts to School Personnel
3000
Goals and Objectives for Administration
4710
Grading Systems
4772
Graduation Ceremonies
4772-R
Graduation Ceremonies Regulation
4770
Graduation Requirements
4410
Grouping for Instruction
H
8112
Health and Safety Committee
4315
Health Education
4334.1
High School Credit for College Courses
0150
HIV/AIDS
4327
Homebound Instruction
5151
Homeless Children
5151-R
Homeless Children Regulation
1741
Home-Schooled Students
4730
Homework
4740
Honor Rolls
8123
Hygiene Precautions and Procedures
8123-R
Hygiene Precautions and Procedures Regulation
I
8414.6
Idling Prohibition for Buses and Other School Vehicles
5420-E.3
Immunization Chart Exhibit
4321.8*
Impartial Hearing Officer Appointment and Compensation
4321.4*
Independent Educational Evaluations
6660
Independent/External Audits
8635
Information and Data Privacy, Security, Breach and Notification
8635-R
Information and Data Privacy, Security, Breach and Notification Regulation
4510
Instructional Materials
8700
Insurance
6680
Internal Audit Function
4526.1
Internet Safety
4526.1-R
Internet Safety Regulation
1925
Interpreters for Hearing-Impaired Parents
1925-E.1
Interpreters for Hearing-Impaired Parents Exhibit - Accommodation Request
1925-E.2
Interpreters for Hearing-Impaired Parents Exhibit - Response to Requests for Accommodation
5280
Interscholastic Athletics
6640
Inventories
6240
Investments
6240-R
Investments Regulation
L
9520.5
Leaves of Absence
4513
Library Materials Selection
2270.1
Litigation Procedures
M
9170
Meals and Refreshments
1130
Media Relations
6685
Medicaid Compliance
2530
Membership in the New York State School Boards Association
5500-E.5
Military Disclosure Exhibit
2360
Minutes
5470
Missing Children
0000
Mission Statement and Vision
N
7500
Naming Facilities
2510
New Board Member Orientation
0100
Non-Discrimination and Equal Opportunity
6254
Nonresident Tuition
2340
Notice of Meetings
5500-E.2
Notification of Directory Information Designations Exhibit
9520.5-E
Notification of Right to Leave Time for Blood Donation
5450.1
Notification of Sex Offenders
5450.1-E
Notification of Sex Offenders Exhibit
5420-E.1
Notification to Parent/Guardian of Student Illness
5420-E.2
Notification to Parent/Guardian of Student Injury Exhibit
O
4765
Online, Distance, and Remote Learning
8121.1
Opioid Overdose Prevention
8121.1-R
Opioid Overdose Prevention Regulation - Administration of Opioid Antagonist Pursuant to Non-Patient Specific Order
3230
Organization Chart
P
8131
Pandemic Planning
1900
Parent and Family Engagement
8635-E
Parents’ Bill of Rights for Student Data Privacy and Security
6800
Payroll Procedures
9000
Personnel Goals
9160
Personnel Records
8115
Pesticides and Pest Management
6670-R
Petty Cash Accounts Regulation
6670
Petty Cash/Petty Cash Accounts
9310
Physical and Mental Exams
4316
Physical Education
2410
Policy Development, Adoption, Implementation and Review
3300
Policy Implementation
9520.6
Policy on the Rights of Employees to Express Breast Milk in the Workplace
4321.13
Preschool Special Education
9700
Professional Learning and Staff Development
4321.10
Programs and Services for Parentally Placed Nonpublic School Students with Disabilities
4326
Programs for English Language Learners
4326-E.2
Programs for English Language Learners Exhibit: Placement in a Language Instruction Educational Program Parent Response Form Exhibit
4326-E.1
Programs for English Language Learners Exhibit: Placement in a Language Instruction Educational Program for New Students Parental Notification
4321
Programs for Students with Disabilities Under the IDEA and New York’s Education Law Article 89
4322
Programs for the Gifted and Talented
4750
Promotion and Retention of Students
4321.1*
Provision of Special Education Services in the Least Restrictive Environment
1230
Public Comment at Board Meetings
1230-E
Public Comment at Board Meetings Exhibit
1400
Public Complaints
1100
Public Information Program
4321.11
Public Report on Revisions to District Policies, Practices and Procedures Upon a Finding of Significant Disproportionality
1510
Public Sales on School Property
1500
Public Use of School Facilities
6700
Purchasing
6710
Purchasing Authority
6700-E.2
Purchasing Exhibit - Non-Bid Procurement Explanation
6700-E.1
Purchasing Exhibit - Non-Bid Procurement Table
6740
Purchasing Procedures
6740-R
Purchasing Procedures Regulation
6700-R
Purchasing Regulation
Q
2351
Quorum
R
9240
Recruiting and Hiring
3110
Recruitment of the Superintendent
8910
Recycling Program
2310
Regular Meetings
1220
Relations with Community Organizations
1222
Relationship with Booster Organizations
1225
Relationship with Local Education Foundation
1740
Relationship with Nonpublic Schools
5182
Released Time for Religious Instruction
8111
Reporting Hazards
6850
Retiree Benefit Procedures
5020.3
Rights of Students with Disabilities under Section 504
2352
Rules of Order
S
8100
Safety Program
5500-E.3
Sample Form - Release of Directory Information Exhibit
4532-E
Sample Volunteer Application Form
5150
School Admissions
2270
School Attorney
2110.1
School Board Access to Information and Reports
2521
School Board Conferences, Conventions, Workshops
2120
School Board Elections
2100
School Board Legal Status
2110
School Board Powers and Duties
2110-E
School Board Powers and Duties Exhibit
8110
School Building Safety
8414
School Bus Safety
8411
School Bus Scheduling and Routing
8411-R
School Bus Scheduling and Routing Regulation
4110
School Calendar/Year
5120
School Census
4821
School Ceremonies and Observances
4112
School Day
8650-R
School District Compliance with Copyright Law Regulation
8650
School District Compliance with Copyright Law
2160
School District Officer and Employee Code of Ethics
2160-E.1
School District Officer and Employee Code of Ethics Exhibit - Exceptions to Conflict of Interest
2160-E.3
School District Officer and Employee Code of Ethics Exhibit - Annual Conflict of Interest Declaration
2160-E.2
School District Officer and Employee Code of Ethics Exhibit - Code of Ethics Acknowledgement
1120
School District Records
1120-E.2
School District Records Exhibit - Agency Response to Request for Records
1120-E.1
School District Records Exhibit - Application for Public Access to Records
1120-R
School District Records Regulation
5710
School Safety and Educational Climate (SSEC) Reporting
8130
School Safety Plans and Teams
4532
School Volunteers
8421
School-Owned Vehicles
5220
School-Sponsored Student Expression
4321.2*
School-Wide Pre-Referral Approaches and Interventions
0111
Sexual Harassment Grievances Under Title IX
0110
Sexual Harassment
0110.2
Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
0110.2-E
Sexual Harassment in the Workplace Exhibit
9630
Sexual Misconduct
2265
Shared Decision-Making and School-Based Planning
1530
Smoking, Vaping and Other Tobacco Use on School Premises
4321.14
Special Education Personnel
2320
Special Meetings
9140.1
Staff Complaints and Grievances
9140.1-R
Staff Complaints and Grievances Regulation
1310
Staff Participation in Political Activities
9350
Staff Requests for Accommodations under the American with Disabilities Act as Amended (ADAAA)
9610
Staff Substance Abuse
9610-R
Staff Substance Abuse Regulation
9180
Staff Use of Personal Electronic Devices for Work-Related Duties
5252
Student Activities Funds Management
5153
Student Assignment to Schools and Classes
5100
Student Attendance
5800
Student Awards and Scholarships
0115-E
Student Bullying and Harassment Complaint Form
5030
Student Complaints
5162
Student Dismissal Precautions
5162-R
Student Dismissal Precautions Regulation
5251
Student Fund Raising Activities
0115
Student Harassment and Bullying Prevention and Intervention
0115-R
Student Harassment and Bullying Prevention and Intervention Regulation
5420
Student Health Services
5420-R
Student Health Services Regulation
4000
Student Learning Standards and Instructional Guidelines
5210
Student Organizations
5225
Student Personal Expression
5000
Student Policies Goals
5550
Student Privacy
4712
Student Progress Reports to Parents
5500
Student Records
5500-R
Student Records Regulation
5040
Student Religious Expression
4430
Student Schedules and Course Loads
8410
Student Transportation
5605
Student Voter Registration and Pre-Registration
5405
Student Wellness
5405-E
Student Wellness Assessment Checklist
5695
Students and Personal Electronic Devices
5431
Suicide Prevention
3100
Superintendent of Schools
8000
Support Services Goals
6705
Sweatshop-Free Purchasing
T
4810
Teaching About Controversial Issues
4511
Textbook Selection and Adoption
4321.12
Timeout and Physical Restraint (All Students)
4321.12-E
Timeout and Physical Restraint (All Students) Exhibit
4321.12-R
Timeout and Physical Restraint (All Students) Regulation
1900-E.1
Title I Parent and Family Engagement - School Level Approach
1900-E.2
Title I Parent and Family Engagement - Student Academic Achievement School-Parent Compact
8240
Traffic and Parking on School Property
8413
Transportation for Nonpublic School Students
U
4332
Universal Pre-Kindergarten
8140
Unsafe School Transfer Choice
8334
Use of Credit Cards
8332
Use of District-Owned Cell Phones
8210.1
Use of Surveillance Cameras on School Property
V
4311.2
Values Education
8414.4
Video Cameras on School Buses
8414.4-R
Video Cameras on School Buses Regulation
2325
Videoconferencing of Board Meetings
2120.2
Voting Procedures
W
8130.2
Workplace Violence Prevention