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COLUMBIA COUNTY
SCHOOL BOARD POLICY MANUAL
UPDATED September 2011

DISTRICT MISSION STATEMENT SCHOOL BOARD GOVERNANCE AND ORGANIZATION SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION

CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION STUDENTS PERSONNEL

BUSINESS SERVICES AUXILIARY SERVICES SCHOOL COMMUNITY RELATIONS AND
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS

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CHAPTER 1.00: DISTRICT MISSION STATEMENT

Table Of Contents	Policy Number
Districtís Mission Statement	1.01
Scope of the School District	1.02*

CHAPTER 2.00: SCHOOL BOARD GOVERNANCE
AND ORGANIZATION

Responsibilities and Authority of the Board	2.01
Organization and Officers of the Board	2.02
Special Committees of the School Board	2.03
School Advisory Councils	2.04*
Board Meetings	2.05*
School Board Policies	2.06*
Collective Bargaining Agreements	2.08
School Improvement and Education Accountability	2.09*
Family and School Partnership for Student Achievement	2.091
Legal Counsel - Board	2.10
Legal Counsel - Superintendent	2.11
Legal Services for Employees	2.12
School Board Adopted Plans	2.15
Prohibiting Discrimination, Including Sexual and Other Forms of Harassment	2.16 +
Wellness Program	2.20
School Calendar	2.21
Weapons Prohibited	2.30

CHAPTER 3.00: SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION

Responsibilities of Superintendent	3.01
Performance Grade Schools	3.011
Responsibilities of Principals	3.02
Emergencies	3.03
Directives, Procedures, and Administrative Manuals	3.04
Administrative Organization	3.05*
Safe and Secure Schools	3.06
Photocopying of Public Records	3.07
Copyrighted Materials	3.08
Supplementary Materials	3.081
A Moment of Silence	3.09
Flag Display and Pledge	3.10
Agents, Solicitors and Salespersons	3.11
Public Information and Inspection of Records	3.12
School Volunteers	3.13
Visitor Identification Measures	3.14
Identification Badges	3.141
Alcoholic Beverages, Narcotic Drugs and other Mood-Modifying Substance on Board Property	3.15
Charter Schools	3.16
Opening and Closing of Schools	3.17
Animals	3.18
Chaperones for School Functions	3.19
Appearance of Speakers	3.20
Background Screening For Contractors	3.21
Automatic External Defibrillators	3.30
Extended Day Fee Generated Programs	3.40

CHAPTER 4.00: CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION

Pupil Progression Plan	4.01*
The Curriculum	4.02*
Physical Education	4.021
Academic and Career Planning	4.025
Exceptional Student Education	4.03
Dropout Prevention Program	4.04
Student Publications	4.07
Public Appearance of School Groups	4.08
Adult Education	4.10
Allocation of Instructional Material	4.11*
Instructional Materials Selection	4.12
Educational Media Materials Selection	4.13
Non-School Related Trips	4.14
Testing and Assessment Program	4.15
Challenged Materials	4.17
Report Cards	4.18*
Home Educational Program	4.19
Participation of Home Schooled Students in Extracurricular Activities	4.20
Educational Field Trips and Extracurricular Trips	4.21

CHAPTER 5.00: STUDENTS

Age of Majority	5.01
Student Assignment	5.02
Out-Of-District Residence	5.021
Homeless Students	5.022
Student Attendance	5.04*
Foreign Exchange Students	5.05
Granting Permission for Students to Leave the School Campus	5.06
Student Control and Code of Student Conduct	5.07
Student Detention, Search, and Seizure	5.08
Expulsion of Students	5.09
Zero Tolerance for School Related Crimes	5.10*
Bullying, Threats and Intimidation	5.101
Dating Violence and Abuse	5.102
Student Illness	5.11
Eye Protection Devices	5.12
Student Injuries	5.13
Legal Name of Student	5.14
Anabolic Steroid Testing for Student Athletes	5.141
Student Records	5.15*
Student Activities	5.16
Student Drug Testing	5.17
Tutoring for Compensation	5.18
Corporal Punishment	5.19
Directory Information	5.20
Use of Time Out, Seclusion, and Physical Restraint for Students with Disabilities	5.21

CHAPTER 6.00: PERSONNEL

Employment Defined	6.10
Employment of Personnel	6.102*
Appointment or Employment Requirements	6.103*
Continuous Employment for Non-Instructional Personnel	6.104
Dual Employment	6.105
Physical and Mental Examinations of Existing Employees	6.11
Transportation Employee Drug and Alcohol Testing	6.111*
License of School Bus Driver	6.112*
Responsibilities of School Bus Operators	6.113
Year of Service Defined for Administrative and Instructional Personnel	6.12*
The Instructional Staff	6.13*
Teaching Out-of-Field	6.131
Non-Certified Instructional Personnel	6.132
Employment of Athletic Coaches Who are Not Full-Time Employees of the School Board	6.14*
Employment of Athletic Coaches Who Are Full-Time Employees of the School Board	6.141
Educational Paraprofessional	6.15*
Substitute Teachers	6.16*
District Certificates and Employment of Non-Degreed Instructional Personnel	6.17*
Contracts: Instructional and Administrative Personnel	6.18*
Certification of Administrative and Instructional Personnel	6.19*
Leave of Absence	6.20*
Leave Application	6.21*
Approval of Leaves	6.211*
Holiday Pay	6.212*
Notification of Absence	6.213*
Resignations	6.214
Deferred Retirement Option Program ("DROP")	6.216
Absence Without Leave	6.22*
Personal Leave	6.23*
Sick Leave	6.24*
Illness-or-Injury-in-Line -of-Duty Leave	6.241
Injuries To Personnel	6.2411
Family and Medical Leave	6.242*
Military Leave	6.25*
Jury / Witness Duty	6.26*
Professional Leave	6.27*
Annual Leave	6.28*
Temporary Duty	6.29*
Salary Schedules	6.30*
Terminal Pay	6.31
Sick Leave Pool	6.34
Use of Sick Leave by Family Member	6.35
Professional Ethics	6.37*
Report of Misconduct	6.39*
Violation of Local, State, and/or Federal Laws	6.40
Nepotism	6.41
Records and Reports	6.42*
Telephone Calls, Electronic Communications and Facsimiles	6.44
Employee Use of District Issued Cell Phones	6.441
Alcohol and Drug-Free Workplace	6.45
Political Activities of Employees	6.46
Nursing Mothers	6.47
Grievance Procedure for Personnel	6.50*
Complaints Against Employees	6.51
Suspension and Dismissal	6.52
No Pay Suspension	6.53
Staff Training	6.60
Employee Contact with Board Members	6.70
Residence Requirement	6.71
Personnel Files	6.80
Assessment of Employees	6.81
Communicable Diseases	6.90
Training Requirements for AIDS, Bloodborne Pathogens,and Environmental Hazards	6.91
Personal Business on School Time or at School Expense	6.92
Student Supervision	6.93
Compensatory Time	6.94
Retirement Bonus	6.95
401 (a) Qualified Retirement Plan	6.96
Employment of Personnel	6.102
Appointment or Employment Requirements	6.103

CHAPTER 7.00: BUSINESS SERVICES

Budget	7.01
Lottery Educational Enhancement Funds	7.011
Procedures for Administering the District Budget	7.02
Facsimile Signatures	7.021
Bonded Personnel	7.04
Internal Funds	7.05*
School Food Service Funds	7.06*
Financial Records	7.07
Inventories and Property Records	7.08
Acquisition, Use and Exchange of School Property	7.09
Sale, Transfer or Disposal of Property	7.10*
Lost or Stolen Property	7.11*
Audits	7.12*
Antifraud	7.121
Petty Cash Funds	7.13*
Purchasing Policies and Bidding	7.14*
Selecting Professional Services	7.141
Bid Protest Resolution	7.142
Payment of Vouchers / Invoices	7.15
Payroll Procedures	7.16
Authorized Travel Expenses	7.17*
Indebtedness Created Against a School or the School Board	7.18
Fund-Raising for School Projects and Activities	7.19
Investment of Funds	7.20
Insurance and Pre-Tax Deduction Programs	7.22
Donations and Gifts	7.23

CHAPTER 8.00: AUXILIARY SERVICES

Safety	8.01
School Health Services Manual	8.011
Toxic Substances in School Work Areas	8.02
Building Inspections	8.03*
Vandalism and Malicious Mischief	8.08
Sanitation and Preventive Maintenance	8.09
Infection Control Guidelines	8.11
Purpose and Functions of the Transportation Program	8.12*
Student Transportation	8.13*
Automotive Equipment	8.14
Bus Routes	8.15
Transportation Liability	8.16
Bus Emergency Evacuation Drills	8.17
Vehicle Maintenance Program	8.19
Safety Belts	8.22
General Food Service Requirements	8.23
Food Service Employee Health Standards	8.231
School Meals	8.24*
Free and Reduced Price Meals	8.25*
School Breakfast Program	8.255
Records Retention and Disposal	8.26*
School Construction Bids	8.27
Protest of Construction Bids	8.271
Change Orders	8.28
Renovations or Remodeling of Facilities	8.30
Fire Drill Policy	8.31*
Tobacco Use in District Facilities	8.32
Technology Use	8.331
Management Information System	8.34
Energy Management	8.35
Emergency Disaster Plans	8.36
Key Control and Security	8.37

CHAPTER 9.00: SCHOOL-COMMUNITY RELATIONS
ANDINTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS

Parent Organizations and School Support Groups	9.01
Annual School Report	9.03
Use of Facilities	9.04*
Advertising in Schools	9.05
Distribution of Literature and Materials	9.06
Relations with Governmental Authorities	9.08

APPENDIX A - INDEX

RECORD OF CHANGES TO BOARD RULES

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