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100 - Educational Philosophy
101 - District 196 Mission and Beliefs
102 - Kindergarten Philosophy and Mission
104 - Middle School Philosophy and Mission Statements
200 - Board Functions
201 - General Organization
201.6AR - School Board Committee Descriptions
202 - Powers and Duties
203 - School Board Organization
203.7AR - School Board Code of Ethics
204 - School Board Meetings
204.8AR - Public Participation at School Board Meetings
204.8.3P - Special Communications Request
205 - District Policies, Administrative Regulations and Procedures
205.1AR - Development and Adoption of District Policies
300 - Administrative Functions
301 - Administration
301.4.5AR - Organization Chart
302 - Administrators
302.3AR - Evaluation of Administrators
400 - Personnel
401 - Employment
401P - Employee Timesheet
401.1AR - Administrative/Teacher Selection Process
401.5AR - Pre-Employment Background Check
401.5P - Informed Consent - Pre-Employment Background Check
401.5.1P - Background Check Pre-Adverse Action Letter
401.5.2P - Background Check: Adverse Action Letter
401.6P - Employee Change of Name, Address or Telephone Number
401.11AR - Position Evaluation
401.11P - Recommendation for Evaluation of New or Changed Position
402 - Instructional Employees (Counselors, Deans, Teachers, Nurses)
402.2.1P - Classified Personnel Selection and Assignment
402.3.3.1AR - Compensation for Event Workers
402.3.3.1.2P - Event Worker Voucher Form
402.3.3.2AR - Scouting
402.4AR - Supervision and Evaluation of Teachers - Teacher Development and Evaluation (TDE)
403 - Support Employees (Building Chiefs, Bus Drivers, Chaperones, Crossing Guards, Clerical, Custodians, Food Service, Laundry, Mechanics)
403.3.1AR - Hiring Bus Drivers
403.3.1.1.1P - Authorization of Driver's License Check
403.3.1.1.3.3P - Training Checklist
403.3.1.2P - Transportation Employee Probation Review
403.3.1.3P - Transportation Employee Warning Record
403.3.1.4.1P - Transportation Employee Request for Absence of Two Days or Less
403.3.1.4.2P - Transportation Employee Request for Leave of Absence of More Than Two Days
403.3.2AR - Bus Driver Suspension and Retaining Due to Accidents
403.4.2.6P - Facilities and Grounds Personnel Performance Appraisal
403.4.2.7P - Facilities and Grounds Personnel Performance Appraisal - Building Chief
404 - Student Teachers, Interns and Exchange Teachers
404.2AR - Placement of Student Teachers and Interns
404.2P - Placement of Student Teachers and Interns
405 - Employee Rights
405P - Employee Absence and Substitute Report
405.3AR - Jury Duty Pre-Approval
405.3P - Jury Duty Pre-Approval
405.7AR - Harassment, Discrimination, Violence or Hazing
405.7.2P - Report of Alleged Harassment, Discrimination, Violence or Hazing
405.7.5P - Investigation Report of Alleged Harassment, Discrimination, Violence or Hazing
405.7.6.4P - Follow-up Report on Complaint of Harassment, Discrimination, Violence or Hazing
405.7.8.3P - Policy Against Harassment, Discrimination, Violence or Hazing
405.8AR - Travel and Related Expenses
405.8.1AR - Attendance at Tournaments
405.8.2AR - Attendance at Clinics and Workshops
405.8.3.1P - Employee Mileage Report
405.8.3.2P - Employee Check Request
405.8.4P - Request for Travel
405.9AR - Veterans Preference Rights
405.10AR - Employee Property Claims
405.10P - Employee Property Claim
406 - Employee Welfare
406P - Emergency Information - Employees
406.1AR - Staff Recognition
406.1P - Staff Recognition
406.1.3AR - Employee Participation in Decision-Making
406.2AR - Professional Development for Instructional Staff Members
406.3.4AR - Drug and Alcohol Testing of Employees Required to Have a Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
406.3.4.2.2P - Post-Accident Testing Procedure for Employees Required to have a CDL
406.3.4.2.3P - Reasonable Suspicion Observation Form for Employees Required to Have a Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
406.3.4.2.5P - Return-to-Duty and Follow-up Testing Checklist for Employees Required to have a Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
406.3.5AR - Alcohol and Drug Testing of Employees Not Performing Duties Requiring a Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
406.3.5.1P - Pre-test Acknowledgement Form for Employees Not Performing Duties Requiring a Commercial Driver's License
406.3.5.2P - Notice of Test Result and Various Rights for Employees Not Performing Duties Requiring a Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
406.3.5.3P - Notice of Alcohol and Drug Testing Policy for Employees Not Performing Duties Requiring a Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
406.5AR - Tobacco-Free and Electronic Delivery Device-Free Environment
406.7.1P - Supervisor's Report of Employee Injury
406.9P - Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
406.9P - Spanish Derechos del Empleado Segun (La Ley de Ausencia Familiary Medica) Report of Employee Injury
407 - Employee Responsibilities
407.1AR - Copyright and Patent Ownership
407.2AR - Employees Consulting and Outside Employment
407.4AR - Participation in Political and Governmental Activities
407.5AR - Conflict of Interest
407.6AR - Copyright
407.6P - Request to Duplicate Copyrighted Material
407.7AR - Acceptable Use of Information Technology - Employees
407.8AR - Employee Use of Online Social Media
500 - Students
501 - Admission to School
501P - Student and Census Information
501P Spanish - Student and Census Information
501P Somali - Student and Census Information
501.1.1P - Minnesota Language Survey
501.1.1P Spanish - Minnesota Language Survey
501.1.1P Somali - Minnesota Language Survey
501.1.1P Vietnamese - Minnesota Language Survey
501.1.1P Arabic - Minnesota Language Survey
501.1.1P Chinese - Minnesota Language Survey
501.1.1P Amharic - Minnesota Language Survey
501.1.1P Russian - Minnesota Language Survey
501.1.2P - Additional Family Household Census Information
501.1.2P - Spanish Additional Family Household Census Information
501.1.2P - Somali Additional Family Household Census Information
501.1.3P - Request for Records for New Registrants
501.1.3P Spanish - Request for Records for New Registrants
501.1.3P Somali - Request for Records for New Registrants
501.2AR - Admission to School: Age Limitations and Enrollment Options/Alternatives
501.2.2P - Request for Consideration for Early Entrance to Kindergarten
501.2.5P - Notice of Termination of Education
501.3AR - Early Childhood Health and Developmental Screening
501.3P - Conscientious Objection to Early Childhood Screening
501.3.2P - Parental Consent - Early Childhood Health and Developmental Screening (ECS)
501.3.2.1P - Child History Questionnaire
501.3.2.2P - Early Childhood Screening Reminder Letter
501.3.2.3P - Translation for Early Childhood Screening
501.3.3P - Early Childhood Screening Summary
501.3.4P - Early Childhood Physician’s Summary
501.3.5P - Early Childhood Screening Warning Letter to Parents
501.5AR - Student Immunizations
501.5.1P - Early Childhood Immunization Form
501.5.2P - Student Immunization Form
501.5.2P Spanish - Student Immunization Form
501.5.5.1P - Notification of Immunization Law Requirements for Incoming Early Childhood Students
501.5.5.1P Spanish - Notification of Immunization Law Requirements for Incoming Early Childhood Students
501.5.5.1P Somali - Notification of Immunization Law Requirements for Incoming Early Childhood Students
501.5.5.1.1P - Follow-up Notification of Immunization Law Requirements for Early Childhood Students
501.5.5.1.1P Spanish - Follow-up Notification of Immunization Law Requirements for Early Childhood Students
501.5.5.1.1P Somali - Follow-up Notification of Immunization Law Requirements for Early Childhood Students
501.5.5.2P - Notification of Immunization Law Requirements for Incoming Kindergarten Students
501.5.5.2P Spanish - Notification of Immunization Law Requirements for Incoming Kindergarten Students
501.5.5.2P Somali - Notification of Immunization Law Requirements for Incoming Kindergarten Students
501.5.5.3P - Notification of Immunization Law Requirements for Elementary Students (30 day or Completion of Series)
501.5.5.3P Spanish - Notification of Immunization Law Requirements for Elementary Students (30 day or Completion of Series)
501.5.5.3P Somali - Notification of Immunization Law Requirements for Elementary Students (30 day or Completion of Series)
501.5.5.4.1P - Notification of Immunization Law Requirements for Middle School Students – 7th Grade
501.5.5.4.1P Somali - Notification of Immunization Law Requirements for Middle School Students – 7th Grade
501.5.5.4.1P Spanish - Notification of Immunization Law Requirements for Middle School Students – 7th Grade
501.5.5.4.2P - Notification of Immunization Law Requirements for Middle School Students (30 day or Completion of Series)
501.5.5.4.2P Spanish - Notification of Immunization Law Requirements for Middle School Students (30 day or Completion of Series)
501.5.5.4.2P Somali - Notification of Immunization Law Requirements for Middle School Students (30 day or Completion of Series)
501.5.5.5.2P - Notification of Immunization Law Requirements for High School Students (30 day or Completion of Series)
501.5.5.5.2P Spanish - Notification of Immunization Law Requirements for High School Students (30 day or Completion of Series)
501.5.5.5.2P Somali - Notification of Immunization Law Requirements for High School Students (30 day or Completion of Series)
501.6AR - International Exchange Students
501.6P - Affidavit by International Exchange Student Host/Sponsoring Family
501.8AR - Homeless Students
501.3.2.1P - Spanish - Child History Questionnaire
501.3.2P - Spanish - Parental Consent - Early Childhood Health and Developmental Screening (ECS)
501.8.3.4P - Dispute Resolution Notice
502 - Student Transfers
502 - Spanish Student Transfers
502 - Somali Student Transfers
502.2P - Attendance Priorities for Transfer Students
502.2P - Spanish Attendance Priorities for Transfer Students
502.2P - Somali Attendance Priorities for Transfer Students
502.3P - Attendance Priorities for Transfer Students – Magnet Schools
502.4P - Intradistrict Student Transfer Application
502.4P - Spanish Intradistrict Student Transfer Application
502.4P - Somali Intradistrict Student Transfer Application
502.4.1AR - Student Transfers: State Enrollment Options Program
502.4.1AR - Spanish Student Transfers: State Enrollment Options Program
502.4.1AR - Somali Student Transfers: State Enrollment Options Program
502.4.1P - Statewide Enrollment Options Form
502.4.2AR - Student Transfers: State Graduation Incentives Program
502.4.3AR - Student Transfers: Parent/Guardian/Adult Student Request
502.4.4AR - Student Transfers: Daycare for Students in Grades K-5
502.4.4P - Student Transfers: Daycare for Students in Grades K-5
502.4.4P - Spanish Student Transfers: Daycare for Students in Grades K-5
502.4.4P - Somali Student Transfers: Daycare for Students in Grades K-5
502.4.5AR - Student Transfers: Intent to Establish Residency
502.4.5.5P - Change of Address Confirmation
502.4.6P - Tuition Agreements: Students Served for Special Education, or Care and Treatment
502.4.8AR - Student Transfers: Continued Enrollment of 11th and 12th Grade Students
503 - Student Rights and Responsibilities
503.1AR - Searches and Interviews
503.2AR - High School Student Attendance
503.2.1AR - Truancy
503.2.1P - Written Election to Withdraw from School
503.2.1.1P - Truancy Notice to Parent or Guardian
503.2.1.3.1P - Habitual Truant Notice to Parent or Guardian
503.2.1.3.2P - Dakota County Notice of Continuing Habitual Truancy
503.2.1.3.3P - Continuing Habitual Truant Notice to Parent or Guardian
503.2.1.3.4P - Dakota County Notice of Continuing Habitual Truancy
503.3AR - Student Behavior Expectations and Responses for Behavior
503.3P - Minnesota Statutes 121A.40 through 121A.56 (Hmong) (Somali) (Spanish)
503.3P Spanish - Minnesota Statutes 121A.40 through 121A.56
503.3P Somali - Minnesota Statutes 121A.40 through 121A.56
503.3P Hmong - Minnesota Statutes 121A.40 through 121A.56
503.3.1AR - Students Receiving Special Education Services: Responses for Behavior
503.3.2AR - Process for Removal from Class, Suspension, Exclusion and Expulsion of a Student
503.3.2P - Notice of Suspension, Grades 6-12
503.3.2P Somali - Notice of Suspension, Grades 6-12
503.3.2P Spanish - Notice of Suspension, Grades 6-12
503.3.2.1P - Notice of Suspension, Grades K-5
503.3.2.1P Spanish - Notice of Suspension, Grades K-5
503.3.2.1P Somali - Notice of Suspension, Grades K-5
503.3.3P - Mental Health Screening After Ten (10) Removals
503.3.4P - Mental Health Screening After Ten (10) Removals – Meeting Declined
503.3.5P - Staff Notification of Violent Behavior by Students
503.4AR - Harassment, Discrimination, Violence or Hazing
503.4.2P - Report of Alleged Harassment, Discrimination, Violence or Hazing
503.4.4P - Investigation Report of Alleged Harassment, Discrimination, Violence or Hazing
503.4.5.4P - Follow-Up Report on Complaint of Harassment, Discrimination, Violence or Hazing
503.4.7.3P - POLICY AGAINST ILLEGAL HARASSMENT, DISCRIMINATION, VIOLENCE OR HAZING
503.5AR - Title IX Sexual Harassment Grievance Process
503.6.1AR - Section 504 Process for Students
503.6.2AR - Guidelines for Student Participation in School Activities and Events
503.6.1.6P - Section 504 Records Notification
503.7AR - Acceptable Use of Information Technology – Students
503.7.1P - Permission for Student Access and Use of the Internet – (Handwritten Signature)
503.7.2P - Permission for Student Access and Use of the Internet – (Electronic Signature)
503.7.1P Spanish - Permission for Student Access and Use of the Internet – (Handwritten Signature)
503.7.2P Spanish - Permission for Student Access and Use of the Internet – (Electronic Signature)
503.8AR - Bullying Prohibition
503.8AR Spanish - Bullying Prohibition
503.8AR Somali - Bullying Prohibition
503.8P - Report of Bullying Behavior
503.8.1P - Summary of Bullying Prohibition
505 - Student Records
505.1AR - Educational Data: Plan for Administering Data
505.1.3.1P - Student Record Systems and Authorizing Statutes
505.2AR - Protection and Privacy of Student Records
505.2.3P - Prior Consent to Release Private Data To or From an Outside Agency/Person
505.2.3P Somali - Prior Consent to Release Private Data To or From an Outside Agency/Person
505.2.3P Spanish - Prior Consent to Release Private Data To or From an Outside Agency/Person
505.2.4AR - Release of Directory Information
505.2.4P - Request for Lists of Directory Information
505.2.4.3P - Denial of Release of Directory and Yearbook Information
505.2.4.3P - Spanish Denial of Release of Directory and Yearbook Information
505.2.4.3P - Somali Denial of Release of Directory and Yearbook Information
505.2.9.3P - Annual Building Plan – Security of Student Records – Due September 1
505.2.10P - Parent or Eligible Student Request to Inspect and/or Obtain Copies of Educational Records
505.2.11P - Request to Amend Educational Records
505.2.11.1P - Responsible Authority’s Notice of Modification or Denial of Amendment of Educational Records
505.2.11.2P - Request for Hearing
505.3AR - Student’s Name on School Records
505.3.1P - Public Notice – Annual Notification of Rights, Protection and Privacy of Student Records
505.3.2P - Public Notice – Directory and Yearbook Information
506 - Student Welfare
506AR - Releasing Students from School
506.1AR - Security in District Schools
506.2.1AR - Student, Community Education Participant or Visitor Medical Emergencies
506.2.1.1P Spanish - Emergency Information – Elementary Students
506.2.1.1P - Emergency Information – Elementary Students
506.2.1.2P - Emergency Information – Secondary Students
506.2.1.2P Spanish - Emergency Information – Secondary Students
506.2.1.3P - Emergency Information - Early Childhood
506.2.1.3P Spanish - Emergency Information – Early Childhood
506.2.1.4P - Medical Incident Report for Students, Community Education Participants and Visitors
506.2.2AR - Administering Medication
506.2.2.1P - Authorization for Administration of Prescription Medication at School Medication Authorization Form (ECSE – Grade 12)
506.2.2.1P Spanish - Authorization for Administration of Prescription Medication at School Medication Authorization Form (ECSE – Grade 12)
506.2.2.1P Somali - Authorization for Administration of Prescription Medication at School Medication Authorization Form (ECSE – Grade 12)
506.2.2.1.2.2 - Authorization for Student Possession and Self-Medication with Inhaler, EpiPen and/or Insulin at School
506.2.2.4.1 - Record of Medication Error
506.2.3AR - Severe Student Allergies
506.2.3.1P - Guidelines for Responding to Students Who Have Allergies
506.2.6AR - Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs)
506.3.2AR - Private Duty Nurses
506.4AR - Reporting Suspected Maltreatment of a Minor or Vulnerable Adult
506.4.1P - Suspected Child Maltreatment Reporting Form – Dakota County
506.4.2P - Maltreatment of Students Reporting Form – MDE
506.5AR - Response to the Death of a Student
506.7.3AR - Student Chemical Abuse
506.8AR - Pregnant Students and Students Who Have Children
507 - Student Fees and Fines
507.2AR - Student Fees and Fines
508 - Wellness
600 - Educational Programs
601 - Educational Programs
601.2.2AR - Curriculum and Instruction Advisory Council
601.2.2P - Application to Serve on the Curriculum and Instruction Advisory Council
601.2.3AR - World's Best Workforce Report
601.3.2AR - Curriculum Revision
601.4AR - Student Assessment
601.8AR - Post-Secondary Enrollment Options Program
601.8P - Postsecondary Enrollment Options Program Notice of Student Registration
602 - Instruction
602.4AR - Requirements for Graduation
602.4AR - Spanish Requirements for Graduation
602.4AR - Somali Requirements for Graduation
602.4P - Course Credit by Assessment: Application for Testing Out of a Course
602.5AR - Retention of Students in Kindergarten Through Grade Eight
602.5.1P - Request for Consideration of Retention
602.5.1.2P - Summary of Decision Not to Proceed with Retention Assessment
602.5.1.3P - Permisison for Retention Assessment
602.5.2P - Report of Educational Assessment for Consideration of Retention
602.5.3P - Notice of Meeting for Consideration of Retention
602.5.4P - Meeting Summary for Consideration of Retention
602.6.1AR - Grade Acceleration of Students in Grades K-8
602.6.1.1P - Request for Consideration of Grade Acceleration
602.6.1.2P - Referral Team Summary for Grade Acceleration
602.6.1.3P - Permission for Grade Consideration
602.6.1.4P - Denial of Consideration for Grade Acceleration
602.6.1.5P - Report of Data Collection for Consideration of Grade Acceleration
602.6.1.6P - Notice of Meeting for Consideration of Grade Acceleration
602.6.1.7P - Meeting Summary for Consideration of Grade Acceleration
602.6.1.8P - Transition Plan for Grade Acceleration
602.6.2AR - Single Subject Acceleration of Students in Grades K-8
602.6.2.1P - Request for Consideration of Single Acceleration
602.6.2.2P - Referral Team Summary for Single Subject Acceleration
602.6.2.3P - Permission for Single Subject Acceleration Consideration
602.6.2.4P - Denial of Consideration for Single Subject Acceleration
602.6.2.5P - Report of Data Collection for Consideration of Single Subject Acceleration
602.6.2.6P - Notice of Meeting for Consideration of Single Subject Acceleration
602.6.2.7P - Meeting Summary for Consideration of Single Subject Acceleration
602.6.2.8P - Transition Plan for Single Subject Acceleration
602.7AR - Medical Eligibility for Students Participating in Physical Education
602.8.2.1AR - Instruction for Students Unable to be in School
602.8.2.1P - Application for Instruction for a Student Unable to be in School
602.8.2.1.1P - Instruction Log for a Student Unable to be in School
602.9AR - Grading System
602.10AR - Classroom Placement of Multiples
602.12.2AR - Alternative Length of School Day for High School Students
603 - Instructional Resources
603.2.2.1P - A Policy on the Freedom to Teach, to Learn, and to Express Ideas in the Public Schools
603.2.2.2P - Library Bill of Rights
603.2.2.3P - The Freedom to Read
603.2.2.4P - The Right to Read
603.2.2.5P - Freedom to View
603.2.2.6P - Access to Resources and Services in the School Library: An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights
603.3AR - Selection of Instructional Resources
603.3.2P - Request for Use of Outside Speaker
603.4AR - Reconsideration of Instructional Resources
603.4P - Request for Reconsideration of Instructional Resources
603.5.2AR - Parent Notification About Human Growth and Development Curriculum and Sexually Transmitted Infections and Disease Prevention Curriculum
604 - Cocurricular Student Activities
604AR - Distribution of Tickets and Passes for Fine Arts and Athletic Events
604.1.1AR - Tournament Participation by Students
604.1.1P - Participant Acknowledgement of Cash Receipt Form
604.1.2AR - Cocurricular Transportation
604.1.2P - Release of Liability for Student Transportation To or From Cocurricular Activites
604.2.2AR - Conduct of Visitors at Cocurricular Activities
604.4.1AR - Medical Eligibility for Students Participating in Cocurricular Activities
604.4.1.1.2P - Middle School Annual Sports Health Questionnaire, Participation Release and Fees
604.4.1.1.4P - Concussion Awareness Release for High School Students to Participate in Non-Minnesota State High School League Athletic Activities
604.4.1.3AR - Middle School Student Participation in High School Junior Varsity and Varsity Athletic Activities-Gifted Athletes
604.4.1.3.1P - Notification of Request for Middle School Student Participation in High School Junior Varsity or Varsity Athletic Activities-Gifted Athlete
604.4.1.3.2P - Parent Request Form: Middle School Student Participation in High School Junior Varsity or Varsity Athletic Activities-Gifted Athlete
604.4.1.3.3P - Student Request Form: Middle School Student Participation in High School Junior Varsity or Varsity Athletic Activities-Gifted Athlete
604.4.1.3.4P - Staffing Summary for Middle School Student Participation in High School Junior Varsity or Varsity Athletic Activities-Gifted Athlete
604.4.1.3.5P - Administrative Staffing Summary for Middle School Student Participation in High School Junior Varsity or Varsity Athletic Activities-Gifted Athlete
604.4.1.3.6P - Student Evaluation: Middle School Student Participation in High School Junior Varsity or Varsity Athletic Activities-Gifted Athlete
604.4.1.3.7P - Parent or Guardian Evaluation: Middle School Student Participation in High School Junior Varsity or Varsity Athletic Activities-Gifted Athlete
604.4.1.3.8P - High School Coach Evaluation: Middle School Student Participation in High School Junior Varsity or Varsity Athletic Activities-Gifted Athlete
604.4.1.3.9P - Middle School Administrator Evaluation Gifted Athlete Process
604.4.1.3.10P - High School Administrator Evaluation Gifted Athlete Process
604.7.1AR - Day Field Trips
604.7.1P - Day Field Trip - Permission Form and Waiver of Liability
604.7.1P Spanish - Day Field Trip - Permission Form and Waiver of Liability
604.7.1P Somali - Day Field Trip - Permission Form and Waiver of Liability
604.7.2AR - Overnight Field Trips
604.7.2.2P - Overnight Field Trip Request
604.7.2.3P - Letter of Intent for International Field Trips
604.7.2.4P - Overnight Field Trip Expectations and Guidelines
604.7.2.4.1P - Overnight Field Trip - Student Medical Treatment Information and Permission
604.7.2.4.2P - Parental Disclaimer for Field Trips Not Sponsored by the District
604.7.2.7P - International Field Trip - Student Medical Treatment Information and Permission
605 - Religiously Sensitive Issues
605.5.1AR - Religiously Sensitive Issues Concerning the Schools
606 - Arts (Visual) Curriculum Beliefs and Goals
607 - Business and Marketing Beliefs and Goals
608 - Computer Curriculum Mission and Goals
609 - Family and Consumer Science (FACS) Beliefs and Goals
610 - Gifted and Talented
610.1AR - Gifted and Talented Advisory Council
610.1P - Application to Serve on the Gifted and Talented Advisory Council
611 - Guidance Curriculum Beliefs and Goals: Social Work and Counseling
612 - Health Curriculum Beliefs and Goals
613 - Language Arts Curriculum Beliefs and Goals
614 - Mathematics Curriculum Beliefs and Goals
615 - Media Curriculum Beliefs and Goals
616 - Performing Arts Curriculum (Music, Dance and Theater) Beliefs and Goals
617 - Physical Education Curriculum Beliefs and Goals
618 - Science Curriculum Beliefs Statements and Goals
619 - K-12 Social Studies Beliefs and Goals
620 - Technology, Engineering and Manufacturing Beliefs and Goals
621 - Work Experience Beliefs and Goals
622 - World Languages Curriculum Beliefs and Goals
640 - Shared Time and Other Services Available to Nonpublic Schools
640AR - Shared Time and Other Services Available to Nonpublic Schools
640.2.2AR - Home School Shared Time Students in Middle School and High School Curricular Courses
640.2.2P - Application for Shared-Time Enrollment of Home School Students in Middle School or High School Curriculum Courses
640.2.3AR - Home School Student Participation in Cocurricular Activities
640.2.3P - Home School Participation in Cocurricular Activities Registration Form
700 - Business & Operational Procedures
701 - General Financial Guidelines
701.8AR - Student Activity Funds
701.8.1P - Student Activity Accounts Manual
701.8.2P - Student Activity Account Forms
702 - Budget
702.2AR - Budget Planning and Development
702.2.3AR - Budget Advisory Council
702.2.3P - Application to Serve on the Budget Advisory Council
702.4AR - Capital Expenditure Account Budget
703 - Revenue
703.1AR - Local Property Tax Levies
703.3AR - Disposal of District Property
703.5.1AR - Gifts
703.5.1.1P - Gifts Valued at $500 or More
703.5.1.2P - School or Department Acceptance of Gifts/Grants Valued Under $500
703.5.1.3P - Thank You Letter for Gifts
703.5.2AR - Grants
703.5.2P - Grant Application Summary (Grant Valued at $500 or More)
703.5.8AR - Admission Charges to School Events
703.5.9P - District Acceptance of Advertising Revenue Valued at $500 or More
703.5.9.1P - School Acceptance of Advertising Revenue Under $500
704 - Expenditures
704AR - Appropriate Expenditures
704.1AR - Cellular Devices
704.1P - Agreement for the Use of or Supplemental Compensation for a Cellular Device
704.2AR - Purchasing and Contracting
704.2.2P - Check Request Forms and Procedures
704.2.2.1P - Check Request - General
704.2.2.2P - Check Request - Independent Contractor/Consulting Services
704.2.3.1P - Procurement Card Program Policy and Procedures Manual
704.2.3.2P - Procurement Card Application and Change Form
704.2.3.3P - Procurement Card Agreement
704.2.4.1P - Call for Bids, Instruction to Bidders and Official Bid Form
704.2.5P - Affidavit of Lost, Destroyed or Stolen Accounts Payable Check
704.3AR - Receiving Merchandise (Materials, Supplies and Equipment)
704.3.5.2P - Return Merchandise Request
704.4.2AR - Issuing Payroll Checks
704.4.2P - Affidavit of Lost, Destroyed or Stolen Payroll Check
704.6AR - Petty Cash Funds
704.6.1P - Petty Cashbox Reimbursement
704.6.2P - Petty Cash Request
705 - Audit and Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
706 - District Insurance Program
707 - Student Transportation
707 - Spanish Student Transportation
707 - Somali Student Transportation
707.2AR - School Bus Safety
707.2.2AR - Video Cameras on School Buses
707.2.2P - School Bus Stop Arm Violation Report
707.2.3P - School Bus Accidents
707.2.5.1P - Guidelines for Responding to Misbehavior by Students in District Vehicles
707.2.5.2P - Referral for Student Misbehavior in District Vehicle, Grades Preschool-12
707.2.5.3P - Responding to Misbehavior by Certain Students with Disabilities in District Vehicles
707.2.5.4P - Student Misbehavior in a District Vehicle: Verbal Warning
707.3AR - Changes in Bus Routes
707.4P - Student Transportation Fee-For-Service Registration
707.5AR - Charter Transportation for Students
707.5.1AR - Occasional Transportation Services
707.5.2AR - Transportation for Elementary School Students in Daycare
707.5.2P - Transportation for Students in Daycare or to an Alternate Address
707.5.2P - Spanish Transportation for Students in Daycare or to an Alternate Address
707.5.2P - Somali Transportation for Students in Daycare or to an Alternate Address
707.5.3AR - Transportation for Work Program Students
707.5.3.2P - Work Program Interim Permit
707.5.3.3P - Work Program Permit
707.7.1P - Request to Ride Existing Buses for Intradistrict Transfer Students
707.7.2P - Request to Ride Existing Buses for Interdistrict Transfer Students
707.7.2P - Spanish Request to Ride Existing Buses for Interdistrict Transfer Students
707.7.3P - Request to Ride Buses for Intradistrict Transfer Students - Magnet Schools
707.7.4P - Request to Ride an Existing Magnet School Bus
707.8AR - Transportation of Special Education Students/Students with Disabilities
707.8P - Special Education Transportation Request
707.10AR - Nonpublic and Charter School Student Transportation
707.10.2P - Nonpublic Student Transportation Reimbursement Request
707.11AR - Transportation of Persons Other Than Students
707.12AR - Transportation of Students by Employees in a Type III (Car or Van) Vehicle
707.13P - Release of Liability for Students Transporting Themselves Between School Sites During the School Day
707.14.2AR - School Bus Driver Training
708 - Facilities and Equipment
708.4AR - Use of District Equipment by Employees, Students and Volunteers
708.4P - Request to Borrow Equipment with Value Exceeding $500
708.5AR - Health and Safety Programs
708.6AR - Drone Use On or Over District 196 Property
708.7AR - COVID-19 Face Coverings
708.8AR - Permanent Memorials on District Property
709 - Emergency Plans
709.1AR - Emergency School Closing
710 - Food and Nutrition Services
710.2.1AR - Food Services Prices
710.2.2AR - Unpaid Meal Charges
710.2.3AR - Use of School Kitchens
710.2.4AR - Meal Substitution Requests
710.2.4P - Meal Substitution Request Form
711 - Standards and Guidelines for District Web Sites
711AR - Standards and Guidelines for District and School Websites
712 - Fund Balances
713 - Post Issuance Debt Compliance
713.1P - Post-Issuance Debt Compliance
800 - District–Community Relations
801 - District-Community Relations
801AR - Relations Between Schools and Community - Communication with the Public
801.2AR - Legislative Advisory Council
801.2P - Application to Serve on the Legislative Advisory Council
801.3AR - Booster Clubs and Booster Organizations
801.4AR - Equity Advisory Council
801.4P - Application to Serve on the Equity Advisory Council
801.5AR - Community Use of District Facilities
801.6AR - Distribution of Materials and Information to Students and Families
801.6.2AR - Advertising
801.8AR - Title I, Parent and Family Engagement
801.9AR - Use of Students, Employees and/or District Data for Research
801.9P - Request to Conduct Research in District 196
801.10AR - Access to Public Data
801.11AR - Access to Data For Data Subjects
803 - Student-Community Relations
804 - Equal Access
804AR - Limited Open Forum
805 - Parent, Staff, Student and Community Participation in Shared Decision Making
805AR - Shared Decision-Making Responsibilities
805.2.1AR - Community Participation in Decision-Making
805.2.3AR - Student Participation in Decision-Making
806 - Visitors to Schools
806AR - Visitors to Schools
806.5AR - Volunteers
806.5P - Guidelines for Volunteers
Proposals and Bids
School Board
Strategic Plan
Student Rights and Responsibilities
Superintendent
Supt's News e-newsletter
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100 - Educational Philosophy
200 - Board Functions
300 - Administrative Functions
400 - Personnel
500 - Students
600 - Educational Programs
700 - Business & Operational Procedures
800 - District–Community Relations
