GENERAL ADMINISTRATION Policy
1110 (Regulation
1110)
Religion (Form
1110)
Religious Expression
The District is committed to
provide educational services and to maintain a learning environment, which does
not limit or deny participation in constitutionally protected prayer or other
protected religious expression. Consistent with the provisions of the First
Amendment, the District and its employees, who are engaged in official duties,
will not sponsor any religious activity or expression. Conversely, the District
and its employees, who are engaged in official duties, will not discourage or
preclude religious expression that is privately initiated, consistent with this
policy and regulation. (For Board policy regarding instruction and religious or
controversial issues, refer to Policy 6242 – Religious or Controversial
Issues.)
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION Policy
1210
Calendar Requirements
School Year and School Day
The
Board will annually adopt a school calendar that will provide for a minimum of
174 days and 1,044 hours of pupil attendance. The beginning of the school year
will not generally be set more than ten (10) days prior to Labor Day. Should the Board decide to set an earlier
start date, the Board will:
Give
public notice of the meeting to discuss an earlier start date
Conduct
a public meeting
Vote
at that meeting to allow an earlier start date
The
length of the school day will meet State Department of Elementary and Secondary
Education requirements for six (6) clock hours of instruction. A school year
and school day in excess of the state required minimum may be recommended by
the Superintendent and approved by the Board.
The planned calendar adopted prior to the beginning of the school year
must be reported to DESE on Core Data Screen 10 by August 15 of each year, and
cannot be changed after that date. Alternatively, the Board may adopt one of
two alternative calendars as set out below:
A calendar of less than 174 days that provides
a minimum of 1,044 hours of instruction.
Under this alternative, the school day must have a minimum of 4 hours
per day and a maximum of 8 hours; or
A
calendar of 142 days (four days per
week) that provides a minimum of 1,044 hours of instruction with a minimum of 4
hours and a maximum of 8 hours per day.
If
the District's schools are dismissed due to inclement weather after school has
been in session for three or more hours, that day shall count as a full day,
including kindergarten. When the total
hours lost due to inclement weather exceed twelve (12) hours, the time must be
made up in half- or full-day additions to the school term.
The
District shall be required to make up the first six (6) school days lost or
canceled due to inclement weather and half the number of days lost or canceled
in excess of six days. For purposes of
this Policy, “inclement weather” shall mean ice, snow, extreme cold, flooding
or a tornado, but not excessive heat.
March 2017
GENERAL
ADMINISTRATION Policy
1300 (Regulation
1300)
Equal Opportunity (Form
1300)
Prohibition Against Harassment, Discrimination
and Retaliation
The District is committed to maintaining a
workplace and educational environment that is free from discrimination,
harassment, and retaliation in admission or access to, or treatment or
employment in, its programs, services, activities and facilities. The District is committed to providing equal
opportunity in all areas of education, recruiting, hiring, retention, promotion
and contracted service. In accordance
with law, the District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color,
national origin, ancestry, religion, sex, disability, age, genetic information,
or any other characteristic protected by law in its programs and
activities. In addition, the District
provides equal access to the Boy Scouts of America and other designated youth
groups. Further, no person shall be excluded from
participation in, be denied the benefits of, or otherwise be subject to
discrimination based on the above listed characteristics under a school
nutrition program for which the District receives federal financial assistance
from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA Food and Nutrition Service).
The following person has been designated as
the District’s Compliance Officer to handle inquiries or complaints regarding
the District’s non-discrimination policies:
Name: Shelly Shipman
Title: Superintendent
Address: 205 W. Dewey
Street, Brashear, MO 63533
Telephone Number:
660.323.5272
For information regarding how to report a claim
of discrimination, harassment, or retaliation, see Board of Education
Regulation 1300. Policy and Regulation
1300 shall govern all complaints and concerns by parents, patrons, employees,
or students of the District related to discrimination, harassment, or
retaliation on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion,
sex, disability, age, genetic information, or any other characteristic
protected by law.
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GENERAL ADMINISTRATION Policy
1310 (Regulation 1310)
Equal Opportunity
(Form 1310)
Civil Rights, Title IX,
Section 504
The District assures that it
will comply with:
1.
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.,
which prohibits
discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin in
programs and activities receiving Federal financial assistance.
2.
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504), as amended, 29
U.S.C. 794, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in
programs and activities receiving Federal financial assistance.
3.
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX), as amended, 20 U.S.C.
1681 et seq., which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in educational
programs and activities receiving Federal financial assistance. The provisions
of Title IX apply to students with regard to educational opportunities and
freedom from harassment, employees with regard to employment opportunities and
freedom from harassment, and to individuals with whom the Board does business.
4.
The Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended 42 U.S.C. 6101 et seq., which
prohibits discrimination on the basis of age in programs or activities
receiving Federal financial assistance.
5.
All regulations, guidelines, and standards lawfully adopted under the above
statutes by the United States Department of Education.
The District shall appoint an
administrator(s) to assure compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of
1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title IX of the Education
Amendments of 1972, and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975. A District
may designate only one employee to serve as both the Title IX and Section 504
Coordinator. In that case, the individual must assume the
responsibilities of both coordinators. Those responsibilities are
outlined in Regulation 1310.
It is the policy of the
District to process all grievances in a fair and expeditious manner, with the
intent of resolving them in a mutually agreeable
manner. Regulation 1310 provides mechanisms for the resolution of grievances/complaints
by employees, patrons and/or students relating to
discrimination under Section 504 and Title IX.
This policy and the
corresponding regulation do not pertain to the identification,
evaluation or placement of students under Section 504. The topics of the
identification, evaluation and placement of students under Section 504 are
addressed in the following separate District policies and regulations: Policy
and Regulation 2110 – Equal Education Opportunity, and Policy and Regulation
6250 – Instruction for Students with Disabilities.
For issues pertaining to
freedom from harassment, refer to Policy and Regulation 2130 – Harassment, and
Policy and Regulation 4810 – Sexual Harassment.
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION Policy
1320
Equal Opportunity
Website Accessibility
The District is committed to providing accessibility
of its website for students, parents, and members of the community with
disabilities by meeting or exceeding the requirements
of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act (29 U.S.C. 794d), as amended in 1998.
Section 508 is a federal law that requires agencies to provide individuals with
disabilities equal access to electronic information and data comparable to
those who do not have disabilities, unless an undue burden would be imposed on
the agency.
Information
on the District’s website will provide access either through modification of
its website in conformance of the W3C WAI’s Web Content Accessibility
Guidelines (WCAG) or by providing the same information in a modality addressing
an individual’s disability. Students,
parents and members of the community who have questions about the accessibility
of content used, and/or would like to report barriers to accessing the
District’s website, please contact the District’s Web
Manager, James Scudder, james_scudder@brashear.k12.mo.us or call 660.323.5272,
or Shelly Shipman, shelly_shipman@brashear.k12.mo.us, 660.323.5272 , with detailed information on the
location of the page or document you are attempting to access so we can make it
accessible. Please include your name, email address and phone number so that we
may contact you to provide the information in another format.
Website
Accessibility
With regard to the District website
and any official District web presence which is developed by, maintained by, or
offered through third party vendors and open sources, the District is committed
to compliance with the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA),
Section 504 and Title II so that students, parents and members of the public
with disabilities are able to independently acquire the same information,
engage in the same interactions, and enjoy the same benefits and services
within the same timeframe as those without disabilities, with substantially
equivalent ease of use; and that they are not excluded from participation in,
denied the benefits of, or otherwise subjected to discrimination in any District
programs, services, and activities delivered online.
The District shall appoint an
administrator(s) who will be responsible for reviewing and evaluating new
material that is published by school staff and uploaded to the website for
accessibility on a periodic basis. The designated responsible personnel or 3rd
party, will be responsible for reviewing all areas of the District’s website
and evaluating its accessibility on a periodic basis, and at least once per
quarter. Any non-conforming webpages will be corrected in a timely manner.
Website
Accessibility Concerns, Complaints and Grievances
A student, parent or member of the
public who wishes to submit a complaint or grievance regarding a violation of
the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 or Title II related to
the accessibility of any official District web presence that is developed by,
maintained by, or offered through the District, third party vendors and/or open
sources may make complaints directly to (Title/Name of Individual
to be contacted) at (contact’s email) or call (contact’s
phone number), or (list any other
individuals that may be contacted.
Include same information for this contact as previously listed). The initial
complaint or grievance should be made utilizing the procedures set forth in
Policy/Regulation 1300 - Prohibition Against
Harassment, Discrimination and Retaliation.
When (insert name(s) of contacts)
receives the information, they shall immediately inform the designated District
official.
Whether or not a formal complaint or
grievance is made, once the District has been notified of inaccessible content,
effective communication shall be provided as soon as possible to the reporting
party to provide access to the information in a modality specific to the individual’s
disability condition.
A
record of each complaint and grievance made pursuant to this Policy shall be
maintained at the District office. The record shall include a copy of the
complaint or grievance filed, report of findings from the investigation, and
the disposition of the matter.
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GENERAL ADMINISTRATION Policy
1405 (Regulation 1405)
School/Community
Relations
Parent/Family Involvement
in Education
The Board of Education
recognizes the positive effects of parents/families’ involvement in the
education of their children. The Board is committed to strong
parent/family involvement in working collaboratively with district staff as
knowledgeable partners in educating district students. In order to
implement the Board’s commitment to parent/family involvement in education, the
Superintendent will appoint a committee of parents, staff, and community
representatives to serve as the district’s Parent Involvement Committee.
The Committee’s responsibilities will include recommendations for program
development, parent/staff training and program evaluation. Program
evaluation reports will be prepared and submitted to the Superintendent
annually by June 1.
Nov 05
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
Policy 1410
School/Community
Relations
Relations with Law
Enforcement Authorities It is the
District policy to cooperate fully with law enforcement agencies in promoting
the welfare of District’s students, staff and the
community. As provided in Policy and Regulation 2673,
District officials will satisfy the reporting requirements of the Safe Schools
Act. (See also
Policy 2150 – Searches by
School Personnel, and Policy 2160 – Interviews, Interrogations and Removal from
School.)
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
Policy 1420
(Regulation 1420)
School/Community
Relations
Community Use of School
Facilities
School District facilities
are available for community use when facilities are not required for
instructional or administration purposes. Use of District facilities is
subject to approval of the community group’s application and is subject to
conditions established by the Board of Education as set forth in administrative
regulations.
To the extent that school
facilities are available for community use, such facilities will be open, under
the same terms and conditions, to youth groups including but not limited to Boy
Scouts, Girl Scouts, Big Brothers-Big Sisters of America, Boys and Girls Clubs
of America, Little League Baseball and similar groups. When outside groups are
permitted to use school facilities under this policy, the District will not
unlawfully discriminate against groups based upon a group’s religious,
political or philosophical content of the speech at such meetings.
GENERAL
ADMINISTRATION
Policy 1425
School/Community
Relations
School
Volunteers
The
District encourages participation of parents and citizens of the community to
volunteer in the schools in order to serve as additional resources to the
teachers and students.
Screened
Volunteers
Individuals
who assist our schools on an uncompensated basis and who may periodically be
left alone with students are considered “screened volunteers” under state
statute. These individuals, among other service providers, may volunteer
to regularly assist in the school office or library; mentor or tutor students;
coach or supervise student activities before or after school; or chaperone
students on overnight trips. Prior to being left alone with students at
school or school activities, screened volunteers must have a clear criminal
records check from the State Highway Patrol and Federal Bureau of
Investigation. The District will pay for the cost of obtaining such
criminal records checks. Screened volunteers may have access to students’
educational records where necessary and when supervised by a staff member.
Non-Screened
Volunteers
Non-screened
volunteers are those individuals who are not left alone with students at school
or school activities. For these volunteers, the District will, with the
volunteer’s consent, obtain a criminal records check from local law enforcement
prior to beginning volunteer service. The District will assume any costs
in obtaining such records checks.
Application
for Volunteer Service
All
volunteers must complete an application for volunteer service and may be
interviewed prior to beginning volunteer service. (Form 1425). The
District serves the right to deny individual applicants where the best
interests of the educational program are served.
Aug.
2019
GENERAL
ADMINISTRATION
Policy
1430
School/Community
Relations
Visitors To Schools
Principals and teachers shall welcome and encourage visits by
parents/guardians, Board members, volunteers and patrons of the schools.
All visitors shall report to the principal's office on entering the building so
that the office will be aware of their presence. When a patron of the school
has a need for a conference with a teacher or counselor, an appointment should
be made so the staff member may proceed with his/her assigned duties without
undue interruption.
Groups of visitors wishing to visit the school or facilities
shall notify the Superintendent as far in advance as possible.
Students dismissed earlier in one school than others are not
permitted to be on the grounds of any other school in the District.
All persons who do not obtain permission from the principal's
office to visit the school, or visitors who create serious distractions to the
learning environment in the building or on the premises, shall be considered
trespassers and subject to arrest and prosecution.
In order to minimize the potential harm to staff and students,
persons listed on the sex offenders list may not be present in any school
building, or on district property, in any district vehicle utilized to
transport students, or be present at school activities without the written
permission of the Superintendent. If permission is granted for a specific
event or events, the Superintendent will notify the principal, where the sex
offender will be present. Sex offenders cannot reside within 1,000 feet
of a school or victim unless the individual is receiving treatment in a
treatment facility or nursing home for purposes of getting treatment.
Observations by Parents, Advocates, or
Others
Under applicable state and federal law, a parent does not
have a right to observe his/her child in the educational setting. However, if a
parent, advocate or other person wishes to conduct an observation of any child,
activity, teacher, or classroom, he or she must submit a written request to the
building principal, within five school days of the date he or she wishes to
observe, with the following information:
1.
The
name and position of the individual(s) who will be observing;
2.
The
date and time he or she wishes to observe;
3.
The
amount of time he or she wishes to observe;
4.
The
specific purpose for which he or she wishes to observe.
The building principal must then grant written permission for
the observation to occur. The District reserves the right to deny any
observation that it believes will disrupt the educational environment or may
lead to a direct or indirect release of personally identifiable information
about a student or students. The building principal or other administrator will
provide a written or verbal explanation of its decision prior to the requested
observation date.
August 2019
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
Policy 1431 (Regulation 1431)
School/Community
Relations
Code of Conduct -
Adults
The Board of Education
believes in and fosters a safe and orderly environment for all students, staff,
and visitors.
Therefore, the Board of
Education has established a code of conduct for parents, patrons, and visitors
on school premises and at school activities. All parents, patrons, and
visitors will be expected to conduct themselves in a manner reflective of a
positive role model for children. Public displays contrary to this
expectation as provided in Regulation 1431 will result in sanctions which
will limit a person's access to school activities and school premises.
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION Policy 1432
School/Community Relations
Prohibition Against Firearms
and Weapons
The
presence of firearms and weapons poses a substantial risk of serious harm to
District students, staff and community members. Therefore, possession of
firearms and weapons is prohibited on school premises at all times except for
law enforcement officials and as otherwise provided in this policy. As used in this policy, the phrase school
premises includes all District buildings, grounds, vehicles and parking areas.
This prohibition also extends to the sites of school activities, whether or not
those school activities are conducted on School District property.
Individuals found to be in violation of
this policy will be dealt with severely. Students will be disciplined up to and
including expulsion as provided in Policy and Regulation 2620 - Firearms and
Weapons in School. Law enforcement officials will be notified and the
individual violating this policy will be directed to leave school premises.
Non-students violating this policy will be barred from all school premises and
school activities for a period of one (1) year. Subsequent violations by the
same individual will result in a permanent bar from school premises and school
activities.
Student participation in school sanctioned
gun safety courses, student military or ROTC courses, or other school sponsored
firearm related events does not constitute a violation of this policy, provided
the student does not carry a firearm or other weapon into any school, school
bus, or onto the premises of any other activity sponsored or sanctioned by
school officials. In addition, persons passing through school district property
for purposes of dropping off or picking up a student do not violate this policy
if they possess a lawful permitted weapon in the vehicle during this time.
School Protection Officers
Notwithstanding
provisions to the contrary in this Policy, the District may designate one or
more school teachers or administrators as school protection officers. School protection officers are authorized to
carry a concealed firearm or self-defense spray device.
Prior
to designating such officers, the Board will conduct a public hearing on the
initiation of such Program. Notice must
be given in a publication of general circulation in the city or court in which
the District is located at least fifteen (15) days before the hearing. However, the Board may meet in closed session
to determine whether to allow a school protection officer to carry a concealed
firearm or self-defense spray device and to protect the School Protection
Officer’s identity.
Those
employees seeking to be designated as a school protection officer must make a
written request to the Superintendent along with proof of ownership of a valid
concealed carry endorsement or permit.
All teachers and administrators seeking designation as a school
protection officer shall submit a certificate of school protection officer
training program completed from a training program approved by the Director of
Public Safety. If the District designates
a school protection officer, the District must notify the Director of Public
Safety of:
Full
name, date of birth and address of the officer;
The
name of the school district; and
The
date such person was designated as a school protection officer.
Such identity information
will not be considered public information under the State’s Sunshine Law.
Such school protection
officers will not be permitted to allow any firearm or device out of their
personal control, while the firearm or device is on school property. Violation of this provision will subject the
offending officer to termination proceedings.
July 2014
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION Policy
1440 (Regulation 1440)
School/Community
Relations
(Form 1440)
Research Requests
Requests for research studies
involving students and/or staff of the School District must be submitted to the
Superintendent of Schools or the Superintendent's designee for approval. Any
research utilizing human subjects must be authenticated by the sponsoring
university. Written permission from parents of the students to be involved must
also be obtained as well as approval of each principal whose school is to be involved.
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION Policy
1445
School/Community Relations
Organ Transplant Information
State or nationally recognized organizations that provide unbiased information concerning organ, eye and tissue donation may request an opportunity to present to the Board. Qualified organizations will be allowed at least thirty (30) minutes to speak at a Board meeting. The Board will determine whether such information will be presented to parents and/or students and, if so, the manner of presentation. However, no student will be required to be present for any instruction related to organ, eye or tissue donation if the student has a sincerely held religious or emotional belief which is contrary to such instruction.
GENERAL
ADMINISTRATION
Policy1450 (Regulation 1450)
School/Community
Relations
(Form 1450)
Public
Access to District Documents
The District provides public
access for the inspection and copying of the District's public records.
As a general practice, the District requires advance payment of a copy fee that
does not exceed ten (10) cents per page for pages not larger than nine by
fourteen inches and a search and duplication fee that does not exceed the
average hourly rate of pay for District clerical staff. However, copies of the
District's public records may be provided without a fee or at a reduced fee
when the Board determines that a reduction is in the public interest. In
assessing fee reductions, the Board will consider the potential that the
reduction will significantly contribute to public understanding of the
District's operations and will consider the degree of commercial value to be
gained by the person requesting a fee reduction. In accordance with state law,
search time that would require more than clerical duplication of documents may
be charged at the actual cost of research time.
Similarly the District will
provide public access for inspection and duplication of the District's public
records maintained on audio, video or similar media. Public access
includes but is not limited to computer facilities, recording tapes, disks,
videotapes, films, pictures, slides, graphics, and illustrations. The District
requires advance payment not to exceed the cost of copies, staff time (not to
exceed the average hourly rate of pay for clerical staff), and the cost of the
disk or tape used for duplication.
In order to facilitate public
access to the District's public records, the Board will appoint a custodian of
records. The custodian will be responsible for maintaining the District's
public records as well as for assuring access to the District's public
records. The identity, business address, and office telephone number of
the custodian of records will be published annually and will be available at
the District's administrative office. The procedures for implementing
public access provided in this policy are set forth in Regulation 1450.
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION Policy
1460 (Regulation 1460)
School/Community
Relations
Community Involvement
in Decision Making
The Board of Education
recognizes that many residents of the District may be especially qualified to take
an active part in school affairs because of their training, experience, or
personal characteristics and encourages them to take an active part in school
affairs.
The Board shall give
substantial weight to the advice it receives from individuals and community
groups interested in the District's schools, but shall use its own judgment in
arriving at decisions.
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
Policy 1470
School/Community
Relations
Public Gifts to Schools
The Board of Education
recognizes the educational value of appropriate gifts to schools from Parent
Teacher Organizations (PTO), other civic groups, corporations, or individuals,
and encourages their use to enrich the instructional program. Therefore,
gifts which may serve to enhance and extend the work of the schools may be
received by the District as approved by the Board.
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION Policy
1475
School/Community Relations
Memorials
Sadly
the death of a student, former student, or staff member is an event that may
occur at any time. Temporary memorials can provide students the opportunity to
give testimony to their peers, as well as learn how to direct their generosity
to grieving family members. The opportunity to participate in temporary
activities and projects can help students and staff come to accept the finality
of their loss. An initial memorial site will be designated by the principal
where flowers, poems, pictures, stuffed animals in an area where those who wish
not to be reminded can easily avoid that location. Memorial items will be
removed after the family funeral in a way that permits presentation of these
symbols of caring to the family.
Memorials
for staff and students lost through suicide will not be established. This
policy is the result of the fact that recognition of student suicide may
adversely affect others predisposed to suicide.
Nov.
2008
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
Policy 1480
School/Community
Relations
Public Complaints
Although no member of the
community shall be denied the right to petition the Board of Education for
redress of a grievance, the complaints will be referred through the proper
administrative channels for solution before investigation or action by the
Board. Exceptions are complaints that concern Board actions or Board operations
only.
The Board advises the public
that the proper channeling of complaints involving instruction, discipline, or
learning materials is as follows:
1.
Teacher
2.
Principal
3.
Appropriate Central Office Administrator
4.
Superintendent
5.
Board of Education
Any complaint about school
personnel will be investigated by the Administration before consideration and
action by the Board.
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
Policy 1510
Office Methods and Data
Management
Records
Custodian of District
Records
The Board of Education will
designate the custodian of District records who shall maintain, protect, and
make such records accessible to authorized persons.
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION Policy
1520 (Regulation 1520)
Office Methods and Data
Management
School District Annual
Report
School District officials
will submit to the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
all data and reports as required by law and/or by regulations of the Missouri
State Board of Education. The Annual Report will be completed and submitted
in accordance with department regulations.
The Annual Report will be
distributed to all media outlets serving the District, and will be made
available to all District patrons, and to each member of the General Assembly
representing a legislative District that contains a portion of the School
District.
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
Policy 1600
Private, State and
Federal Programs Administration
Where appropriate the
District will seek to participate in private, state and federal grant programs
as recommended by the Administration and approved by the Board of Education.
Procedures for development of grant proposals are set forth in Regulation 1620
– Private, State and Federal Funding.
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
Policy 1610
Private, State and
Federal Programs Administration
Protection of Student
Rights
All instructional materials,
including teachers' manuals, films, tapes or other supplementary material which
will be used in connection with any student survey, analysis or evaluation
shall be available for inspection by parents/guardians of the students. This
requirement also applies to the collection, disclosure or use of student
information for marketing surveys. No student shall be required to submit to a
survey, analysis, or evaluation as part of a school program or marketing survey
that requires students to reveal personal information concerning:
1.
Political affiliations of the student or student’s family;
2.
Mental and psychological problems of the student or his/her family;
3.
Sexual behavior and attitudes;
4.
Illegal, antisocial or self incriminating
behavior;
5. Critical
appraisals of other individuals with whom respondents have close family
relationships;
6.
Religious practices and affiliations;
7.
Legally recognized privileged or analogous relationships, such as those of
lawyers, physicians and ministers; or
8.
Income, other than that required by law to determine eligibility for
participation in a program or for receiving financial assistance.
The District will give
parents notice of their right to inspect surveys and instructional materials
used in educating their children, and of the right to opt their child out of
participating in activities that concern any of the above eight areas.
Oct 03
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION Policy
1620 (Regulation 1620)
Private, State and
Federal Programs Administration
Private, State, and
Federal Funding
Grants from outside agencies
are to be related to the needs and priorities of the District in the form of
program improvement. Outside funds are to be regarded as supplemental in
nature, intended to enhance or augment the usual efforts toward desired goals,
quality of learning, inservice education, or capital
improvement. Grants may lead to research and development that will be of value
to the District. All such funds will be deposited, accounted, and reported
through the District's accounting office. The Board directs that the
Administration keep financial and program records to document the compliance
with all state and federal requirements and to corroborate program success.
All employees of the School
District who plan to apply to an outside agency (private, corporate, or
governmental) for grants or other types of funds for District use must clear
the request with the Superintendent of Schools or designee before preparing an
application. The application must then be approved by the Board of Education
before submission to the source of funding.
Grants cannot be requested
that would require District expenditures not budgeted in the current fiscal
year. District funds may not be obligated in advance for future years by the
terms of a grant without prior Board approval.
If a grant requires
participation by children in experimental types of instruction, written
permission of parents must be secured.
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION Policy
1621 (Regulation
1621)
Private, State and Federal Programs Administration (Form 1621)
Title I
Parent Involvement
The
Board recognizes the importance of parental involvement with the Title I
program and will provide a variety of opportunities for parents to be involved
in policy design and in the planning, implementation and review of Title I
programs.
Staff Qualifications
Title
I teachers and paraprofessionals must meet the
qualifications outlined in Regulation 1621.
Reporting Requirements
Pursuant
to the provisions of the Every Student Succeeds Act, the District will submit
its Federal Title I LEA Plan, describing the District's Title I services.
January 2018
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
Policy 1710
Administrative
Organization and Roles
Administrative Reports
The Board of Education may
require reports from the Superintendent and other administrative officials
concerning the status of District programs, educational needs and long-term
District planning. The Board will take steps to monitor the success of
District schools in achieving their educational objectives.
GENERAL
ADMINISTRATION Policy
1720 (Regulation 1720)
Administrative
Organization and Roles
Superintendent
of Schools
The
Superintendent is the chief administrative officer of the School District. The
Superintendent, under the direction of the Board, is responsible for the
general supervision of the schools and all School District personnel. The
Superintendent is the chief executive officer of the Board and shall be
responsible to the Board for the execution of the policies, rules and
regulations and directives given by the Board, and for the functions listed in
Regulation 1720.
The
Superintendent is the authorized representative and signatory for all official
matters pertaining to the School District.
Qualifications of the Superintendent of Schools
The
Superintendent shall hold Missouri Teacher's and Superintendent's Certificates
and have prior teaching experience. Prior experience as a school administrator
is desirable.
Terms of EmploymentThe Superintendent's contract
will be based on a twelve-month year, with salary and work year to be
established by the Board.
Contract
The
Superintendent of Schools may be employed by the Board of Education for a term
of from one (1) to three (3) years. The terms of the Superintendent's
employment will be contained in a written contract signed by the
Superintendent, the Board President and the Board Secretary. During the term of
the Superintendent's contract, the amount of compensation and benefits provided
in the contract may not be changed.
Evaluation of the Superintendent
The
Board of Education will evaluate the performance of the Superintendent in or by
February in each contract year. The Superintendent's evaluation will be based,
in part, upon the Superintendent's annual goals provided to the Board of
Education.
Termination
The
employment of the Superintendent terminates upon expiration of the
Superintendent's contract. The decision to extend the Superintendent's contract
or to deny such extension lies in the total discretion of the Board.
In
addition, and as provided in the Superintendent's employment contract, the
Superintendent's contract may be terminated by mutual consent, termination for
cause, or death or incapacity.
May 2011
GENERAL
ADMINISTRATION
Policy 1730
Administrative
Organization and Roles
Building
Administration
Under the supervision of
the Superintendent or the Superintendent’s designee, the building principals serve
as the instructional leaders of their assigned buildings. In that
capacity, building administrators are responsible for the implementation of
Board policies and regulations. Each building administrator will be
evaluated on his/her instructional leadership and the success of his/her
students.