Note to Manual Users Statements in this manual are filed in accordance with the EPS/NSBA school board policy classification system which provides an efficient means for locating policies and regulations that pertain to school governance. The manual is divided into 12 sections, or chapters, each bearing an alphabetical code: A - Foundations and Basic Commitments B- School Board Governance and Operations C- General School Administration D- Fiscal Management E- Support Services F- Facilities Planning and Development G- Personnel H- Negotiations I- Instructional Program J- Students K- School-Community-Home Relations L- Education Agency Relations Subclassification under each heading is based on logical sequence and alphabetical subcoding. There is an index for each section that lists the policies in that section that are in place in MSAD #74.
How to find a policy. There are multiple ways to find a policy (or regulation) in the manual: First and easiest is to put into the search field on the top right hand side of the page: policy <keyword that you want to search for> The search will search all the webpages, but because you put "policy" in the search field the top finds will be the policies. Or- Consider where the policy would be filed among the 12 major classifications. Turn to the table of contents for that section and glance down the listing until you find the term that most closely fits the topic you are seeking. Use the code letters given for the term to locate the sheet which will appear in alphabetical order by code within the particular section. (All pages of the manual are coded in the upper right-hand corner.) Or- Turn to the code finder index at the end of the manual. The code finder is an alphabetical index of terms used in education. Look up your topic as in any index, find the code, and use the code to locate the sheet in the manual. What if you can find the term and code, but there is no policy or regulation? This means that MSAD #74 has no written policy or important regulations in the particular area. All terms used in the classification system appear in the sectional tables of contents and code finder to accommodate the coding, insertion, and finding of policies or regulations that may be issued later. However, there is one other possibility. A brief statement related to the policy you are seeking may be incorporated in a "superior" policy which covers the area generally. This "superior" policy will be coded under a more general term. Policy development is a continuing process. So from time to time, new policies, regulations, and reference documents will be developed, coded according to the classification system, and issued for insertion in the manual.
SECTION A: FOUNDATIONS AND BASIC COMMITMENTS Section A of the NEPN/NSBA classification system contains policies, regulations, and exhibits on the district’s legal role in providing public education and the basic principles underlying school board governance. These policies provide a setting for all of the school board’s other policies and regulations. AC Non-Discrimination/Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action ACA Gender Neutral Language ACAA Harassment and Sexual Harassment of Students ACAA-R Student Discrimination and Harassment Complaint Procedure ACAB Harassment and Sexual Harassment of School Employees ACAB-R Employee Discrimination and Harassment Complaint Procedure ACAD Hazing ACG Resolution of Discrimination Complaints AD Educational Philosophy/Mission ADA School District Goals and Objectives ADDA School System Commitment to Standards for Ethical and Responsible Behavior ADC Tobacco use and Possession ADC-E Tobacco-Free School Policy -- Communication of Tobacco Policy ADC -R Tobacco use and Possession Administrative Procedure ADF School District Commitment to Learning Results AEC Accountability -- Reporting to the Public
SECTION B: SCHOOL BOARD GOVERNANCE AND OPERATIONS Section B of the NEPN/NSBA classification system contains policies, regulations, and exhibits on the school board -- how it is appointed or elected; how it is organized; how it conducts meetings, and how the board operates. This section includes bylaws and policies establishing the board’s internal operating procedures. BBA School Board Powers and Responsibilities BBBC Board Member Resignation BBBAA Student Representative to the School Board BBBD Board Member Removal from Office BCA Board Member Code of Ethics BCB Board Member Conflict of Interest BDEB Finance Committee BDEC Policy Committee BDED Buildings and Grounds Committee BDG School Attorney BE School Board Meetings BEB Special Board Meetings BEC Executive Sessions BEC-E Executive Session Law BEDB Agenda Preparation and Dissemination BEDC Quorum BEDD Rules of Order BEDFA Abstentions BEDG Minutes of Board Meetings BEDH/KD Public Participation at Board Meeting BG School Board Policy BGB Policy Adoption BG-R Policy Adoption Procedure BHC/GBD Board - Staff Communications BIA New Board Member Orientation BIB Board Member Development Opportunities BK Membership
SECTION C: GENERAL SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION Section C of the NEPN/NSBA classification system contains policies, regulations, and exhibits on school management, administrative organization, and school building and department administration -- including the administrative aspect of special programs and system wide reforms such as school-based or site-based management. It also houses personnel policies on the superintendent, senior administrators (management team), and school principals. All phases of the policy implementation -- procedures or regulations -- are properly located in this section. CBA Superintendent -- Qualifications and Duties of Superintendent CBAA School Superintendent - Authority of the Superintendent CBJB Resignation CGC Adult Education Director CGD Special Programs Administration -- School-Based Child Care Programs Administration - State and Federal Programs Administration CGDA Special Programs Administration -- School-Based Child Care Programs Administration - State and Federal Programs Administration -- Title I Parental Involvement CHD Administration in the Absense of Policy
SECTION D: FISCAL MANAGEMENT Section D of the NEPN/NSBA classification system contains policies, regulations, and exhibits on school finances and the management of funds. Policies on the financing of school construction and renovation, however, are filed in Section F, Facilities Management. DB Annual Budget DFF Student Activities Funds DGA Banking Services -- Authorized Signatures DI Fiscal Accounting and Reporting DID Inventories DIE Audits/Financial Monitoring DIF Fixed Assets DJ Bidding/Purchasing Requirements DJ-R Federal Procurement Manual DJH Purchasing and Contracting: Procurement Staff Code of Conduct DKB Payment Procedures -- Salary Deductions DKC Expense Authorization and Reimbursement DLB Management of Staff Funds -- Tax Sheltered Annuities DN School Property Disposition
SECTION E: SUPPORT SERVICES Section E of the NEPN/NSBA classification system contains policies, regulations, and exhibits on non-instructional services and programs, particularly those on business management such as safety, building and grounds management, office services, transportation, and food services. EBAA Chemical Hazards EBAB Hazardous Substances Communication Policy EBCA Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan EBCB Environmental and Safety Program - Emergencies - Drills EBCC Bomb Threats EBCC-R Emergency Evacuation Procedures -- Bomb Threats EBCF Automated External Defibrillators (AED’s) ECB Pest Management in School Facilities and on School Grounds EDC Acceptable Use of Laptops EEAA Transportation Services -- Student Transportation - Walkers and Riders EEAAC Conveyance Discipline Procedure EEAAC-R MSAD #74 Bus Conduct Report EEACB School Bus Lettering EEAD Student Transportation Services -- Special Use of School Buses EEAE Pay Scale for Private Conveyance Contractors EEAE-R MSAD #74 Volunteer Drivers Waiver Release and Agreement to Hold Harmless EEAEA Student Transportation -- Employee Requirements - Training and Responsibilities EEAEAA Drug and Alcohol Testing of School Bus Drivers EEAEAA-R Drug and Alcohol Testing of School Bus Drivers -- Administrative Procedure EF School Food Program Established EFB Free and Reduced Price Food Services EFE Competitive Food Sales - Sales of Foods in Competition with the School Food Service Program EHB School Records Retention Policy
SECTION F: FACILITIES PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT Section F of the NEPN/NSBA classification system contains policies, regulations, and exhibits on facility planning, financing, construction, and renovation. It also includes the topics of temporary facilities and school closings. MSAD #74 Has No Policies in This Section at This Time
SECTION G: PERSONNEL Section G of the NEPN/NSBA classification system contains policies, regulations, and exhibits on all school employees except for the superintendent (policies on the school chief are located in Section C, General Administration). The category is divided into three main divisions: GB has policies applying to all school employees or to general personnel matters; GC refers to instructional and administrative staff; and GD refers to support or classified staff. GB Family and Medical Leave GBCA Conflict of Interest -- Staff Members GBD/BHC Board-Staff Communications GBEB Staff Rights and Responsibilities GBEBB Staff Conduct with Students GBEC Drug-Free Workplace GBED/JICG/KFA Smoking By Students/Smoking at Public Functions/Smoking by Staff Members GBGE Return to Work and Light-Duty Assignments GBL Personnel Records GBO Family Care Leave GCBB Military Leave GCEC Part-Time and Substitute Employment Nominations for Inter-Scholastic Positions GCED Posting and Advertising of Extra-Curricular Positions GCFB Recruiting and Hiring of Administrative Staff GCFB-R Recruiting and Hiring of Administrative Staff -- Administrative Procedure GCGA Substitute Teachers GCI Professional Staff Development Opportunities GCK Professional Staff and Assignment and Tranfers GCMA Instructional Planning/Preparation Time GCOA Supervision and Evaluation of Professional Staff GCOC Evaluation of Administrative Staff GCQC Professional/Support Staff -- Professional/Support Staff Termination of Employment, Resignation of Instructional/Administrative/Support Staff GCQAB Tutoring for Pay GDO Support Staff Evaluation
SECTION H: NEGOTIATIONS Section H of the NEPN/NSBA classification system contains policies, regulations, and exhibits on the process of negotiating with bargaining units recognized by the school board and authorized under state law. MSAD #74 Has No Policies in This Section at This Time
SECTION I: INSTRUCTION Section I of the NEPN/NSBA classification system contains policies, regulations, and exhibits on the instructional program: basic curricular subjects, special programs, instructional resources, and academic achievement. IA Instructional Goals and Objectives ICB Extended School Year Services IGA Curriculum Develpoment and Adoption IHA Basic Instructional Program IHAE Curriculum Programs -- Physical Education IHAMB Curriculum Programs -- Health Education - Family Life/Sex Education IHBA Individualized Education Programs (IEP) IHBAA Referral/Pre-Referral Procedures IHBAA-R Referral/Pre-Referral Administrative Procedure IHBAC Child Find IHBAD Personnel Development IHBAE Parent Involvement IHBAF Individual Education Program (I.E.P.) IHBAG Programming in the Least Restrictive Environment IHBAG-R Programming in the Least Restrictive Environment Administrative Procedure IHBAI Independent Educational Evaluation (IEPs) IHBAJ Special Education Student Oversight Agreement IHBAJ-E Progress Report Form IHBAK Life-Sustaining Emergency Care IHBAL Grievance Procedure for Persons with Disabilities IHBEA Program for Limited English Proficient Students (LAU Plan) IHBEA-R LAU Plan IHBG Home Schooling IHBGA Home Schooling -- Participation in School Programs IHBGB Supplemental Statement of Rights for Private School/Home Schooling Students with Disabilities IHCDA Post-Secondary Enrollment Options IHD Adult/Community Education IIB Instructional Arrangements -- Class Size IJJ Instructional and Library Materials Selection IJJ-E Public Complaint About the Curriculum or Instructional Materials IJNDB Student Computer and Internet Use And Internet Safety IJNDB-R - Student Computer and Internet Use Rules IJNDD Employee Computer, Internet Use, and Services IJOA Instructional Resources and Materials -- Field TripsvForm: MSAD #74 Waiver of Liability -- Permission, Release, Assumption of Risk and Agreement to Indemnify and Hold Harmless IK Student Achievement/Evaluation of Student Achievement IKAB Report Cards/Progress Reports IKB Homework IKE Promotion, Retention, and Acceleration of Students IKE-R Protocols for the Implementation of Policy IKE - Promotion, Retention, and Acceleration of Students IKF - Academic Achievement -- Graduation Requirements IKFA Academic Achievement -- Graduation Requirements - Early Graduation IKFB Academic Achievement -- Graduation Requirements - Graduation Exercises IKFC Academic Achievement -- Graduation Requirements - Special Education Students ILA Student Assessment ILD Educational Research: Student Submission to Surveys, Analyses, or Evaluations IMBB Exemption from Required Instruction IMDA Patriotic Exercises IMJ Miscellaneous Instructional Policies -- Collection of Money By Staff
SECTION J: STUDENTS Section J of the NEPN/NSBA classification system contains policies, regulations, and exhibits on students -- admissions, attendance, rights and responsibilities, conduct, discipline, health and welfare, and school-related activities. JEA Compulsory Attendance JEE Student Attendance Accounting JF Student Enrollment JFAA Student Admissions To/Withdrawal From School -- Admission Procedure - Admission of Resident Students JFAB Student Admissions To/Withdrawal From School -- Admission Procedure - Admission of Non-Resident Students JFABB Admission of Exchange Students JFABD Admission of Homeless Students JFABD-R Admission of Homeless Students Dispute Resolution Process JFC Dropout Prevention -- Student Withdrawal From School JFCA Student Dress Code JGAB Assignment of Students to Classes: Transfer Students and Home Schooling Students JHA Student Insurance JHB Truancy JHC Student Health Services and Requirements JHCA Physical Examination of Students JHCB Immunization of Students JHD Student Absences and Excuses -- Exclusions and Exemptions from School Attendance JICH Students Rights and Responsibilities -- Student Conduct - Drug and Alcohol Use by Students JICIA Weapons, Violence, and School JICK Bullying JIH Student Interrogations, Searches, and Arrests JIHA Student Interrogations, Searches, and Arrests -- Locker and Desk Spaces: Searches JII/KI/GBK Staff, Student or Public Concerns, Complaints, and Grievances JJBA Student Activities -- Student Social Events, Dance Regulations JJE Student Fundraising Activities JJIC Student Activities (Co-Curricular) JJIF Management of Concussion and Other Head Injuries JK Student Discipline JKAA Use of Physical Restraint and Seclusion JKAA-R Procedures on Physical Restrain and Seclusion JKD Student Suspension Procedures JKE Expulsion of Students JKE-R Expulsion of Students - Guidelines JKF Disciplinary Removal of Students with Disabilities JKF-R Disciplinary Removal of Students with Disablities Administrative Procedure JKG Physical Restraint JKGA Time Out Rooms and Therapeutic Restraint JKGA-R Time Out Rooms and Therapeutic Restraint - Administrative Procedure JL Student Wellness JLCB Immunization of Students JLCC Communicable/Infectious Diseases JLCD Medical -- Medicines/Administering Medicines to Students JLCD-E Maine Department of Education “Policy for Medication Administration on School Field Trips” JLDAD Student Welfare -- Model Referral/Pre-Referral Procedures JLDBG Reintegration of Students from Juvenile Correctional Facilities JLF Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect JO Employment of Students JQ Student Fees, Fines, and Charges JRA Student Information -- Student Records JRA-E Annual Notice of Student Education Records and Information Rights JRA-R Student Education Records and Information Administrative Procedure JRB Student Information -- Posting Student Information
SECTION K: SCHOOL-COMMUNITY-HOME RELATIONS Section K of the NEPN/NSBA classification system contains policies, regulations, and exhibits on parent and community involvement in schools. Except for policies concerning education agencies, statements on public sector relations with the school district are located in this section also. KB Parent Involvement in Education KBF -E1 Title I -- Parent Involvement District Level KBF-E2 Title I -- Parent Involvement School Level KCB Community Involvement in Decision Making KDB Public’s Right to Know/Freedom of Access KF Community Use of School Facilities KHB- Advertising in Schools KHC Solicitations in School -- Distribution/Posting of Promotional Material KIB Visitors to Schools -- Recruitment of Students at Carrabec High School KNAA Signature of the Treasurer
SECTION L: EDUCATION AGENCY RELATIONS Section L of the NEPN/NSBA classification system contains policies, regulations, and exhibits on the school district’s relationship with other education agencies -- including other school systems, regional or service districts, private schools, colleges, and universities, education research organizations, and state and national education agencies. MSAD #74 Has No Policies in This Section at This Time |