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Board Governance and Operations
1.1 -- Duties of the Board
1.10 -- School Food Services
1.11 -- District Wellness Policy
1.2 -- Organization of the Board of Education
1.3 -- Procedure of the Board of Education
1.3- - School Attendance Zones
1.31--Administration of School Attendance Zones
1.31F1--Application For Attendance Area Exception Form
1.31F2--Attendance Area Exception Approval Form
1.31F3--Spanish Application for Attendance Area Exception Form
1.4 -- Agenda
1.4--Board Meetings
1.5 -- Policy Formulation
1.6 -- Transportation
1.7 -- Bus Routes
1.8 – Use Of School Buses
1.8F1 -- Transportation Request
1.8F2 -- Field Trip Reimbursement
1.9 -- Drug and Alcohol Program for Bus Drivers
1.9F1 -- Drug Testing Form
Administration
2.1 -- Superintendent of Schools
2.2 -- School Calendar
2.3 -- Deputy Superintendent of Schools
2.4 -- Assistant Superintendent
2.5 -- Director of Elementary Curriculum
2.5.1 -- Director of Secondary Curriculum
2.6 -- Director of Athletics and Student Activities
2.7 -- Duties of Principals
2.7.1 -- Employment of Principals
2.8 -- Duties of Assistant Principals
Certified Personnel
3.1 -- Ethical Standards for Teachers
3.1.1 -- Sexual Harassment -- Certified Employees
3.10 -- Reduction in Force
3.11 -- Selection of Instructional Personnel
3.11.1 -- Placement of Instructional Personnel
3.11.2 -- Dismissal Procedures
3.11.3--Certified Personnel Evaluation
3.12 -- Communicable Diseases Employees
3.13 -- Drug-Free Workplace (Certified Staff)
3.13F1 -- Employee Certificate Regarding Drug Free Work Place
3.14 -- Tobacco Use on School Campuses
3.15 -- Professional Leave
3.15.1 -- Personal Business Leave (Certified Staff)
3.15.10--Bereavement Leave
3.15.2 -- Leave of Absence
3.15.3 -- Jury Duty
3.15.4 -- Sick Leave - Certified Employee
3.15.5 -- Sick Leave Bank
3.15.5F1 -- Sick Leave Bank Request Form
3.15.5F2 -- Sick Leave Bank Contribution Form
3.15.6 -- Military Leave
3.15.7 -- Leave of Absence Due To Assault
3.15.8 -- Teacher Absences -- Substitute Teachers
3.15.9--Vacations - Certified and Noncertified
3.16 -- Professional Organizations
3.17 -- Ability of School Employees to Hold Public Office
3.18--Technology Acceptable Use
3.18F1 -- Student Agreement and Parent Permission form
3.18F2 -- Acceptable use Policy Documentation form
3.19 -- Employee Use of Internet
3.2 -- Equal Employment Opportunity
3.3 -- Personnel Policy Committee
3.4 -- Quality Professional Development
3.4.1--Credit for Professional Learning
3.4.1F1 -- Request for Professional Development Credit for Planning & Preparation
3.4.1F1 -- Request for Professional Development Credit for Planning and Preparation
3.4.1F2 -- Professional Development Request Form
3.4.2 -- Education Reimbursement For Certified Personnel
3.4.2F1 -- Education Reimbursement For Certified Personnel Application
3.4.2F2 -- Education Reimbursement For Certified Personnel Request for Reimbursement
3.4.3--Licensure Fees
3.5 -- Grievances
3.6 -- Policy on Employee Assault
3.7 -- Personnel Records
3.8 -- Salary Schedule
3.8--Salary Schedule
3.8.1--CERTIFIED SALARY SCHEDULE
3.8.2--Certified Stipend Schedule 2011-2012
3.8.2F1 -- Off-Contract Pay Request
3.8.3--Administrative Salary Schedule 2011-2012
3.9--General Policy of Employment
3.9.1 -- Background Checks for Certified Prsonnel
3.9.2 -- Professional Conduct
3.9.3 -- ACT 37 Duty Policy
3.9.3F1 – Certified employee documentation form for non-instructional duty, duty-free lunch, instructional planning, and media specialist administrative time assignment
3.9.3F2 – Certified employee documentation form for supplemental non-instructional duty
Students
4.1--Admission of Pupils
4.1.1 -- Admission of Nonresident Students
4.1.2 -- School Choice Policy
4.1.3 -- Homeless Policy
4.1.4 -- Student Transfer -- Student Assignment to Class
4.1.5 -- Student Expelled in a Former District
4.1.6--Placement of Multiple Birth Siblings PK-Grade Six
4.10 -- Expulsion
4.11--Possession of Paging Device
4.12 -- Health Services
4.13 -- Bomb Threats
4.14 -- Communicable Diseases
4.15 -- Student Records
4.15.1--Student Records-Child Abuse
4.16 -- Questionnaires and Surveys
4.17 -- Solicitations
4.2--Student Attendance
4.2.1 -- Attendance
4.2.2 -- Student Attendance Zones
4.2.3--Attendance - Elementary K-6
4.2.4--Attendance-Junior High School-Grades 7 and 8
4.2.5--Attendance-Senior High School-Grades 9, 10, 11, 12
4.3 -- Student Conduct Behavior Code
4.3.1 -- Student Discipline -- General State of Jurisdiction
4.3.2 -- Rules and Regulations
4.3.3 -- Chemical Screen Policy
4.3.3F1 -- Consent Form
4.3.3F2 -- Notification of Violation
4.3.4--Appearance Code
4.3.5 -- Student Discipline -- Sexual Harrassment
4.3.6--Student Conduct-Bullying
4.3.7 -- Authority for Student Discipline
4.3.8 -- Corporal Punishment
4.3.9 Process for Resolving Parental Concerns and or Other Complaints
4.4 -- Personal and Property Searches
4.5 -- Suspension
4.5.1 -- Emergency Suspension
4.6 -- Student Discipline -- Assault and Abuse of Students
4.7 -- Student Discipline -- Gangs and Gang Activity
4.8 -- Student Discipline -- Internet Policy
4.9 -- Tobacco Use on School Campuses
Curriculum and Instruction
5.1 -- Philosophy
5.10--Grading Policy
5.11 -- Homework Policy
5.12 -- Student Activities Policy
5.13 -- Promotion Policies
5.14 -- GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
5.14.1 -- Concurrent Credit
5.14F1 -- GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
5.14F2 -- GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
5.14F3 -- GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
5.14F4 -- GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
5.15 -- Graduation Exercises
5.16 -- Transfer From Other Schools
5.17 -- Prayer
5.18 -- Request for Reconsideration of Instructional Materials
5.18F -- Request for Reconsideration Form
5.19 -- GED
5.2 -- Assessment and Accountability
5.20 -- SELECTION POLICY FOR SCHOOL LIBRARY MATERIALS
5.20F1-- Checklist for Reconsideration of a Work
5.20F2 -- PATRON’S REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
5.20F3 -- CHECKLIST FOR BUILDING MATERIALS EVALUATION COMMITTEE’S RECONSIDERATION OF INSTRUCTION MATERIAL – NONFICTION
5.20F4 -- CHECKLIST FOR BUILDING MATERIALS EVALUATION COMMITTEE’S RECONSIDERATION OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL -- FICTION AND OTHER LITERARY FORMS
5.20F5 -- MATERIALS EVALUATION COMMITTEE REPORT FORM
5.21--Grade Point Average
5.22--Alternative Learning Environments
5.23--ALE Program Evaluation
5.3 -- Curriculum
5.4 -- Smart Core Curriculum Policy
5.4F -- Smart Core Informed Consent Form
5.4F1--(Class of 2014 and Thereafter) Smart Core Informed Consent Form
5.4F2--(Class of 2011, 2012, 2013) Smart Core Informed Consent Form
5.5 -- Advanced Placement Curriculum
5.6 -- Interscholastic Activities
5.7 -- Classroom Organizations
5.8 -- Schedules
5.9 -- Student Early Release
School, Home, and Community Relations
6.1 -- Relations with Parents' Organizations
6.2 -- Citizen's Advisory Committees
6.3 -- Utilization of Volunteers
6.4 -- Parent-Teacher Involvment and Consultation
6.5 -- PARENT CONFERENCE
6.6 -- Use of School Facilities
6.6F1 -- USE OF FACILITIES FORM
6.7 Parent Involvement Plan
6.8 -- VBSDFAC Use Operation Manual Approved 071508
6.8.1 -- Rules of Use -- District FAC
6.8.2 -- Rules of Use -- Non-District FAC
6.8.3 -- Student Use Contract FAC
6.8.4 -- VBSDFAC Use Request
6.8.5 -- VBFAC Rates 09-10
6.9--Van Buren School District Fine Arts Center Art Gallery
6.9F1--Van Buren School District Fine Arts Center Art Gallery Contract
6.9F2--Record of Consignment
6.9F3--Bill of Sale for Art
Business Management
7.1 -- Budgetary Procedure
7.10 -- Purchasing Authority
7.11 -- Purchase of Service Center Supplies
7.12 -- Purchasing of School Materials
7.12.1 -- Reimbursement for Supplies
7.13 -- BIDS AND QUOTATIONS
7.13F1 -- COMMODITIES BIDDER AFFIDAVIT
7.13F2 -- Requisition and Purchase Order System
7.14 -- Disbursements
7.15 -- Inventory Fixed Assets Policy
7.15F1 -- Inventory Fixed Assets Guidelines
7.15F2 -- Inventory Fixed Assest Statement of Assurance
7.15F3 -- Fixed Assets Disposal and Transfer Form
7.16 -- Sales Calls and Demonstrations
7.17 -- Travel Policy and Procedure
7.18 -- Distribution of Materials from Outside Organizations
7.19 -- Temporary Employment
7.2 -- Revenues from Federal Funds
7.21--Booster Club and Parent Organization Guidelines
7.21.1--Internal Audit Guidelines for Booster Clubs, Support Groups...
7.21.2--Recommended Internal Control Guidelines for Booster Clubs...
7.3 -- Maintaining Fiscal Records
7.4 -- Financial Management
7.5 -- Expenditures and Financial Records
7.6 -- Collection and Deposit of Funds
7.7 -- School Activity Funds
7.8 -- Funds Used to Support Athletic Programs
7.9 -- District Insurance Protection
Classified Personnel
8.1 -- Personnel Policies Committee -- Classified
8.10 -- Classified Employee Political Activity
8.11 -- Sexual Harassment (Classified) - Act 1108 of 1997
8.12 -- Classified Personnel -- Reduction In Force
8.13 -- Classified Personnel Responsibility Governing Bullying
8.14 -- Classified Personnel -- Requirements for Paraprofessionals
8.15 -- Classified Personnel -- Dress of Employees
8.16 -- Classified Personnel Reimbursement of Travel Expenses
8.17--Bereavement Leave for Classified Staff
8.18 -- ASSIGNMENT OF TEACHER AIDES
8.19--School Bus Driver Procedures
8.2 -- Classified Salary Schedule 2011-2012
8.2.1 -- Overtime, Leave, Compensatory Pay -- Classified
8.2.1F1--FLSA Documentation Form
8.2.1F2 -- Overtime Documentation Form
8.2.1F3 -- Compensatory Time Documentation Form
8.2.2 – CLASSIFIED PERSONNEL EVALUATIONS
8.3 -- Selection of Non-Instructional Personnel
8.3--Selection and Assignment of Classified Staff
8.31 - CLASSIFIED PERSONNEL TERMINATION AND NON-RENEWAL
8.32 – CLASSIFIED PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENTS
8.4 -- Background Checks of Non-Instructional Personnel
8.5 -- Nurse to Student Ratio
8.6--Sick Leave-Classified Employees
8.6.1 -- Classified Personnel -- Leave of Absence
8.6.1F1--Leave of Abscence Form
8.6.2 -- Personal Business Leave -- Classified Staff
8.6.3 -- Classified Employees -- Professional Leave
8.6.4--Sick Leave for Bus Drivers
8.7 -- Classified Personnel -- Supervision of Students
8.8 -- Dismissal Procedures -- Classified Employees
8.9 -- Drug-Free Workplace (Classified Staff)
8.9F1 -- Employee Certificate Regarding Drug Free Workplace