Board Policy Manual
LaSalle/Putnam
County Educational
TABLE OF CONTENTS
This manual may be changed at any time at the sole discretion of
the Governing Bodies and/or the Director, whichever has appropriate jurisdiction,
subject only to any mandatory collective bargaining agreements that may be
in place.
LaSalle/Putnam
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1 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONal
1:10 Special
Education Alliance Legal Status
1:12 Administrative
Authority Responsibility
1:14 Authorization
for L.E.A.S.E. to Administer the Circuit Breaker School Project
1:14 AP1 Administrative
Procedure - Circuit Breaker School Philosophy/Program Overview/Maximum Class Size
1:14 AP2 Administrative
Procedure Keys Program Overview
1:14 AP3 Administrative
Procedure Tuition Payments
1:20 AP1 Administrative
Procedure - Checklist for Handling Intergovernmental Agreement Requests
1:30 L.E.A.S.E.
Mission, Goals and Administrative Philosophy
1:40 District
Membership
1:42 Member
District Obligations
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2 Governing Bodies
Governance
2:10 Special Educational Alliance Governance
2:20 Powers
and Duties of the Governing Bodies
Member of a Governing Body
2:40 Qualifications for Membership L.E.A.S.E. Alliance Council
2:50 Term of Office
2:70 Vacancies - Filling Vacancies
2:100 Member Conflict of Interest
2:105 Ethics and Gift Ban
2:110 Qualifications, Term, and Duties of Officers
Governing Bodies Relationships
2:130 Board-Director Relationship
2:140 Communications To and From the Board
2:140 E1 Exhibit - Guidance for Board Member Communications, Including Email Use
2:150 Committees
2:160 Attorney
2:170 Procurement of Architectural, Engineering, and Land Surveying Services
2:170 AP 1 Administrative Procedure - Qualification Based Selection
2:180 OPEN
Governing Bodies - Meetings
2:190 Mailing Lists for Receiving Material
2:200 Types of Meetings
2:210 Organizational Meeting
2:220 Governing Bodies Meeting Procedure
2:220-E1 Exhibit - Governing Bodies Treatment of Closed Meeting Verbatim Records and Minutes
2:220-E2 Exhibit - Motion to Adjourn to Closed Meeting
2:220-E3 Exhibit - Closed Meeting Minutes
2:220 E4 Exhibit - Open Meeting Minutes
2:220 E5 Exhibit - Semi-Annual Review of Closed Meeting Minutes
2:220 E6 Exhibit - Log of Closed Meeting Minutes
2:230 Public Participation at Meetings and Petitions to the Governing Bodies
Governing Bodies - Policy
2:240 Governing Bodies Policy Development
2:242 Constitution Development
Governing Bodies - Records
2:250 Access to Alliance Public Records
2:250AP1 Administrative Procedure - Access To and Copying of District Public Records
2:250 AP2 Administrative Procedure - Protocols for Record Preservation and Development of Retention Schedules
2:250 E1 Exhibit - Written Request for District Records
2:250 E2 Exhibit - Response to Request for Alliance Record Inspection
2:250 E3 Exhibit - Inspection Report for Alliance Records
Uniform Grievance Procedure
2:260 Uniform Grievance Procedure
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3 - ADMINISTRATION
3:10 Long Range Planning
3:20 OPEN
3:30 E1 Exhibit - Organizational Chart
3:40 Director
3:40 AP1 Administrative Procedure Executive Director-Duties
3:40 AP2 Administrative Procedure Executive Director Evaluation Process Procedures
3:40 AP3 Administrative Procedure Executive Director - Consulting Activities
3:40 AP 4 Administrative Procedure Executive Director Fringe Benefit Package
3:50 Administrative Personnel Other Than the Director
3:60 Administrative Responsibility of the Building Principal
3.60 AP1 Administrative Procedure - Circuit Breaker School Principal
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4 - OPERATIONAL SERVICES
4:10 Fiscal and Business Management
4:10 AP1 Administrative Procedure
Emergency Medical-Dental Fund Procedure for Use
4:15 Identity Protection
4:15 AP Administrative Procedure Protecting the Privacy of Social
Security Numbers
4:15 E1 Exhibit - Letter to Employees
Regarding Protecting the Privacy of Social Security Numbers
4:15 E2 Exhibit - Statement of Purpose for
Collecting Social Security Numbers
4:20 AP1 Administrative Procedure Grant funding procedures
4:20 AP2 Administrative Procedure Procedure for Utilizing Block Grant Funds
4:20 AP 6 Administrative Procedure Serving Out-Of-District Students
4:30 Investments
4:32 Revenue
4:40 Incurring Debt
4:50 Payment of Bills
4:55 Use of Credit and Procurement Cards
4:55 AP Administrative Procedure - Controls for the Use of District Credit and Procurement Cards
4:55 E Exhibit
- Statement Affirming Familiarity with
Requirements for Using L.E.A.S.E. Credit and/or Procurement Cards
4:60 AP1 Administrative Procedure Administrative Agent - Bid Specifications
4:60 AP2 Administrative Procedure - Third Party Non-Instructional Contracts
4:70 AP1 Administrative Procedure - Resource Conservation
4:90 Activity Funds
4:100 Insurance Management
4:110 Transportation
4:150 Central Office Facility
4:150 AP1 Administrative Procedure L.E.A.S.E. Office Equipment Usage by Staff
4:160 Safe Work Environment
4:160 AP1 Administrative Procedure - Hazardous and Infectious Materials
4:170 Safety
4:170 AP1 Administrative Procedure - Comprehensive Safety and
Crisis Program
4:170 AP2 Administrative Procedure - Criminal Offender
Notification Laws
4:170 AP3 Administrative Procedure - School Bus Safety Rules
4:170 AP4 Administrative Procedure - Emergency Preparedness
Response to Homeland Security Codes
4:170 E1 Exhibit Accident or Injury Form
4:170 E2 Exhibit Memo to Staff Members Regarding Contacts by
Media About a Crisis
4:170 E4 Exhibit - Letter to Parents Regarding Student Safety
4:170 E5 Exhibit - School Staff AED Notification Letter
4:170 E6 Exhibit Automatic External Defibrillator Incident
Report
4:170 E7 Exhibit Annual School Safety Review
4:170 E8 Exhibit - Informing Parents About Offender Community
Notification Laws
4:180 Pandemic Preparedness
4:180 AP1 Administrative
Procedure - School Action Steps for Pandemic Influenza
4:180 AP2 Administrative
Procedure - Pandemic Influenza Surveillance and Reporting
4:182 Permissable Use of L.E.A.S.E. Computers and Use of L.E.A.S.E. Means to Access The Internet
4:182 E1 Exhibit - Permissable Use of L.E.A.S.E. Computers and Use of L.E.A.S.E. Means to Access The Internet
LaSalle/Putnam
County Educational Alliance for Special Education (L.E.A.S.E.) Policy Manual
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5 - PERSONNEL
Personnel
5:10 Equal Employment Opportunity and Minority Recruitment
5:10 AP1 Administrative Procedure - Workplace Accommodations for Nursing Mothers
5:20 Sexual/Disability Harassment
5:20 AP1 Administrative Procedure - Sexual/Disability Harassment and Complaint
5:22 Sexual Misconduct
5:30 Hiring
Process and Criteria
5:30 AP1 Administrative Procedure Hiring Procedures
5:30 AP2 Administrative Procedure - Investigations
5:30 AP3 Administrative Procedure L.E.A.S.E. Office Recruiting Procedure for Local Districts
5:31 Medical
Emergency Staff
5:31 AP1 Administrative Procedure Medical Emergency Procedures
5:35 Compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act
5:35 AP3 Administrative Procedure - Compensable Work Time for Non-Exempt Employees Under the FLSA
5:40 Communicable and Chronic Infectious Disease
5:40 AP1 Administrative Procedure - Communicable and Chronic Infectious Disease
5:50 Drug- and Alcohol-Free Workplace
5:50 AP1 Administrative Procedure - Drug- and Alcohol-Free Workplace
5:60 Expenses
5:65 Vehicle Usage for L.E.A.S.E. Business/Travel Compensation (Mileage Reimbursement)
5:65 AP1 Administrative Procedure The Use of L.E.A.S.E. Automobiles
5:70 Religious Holidays
5:80 Jury Duty
5:90 Abused and Neglected Child Reporting
5:100 Staff Development Program
5:100 AP1 Administrative Procedure - Staff Development Program
5:100 AP2 Administrative Procedure - Staff Development Professional Growth Activities
5:100 AP3 Administrative Procedure - Staff Development Course Costs
5:100 AP4 Administrative Procedure Graduate Hour Credit
5:102 Personnel
Development
5:102 AP1 Administrative Procedure Probation and Tenure
5:102 AP2 Administrative Procedure Determining Length of Continuing Service
5:102 AP3 Administrative Procedure - Compensation Determination
5:110 Staff Relations / Recognition for Service
5:110 AP1 Administrative Procedure Social Fund Committee
5:120 Ethics
5:120 AP1 Administrative Procedure Statement of Economic Interests for Employees
5:120 AP2 Administrative Procedure - Employee Conduct Standards
5:130 Responsibilities Concerning Internal Information
5:130 AP1 Administrative Procedure - Email Retention
5:131 Unemployment Compensation
5:140 Solicitations By or From Staff
5:150 Personnel Records
5:150 AP1- Administrative Procedure - Personnel Records
5:170 AP1 Administrative Procedure - Copyright Compliance
5:170 AP2 Administrative Procedure - Seeking Permission to Copy or Use Copyrighted Works
5:180 Temporary Illness or Temporary Incapacity
5:185 Family and Medical Leave
5:185 AP1 Administrative Procedure - Family and Medical Leave
5:189 Work Stoppages
5:189 AP1 Administrative Procedure - Work Stoppages
5:190 Professional Staff Qualifications / Duties
5:190 AP2 Administrative Procedure - Goals and Objectives for L.E.A.S.E. Coordinators:
5:190 AP3 Administrative Procedure - Supervision of Programs and Services
5:190 AP4 Administrative Procedure - Delivery Of Services By Coordinators
5:190 AP5 Administrative Procedure -
General Calendar of Coordinators
5:190 AP6 Administrative Procedure -
Setting Up Staffings
5:190 AP7 Administrative
Procedure - Conducting A Staffing
5:190 AP8 Administrative Procedure -
Program Deviation Request
5:190 E3 Exhibit - Letter to Teacher Who
Is Not Highly Qualified
5:200 Terms and Conditions of Employment
and Dismissal
5:201 Return of Property
5:202 Personal Appearance
5:210 Resignations
5:220 Substitute
Professional Personnel
5:230 Maintaining
Student Discipline
5:240 Suspension
5:250 Leaves
of Absence, Sick Days, Personal Days, Vacation and Holidays
5:250 AP1 Administrative
Procedure Sick Leave Bank (Alternatives to the Use of the Sick Leave Bank)
5:250 AP2 Administrative Procedure
Minimum Allowable Paid Leave
5:250 AP3 Administrative
Procedure School Visitation Leave
5:250 E1 Exhibit Leave of Absence
Without Pay
5:270 Employment
At-Will, Compensation, and Assignment
5:270 AP1 Administrative
Procedure Explanation of the Schedule of Salary Payments
5:270 AP2 Administrative
Procedure Insurance
5:272 Insurance
Retirees
5:280 Educational
Support Personnel Duties and Qualifications
5:290 Employment
Termination and Suspensions
5:300 Educational
Support Personnel - Schedules and Employment Year
5:300 AP1 Administrative
Procedure Educational Support Personnel Wage Computation
5:300 AP2 Administrative
Procedure - Full-time Twelve Month Educational Support Personnel Vacation
5:300 AP3 Administrative
Procedure Paid Holidays - Ten and Eleven Month Educational Support Personnel
5:300 AP4 Administrative
Procedure Educational Support Personnel - Maintenance
Person Wage Computation
5:300 AP6 Administrative
Procedure Educational Support Personnel - Overtime Pay
5:300 AP7 Administrative
Procedure Educational Support Personnel - Secretarial Procedures
5:320 Evaluation
5:320 AP1 Administrative
Procedure - Evaluation
5:340 Retirement
5:340 AP1 Administrative Procedure Early Retirements
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6 - INSTRUCTION
Philosophy and Goals
6:10 Educational Philosophy and
Objectives
Educational Calendar and Organization
6:20 School Year Calendar and Day
6:30 OPEN
Curriculum
6:42 Individualized Education Programs
6:42 AP1 Administrative Procedure - Individualized Education Programs
6:42 AP2 Administrative Procedure I.E.P. Case Manager Responsibilities
6:42 AP3 Administrative Procedure Short Term Objectives
6:42 AP4 Administrative Procedure Annual Reviews
6:50 School Wellness
6:50 AP1 Administrative Procedure -
School Wellness
6:52 Required State Board Procedure
Section 9 Serving Students Who Attend Nonpublic Schools
6:60 Curriculum Content
6:60 AP1 Administrative Procedure
Lesson Plans
6:60 AP2 Administrative Procedure -
Comprehensive Health Education Program
6:60 E1 Exhibit - Notice to
Parents/Guardians of Students Enrolled in Family Life and Sex Education Classes
6:65 Student Social and Emotional
Development
6:70 AP1 Administrative Procedure -
Teaching About Religions
6:80 Teaching
About Controversial Issues
6:100 Using
Animals in the Educational Program
6:100 AP1 Administrative Procedure -
Dissection of Animals
6:100 E1 Exhibit Guidelines and
Application for Using Animals in School Facilities
Special Programs
6:120 Education of Children with Disabilities
6:120 AP1 Administrative Procedure Policy and Procedures Development
6:120 AP2 Administrative Procedure Least Restrictive Environment (L.R.E.)
6:120 E1 Exhibit - Notice to Parents/Guardians Regarding Section 504 Rights
6:130 Child Find and Public Awareness
6:130 AP1 Administrative Procedure Procedure on Transitioning from 0-3 Services to 3-5 Services
6:130 AP3 Administrative Procedure Required State Board Procedures Section 2 - Child Find
6:140 Needs Assessment
6:150 Home and Hospital Instruction
6:150 AP1 Administrative Procedure- Procedures for Homebound/Hospital Instruction
6:150 AP2 Administrative Procedure- Home and Hospital Evaluation
6:180 Extended School Year
6:182 Service Umbrellas
6:182 AP1 Administrative Procedure Procedures for Umbrella Changes
6:190 Contracting for Services
6:190 E1 Private O.T., P.T. Speech,
Etc., Contracted Services
Instructional Resources
6:210 Instructional Materials
6:210 AP1 Administrative Procedure - Instructional Materials
6:230 Library Resource Center
6:235 Access to Electronic Networks
6:235E4 Exhibit - Keeping Yourself and Your Kids Safe On Social Networks
6:240 Field Trips
6:240-AP1 Administrative Procedure - Field Trip Guidelines
6:250 Community Resource Persons and Volunteers
6:250 AP Administrative Procedure - Securing and Screening Resource Persons and Volunteers
6:255 Assemblies and Ceremonies
6:260 Complaints About Curriculum, Instructional Materials, and Programs
6:260 AP1 Administrative Procedure Public Complaints About Curriculum
Achievement
6:280 Grading and Promotion
6:290 Homework
6:300 Graduation Requirements
6:330 Achievement and Awards
6:340 Student Testing and Assessment Program
6:350 Program Compliance
6:350 AP1 Administrative Procedure - Program Compliance
6:360 Due Process Hearings
6:360 AP1 Administrative Procedure - Due Process Hearings
6:360 AP2 Administrative Procedure Expedited Due Process Hearings
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County EducationAL Alliance for Special Education (L.E.A.S.E.) Policy Manual
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7 - STUDENTS
Equity and Compliance
7:10 Equal Educational Opportunities
7:15 Student and Family Privacy Rights
7:15 E Exhibit - Notification to Parents of Family Privacy Rights
7:20 Harassment of Students Prohibited
7:20 AP Administrative Procedure - Harassment of Students Prohibited
Assignment and Admission
7:22 Evaluation, Identification And Due Process Procedures
7:22 AP2 Administrative Procedure Audiological Screening Procedures
7:22 AP3 Administrative Procedure
Vision Assessment Procedures
7.22 AP4 Administrative Procedure L.E.A.S.E. Preschool Team
Evaluation Procedures
7:22 AP5 Administrative Procedure Required State Board Procedure Section 10 - Procedural Safeguards
7:22 AP6 Administrative Procedure The L.E.A.S.E. Referral Process
7:22 AP7 Administrative Procedure Suggested 504 Procedures
7:22 AP8 Administrative Procedure L.E.A.S.E. Involvement in Section 504 Activities
7:30 Student Assignment
7:30 AP1 Administrative Procedure Organization of Instruction
7:50 Student Admissions
7:55 Placement of Students at Circuit Breaker School
7:60 Residence
7:60 E3 Exhibit - Evidence of Non-Parents Custody, Control, and Responsibility of a Student
7:70 AP1 Administrative Procedure Attendance Reports, Runaways
7:70 AP2 Administrative Procedure Truancy Prevention Program
7:80 Release Time for Religious Instruction/Observance
7:90 Release During School Hours
7:100 Health Examinations, Immunizations, and Exclusion of Students
7:100 AP1 Administrative Procedure - Physical Examinations
7:101 C.B.S. Student Insurance
7:110 OPEN
7:120 OPEN
7:130 Student Rights and Responsibilities
7:130 AP1 Administrative Procedure - Student - Staff Relations at C.B.S.
7:140 Search and Seizure
7:140 AP Administrative Procedure - Use of Metal Detectors For Student Safety
7:150 Agency and Police Interviews
7:150AP Administrative Procedure - Interviews By Police
7:160 Student Appearance
7:170 Vandalism
7:180 Preventing Bullying, Intimidation, and Harassment
7:182 Drug Abuse
7:182 AP Administrative Procedure - Drug/Alcohol Abuse
7:190 Student Discipline
7:190 AP1 Administrative Procedure - Student Drug Testing
7:190 AP2 Administrative Procedure - Gang Activity Prohibited
7:190 AP4 Administrative Procedure - Use of Isolated Time Out and Physical Restraint
7:200 Suspension Procedures
7:200 AP1 Administrative Procedure Suspension/Expulsion of Special Education Students
7:230 AP1 Administrative Procedure - Guidelines for Implementation of the L.E.A.R.N.I.N.G. Room at C.B.S.
7:230 AP2 Administrative Procedure - After-school Detention at Circuit Breaker School
7:240 C.B.S.
Transportation Policy
Welfare Services
7:250 Student Support Services
7:250 AP1 Administrative Procedure - Measures to Control the Spread of Head Lice at School
7:250 AP3 Administrative
Procedure - Pupil Accident and Injuries
7:260 Exemption from Physical
Activity
7:270 Administering Medicines to
Students
7:270 AP1 Administrative Procedure -
Administering Medicines to Students
7:270 AP2 Administrative Procedure -
Dispensing Medication
7:270 E Exhibit - School Medication
Authorization Form
7:275 Orders to Forgo
Life-Sustaining Treatment
7:280 Communicable and Chronic
Infectious Disease
7:280 AP1 Administrative
Procedure - Managing Students with Communicable or Infectious Diseases
7:280 E1 Exhibit
- Placement of Students with AIDS
7:290 Adolescent Suicide Awareness and Prevention Programs
Records
7:310 Restrictions on Publications and Written or Electronic Material
7:330 Student Use of Buildings - Equal Access
7:340 Student Records
7:340 AP1 Administrative Procedure - Student Records and Confidentiality
7:340 E1 Returning Student Temporary Records to Local Districts
7:340 E2 L.E.A.S.E. GUIDELINES FOR RETURNING STUDENT TEMPORARY RECORDS TO LOCAL DISTRICTS
7:340 E4 Exhibit - Biometric Information Collection Authorization
7:341 E-mailing Student Records
7:350 OPEN
7:360 OPEN
7:370 OPEN
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8 - COMMUNITY RELATIONS
8:10 L.E.A.S.E. Public Relations Goals
8:20 AP1 Administrative Procedure - Use of Facilities
8:25 Advertising and Distributing Materials in Schools Provided by Non-School Related Entities
8:30 Visitors to and Conduct on School Property
8:30 AP1 Administrative Procedure - Definition of Child Sex Offender
8:50 Visitors
8:70 Accommodating Individuals with Disabilities
8:80 OPEN
8:90 Parent Organizations and Booster Clubs
8:95 Parental Involvement
8:100 Relations with Other Organizations and Agencies
8:100 AP1 Administrative Procedure - Police Assistance
8:110 Public Complaints