BOE Policies
District Policies and Regulations
- 1000 Series - Community Relations
- 2000 Series - Administration
- 3000 Series - Business and Non-Instructional Operations
- 4000 Series - Personnel
- 5000 Series - Students
- 6000 Series - Instruction
- 7000 Series - New Construction
- 9000 Series - Bylaws of the Board
1000 Series - Community Relations
Note: Any regulations or forms related to the policy, as listed below the policy name, are included in the linked policy document.
1000 - Concept, Goals and Roles in Community Relations
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- Procedures for Disseminating Information to Media
1120 - Board of Education Meetings
1208 - School-Family-Community Relations
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- Procedures for School-Family-Community Relations
1210 - School-Community Associations
1212 - School Volunteers, Student Interns, and other Non-Employees
1215 - Parent Involvement for Improvement of Student Learning
1220 - Citizens’ Advisory Committee
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- Procedures for School Visitations
1251 - Loitering or Causing Disturbance
1311 - Staff Participation in Community Activities
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- Procedures for Reviewing Public Complaints
- Form: Request for Re-Evaluation of Instructional Materials
- Procedures for Reviewing Public Complaints
1316 - Relations Between Public and School Personnel
1321 - Public Performance by Students
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- Procedures for Student Participation in Public Events
- Procedures for Student Participation in Public Events
1322 - Use of Students in Public Information Programs
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- Procedures for Student Participation in Public Information Programs
- Relations Between Public and Students
- Procedures for Student Participation in Public Information Programs
1324 - Soliciting Funds From and By Students
1325 - Advertising and Promotion in the School System
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- Advertisement Proposal Form
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Advertising Approval
- Advertisement Proposal Form
1326 - Public Gifts to the Schools
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- Procedures for Considering Public Gifts
- Procedures for Considering Public Gifts
1330 - Use of School Facilities
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- Use of School Facilities Procedures
1331 - Drugs, Tobacco, and Alcohol in School Facilities
1333 - Relations with the Parks and Recreation Commission and the Community
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- Procedures for Scheduling Recreational Areas
1335 - Use of Facilities & Posting of Political Signs and Distribution of Political Material
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- Procedures to Be Followed When Posting Political Signs
1340 - Access to School Procedures and Materials
1350 - Possession of Deadly Weapons or Firearms
1411 - Cooperation with Police Authorities
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- Procedures for Cooperating with Law Enforcement Agencies
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- Procedures for the Use of Agency Services in the Schools
1500 - Relations Among Area, State, Regional, and National Associations and the Schools
2000 Series - Administration
Note: Any regulations or forms related to the policy, as listed below the policy name, are included in the linked policy document.
2000 - Concepts and Roles in Administration
2100 - Administrative Staff Organization
- Table of Organization
- Procedures for Principals Leaving Schools
- Procedures for Opening/Closing of School
- Schedule of Yearly Reports
2121 - Organization Charts
- Job Description Manual
2131 - Superintendent of Schools
- Procedures for the Evaluation of the Superintendent of Schools
2210 - Administrative Leeway in Absence of Board of Education Policy
2220 - Representative and Deliberative Groups
- Representative and Deliberative Bodies, Admin Council
- Representative and Deliberative Bodies, Teacher Advisory Council
- Representative and Deliberative Bodies, Dept Councils & School Improvement Committees
- Representative and Deliberative Bodies, Curriculum Network
- Representative and Deliberative Bodies, Curriculum Cabinet
- Representative and Deliberative Bodies, Administrative Support To Parent Groups
2231 - Policy and Regulation Systems
2250 - Monitoring of Product and Process Goals
- Procedures for Monitoring the Progress of the Schools in Achieving Stated Goals
3000 Series - Business and Non-Instructional Operations
Note: Any regulations or forms related to the policy, as listed below the policy name, are included in the linked policy document.
3000 - Concept and Roles in Business/Operations
Business
- Procedures to Involve Representatives of the Community, Students, and Certified, Classified, and Administrative Staff in the Budget Process
3113 Setting Budget Priorities
- Procedures for Capital Outlay Planning
3160 Transfer of Funds Between Categories; Amendments
3230 Non-Budgetary Revenue Sources
- Procedures for the Disposition of All Non-Budgetary Revenue
- Procedures for Considering Students on a Tuition Basis
3250 Materials/Service Fees, Charges
- Materials Fees
3260 Sales and Disposal of Equipment, Supplies and Books
3280 Gifts, Grants and Bequests
- Procedures for Accepting Gifts
3281 Code of Conduct Child Nutrition Programs
- Purpose, Code of Conduct Provisions;
3321 Requesting Goods and Services (Requisitions)
3323 Soliciting Prices (Bids and Quotations)
- Procedures Related to Bidding
3324 Preferential Bidding Procedures
3326 Paying for Goods and Services
3326.1 Reimbursement of Expenses
3432 Budget and Expense Report/Annual Financial Statement
3433.1 Access Benefits Under IDEA
- Procedures for Inventorying School-Owned Equipment
3450 Monies in School Buildings
Non-Instructional Operations
3510 - Operations and Maintenance of Plant
- Lock-Out, Tag-Out Procedures
3513.1 - Buildings - Energy Management Conservation
3514 - Equipment - Authorized Use of School-Owned Materials
- Procedures for the Use of School-Owned Equipment
3516 - School Security and Safety
3516.3 - Accident Prevention and Reporting
- Fire and Safety Procedures
- Procedures for the Handling of Body Fluids
3517 - Security of Buildings and Grounds
- Procedures for Ensuring the Security of Buildings and Grounds
3518 - Green Cleaning Programs
3519 - Automatic External Defibrillators
3524.1 - Hazardous Material in Schools - Pesticide Application
3524.2 - Notification Concerning Asbestos Management Plans
- Procedures for School Transportation, Routes and Services
- Procedures for Responding to Bus Accidents
- Procedures for Special Needs Transportation
- Procedures for Developing Bus Routes
- Non-Public School Transportation Guidelines
- Procedures for Reporting Complaints Concerning Transportation Safety
3542.1 - Purposes and Facilities - Food Service
- Procedures for Providing Meals to Students Without Payment
3543 Retention of Electronic Records and Information
3543.1 Holds on the Destruction of Electronic Information and Paper Records
4000 Series - Personnel
Note: Any regulations or forms related to the policy, as listed below the policy name, are included in the linked policy document.
4111 - Recruitment and Selection
- Recruitment and Selection of Certified Staff
- Certified Employee Selection Process
- Procedures for the Selection of School Principals
- Procedures for Staff Selection for Salary Differential Positions
- Employment of Relatives, Certified/Classified Nepotism
- Certified/Classified Staff Attendance
- Certified/Classified Staff Sign-in Procedures
- Certified/Classified Staff Dismissal Procedures on Early Closing Days Due to Inclement Weather
- Employee Assistance Program
- Workday Guidelines for Part-Time Teachers
4111.04 - Family and Medical Leave of Absence (FMLA)
- Eligibility
- Procedures for Affirmative Action Recruitment
- Procedures for Certified/Classified Personnel Record
4113 - Social Security Number Privacy Policy & Operating Procedure
- Procedures for Teacher Evaluation
4116 - Policy Regarding Athletic Coaches
4116.1 - Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness
4117.3 - Separation/Disciplinary Action - Resignation
4118.2 - Students – Psychotropic Drug Use
- Certified Job Descriptions
4118.5 - Responsible Use of Technology for Staff
- Acceptable Computer, Network, and Internet Use Procedures
4118.10 - Misconduct of Staff Members
4118.11 - Non-Discrimination Personnel
4118.112 - Sexual Discrimination and Harassment in the Workplace
- Sexual Harassment
- Procedures for Substitute Certified Staff Employment
4128 - Certified Staffing for Summer School
4131 - Professional Development
- Southington’s Professional Development Program
- Procedures for Certified Staff Involvement in Home Tutoring
4135 - Teacher-Administrator-Board of Education Relationships
- Procedures for Fundraising
- Procedures for Raffles
4142 - Professional Research and Publishing
- Procedures for Exercising the Board’s Proprietary Rights
4150 - Compensation for Non-Unionized Staff – Certified/Classified
4211 - Recruitment and Selection
- Recruitment and Selection
4212.42 - Drug and Alcohol Testing for School Bus Drivers
- Procedures for Evaluating Classified Personnel
- Procedures for Dismissal/Suspension of Classified Staff
5000 Series - Students
Note: Any regulations or forms related to the policy, as listed below the policy name, are included in the linked policy document.
5000 - Concept and Roles in Student Policies
Elementary and Secondary Schools
Attendance
5111 - Admission/Placement/Ages of Attendance
5111.1 - Foreign Exchange Programs
- Procedures for Foreign Exchange Programs
5113 - Attendance, Excused Absences and Truancy
- Attendance, Excused Absences and Truancy (Definitions)
- Procedures for Attendance and Excuses
- Procedures for Dismissal of Students
- Certificate of Age
- Definitions, Removal from Class, Standards for Governing Suspension and Expulsion, Suspension/Expulsion Procedures, Notification to Parent(s)/Guardian(s), Alternative Educational Opportunity, Gun Free Schools Act
5117 - School Attendance Areas
- Assignment to Schools, Out of District, Day Care Transportation
- School District Street Assignments
- Residency Procedures
- Homeless Children
5117.2 - Interdistrict Magnet Schools
Progress/Records
5121 - Examination/Grading/Rating
- Procedures for Report Cards and Conferences
5123 - Promotion and Retention
- Procedures for Promotion and Retention
5125 - Student Records - Confidentiality
- Student Records: Classification, Custody, Availability, Release, Challenging Contents, Updating and Reviewing, Content, Directory Information, Access Log, Fee for Reproduction, Transfer of Records, Subpoenaed, Notification to Parent/Guardia
- Storage of Inactive Records
- Procedures for Student Records – Definitions
5127 - Completion Rates of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
Activities
5130 - Conduct/Bullying Behavior in Schools
- Definitions, Complaint Processes, Staff Responsibility and Intervention Strategies, Reporting Obligations
5130.1 - Safe School Climate Plan
- Definitions, Responsibilities, Review, Procedures, Responding, Documentation, Prevention
5131 - Student Conduct, Corporal Punishment, Use of Reasonable Force to Maintain Discipline
- Student Conduct, Corporal Punishment, Use of Reasonable Force to Maintain Discipline
- Guidelines for Student Behavior on School Buses
- Video Surveillance Guidelines
5131.2 - Use of Private Technology Devices by Students
- Definitions; Use, Search, Responsibility of Privately-Owned Technological Devices; Disciplinary Action; Access to Board Technology Resources;
- Guidelines for School Property Damage
5131.6 - Drugs, Alcohol, Tobacco
- Student Dress Regulations
5133 - Participation in Athletics and Other Co-Curricular Activities
- Participation in Athletics and Other Co-Curricular Activities
5134 - Married/Pregnant Students
Welfare
Health/Illness
5141.11 - Communicable Diseases
- Attendance Procedures and Criteria for Students with Communicable Diseases
5141.21 - Administering Medication
- Procedures for Administering Medication/Procedures for Self-Administering Medication/Emergencies
5141.3 - Health Assessments and Immunizations
- Immunization and Health Examination Procedures for School Admission
- Procedures to be Followed in Cases of Suspected Suicide
Authorized Transportation
5142 - Authorized Transportation
Child Abuse/Neglect
Policy 5143 Revised and Adopted as Policy 4118.31
Discipline/Punishment
5144.1 - Restraint and Seclusion
Civil and Legal Rights and Responsibilities
5145.12 - Invasion of Privacy – Search and Seizure
- Searches of Lockers, Desks, and Other Depositories – Search of a Student’s Person or Personal Effects
- Regulation Regarding Use of Breathalyzer with Students
5145.14 - Uniform Treatment of Recruiters
- Procedures for On-Campus Recruitment by Commercial and Military Organizations
5145.2 - Freedom of Speech/Expression
5145.3 - Sexual Harassment of Students
- Sexual Harassment
5145.4 - Sexual Abuse and Assault Prevention
5146 - Survey of Student and Student Privacy
- Administrative Regulations Regarding Discrimination Complaints
6000 Series - Instruction
Note: Any regulations or forms related to the policy, as listed below the policy name, are included in the linked policy document.
6000 - Concept and Roles in Instruction
- Procedures for a Period of Silent Meditation
- Ranges for Instructional Time
- Daily Recess for Elementary Schools
- Grades Six, Seven, and Eight Academic Program Requirements
6114 - Emergencies and Disaster Preparedness
- Preparation for a Fire Emergency
6121- Objectives of the Instructional Program, Nondiscrimination
- Curriculum Network Membership Structure
- Instructional Decision-Making Roles within Curriculum Network (K-12)
- Curriculum Cycle
- Procedures for the Development of the Grades 9-12 Program of Studies
- Procedures for Proposing Course changes, Grades 6-12
6140.1 - Grouping for Instruction
- Grouping Procedures, K-5
- Guidelines for Teacher Lesson Plans
- Procedures for the Disbursement of Title I Funds
6141.31 - Programs for English Learner Students
6141.5 - Instructional Organization
6141.8 - Grouping for Instruction
6141.9 - Responsible Use of Technology for Students
- Rules and Codes of Ethics for School Computer Users
6141.10 - Bring Your Own Device
- BYOD Protocol
6142.1 - Subject Fields – Health Education
6142.2 - Subject Fields – AIDS Education
- Criteria for Determining Appropriateness of Controversial Issues for the School Curriculum
6145.2 - Interscholastic Athletics
- Guidelines for Student Publications
6145.5 - Organizations/Associations
- Guidelines for Student Organizations
6145.8 - Activity Funds Management
6145.9 - Foreign Exchange Program
- Procedures for Foreign Exchange Programs
6146 - Graduation Requirements
- Procedures for Report Cards and Parent Conferences
- Procedures for Issuing Progress Reports
- Guidelines for Honor Roll
6146.2 - Statewide Examinations
- Field Trip Procedures
- Procedures for Field Trips Abroad
- Homework Procedures
6159 - Individualized Education Program/Special Education Program
- Procedures for Homebound Instruction
6161 - Equipment, Books, and Materials
- Selection and Provision of Textbooks and Other Instructional Materials and Equipment
- Procedures for Textbook Selection
- Procedures for Library/Media Materials Selection
- Textbook Inventory
- Use of Videos in the Classroom
6161.1 - Parental Access to Instructional Materials
6162 - Care of Instructional Materials
- Care of Instructional Materials
6163 - Instructional Resources for Teachers - Live Animals in Classroom
6164 - Health Services – Individual and Guidance Services
6164.1 - Health Services – Drugs, Tobacco, Alcohol
- Identification, Confidentiality, Written Notice, Evaluation, Planning and Placement Team, Individualized Education Plans, Least Restrictive Environment, Discipline
- Procedures for Medicaid reimbursements for Eligible, Health-Related Costs for Services Provided to Special Education Students
- Procedures to be Followed when Considering Educational Services Under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
6172 - Curriculum Extensions – Gifted and Talented Program
- Gifted and Talented Program Procedures
6173 - Enrollment in Advanced Course/Program and Challenging Curriculum
6176 - Career/Vocational Education
6177 - Title I Parent Involvement
6180 - Evaluation of the Instructional Program
- Guidelines for Program Evaluation
7000 Series - New Construction
Note: Any regulations or forms related to the policy, as listed below the policy name, are included in the linked policy document.
7100 - Construction of Physical Facilities
7113.1 - Planning - Retirement of Buildings/Grounds
7221 - Designing - Site Development
7551 - Dedication of Project - Name of Facility
- Procedures for Naming of School Facilities
9000 Series - Bylaws of the Board
Note: Any regulations or forms related to the policy, as listed below the policy name, are included in the linked policy document.
9000 - Role of the Board and Members (Powers, Purposes, Duties)
9160 - Student Representatives on Board of Education
9230 - Orientation of Board Members
9240 - Board Member Development
9311 - Formulation, Adoption, Amendment of Policies
9312 - Formulation, Adoption, Amendment of Bylaws
9313 - Formulation, Adoption, Amendment of Regulations
9314 - Suspension of Policies, Bylaws, and Regulations
9321 - Time, Place, Notification of Meetings
9323 - Construction of the Agenda
9325.43 - Attendance Via Electronic Communication