THE POLICY MANUAL OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
OF SAINT PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOLS

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Complete Policy Manual (159 pages)

 

SECTION 1:  DISTRICT
102.00 Equal Opportunity/Non-Discrimination
103.00 Complaints
105.00 Site-Based Shared Decision Making 
106.00 School District Mission Statement
150.00 Policies Incorporated by Reference
   
SECTION 2:  BOARD
201.00 Code of Conduct for School Board Members
202.02 Vacancies on the School Board
203.00 Annual Organizational Meeting and Selection of Officers
203.01 Non-Voting Auxiliary Officers of the Board
203.03 Facsimile Signatures
204.00 School Board Procedures:  Rules of Order
204.01 School Board Meeting Agenda
204.02 Consent Agenda
204.03 Board Compensation
204.07 Service on Boards and Councils
205.00 School Board Meeting Minutes
206.00 Board Meetings
206.01 Public Participation in Board Meetings
206.01 EXHIBIT:  Guidelines for Public Comment
209.00 Development, Adoption and Implementation of Policies
209.01 Regultory System
210.00 Conflict of Interest
211.00 Board Member Development
211.01 Appointed Committees/Councils Reporting to the Board
211.02 Board of Education Committees
212.00 Complaints Against a Member of the Board of Education
213.00 Board of Education Professional Development
   
SECTION 3:  SUPERINTENDENT
301.00 Board/Superintendent Relationship
302.00 Superintendent Selection
304.00 Records:  Data Management
   
SECTION 4:  STAFF
401.00 Equal Employment Opportunity
403.00 Performance  Management  and Accountability
405.00 Records:  Personnel Records
408.00 Staff:  Hiring
408.06 Employment Contracts:  Outside Work
409.00 Travel Expense Reimbursement
413.00 Drug-Free Workplace
413.01 Chemical Use and Abuse
414.00 Tobacco-Free Environment
415.00 Harassment, Violence and Other Offensive Behavior
420.00 Employees and Students with Sexually Transmitted Infections and Diseases and Certain Other Communicable Diseases and Infectious Conditions
421.00 Staff Development
422.00 Solicitation of Staff
425.00 Nepotism
   
SECTION 5:  STUDENTS
501.00 Hazing Prohibition
501.02 Student Vehicle Use:  Parking on School Premises
501.03 Student Dress Code
501.04 Student Dress:  Uniforms
502.00 Attendance Areas:  Resident Students
503.00 Attendance:  Absences and Excuses for Religious Holidays and Observances
503.01 Attendance:  Homeless Children and Youth
503.02 Attendance:  Student Entrance Age
503.03 Release of Students From School
503.04 Student Enrollments:  Tuition and Fees
504.00 Drug-Free Schools
506.00 Student Discipline
506.02 Student Discipline:  Expulsitona nd Exclusion
506.03 Student Discipline:  Suspension
506.05 Law Enforcement Interrogations and Investigations
507.00 School Sponsored Activities:  Clubs
507.01 School Sponsored Activities:  Performances
507.02 Athletics:  District-wide Athletic Council
508.00 Pupils with Individualized Education Programs (IEP)
510.00 Graduation
510.01 Students:  Promotion and Retention
510.03 Class Rankings
516.00 Students:  Medications/Medical Procedures
516.01 Students:  Immunizations
520.00 Information Technology Usage and Safety Policy
533.00 Wellness Policy
   
SECTION 6.  EDUCATION PROGRAMS
601.00 Educational Programming 
601.01 Achievement
602.00 Curriculum Development, Instruction and Accountability
602.01 Multicultural, Intercultural, Non-Racist, Non-Sex-Biased, Gender and Disability Fair Education
603.00 School Calendar, School Year, Employment Year
603.01 School Day:  Student Arrival and Departure Time
603.02 Holiday Observances
607.00 Textbooks and Instructional Materials
607.01 Textbook Selection and Adoption
609.00 Religion
610.00 Field Trips
611.00 Parent/Guardian Conferences:  Communication
615.00 Family Involvement
618.00 Research
   
SECTION 7:  NON-INSTRUCTIONAL OPERATIONS
701.00 Investments and Banking
701.01 Fund Balance
702.01 Bonded Officers and Employees
702.02 Imprest Cash Accounts
703.00 Annuities
705.00 Investments  
706.00 Grants and Gifts
707.00 Transportation:  Eligibility
707.02 Transportation:  Student Conduct
707.04 Transportation:  Student School Bus Safety Training
707.05 Transportation:  Type III School Buses
710.00 Transportation:  Field, Athletic, Community Education Trips
713.00 Equal Opportunity Procurement
713.01 Sweatshop Free Purchasing Policy
715.00 Prevailing Wages:  Independent Contractorship
716.00 Advertising in the Schools
718.00 Branding:  Supplies/Stationery
719.00 Food Service
719.01 Cafeteria Responsibilities
   
SECTION 8:  Buildings and Sites
801.01 Buildings and Grounds:  Name Selection
802.00 Buildings and Grounds Management
802.02 Petitions for Consent for Rezoning
812.00 School Emergency Management
814.00 Visitors to Schools
   
SECTION 9:  COMMUNITY RELATIONS
902.00 Community Use of Building and Grounds
903.00 Dangerous Weapons, Firearms
   
 

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