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TABLE OF CONTENTS

You can access each individual policy by clicking on the applicable  section number in the Policy Manual Drop Box to the left.

The list below  is just a quick reference to assist in locating specific policies, it does not contain live links.

NOTE

The SPPS Policy Manual was developed using the basic premise that anything which is published in Federal of State laws, rules, regulations or statutes would not be included in the manual.  Links to Minnesota Statute and Rules as located directly below.

 

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SPPS RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBIITIES HANDBOOK
Minnesota State Statutes
Minnesota Rules

SECTION 1:  DISTRICT

POLICY NUMBER POLICY TITLE
102.00 Equal Opportunity/Non-Discrimination
103.00 Complaints
105.00 Site-Based Shared Decision Making Policy
106.00 School District Mission Statement


SECTION 2:  BOARD
POLICY NUMBER POLICY TITLE
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
POLICY NUMBER POLICY TITLE
301.00 Board/Superintendent Relationship
302.00 Superintendent Selection
304.00 Records:  Data Management


SECTION 4:  STAFF
POLICY NUMBER POLICY TITLE
401.00 Equal Employment Opportunity
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
POLICY NUMBER POLICY TITLE
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:  Expulsion and 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)
510.01 Students:  Promotion and Retention
510.02 Graduation Exercises
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
POLICY NUMBER POLICY TITLE
601.01 Achievement
602.00 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-INSTRUCTINAL OPERATIONS
POLICY NUMBER POLICY TITLE
701.00 Investments and Banking
701.01 General 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
POLICY NUMBER POLICY TITLE
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
POLICY NUMBER POLICY TITLE
902.00 Community Use of Building and Grounds
903.00 Dangerous Weapons, Firearms