School Board Legal Status	A-1
School District Legal Status	A-2
Powers and Duties	A-4
Board Members Legal Status	A-5
Number	A-5.1
Qualifications for School Board Members	A-5.2
Term of Office	A-5.3
Unexpired Term Fulfillment	A-5.4
Removal from Office	A-5.5
School Superintendent Legal Status	A-6
School District Organization	A-7
School Attendance Areas
School Census	A-8.1
School Year
School Calendar	A-9.1
School Day	A-10
Emergency Closing of Schools	A-10.1

B - School Board Operations

Mission Statement	B-1
Board Member Authority
Board Member Recognition	B-2.1
Board Member Continuing Education	B-3
Officers of the Board	B-4
Bonded Board Members	B-6
Board Member Compensation and Expenses	B-7
Board Committees	B-8
Employee Representative Committee	B-8.1
Board - School Superintendent Relations	B-9
Meetings	B-11
Regular Meetings	B-11.1
Special Meetings	B-11.2
Recessed Meetings	B-11.3
Executive Sessions	B-11.5
Board Meeting Procedures	B-12
Notice of Meetings	B-12.1
Agenda	B-12.2
Quorum	B-12.4
Voting Method at Board Meetings	B-12.6
Minutes of Board Meetings	B-12.7
Public Participation	B-12.8
Official Journal	B-12.9
School Board Policy	B-13
Administrative Regulations and Procedures	B-13.1
Administrative Records	B-14
School Board Ethics	B-16
Board Member Conflict of Interest	B-16.1

C - General School Administration

School Superintendent	C-3
Superintendent Qualifications	C-3.1
Employment of Superintendent	C-3.3
Superintendent Evaluation	C-3.6
Superintendent Dismissal	C-3.7
School Building Administration	C-4

D - Fiscal Management

Annual Operating Budget	D-1
Periodic Budget Reconciliation	D-1.4
Line Item Transfer Authority	D-1.5
Indebtedness
Debt Limitation	D-2.1
Short Term Notes	D-2.2
Revenues
Local Tax Revenues	D-3.1
Industrial Tax Exemptions	D-3.1a
Tax and Bond Elections and Sales	D-3.3
School Land Rental or Lease	D-3.4
Gifts and Bequests	D-3.6
Investments	D-3.7
Equipment and Merchandise Sales	D-3.8
Sale of Buildings and Land	D-3.9
Depository of Funds	D-4
Bonded Employees	D-5
Fiscal Accounting and Reporting
Accounting System	D-6.1
Financial Reports and Statements	D-6.2
American Recovery-Reinvestment Reporting	D-6.2a
Inventories	D-6.3
Audits	D-6.4
Preservation of School Board Records Due to Legal Action	D-6.5a
Expenditure of Funds	D-7
Authorized Signatures	D-7.1
Payroll Procedures
Salary Deductions	D-7.2a
Expense Reimbursement	D-7.3
Purchasing	D-7.4
Bids and Quotations	D-7.4a
Purchase Orders and Contracts	D-7.4b
School Fundraising Activities	D-8
Cash in School Buildings	D-9

E - Operational Management

Buildings and Grounds Management	E-1
Safety Program	E-1.1
Fire Prevention	E-1.1a
Emergency-Crisis Management	E-1.1b
Hazardous Substances	E-1.1d
Use Of Automated External Defibrillator (AED)	E-1.1e
Buildings and Grounds Security	E-1.2
Vandalism	E-1.2a
Visitors	E-1.2b
Use of Video Cameras	E-1.2c
Use of School Facilities	E-1.6
Public Conduct on School Property	E-1.6a
Facilities Development
Facilities Planning	E-1.8a
Facilities Construction	E-1.8b
School Site Acquisition	E-1.8c
Naming of Facilities	E-1.8d
Board Inspection and Acceptance of New Facilities	E-1.8e
Advertising in the Schools	E-1.9
Equipment and Supplies Management	E-2
Leasing of Equipment	E-2.3
Lost and Found	E-2.5
Equipment Maintenance	E-2.6
Authorized Use of Equipment	E-2.7
Student Transportation Management	E-3
Student Transportation Safety Program	E-3.1
School Bus Safety Inspection	E-3.1a
School Bus Scheduling and Routing	E-3.2
Special Use of School Buses	E-3.2a
Use of Private Vehicles for Student Transportation	TPSD Directive (See File: G-9.1)
Use of Private Vehicles for School Business	E-3.4
Responsibility for Vehicle Operation	E-3.5
Child Nutrition Program Management	E-4
Risk Management and Insurance	E-5
Staff Insurance Coverages	E-5.3
Workers' Compensation	E-5.3a
Student Insurance	E-5.4
Data Management
Copyright Policy	E-6.1
Naming of Facilities	E-8.1d

F - Personnel

Equal Opportunity Employment	F-2
Professional Development Opportunities	F-3
Grievances	F-4
Sexual Harassment	F-4.1
Conflict of Interest Gifts	F-5 F-5.1
Community Relations	F-6
Political Activities	F-6.1
Solicitation of/by Staff Members
Solicitation by Business Concerns	F-7.1
Personnel Records	F-8
Professional Personnel	F-9
Compensation	F-9.1
Contracts	F-9.2
Recruitment	F-9.3
Employment of Personnel	F-9.4
Employment of Retired Certified Personnel	F-9.4a
Assignment	F-9.5
Probation	F-9.7
Evaluation of Personnel	F-9.9
Reclassification	F-9.10
Promotion	F-9.11
Tenure	F-9.12
Transfer	F-9.13
Dismissal/Separation of Professional Personnel	F-9.14
Reduction in Force	F-9.14a
Resignation	F-9.15
Retirement	F-9.16
Employee Discipline	F-9.17
Time Schedules	F-9.18
Extra Duty	F-9.21
Non-Instructional/Support Personnel	F-10
Compensation Guides Non-Instructional/Support Personnel	F-10.1
Contracts Non-Instructional/Support Personnel	F-10.2
Employment Non-Instructional/Support Personnel	F-10.4
Employment of Retired Support Personnel	F-10.4a
Assignment Non-Instructional/Support Personnel	F-10.5
Probation	F-10.7
Supervision Non-Instructional/Support Personnel	F-10.8
Evaluation Non-Instructional/Support Personnel	F-10.9
Promotion of Non-Instructional/Support Personnel	F-10.10
Support Personnel Tenure	F-10.11
Transfer of Non-Instructional/Support Personnel	F-10.12
Dismissal/Separation Non-Instructional/Support Personnel	F-10.13
Retirement Non-Instructional/Support Personnel	F-10.15
Time Schedules Non-Instructional/Support Personnel	F-10.17
Discipline Non-Instructional/Support Personnel	F-10.18
Leaves and Absences	F-11
Sabbatical Leave	F-11.1
Professional Leave	F-11.2
Exchange Teaching	F-11.3
Sick Leave	F-11.4
Family and Medical Leave	F-11.4a
Sick Leave Bank	F-11.4b
Personal Leave	F-11.5
Maternity Leave	F-11.6
Military Leave	F-11.7
Jury Duty or Subpoenas	F-11.8
Bereavement Leave	F-11.9
Leave Without Pay	F-11.10
Annual Leave	F-11.11
Holidays	F-11.12
Workers' Compensation	F-11.13
Staff Responsibilities	F-12
Employee Tobacco Use	F-12.1
Employee Dress Code	F-12.2
Dress Code for Bus Operators	F-12.2a
Employee Investigations	F-12.3
Drug-Free Workplace	F-12.4
Drug and Alcohol Testing	F-12.5
Employee Health and Safety	F-12.6
Employee Communicable Diseases	F-12.6a
Handling Body Fluids	F-12.6b
Health Examinations	F-12.6c
Dangerous Weapons - Employees	F-12.7
Employee Conduct	F-12.8
Electronic Communications Between Employees and Students	F-12.9a
Non-School Employment	F-12.10
Miscellaneous Conditions of Employment	F-12.11
Substitute Personnel	F-13
Substitute Personnel Non-Instructional/Support Personnel	F-13.2
Professional Organizations	F-14

G - Instructional Program

Curriculum	G-2
Educational Assessment Program	G-2.2
Special Instruction Programs
Homebound Instruction	G-2.4a
Student Driver Training	G-2.4b
Education of Students with Exceptionalities	G-2.4c
Alcohol, Tobacco, Drug and Substance Abuse Education Program	G-2.4d
Health Education	G-2.4e
School Music Groups	G-2.4f
Alternative Schools Education Program	G-2.4g
English Learner Program	G-2.4h
Extended Programs
Summer School	G-3.1
Vocational-Technical School	G-3.6
Home Study Program	G-3.7
Foreign Exchange Program	G-3.8
Supplemental Educational Services	G-3.9
Kindergarten	G-3.10
Co-Curricular and Extracurricular Activities	G-4
Interscholastic Athletics	G-4.1
Extracurricular Activity Drug Testing	G-4.2
Sports Injury Management and Concussions	G-4.3
Adult Education	G-5
Instructional Arrangements	G-6
Class Size	G-6.1
Instructional Materials	G-7
Textbook Selection and Adoption	G-7.1
Use of Copyrighted Materials	G-7.2
Instructional Services	G-8
Library Materials Selection	G-8.1
Computer and Internet Use	G-8.3
Community Instructional Resources
Field Trips and Excursions	G-9.1
School Volunteers	G-9.3
Parental and Family Engagement	G-9.4
Parental Rights/Student Rights of Privacy	G-9.4a
Academic Achievement	G-11
Grading Systems	G-11.1
Report Cards	G-11.2
Promotional Practices	G-11.3
Parent Conferences	G-11.4
Class Rankings	G-11.6
Requirements for High School Graduation	G-11.8
Graduation Exercises	G-11.9
Credit Recovery	G-11.10
Testing Program	G-12
Miscellaneous
Respect of Religious Beliefs	G-13.2
Prayer in Schools	G-13.2a
Display of Flag	G-13.3
Lesson Plans	G-13.8

H - Students

Equal Educational Opportunities	H-1
Attendance
Attendance	H-2.1
Student Absences and Excuses	H-2.1a
Compulsory School Attendance Ages	H-2.2
Entrance Age	H-2.2a
School Admission	H-2.3
Student Assignment to Schools	H-2.3a
Student Assignment to Classes	H-2.3b
Homeless Students	H-2.3c
Student Transfer and Withdrawal	H-2.4
Public School Choice	H-2.4a
Unsafe School Choice	H-2.4b
Truancy	H-2.5
Student Released Time	H-2.6
Rights and Responsibilities	H-3
Due Process	H-3.1
Student Complaints and Grievances	H-3.1a
Student Searches	H-3.2
Student Interrogation	H-3.2a
Use of Metal Detectors	H-3.2b
Student Conduct	H-3.3
Student Smoking/Use of Tobacco	H-3.3a
Substance and Alcohol Abuse	H-3.3b
Dangerous Weapons - Students	H-3.3c
Fireworks	H-3.3f
Electronic Telecommunication Devices	H-3.3g
Bullying and Hazing	H-3.3h
Mandatory School Uniforms	H-3.4
Discipline	H-3.5
Suspension/Explusion	H-3.5b
Discipline of Students With Disabilities	H-3.5d
Student Health Services	H-3.6
Immunizations	H-3.6b
Administration of Medication	H-3.6c
Communicable Diseases	H-3.6d
Crisis Intervention	H-3.6f
School Wellness	H-3.6g
Student Welfare	H-4
Student Dismissal Precautions	H-4.2
Student Automobile Use	H-4.3
Illness and Accidents	H-4.4
Child Abuse	H-4.5
Student Identification	H-4.6
Student Activities	H-6
School Activities (and School) Funds Management
Student Fundraising Activities	H-6.2a
Student Organizations	H-8
Student Publications	H-8.2
Employment of Students	H-9
Solicitations of/by Students	H-10
Atypical Students
Expectant and Parenting Students	H-11.2
Student Privacy and Educational Records	H-12
Student Records - Special Education Services	H-12.2
Student Fees, Fines and Charges	H-13
Relations with Armed Forces/Military Agencies	H-14.2

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