CUSD 40 Board Policies

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School District Organization

CU40 Board Policy 1:10
School District Legal Status

CU40 Board Policy 1:20
District Organization, Operation and Cooperative Agreement

CU40 Board Policy 1:30
School District Philosophy

Board of Education

CU40 Board Policy 2:10
School District Governance

CU40 Board Policy 2:20
Powers and Duties of the Board of Education; Indemnification

Board Member

CU40 Board Policy 2:30
District Elections

CU40 Board Policy 2:40
Board Member Qualifications

CU40 Board Policy 2:50
Board Member Term of Office

CU40 Board Policy 2:60
Board Member Removal from Office

CU40 Board Policy 2:70
Vacancies on the Board of Education – Filling Vacancies

CU40 Board Policy 2:80
Board Member Oath and Conduct

Board Member Conflict of Interest

CU40 Board Policy 2:105
Ethics and Gifts Ban

CU40 Board Policy 2:110
Qualifications, Term and Duties of Board Officers

CU40 Board Policy 2:120
Board Member Development

CU40 Board Policy 2:125
Board Member Expenses

Board Relationships

CU40 Board Policy 2:130
Board-Superintendent Relationship

CU40 Board Policy 2:140
Communications to and from the Board

CU40 Board Policy 2:160
Board Attorney

Procurement of Architectural, Engineering and Land Surveying Services

CU40 Board Policy 2:190
Mailing Lists for Receiving Board Material

Board Meetings

CU40 Board Policy 2:200
Types of Board of Education Meetings

CU40 Board Policy 2:210
Organizational Board of Education Meeting

CU40 Board Policy 2:220
Board of Education Meeting Procedure

CU40 Board Policy 2:230
Public Participation at Board of Education Meetings and Petitions to the Board

CU40 Board Policy 2:240
Board Policy Development

CU40 Board Policy 2:250
Access to District Public Records

CU40 Board Policy 2:260
Uniform Grievance Procedure

Title IX Sexual Harassment Grievance Procedure

Governance

CU40 Board Policy 3:10
Goals and Objectives

CU40 Board Policy 3:30
Chain of Command

CU40 Board Policy 3:40
Superintendent

Board Member

CU40 Board Policy 3:50
Administrative Personnel
Other Than the Superintendent

CU40 Board Policy 3:60
Administrative Responsibility
of the Building Principal

CU40 Board Policy 3:70
Succession of Authority

CU40 Board Policy 4:10
Fiscal and Business Management

Identity Protection
Fund Balances

CU40 Board Policy 4:30
Revenue and Investments

CU40 Board Policy 4:40
Incurring Debt 

CU40 Board Policy 4:45
Insufficient Fund Checks

CU40 Board Policy 4:50
Payment Procedures

CU40 Board Policy 4:55
Use of Credit and Procurement Cards

CU40 Board Policy 4:60
Purchases and Contracts

CU40 Board Policy 4:70
Resource Conservation

CU40 Board Policy 4:80
Accounting and Audits

CU40 Board Policy 4:90
Student Activity and Fiduciary Funds

CU40 Board Policy 4:100
Insurance Management

CU40 Board Policy 4:110
Transportation

CU40 Board Policy 4:130
Free and Reduced Price Food Services

CU40 Board Policy 4:140
Waiver of Student Fees

CU40 Board Policy 4:150
Facility Management and Building Programs

CU40 Board Policy 4:160
Environmental Quality of Buildings and Grounds

CU40 Board Policy 4:165

Awareness and Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse and Grooming Behaviors 

CU40 Board Policy 4:175
Convicted Child Sex Offender: Screening; Notifications

CU40 Board Policy 4:180
Pandemic Preparedness 

Targeted School Violence Prevention Program

General Personnel

CU40 Board Policy 5:10
Equal Employment Opportunity
and Minority Recruitment

CU40 Board Policy 5:20
Workplace Harassment Prohibited

CU40 Board Policy 5:30
Hiring Process and Criteria

CU40 Board Policy 5:35
Compliance with the Fair Labor
Standards Act

CU40 Board Policy 5:40
Communicable and Chronic
Infectious Disease

CU40 Board Policy 5:50
Drug & Alcohol Free Workplace; E-Cigarette, Tobacco & Cannabis Prohibition

CU40 Board Policy 5:90
Abused and Neglected
Child Reporting

CU40 Board Policy 5:100
Staff Development Program

CU40 Board Policy 5:110
Recognition for Service

CU40 Board Policy 5:120
Employee Ethics; Conduct; & Conflict of Interest

CU40 Board Policy 5:125
Personal Technology and
Social Media; Usage and Conduct

CU40 Board Policy 5:130
Responsibilities Concerning
Internal Information

CU40 Board Policy 5:140
Solicitations by or from Staff

CU40 Board Policy 5:150
Personnel Records

CU40 Board Policy 5:170
Copyright for Publication or Sale of Instructional Materials & Computer Programs Developed by Employees

CU40 Board Policy 5:180
Temporary Illness or
Temporary Incapacity

CU40 Board Policy 5:185
Family and Medical Leave

Professional Personnel

CU40 Board Policy 5:190
Teacher Qualifications

CU40 Board Policy 5:200
Terms and Conditions
of Employment and Dismissal

CU40 Board Policy 5:220
Substitute Teachers

CU40 Board Policy 5:230
Maintaining Student Discipline

CU40 Board Policy 5:250
Leaves of Absence

CU40 Board Policy 5:260
Student Teachers

Educational Support Personnel

CU40 Board Policy 5:270
Employment At-Will,
Compensation and Assignment

CU40 Board Policy 5:280
Duties and Qualifications

CU40 Board Policy 5:285
Drug and Alcohol Testing for School Bus and Commercial Vehicle Drivers

CU40 Board Policy 5:290
Employment Termination and Suspensions

CU40 Board Policy 5:300
Schedules and Employment Year

CU40 Board Policy 5:310
Compensatory Time Off

CU40 Board Policy 5:330
Sick Days, Vacation, Holidays and Leaves

Philosophy and Goals

CU40 Board Policy 6:10
Educational Philosophy and Objectives

CU40 Board Policy 6:15
School Accountability

Educational Calendar and Organization

CU40 Board Policy 6:20
School Year Calendar and Day

CU40 Board Policy 6:30
Organization of Instruction

Curriculum

CU40 Board Policy 6:40
Curriculum Development

CU40 Board Policy 6:50
School Wellness

CU40 Board Policy 6:60
Curriculum Content

CU40 Board Policy 6:65
Student Social and Emotional Development

CU40 Board Policy 6:70
Teaching About Religions

CU40 Board Policy 6:80
Teaching About Controversial Issues

CU40 Board Policy 6:100
Using Animals in the Educational Program

CU40 Board Policy 6:135

Accelerated Placement Program

Special Programs

CU40 Board Policy 6:110
Programs for Students at Risk of Academic Failure and or Dropping Out of School and Graduation Incentive Program

CU40 Board Policy 6:120
Education of Children with Disabilities

CU40 Board Policy 6:130
Program for the Gifted

Education of Homeless Children
Migrant Students

CU40 Board Policy 6:150
Home and Hospital Instruction

CU40 Board Policy 6:160
English Learners

CU40 Board Policy 6:170
Title I Programs

CU40 Board Policy 6:190
Extracurricular and Co-Curricular Activities

Instructional Resources

CU40 Board Policy 6:210
Instructional Materials

CU40 Board Policy 6:220
Bring Your Own Technology Programs, Responsible Use and Conduct

CU40 Board Policy 6:230
Library Media Program

CU40 Board Policy 6:235
Access to Electronic Networks

CU40 Board Policy 6:240
Field Trips and Recreational Class Trips

CU40 Board Policy 6:250
Community Resource
Persons and Volunteers

CU40 Board Policy 6:255
Assemblies and Ceremonies

CU40 Board Policy 6:260
Complaints About Curriculum, Instructional Materials & Programs

Guidance and Counseling

CU40 Board Policy 6:270
Guidance and Counseling Program

Achievement

CU40 Board Policy 6:280
Grading and Promotion

CU40 Board Policy 6:290
Homework

CU40 Board Policy 6:300
Graduation Requirements

CU40 Board Policy 6:310
High School Credit for Non-District Experiences; Course Substitutions; Re-Entering Students

CU40 Board Policy 6:315
High School Credit for Students in
Grade 7 or 8

CU40 Board Policy 6:320
High School Credit for Proficiency

CU40 Board Policy 6:330
Achievement and Awards

CU40 Board Policy 6:340
Student Testing and Assessment Program

Equity

CU40 Board Policy 7:10
Equal Educational Opportunities

CU40 Board Policy 7:15
Student and Family Privacy Rights

CU40 Board Policy 7:20
Harassment of Students Prohibited

Assignment and Admission

CU40 Board Policy 7:30
Student Assignment

CU40 Board Policy 7:40
Non-public School Students, Including Parochial and Home-Schooled Students

CU40 Board Policy 7:50
School Admissions and Student Transfers To and From Non-District Schools

Attendance

CU40 Board Policy 7:70
Attendance and Truancy

CU40 Board Policy 7:80
Release Time for Religious Instruction/Observance

CU40 Board Policy 7:90
Release During School Hours

CU40 Board Policy 7:100
Health, Eye and Dental Examinations; Immunizations; and Exclusion of Students

Rights and Responsibilities

CU40 Board Policy 7:130
Student Rights and Responsibilities

CU40 Board Policy 7:140
Search and Seizure

CU40 Board Policy 7:150
Agency and Police Interviews

CU40 Board Policy 7:160
Student Appearance

CU40 Board Policy 7:180
Prevention and Response to Bullying, Intimidation, and Harassment

CU40 Board Policy 7:185
Teen Dating Violence Prohibited

CU40 Board Policy 7:190
Student Behavior

CU40 Board Policy 7:200
Suspension Procedures

CU40 Board Policy 7:210
Expulsion Procedures

CU40 Board Policy 7:230
Misconduct by Students with Disabilities

CU40 Board Policy 7:240
Conduct Code for Participants in Extracurricular Activites

Welfare Services

CU40 Board Policy 7:250
Student Support Services

CU40 Board Policy 7:260
Exemption from Physical Activity

CU40 Board Policy 7:270
Administering Medicines to Students

CU40 Board Policy 7:275
Orders to Forgo Life-Sustaining Treatment

CU40 Board Policy 7:280
Communicable and Chronic Infectious Disease

CU40 Board Policy 7:285
Anaphylaxis Prevention, Response & Management Program

CU40 Board Policy 7:290
Suicide and Depression
Awareness and Prevention

Activities

CU40 Board Policy 7:300
Extracurricular Athletics

CU40 Board Policy 7:305
Student Athlete Concussions and Head Injuries

CU40 Board Policy 7:310
Restrictions on Publications; Elementary Schools

CU40 Board Policy 7:315
Restrictions on Publications; High Schools

CU40 Board Policy 7:325
Student Fundraising Activities

Records

CU40 Board Policy 7:340
Student Records

CU40 Board Policy 7:345
Use of Educational Technology; Student Data Privacy and Security

Community Relations

CU40 Board Policy 8:10
Connection with the Community

CU40 Board Policy 8:20
Community Use of School Facilities

CU40 Board Policy 8:25
Advertising and Distributing Materials in Schools Provided by Non-School Related Entities

CU40 Board Policy 8:30
Visitors to and Conduct on School Property

CU40 Board Policy 8:70
Accommodating Individuals with Disabilities

CU40 Board Policy 8:80
Gifts to the District

CU40 Board Policy 8:90
Parent Organizations

CU40 Board Policy 8:95
Parental Involvement

CU40 Board Policy 8:100
Relations with Other Organizations and Agencies

CU40 Board Policy 8:110
Public Suggestions and Complaints

Calhoun Elementary School

52 Poor Farm Hollow Road

Hardin, IL 62047

Voice: (618)-576-2341

Fax: (618)-576-2787

Calhoun Unit 40

101 Calhoun Avenue

Hardin, IL 62047

Voice: (618)-576-2722

Fax: (618)-576-2641

Calhoun High School

102 Calhoun Avenue

Hardin, IL 62047

Voice: (618)-576-2229

Fax: (618)-576-8031