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Section A: Foundations and Basic Commitments
Policy AAA: Amherst School District Legal Status
Policy AAB: Pelham School District Legal Status
Policy AAC-E: Regional Agreement
Policy AAC: Amherst-Pelham Regional School District Legal Status
Policy AC: Commitment to Nondiscrimination and Educational Equity
Policy ACA: Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Gender, Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation
Policy ACB: Affirmative Action on Cultural Diversity
Policy ACE: Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Handicap
Policy ACEA: Service Animals in Schools
Policy AD: Mission Statement
Policy ADA: Broad Educational Goals K-12
Policy ADAA: Statement of Educational Philosophy
Policy ADB: Drug-Free Workplace and Drug-Free Schools
Policy ADC: Tobacco-Free Workplace and Tobacco-Free Schools
Policy ADD: Safety and Well-Being
Policy ADDA: Criminal and Sexual Offender Record Information (C.O.R.I)
Policy ADF: Wellness (Elementary Schools)
Policy ADF: Wellness (Secondary Schools)
Policy ADFA: Life-Threatening Allergies
Section B: School Committee Governance and Operations
Policy BAA: School Committees Self-Evaluation
Policy BBA: Purposes and Responsibilities
Policy BBAA: Member Authority and Duties
Policy BBB: School Committee Elections
Policy BBBA: School Committee Member Qualifications
Policy BBBB: Oath of Office
Policy BBBC: School Committee Member Resignation
Policy BBBE: Unexpired Term Fulfillment
Policy BBCA: Prolonged Absence of a Member
Policy BCA: School Committee Member Ethics
Policy BCB:Member Conflict of Interest
Policy BDA: Committee Organizational Meeting
Policy BDB: Officers and Duties
Policy BDC: School Committee Appointments
Policy BDE: Subcommittees
Policy BDFA: School Councils
Policy BDFB: School Improvement Plan
Policy BEA: School Committee Meetings
Policy BEBB: School Committee Retreat Meetings
Policy BEC: School Committee Executive Session
Policy BED: Procedures for Meetings
Policy BEDA: Notification of Meetings
Policy BEDB: Agenda
Policy BEDC: Quorum for Votes
Policy BEDD: Rules of Order
Policy BEDF: School Committees Voting
Policy BEDG: School Committee Minutes
Policy BEDH: Public Participation at Committee Meetings
Policy BEDI: News Media Services at Meetings
Policy BEE: Procedures for Conducting Hearings and Public Forums
Policy BEEA: Annual Budget Hearing
Policy BG -E2: Policy Development Flowchart #2
Policy BG -G1: Guidelines for Development and Adoption of New School Committee Policies and for Amending Existing Policies
Policy BG -G2: Guidelines for Minor Wording Changes to Existing School Committee Policies
Policy BG : Policies
Policy BG-E1: Policy Development Flowchart #1
Policy BGD: Review of Administrative Regulations
Policy BHC: Staff Communications and School Visits
Policy BHE: Use of Electronic Messaging by School Committee Members
Policy BIA: New School Committee Member Orientation
Policy BIBA: School Committee Conferences, Conventions and Workshops
Policy BID: School Committee Member Compensation and Expenses
Policy BJ: School Committee Legislative Program
Policy BK: School Committee Memberships and Affiliations
Policy BL: Remote Participation
Policy BEAA: Superintendency Union 26
Section C: General School Administration
Policy CBC: Superintendent of Schools: Appointment and Responsibilities
Policy CBI: Evaluation of Superintendent of Schools
Policy CC: Administrative Structure
Policy CDB: Other Appointed Staff: Assistant Superintendent
Policy CDC: Other Appointed Staff: School Business Manager
Policy CH: Policy Implementation
Policy CHA: Development of Regulations
Policy CHCA: Student and Staff Handbooks
Policy CHI: Administration in Policy Absence
Policy CI: Filling Administrative Vacancies
Policy CM: School System Annual Reports
CJ: Climate Data Collection and Analysis
Section D: Fiscal Management
Policy DA: Fiscal Management Goals
Policy DD: Funding Proposals and Applications
Policy DFA: Investments
Policy DFD: Gate Receipts and Admissions
Policy DFE: Royalties
Policy DFF: Receipt of Funds Related to School Activity
Policy DH: Bonded Employees and Officers
Policy DI: Fiscal Accounting and Reporting
Policy DIE: Audits
Policy DJ: Purchasing
Policy DJAA: Use of School Department Tax Identification and Tax Exempt Numbers
DN: Disposal of Surplus Materials
DFG: Student Activities Funds
Policy DFH: School Fundraising
Section E: Support Services
Policy EBC: Safe Schools
Policy EBCA: Emergency Plans
Policy EBCE: Emergency Closings and Dismissals of the Amherst Elementary Schools
Policy EBCF: Outdoor Activities during Electrical Storms
Policy ECAA: Use of Cameras for Safety and Security
Policy ECAF: Use of Unlicensed Motor Vehicles on School Property
Policy EEA: Daily Transportation
Policy EEAB: No Standing Bus Policy
Policy EEAEA: Bus Contractor Indemnification
Policy EEAEC: Conduct on School Buses
Policy EEB: Motor Vehicle Idling on School Grounds
Section F: Facilities Development
Section G:Personnel
Policy GBAA: Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
Policy GBEA: Code of Conduct for Public Employees
Policy GBEB: Fingerprinting
Policy GBECA: Alcohol and Drug Testing
Policy GBGAA: Staff with AIDS
Policy GBGB: Violence in the Workplace
Policy GBGC: Employee Assistance Programs
Policy GC: SEI Endorsement Requirement
Section H: Negotiations
Policy HA: Negotiations-- Goals
Policy HAA: Collective Bargaining Planning
Policy HB: Legal Status
Policy HE: School Committee Negotiating Powers and Duties
Policy HF: School Committee Negotiating Agents
Policy HFA: Municipal Representatives in Collective Bargaining
Policy HH: Employee Negotiating Organizations
Policy HMA: Announcement of Final Negotiated Agreement
Section I: Instructional Program
Policy IA: Goals of Instructional Program
Policy IC: School Year/School Day
Policy ICA: School Winter/Spring Vacation Periods
Policy IFA: Academic Enrichment
Policy IGA: Curriculum Development and Program Evaluation
Policy IHAEA: Physical Education for Athletes in Grades 11 and 12
Policy IHAH: Elementary World Language
Policy IHAL: Religion in Schools
Policy IHAMB: Parental Notification Relative to Sex Education
Policy IHAMC: Teaching about Alcohol, Tobacco and Drugs
Policy IHAQ: Comprehensive School System
Policy IHBA: Students with Disabilities Eligible for Special Education Services
Policy IHBB: Students with Disabilities Requiring 504 Plans
Policy IHBEA: English Language Learners
Policy IHBG: Home Education of Students
Policy IIB: Class Size
Policy IICA: Field Trips, Overnight Travel, and International Travel
Policy IJ: Instructional Materials Selection
Policy IJA: Instructional Materials Reconsideration
Policy IJL: Library Materials Selection
Policy IJNDB: Acceptable Network Use Policy
Section J: Students
Policy JA: Student Policies Goals
Policy JC: Attendance Areas (Amherst)
Policy JEA: Compulsory Attendance Age
Policy JEB: Enrollment Entrance Age
Policy JF: School Admissions
Policy JFAA: Enrollment of Resident and Non-Resident Students
Policy JFABB: Admission of Exchange Students
Policy JFABC: Enrollment of Students in the ABC Program
Policy JFABD: Homelessness
Policy JFBA: Open Enrollment (Amherst)
Policy JFCJ: Prohibition against Firearms and Weapons
Policy JH: Absences
Policy JI: Student Rights and Responsibilities
Policy JIB: Student Involvement in Decision Making (Region)
Policy JIC: Student Conduct
Policy JICA: Guide to Dress and Grooming
Policy JICFA: Hazing
Policy JICFB: Anti-Bullying
Policy JICFC: Student-to-Student Harassment
Policy JICG: Tobacco Use
Policy JICI: Alcohol, Tobacco and Drug Use by Students Prohibited
Policy JICK: Sexual Harassment of Students
Policy JIE: Pregnant Students
Policy JIH: Interrogations and Searches
Policy JII: Protection of Undocumented Students
Policy JJ: Extra Curricular and Co Curricular Activities
Policy JJD: Student Assessment for Participating in Athletic Programs (Region)
Policy JJIF: Athletic Concussion Policy
Policy JJJA: Participation of Home Educated Students in Athletics and Extra Curriculars (Region)
Policy JK: Corporal Punishment
Policy JKAA: Physical Restraint
Policy JKD: Student Suspension
Policy JKE: Student Expulsion
Policy JLC: Student Health Services and Requirements
Policy JLCA: Physical Examinations of Students
Policy JLCB: Immunization Requests
Policy JLCCA: School Attendance Policy Regarding Students with AIDS
Policy JLCD: Administration of Medications
Policy JLF: Students: Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect
Policy JP: Student Gifts and Solicitations
Policy JQA: Food Services Collections
Policy JRA: Student Records
Section K: School-Community Relations
Policy KB: Parent Involvement in the Schools
Policy KBBA: Non-Custodial Parents Rights
Policy KCB: Community Involvement in Decision Making
Policy KCDA: Gifts made for General and/or Specific Purposes
Policy KCDB: Scholarships
Policy KDA: Communications with Citizens
Policy KF: Use of Public School Facilities after Regular School Hours
Policy KHA: Distribution of Written Materials on School Property at School Events
Policy KI: Public Access to Students
Section L: Education Agency Relations
Policy LB: Relations with Other Schools and School Districts
Policy LBB-E: Hampshire Educational Collaborative
Policy LBC: Private Schools
Policy LCA: Policy on Educational Research
Policy LDA: Student Teaching and Internships
District Procedures
A1: Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI)
A3: Discrimination Complaints
A4: Sexual Harassment
D1: Management of Grants and Grant Proposals
D2: Employee Travel Expenditure and Reimbursement
D4: Purchasing
E1: In Event of School Bus Accident
E2: Special Request for Student Transportation
E3: Response When No Adult Is Available To Meet Student
E4: Use Of School Transport Outside School Hours
E5: Transportation Of Students Using Privately-Owned Vehicles
E6: Emergency School Closings and Dismissals
G1: Teacher Work Day/ Working Hours
G2: Compensation for Extended Service
G3: Substitute Teachers
G4: Substitute Paraeducators, Interns, Pre-Practicum Students
G5: Interns
G6: Professional Relationships With Students
G8: Leave For Bereavement
G9: Compensation For Jury Duty
G10: Evaluation, Renewal or Dismissal of Paraeducators
G11: Parent Involvement In Teacher/Staff Hiring
G12: Use of Grant Funds For the Extension of Staff Positions
G13: Employment Application and Selection
G14: Rate of Pay for Consultants
I1: Use Of Audio/Visual Media In Classroom Instruction
I2: Holiday Observances In Instruction
I3: Religion In The Schools
I4: Selection Of Curriculum & Instructional Materials
I5: Copying Of Materials For Educational Purposes
I6: Home Use of Technology Equipment
I7: Appropriate Use of Technology
I8: Controversial Issues in School
I9: Reconsideration of Instructional Materials
J1: Communicable Diseases
J2: Head Injury
J3: Administering Medications
J4: Medical Emergencies
J7: Drug Use, Possession, And Distribution
J9: Physical Restraint of Students
J10: Reporting Instances of Child Abuse/Neglect
K1: Use Of School Grounds And Facilities
K2: Non-Custodial Parents
K3: Distribution of Materials Regarding Extra-curricular and Enrichment Activities
L1: Transportation Reimbursement for Pupils Attending Private Schools in the District
L2: Educational Research Involving District
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