Policy Documents
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School District
- Policy 102 – Equal Educational Opportunity
- Policy 102 – Procedures
- Policy 103 – Concerns or Complaint Resolution
- Policy 103 – Procedures
- Policy 103 – Resolution Process Summary Document
- Policy 104 – Northfield School District Vision, Strategic Commitments and Benchmarks
Board of Education
- Policy 203 – Operation of the School Board – Bylaws
- Policy 206 – Public Participation in School Board Meetings
- Policy 207 – Public Hearings
- Policy 208 – Development, Adoption and Implementation of Policies
- Policy 208 – Procedures
- Policy 209 – Code of Ethics
- Policy 210 – Conflict of Interest – School Board Members
- Policy 210.1 – Charter School Board Members and Authorizer Conflict of Interest
- Policy 211 – Criminal or Civil Action Against School District, School Board Member, Employee or Student
- Policy 212 – School Board Member Development
- Policy 214 – Out-of-State Travel by School Board Members
Administration
- Policy 301 – School District Administration
- Policy 302 – Superintendent
- Policy 303 – Superintendent Selection
- Policy 304 – Superintendent Contract, Duties, and Evaluation
- Policy 305 – Policy Implementation
- Policy 306 – Administrator Code of Ethics
Personnel
- Policy 401 – Equal Employment Opportunity
- Policy 402 – Disability Nondiscrimination Policy
- Policy 403 – Discipline, Suspension, and Dismissal of School District Employees
- Policy 404 – Employment Background Checks
- Policy 404 – Background Screening Standards
- Policy 405 – Veteran’s Preference
- Policy 406 – Public and Private Personnel Data
- Policy 406 – Form – Employee Authorization for release of information
- Policy 407 – Employee Right to Know – Exposure to Hazardous Substances
- Policy 408 – Subpoena of a School District Employee
- Policy 409 – Employee Publications, Instructional Materials, Inventions and Creations
- Policy 410 – Family and Medical Leave
- Policy 411 – Disability Period after Childbirth
- Policy 412 – Expense Reimbursement
- Policy 412 – Procedures
- Policy 413 – Harassment and Violence
- Policy 413 – Procedures
- Policy 413 – Report Form (Title IX/Harassment/Violence)
- Policy 414 – Mandated Reporting of Child Neglect or Physical or Sexual Abuse
- Policy 414 – Report Form
- Policy 415 – Mandated Reporting of Maltreatment of Vulnerable Adults
- Policy 415 – Procedures
- Policy 417 – Chemical Use and Abuse
- Policy 418 – Drug-Free Workplace/Drug-Free School
- Policy 419 – Tobacco-Free Environment: Possession and Use of Tobacco, Tobacco-Related Devices, and Electronic Delivery Devices; Vaping Awareness and Prevention Instruction
- Policy 420 – Students and Employees With Sexually Transmitted Infections and Diseases and Certain Other Communicable Diseases or Infectious Diseases
- Policy 421 – Gifts to Employees and School Board Members
- Policy 422 – Policies Incorporated by Reference
- Policy 423 – Employee-Student Relationships
- Policy 424 – License Status
- Policy 424 – Procedures
- Policy 425 – Staff Development and Mentoring
- Policy 426 – Employee Assistance
- Policy 427– Workload Limits for Certain Special Education Teachers
- Policy 428 – District Medical Emergency Leave Bank
- Policy 430 – Recruitment and Selection of Employees
- Policy 430 – Procedures
- Policy 434 – Job Sharing
- Policy 434 – Procedures
- Policy 434 – Application Form
- Policy 436 – Professional Staff Performance Evaluation
- Policy 437 – Evaluation of NonLicensed Personnel
- Policy 437 – Procedures
- Policy 438 – Student Teachers
- Policy 441 – Use of Technology and Telecommunications Systems by Employees
- Policy 442 – Travel
- Policy 443 – Homebound Instruction
- Policy 443 – Procedures
- Policy 447 – Compensation and Related Benefits
- Policy 448 – District Paid Maternity Leave
- Policy 460 – Remote Work
- Policy 460 – Remote Work Request
- Policy 460 – Remote Work Agreement
- Policy 491 – Vaccination Reporting, Testing, and Face Coverings
Students
- Policy 501 – School Weapons
- Policy 502 – Search of Student Lockers, Desks, Personal Possessions and Student’s Person
- Policy 503 – Student Attendance
- Policy 504 – Student Dress and Appearance
- Policy 505 – Distribution of NonSchool Sponsored Materials on School Premises by Students & Employees
- Policy 506 – Student Discipline
- Policy 507 – Corporal Punishment and Prone Restraint
- Policy 507.5 – School Resource Officers
- Policy 508 – Extended School Year for Certain Students with Individualized Education Programs
- Policy 509 – Enrollment of Nonresident Students
- Policy 509 – Procedures
- Policy 510 – School Activities
- Policy 511 – Student Fundraising
- Policy 512 – School-Sponsored Student Publications and Activities
- Policy 513 – Student Promotion, Retention, and Program Design
- Policy 513 – Procedures
- Policy 513 – Retention Conference Form
- Policy 513.1 – Determination of Legal Age of Students for School Admission
- Policy 513.2 – Early Entrance Into Kindergarten
- Policy 513.2 – Procedures
- Policy 513.3– Advanced Grade Placement
- Policy 513.3 – Procedures
- Policy 514 – Bullying Prohibition
- Policy 514 – Reporting Form
- Policy 515 – Protection and Privacy of Pupil Records
- Policy 515 – Appendix A – Statement of Rights
- Policy 515 – Appendix A – Spanish – Statement of Rights
- Policy 515 – Appendix B – Notice of Designation of Directory Information
- Policy 515 – Appendix B – Spanish – Notice of Designation of Directory Information
- Policy 515 – Appendix C – Denial of Release of Directory Information
- Policy 515 – Appendix C – Spanish – Denial of Release of Directory Information
- Policy 515 – Appendix D – Release of Information to Military Recruiters
- Policy 515 – Appendix D – Spanish – Release of Information to Military Recruiters
- Policy 515.2 – Access to Students and Student Records by Custodial and Non-Custodial Parents
- Policy 515. 2 – Procedures
- Policy 516 – Student Medication
- Policy 516 – Procedures
- Policy 516.5 – Overdose Medication
Policy 518 – Do Not Resuscitate / Do Not Intubate Orders (DNR/DNI) - Policy 519 – Interviews of Students by Outside Agencies
- Policy 520– Student Surveys
- Policy 520.1 – Research Requests
- Policy 520.1 – Request to Conduct Research
- Policy 520 and 520.1 – Data Confidentiality Agreement
- Policy 521 – Student Disability Nondiscrimination
- Policy 521 – Procedures
- Policy 522 – Title IX Sex Nondiscrimination Policy, Grievance Procedure and Process
- Policy 522 – Report Form
- Policy 524.2 – Acceptable Use of Technology and Telecommunications Systems By Students
- Policy 526 – Hazing Prohibition
- Policy 527 – Student Use and Parking of Motor Vehicles; Patrols, Inspections and Searches
- Policy 528 – Student Parental, Family and Marital Status Nondiscrimination
- Policy 530 – Immunization Requirements
- Policy 532 – Use of Peace Officers and Crisis Teams to Remove Students with IEPs from School Grounds
- Policy 533 – Wellness
- Policy 534 – School Meals
- Policy 535 – Service Animals in Schools
- Policy 535 – Request Form
- Policy 540 – Access to Curricular and Co-Curricular School Programs
- Policy 560 – Memorials
- Policy 560 – Procedures
Educational Programs
- Policy 602 – Organization of School Calendar and School Day
- Policy 603 – Curriculum Development
- Policy 605 – Alternative Educational Services
- Policy 607 – Organization of Grade Levels
- Policy 608 – Instructional Services Special Education
- Policy 609 – Religion and Religious and Cultural Observances
- Policy 610– Field Trips
- Policy 610 – Procedures
- Policy 610 – Overnight Request Form
- Policy 610.1– School Assembly Programs
- Policy 610.1 – Procedures
- Policy 610.1 – School Assembly Programs Application
- Policy 611 – Home Schooling
- Policy 611 – Homeschool Shared Time Procedures (Home School Shared Time)
- Policy 611 – Application for Shared Time Enrollment of Home School Students
- Policy 612 – Development of Parent and Family Engagement Policies for Title I Programs
- Policy 613 – Graduation Requirements
- Policy 614 – District Testing Plan and Procedure for Minnesota State Test Administration
- Policy 615 – Testing Accommodations, Modifications, and Exemptions for IEP, Section 504 Plans, and LEP Students
- Policy 616 – School District System Accountability
- Policy 619 – Staff Development for Standards
- Policy 620 – Credit for Learning
- Policy 621 – Literacy and The Read Act
- Policy 624 – Online Instruction
- Policy 630 – District Website
- Policy 644 – Guest Speakers
- Policy 646 – Due Process Hearing Procedural Safeguards for Parents/Guardians of Children with Disabilities
- Policy 652 – Instructional Materials Selection and Production
- Policy 652.1– Reconsideration of Textbooks & Instructional Materials
- Policy 652.1 – Procedures
- Policy 652.1 – Request Form for Reevaluation of Instructional Materials
- Policy 655 – School Volunteers
Non-Instructional Operations
- Policy 701 – Establishment, Adoption and Modification of School District Budget
- Policy 702 – Accounting
- Policy 703 – Annual Financial Audit
- Policy 704 – Development and Maintenance of an Inventory of Fixed Assets and a Fixed Asset Accounting System
- Policy 705 – Investments
- Policy 706 – Acceptance of Gifts
- Policy 706 – Gift Agreement Form
- Policy 707 – Transportation of Public School Students
- Policy 708 – Transportation of Nonpublic School Students
- Policy 709 – Student Transportation Safety
- Policy 710 – Co-Curricular Transportation
- Policy 711 – Video Recording on School Buses
- Policy 712 – Video Surveillance Other Than on Buses
- Policy 713 – Student Activity Accounting
- Policy 714 – Fund Balances
- Policy 719 – Copyright
- Policy 721 – Grant Writing
- Policy 722 – Public Data and Data Subject Requests
- Policy 722 – Request Form
- Policy 724 – Retention Schedule
- Policy 724 – Procedures for Policy 724 Building and Sites
- Policy 724 – Procedures for Policy 724 Retention and Destruction of Student Records for Special Education Students
Buildings and Sites
- Policy 801 – Equal Access to Secondary School Facilities by Students
- Policy 802 – Disposition of Obsolete Equipment and Material
- Policy 805 – Waste Reduction, Recycling, Environmental Protection and Compliance
- Policy 806 – Crisis Management
- Policy 807 – Health and Safety
- Policy 808 – Key Access Control to Buildings and Sites
- Policy 808 – Procedures
- Policy 809 – Naming of School District Buildings
- Policy 809.1 – Sponsorship of School District Owned Property
School/Community Relations
- Policy 902 – Use of School District Facilities and Equipment
- Policy 902 – Procedures
- Policy 903 – Visitors to School District Buildings and Sites
- Policy 903 – Procedures
- Policy 904 – Distribution of Materials on School District Property by Nonschool Persons
- Policy 906 – Community Notification of Predatory Offenders
- Policy 907 – Rewards
- Policy 950 – Land Acknowledgement