MOUNTAIN BROOK SCHOOLS
POLICY MANUAL

 


Tabled Policies for Review


A. SCHOOL DISTRICT ORGANIZATION

 

  • A-1 School District Legal Status


B. SCHOOL BOARD OPERATIONS

 

  • B-1 School Board Legal Status
  • B-2 School Board Authority
  • B-3 School Board Powers and Duties
  • B-4 Qualifications and Selection of Board Members
  • B-5 Number of Board Members
  • B-6 Terms of Office for Board Members
  • B-7 Duties of the President
  • B-8 Duties of the Vice-President
  • B-9 Duties of the Secretary
  • B-10Filling of Unexpired Term
  • B-11 Meeting and Conduct of Business
  • B-12 Board-Superintendent Relations
  • B-13 Development of Policy
  • B-14 Board Training


C. GENERAL SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION

 

  • C-1 Superintendent of Schools
  • C-2 Superintendent's Compensation and Benefits
  • C-3 Superintendent's Travel Expense
  • C-4 Professional Development
  • C-5 Administrative Organization
  • C-6 Policy Implementation
  • C-7 Assignment of Administrative and Supervisory Personnel
  • C-8 Participatory Leadership and Shared Decision Making


D. FISCAL MANAGEMENT

 

  • D-1 Fiscal Year
  • D-2 Annual Operating Budget
  • D-3 Accounting and Reporting
  • D-4 Financial Reports
  • D-5 Bonded Employees
  • D-6 Budget Reconciliation
  • D-7 Payroll Procedures
  • D-8 Audits
  • D-9 Purchasing
  • D-10 Purchase Orders
  • D-11 Insurance
  • D-12 Purchase or Sales at Individual Schools
  • D-13 Budget Amendment Process


E. BUSINESS MANAGEMENT (includes fiscal management)

 

  • E-1 Use of School Vehicles


G. PERSONNEL

 

  • G-1 Professional Personnel
  • G-2 Equal Opportunity Employment
  • G-3 Non-Discrimination on the Basis of Sex (Title IX, P.L. 90-318)
  • G-4 Recruitment Selection and Employment of Professional Staff
  • G-5 Compensation Guides and Contracts
  • G-6 Employee Benefits
  • G-7 Assignment and Transfer of Professional Personnel
  • G-9 Personnel Records
  • G-10 Probation and Tenure
  • G-11 Evaluation of Professional Personnel
  • G-12 Complaints and Grievances
  • G-13 Professional Staff Development
  • G-15 Separation of Professional Personnel
  • G-16 Staff Reimbursement for Travel
  • G-17 Payroll Deductions
  • G-18 Substitute Teachers
  • G-21 Gifts to Staff Members
  • G-24 Mandatory Retirement
  • G-25 Limit Non-Instructional Duties of Teachers
  • G-26 Hot Beverages
  • G-27 Communicable Disease - Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome-AIDS
  • G-28 Policy for Work Week, Work Day, and Work Schedule for Maintenance Personnel
  • G-30 Employee Assistance Program
  • G-31 Drug-Free Workplace
  • G-32 Sexual Harassment
  • G-33 Sick Leave Bank Policy
  • G-34 Discrimination Grievance Procedures for Employees
  • G-35 Vacation and Leave Policy
  • G-36 Employee Drug Testing
  • G-37 Athletic Fines


I. INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM

 

  • I-1 Study Skills and Homework
  • I-2 Parent-Teacher Conferences
  • I-3 Planned Program of Studies for High School Students
  • I-4 Instructional Remediation
  • I-5 Curriculum Development and Materials Adoption Process
  • I-6 Teaching About Religion
  • I-7 Selection of Library Materials
  • I-8 Live Work in Career/Technical Programs
  • I-9 Outside Reading Policy for Grades 7-12
  • I-10 Cooperative Education


J. STUDENTS

 

  • J-1 Student Policy Goals
  • J-2 Student Code of Conduct
  • J-3 Disciplinary Rules and Procedures
  • J-4 Corporal Punishment
  • J-5 Use of Tobacco Products
  • J-6 Enrollment Procedures and Student Residence
  • J-6a Homeless, Migrant, and Language Minority Student Attendance Policy
  • J-6b School Placement of Homeless Students
  • J-7 School Attendance Areas
  • J-7a Optional School Attendance Area
  • J-8 Student Transfers
  • J-9 Attendance Ages
  • J-10 Early Dismissal of Students
  • J-11 Emergency Drills
  • J-12  Absences and Excuses
  • J-13Student Insurance Programs
  • J-14 Immunizations
  • J-15Student Records 
  • J-16 Graduation Requirements - Standard Diploma
  • J-16b Graduation Requirements - Advanced Diploma
  • J-16c Graduation Requirements - Occupational Diploma
  • J-16d Graduation Requirements - Credit Based
  • J-16e  Graduation Requirements - Certificate
  • J-16f  Graduation Requirements - Standard Diploma (Class of 2013)
  • J-16g Graduation Requirements - Advanced Diploma (Class of 2013)
  • J-16h Graduation Requirements - Advanced Diploma with Honors (Class of 2013)
  • J-16i  Graduation Requirements - Credit Based (Class of 2013)
  • J-16j Graduation Requirements - Occupational Diploma (Class of 2013)
  • J-16k Graduation Requirements - Standard Diploma (Class of 2016)
  • J-16l  Graduation Requirements - Credit Based Diploma (Class of 2016)
  • J-17 Reporting Student Progress
  • J-18 Outstanding Achievement by Students
  • J-19 Student Dress Code
  • J-20 Medication Policy
  • J-21 Pediculosis (Head Lice)
  • J-23 Student Fees
  • J-24 Use of Students as Research Subjects
  • J-25 Vendor Sales
  • J-27 Early Admission to College and the Granting of a High School Diploma
  • J-28  Substance Abuse
  • J-28a The Early Warning Program
  • J-28b In-School Suspension
  • J-28c Suspension from School
  • J-28d Expulsion from School
  • J-28e Alternative School
  • J-28f Attendance Standards and State Driving Privileges
  • J-28g Cooperation with Law Enforcement Officials
  • J-28h Drug Testing of Activity Students
  • J-28i Extracurricular Activity Participation - Academics First
  • J-30 Private Instruction
  • J-31 Field Trips and Excursions
  • J-32 Credit for Summer School Courses of Study Offered Outside of Mountain Brook School System
  • J-33 Trips for the Purpose of Participation in Interscholastic Athletic Events
  • J-34 Student Retention
  • J-35 Extracurricular Activities and the School Day
  • J-36 Athletics for Elementary Students
  • J-37 Disciplinary Policy - Handicapped Children
  • J-38 Firearms in Schools
  • J-40 Guideline for Determining Class Size - Special Needs Students
  • J-41 Discrimination Grievance Procedures for Students, Parents, and Guardians
  • J-42 Student Clubs and Organizations
  • J-43 Technology Usage Policy
  • J-44  Wellness Policy
  • J-45  Safety Program
  • J-46 Credits for Eighth Grade Students 
  • J-47 Automatic External Defibrillator
  • J-48 Seclusion or Restraint of Students
     

K. GENERAL PUBLIC RELATIONS

 

  • K-1 Use of School Facilities
  • K-3 Cooperating with Community Organizations and Fund-Raising Procedures
  • K-4 Tuition for Students
  • K-5 Visitors to the Schools
  • K-6 Religious Materials
  • K-7 Holiday Policy
  • K-8 Communication with the Public
  • K-9 Conduct of Spectators and Participants at Athletic Contests
  • K-10 Public Gifts and Donations to the Schools
  • K-11 Junior High School Field Lighting
  • K-12 Management of Athletic and Recreational Facilities
  • K-13 Facility Improvements Financed by Non-School Organizations
  • K-14 Equipment Maintenance, Repair, Updating and Replacement