Strafford R-VI School District
201 W. McCabe St.
Strafford, MO 65757
417-736-7000
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Strafford R-VI School District Policy Manual
SECTION A: FOUNDATIONS AND BASIC COMMITMENTS

 

  • AA                   School District Legal Status 
  • AC                   Prohibition Against Illegal Discrimination and Harassment 
  • ACA-R/ACB-R   Nondiscrimination
  • ACC                 Resolution of Discrimination Complaints 
  • AD                   Educational Philosophy/School District Mission 
  • AD-1                District Vision & Mission 
  • ADF                 District Wellness Program 
  • AF                   Accountability/Commitment to Accomplishment 
  • AH                   Tobacco-Free District

    SECTION B: SCHOOL BOARD GOVERNANCE AND OPERATIONS
    • BBA                 School Board Powers and Duties
    • BBB                 School Board Elections
    • BBBA               Board Member Qualifications 
    • BBBB               School Board Ballot Issues 
    • BBC                 Board Member Resignation 
    • BBD                 Board Member Removal from Office 
    • BBE                 Unexpired Term Fulfillment/Vacancies 
    • BBF                 School Board Member Ethics 
    • BBFA               Board Member Conflict of Interest and Financial Disclosure 
    • BCA                 Board Organizational Meeting 
    • BCB                 Board Officers 
    • BCC                 Appointed Board Officials 
    • BCCA               MSBA Delegate & Alternate 
    • BCE                 Board Committees/Advisory Committees to the Board
    • BCG                 School Attorney/Legal Services 
    • BDA                 Regular Board Meetings 
    • BDC                 Closed Meetings, Records and Votes
    • BDDA               Notification of Board Meetings 
    • BDDB               Agendas 
    • BDDE               Rules of Order 
    • BDDF               Voting Method
    • BDDG               Minutes 
    • BDDG-R           Board Meeting Minutes
    • BDDH               Public Participation at Board Meetings 
    • BDDL               Release of Information 
    • BF                   School Board Policy Process 
    • BHA                 New Board Member Orientation 
    • BHD                 Board Member Compensation and Expenses 
    • BHE                 Board Member Insurance 
    • BI                     School Board Legislative Program 
    • BJ                    School Board Memberships

      SECTION C: GENERAL SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION
      • CB                   School Superintendent 
      • CBB                 Recruitment and Appointment of Superintendent 
      • CBC/CBD         Superintendent’s Contract/Compensation & Benefits 
      • CBG                 Evaluation of the Superintendent 
      • CBH                 Superintendent’s Termination of Employment 
      • CBHA               Superintendent’s Retirement 
      • CF                   School Building Administration 
      • CGC                 State and Federal Programs Administration 
      • CH                   Policy Implementation 
      • CHCA               Handbooks 
      • CHD                 Administration in Policy Absence 
      • CL                    Administrative Reports/School District Annual Report

        SECTION D: FISCAL MANAGEMENT
        • DA                   Fiscal Responsibility 
        • DB                   Annual Budget 
        • DBB                 Fiscal Year 
        • DC                   Taxing and Borrowing Authority/Limitations 
        • DCB                 Political Campaigns 
        • DD                   Grants 
        • DEA                 Revenues from Local Tax Sources 
        • DED                Disposition of Unbudgeted Revenue 
        • DFA                 Revenues from Investments/Use of Surplus Funds 
        • DG                   Depository of Funds 
        • DGA                Authorized Signatures 
        • DH                   Bonded Employees and Officers 
        • DI                    Fiscal Accounting and Reporting/Accounting System 
        • DIE                  Audits 
        • DJA                 Purchasing Authority 
        • DJB                 Petty Cash Funds 
        • DJC                 Bidding Requirements 
        • DJD                 Local/Domestic Purchasing 
        • DJE                 Cooperative Purchasing 
        • DJF                 Purchasing 
        • DK                   Payment Procedures 
        • DLB                 Salary Deductions 
        • DLC                 Expense Reimbursements 
        • DN                   Surplus School Property

        SECTION E: SUPPORT SERVICES
        • EB                   Safety Program 
        • EBAB               Hazardous Materials 
        • EBAC               Integrated Pest Management 
        • EBBA               Accident Response and Prevention 
        • EBC                 Emergency Plans/Safety Drills 
        • EBCA               Crisis Intervention Plan 
        • ECA                 Buildings and Grounds Security 
        • ECB                 Building and Grounds Maintenance 
        • ECD                 Traffic and Parking Controls 
        • EEA                 Student Transportation Services 
        • EEAB               School Bus Scheduling and Routing 
        • EEAF               Student Transportation to Graff Vo-Tech 
        • EF                   Food Services Management 
        • EFB                 Free and Reduced-Cost Food Services 
        • EGAAA            Reproduction of Copyrighted Materials 
        • EHB                 Technology Usage 
        • EI                     Insurance Management 
        • EIA                  Property and Liability Insurance

          SECTION F: FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT
          • FB                   Facilities Planning 
          • FC                   School Closings, Consolidations and Reorganizations 
          • FEB                 Selection of Architectural/Engineering and/or Land Surveying Services 
          • FEC                 Selection of Construction Management Services 
          • FEF                 Construction Contracts Bidding and Awards 
          • FF                    Facility Names 
          • FFA                 Memorials on Facilities and Grounds 

            SECTION G: PERSONNEL
            • GBAB              Staff Harassment 
            • GBB                 Staff Involvement in Decisionmaking
            • GBBDA            Family and Medical Leave
            • GBC-R             Staff Ethics 
            • GBCA              Staff Conflict of Interest 
            • GBCB              Staff Conduct 
            • GBD                Board-Staff Communications 
            • GBE                 Staff Health and Safety 
            • GBEA              Workers’ Compensation 
            • GBEB              Chemical Dependence Health Policy 
            • GBEBA            Drug-Free Workplace 
            • GBEBA-E         Drug-Free Workplace 
            • GBEBB            Employee Alcohol and Drug Testing
            • GBEBC            Criminal Background Checks 
            • GBEC              Communicable Diseases – Employee 
            • GBH                 Staff-Student Relations 
            • GBI                  Gifts To and Solicitation by Staff 
            • GBK                 Smoking on School Premises by Staff Members
            • GBL                 Personnel Records 
            • GBM                Staff Complaints and Grievances – General 
            • GBM-R-2          Staff Complaints and Grievances – Sex and Handicapping Conditions 
            • GCA                 Professional Staff Positions
            • GCAA              Director of Elementary Education (Job Description) 
            • GCAB              Teachers (Job Description) 
            • GCAC              Secondary Principal 
            • GCAD              Assistant Secondary Principal/Administrative Assistant and Athletic Director 
            • GCAE              Middle School Principal 
            • GCBA              Professional Staff Salary Schedules 
            • GCBA-R           Professional Staff Salary Schedules 
            • GCBC              Professional Staff Fringe Benefits 
            • GCBD              Professional Staff Leaves and Absences 
            • GCBDA            Professional Staff Short-Term Leaves and Absences 
            • GCBDAA          Sick Leave Bank 
            • GCBDB            Professional Staff Long-Term Leaves and Absences 
            • GCD                Professional Staff Recruiting and Hiring 
            • GCE                 Part-Time and Substitute Professional Staff Employment 
            • GCEA              Arrangements for Professional Staff Substitutes 
            • GCF                 Professional Staff Orientation 
            • GCG                Professional Staff Probation and Tenure 
            • GCI                  Professional Staff Assignments and Transfer 
            • GCK                 Professional Staff Work Load 
            • GCKA              Professional Staff Extra Duty 
            • GCKB              Professional Staff Meetings 
            • GCL                 Professional Staff Development Opportunities 
            • GCLB               Professional Staff Career Ladder Program
            • GCN                 Evaluation of Professional Staff 
            • GCN-R             Evaluation of Professional Staff 
            • GCP                 Professional Staff Termination of Employment 
            • GCPA              Reduction in Professional Staff Work Force 
            • GCPA-1-R        Reduction in Professional Staff Work Force 
            • GCPB              Resignation of Professional Staff Members 
            • GCPC              Retirement of Professional Staff Members 
            • GCPD              Suspension of Professional Staff Members 
            • GCPE              Termination of Professional Staff Members 
            • GCPF               Non-renewal of Professional Staff Members 
            • GCQAB            Tutoring For Pay 
            • GCQB              Professional Research and Publishing 
            • GCQD              Professional Organizations 
            • GDA                Support Staff Positions 
            • GDB                Support Staff Employment 
            • GDBA              Support Staff Salary Schedules 
            • GDBB              Support Staff Supplementary Pay Plans 
            • GDBC              Support Staff Fringe Benefits 
            • GDBD              Support Staff Leaves and Absences 
            • GDBDA            Support Staff Short-Term Leaves and Absences 
            • GDBDB            Support Staff Long-Term Leaves and Absences 
            • GDC                Support Staff Recruiting and Hiring 
            • GDE                Part-Time and Substitute Staff Employment
            • GDI                  Support Staff Assignments and Transfers 
            • GDJ                 Support Staff Time Schedules
            • GDK                Support Staff Work Load 
            • GDL                 Support Staff Development Opportunities 
            • GDM                Supervision of Support Staff 
            • GDN                Evaluation of Support Staff 
            • GDN-R             Evaluation of Support Staff 
            • GDPA              Reduction in Support Staff Work Force 
            • GDPB              Resignation of Support Staff Members 
            • GDPC              Retirement of Support Staff Members 
            • GDPD              Suspension and Dismissal of Support Staff Members 
            • GDQA              Non-School Employment by Support Staff Members


            SECTION H:  NEGOTIATIONS

            • HA                   Negotiations With Employee Representatives
            • HH                   Teacher Negotiating Representatives
            • HPA                 Employee Walkouts, Strikes and Other Disruptions

              SECTION I: INSTRUCTION
              • IA                     Instructional Goals/Priority Objectives 
              • IB                     Academic Freedom 
              • IC                     Academic Calendar /Year/Day 
              • IF                     Curriculum Development 
              • IGA                  Basic Instructional Programs 
              • IGAC                Teaching About Religion 
              • IGAD                Occupational Education 
              • IGADA              Work Experience Opportunities 
              • IGADB              Work Study Program 
              • IGAEA              Teaching About Drugs, Alcohol, and Tobacco 
              • IGAEB              Teaching About Human Sexuality 
              • IGBA                Programs for Students with Disabilities 
              • IGBA-R-1          Programs for Disabled Students 
              • IGBA-R-2          Programs for Disabled Students – Grievance Procedures 
              • IGBB                Programs for Gifted Students 
              • IGBC                Parent/Family Involvement in Instructional and Other Programs 
              • IGBCA              Programs for Homeless Students 
              • IGBCB              Programs for Migrant Students 
              • IGBD                At-Risk Students 
              • IGBG                Homebound Instruction 
              • IGBH                Programs for English Language Learners 
              • IGBI                 Home Schooling
              • IGC                  Extended Instructional Programs 
              • IGCA                Summer Schools and Extended School Year            
              • IGD                  District-Sponsored Extracurricular Activities and Organizations 
              • IGDA                Student – Initiated Group Use of School Facilities 
              • IGDA-R            Student Organizations 
              • IGDAA             Non-Curricular Student Organizations 
              • IGDB                Student Publications 
              • IGDBA             Distribution of Non-Curricular Student Publications 
              • IGDC                Student Social Events 
              • IGDF                Student Fund-Raising
              • IGDH                Contests for Students 
              • IGDI                 Intramural Programs 
              • IGDJ                Interscholastic Athletics 
              • IGDJ-R             General Regulations of Interscholastic Athletics, and Eligibility Standards for Athletics and Cheerleading
              • IGDJA              Sportsmanship in Interscholastic Competition 
              • IHB                   Class Size 
              • IHC                   Scheduling For Instruction 
              • IIA                    Instructional Materials 
              • IIAC                  Instructional Media Centers/School Libraries 
              • IIAC-R               Instructional Media Centers/School Libraries – Selection and Reconsideration of Materials
              • IIAC-1               Confidentiality of School Library Records 
              • IIAE                  Videotapes and Other Media 
              • IIBA                  Teacher Aides
              • IIBG                  Computer Assisted Instruction 
              • IIBG-1               Computer and Internet Acceptable Use Policy 
              • IICA                  Field Trips and Excursions 
              • IICB                  Community Resource Persons
              • IICC                  School Volunteers 
              • IJ                      Guidance Program 
              • IK                     Academic Achievement 
              • IKA-R                Grading Systems 
              • IKAC                 Student Conferences 
              • IKAD                Parent Conferences 
              • IKB                   Homework 
              • IKD                   Honor Rolls 
              • IKE                   Promotion, Acceleration, and Retention of Students 
              • IKEA                 Make-up Opportunities 
              • IKF                   Graduation Requirements 
              • IKFA                 Early Graduation 
              • IKFB                 Graduation Exercises 
              • IL                      Assessment Program 
              • IL-R                  Testing Programs 
              • ILA                   Test Security 
              • IM                     Evaluation of Instructional Programs 
              • INB                   Teaching About Controversial Issues 
              • INC                   Controversial Speakers
              • IND                         School Ceremonies and Observances 
              • INE                   Assemblies
              • INF                   School Fairs
              • INH                   Class Interruptions

                SECTION J: STUDENTS
                • JA                    Student Policies Goals 
                • JBB                 Student Harassment 
                • JC                    School Attendance Areas 
                • JCB                 Intradistrict Transfers 
                • JEA                 Compulsory and Part-Time Attendance
                • JEC                 School Admissions 
                • JECA               Admission of Resident Students 
                • JECB               Admission of Nonresident Students 
                • JECC               Assignment to Students to Grade Levels/Classes 
                • JECE               Student Withdrawal from School 
                • JED                 Student Absences and Excuses 
                • JED-R              Attendance Policy – Grades 7-12 
                • JEDB               Student Dismissal Precautions 
                • JEE                 Student Attendance Accounting 
                • JEFA               Closed Campus 
                • JF                    Student Rights and Responsibilities 
                • JFAA               Student Discipline Hearings 
                • JFB                 Student Involvement in Decision Making 
                • JFBA               Student Government 
                • JFC                 Student Conduct
                • JFCA               Student Dress Code
                • JFCB               Care of School Property by Students 
                • JFCC               Student Conduct on School Transportation 
                • JFCC-R            Student Conduct on School Buses 
                • JFCE               Secret Organizations 
                • JFCF                Hazing and Bullying 
                • JFCG               Tobacco & Tobacco Derivatives Use by Students 
                • JFCH               Student Alcohol/Drug Abuse
                • JFCH-1            Extra-Curricular and Co-Curricular Activity Student Drug Testing Policy 
                • JFCJ                Weapons in School
                • JFD                 Students of Legal Age 
                • JFG                 Interrogations, Interviews and Searches 
                • JFH                  Student Complaints and Grievances 
                • JG                   Student Discipline 
                • JG-R                Student Discipline
                • JGA                 Corporal Punishment 
                • JGB                 Detention and/or In-School Suspension of Students 
                • JGD                 Student Suspension and Expulsion 
                • JGE                 Discipline of Students with Disabilities 
                • JGF                 Discipline Reporting and Records
                • JHA                 Student Insurance Program 
                • JHC                 Student Health Services and Requirements 
                • JHCA               Physical Examinations of Students 
                • JHCB               Inoculation of Students
                • JHCD               Administration of Medication to Student 
                • JHCE               Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) Orders
                • JHD                 Student Guidance and Counseling 
                • JHDA               Surveying, Analyzing or Evaluating Students 
                • JHF                  Student Safety 
                • JHFA               Supervision of Students 
                • JHFC               Student Bicycle Use 
                • JHG                 Reporting and Investigating Child Abuse/Neglect 
                • JI                     Student Awards and Scholarships
                • JK                    Employment of Students
                • JN                    Student Fees, Fines, and Charges
                • JO                    Student Records 
                • JP                    Student Memorabilia

                  SECTION K: SCHOOL-COMMUNITY RELATIONS
                  • KB                   Public Information Program 
                  • KBA                 Public’s Right to Know 
                  • KC                   Community Involvement in Decision Making 
                  • KDA                 Custodial and Noncustodial Parents 
                  • KG                   Community Use of School Facilities 
                  • KH                   Public Gifts to the School 
                  • KI                     Public Solicitations/Advertising In District Facilities 
                  • KK                   Visitors to District Property/Events 
                  • KKB                 Audio and Visual Recording 
                  • KL                    Public Complaints 
                  • KLB                  Public Complaints About The Curriculum And Instructional or Media Materials 
                  • KNAJ                Relations With Law Enforcement Authorities

                    SECTION L: EDUCATION AGENCY RELATIONS
                    • LB/LBA             Relations with Other Schools and School Districts/Shared Service Agencies 
                    • LEA                 Student Teaching and Internships