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Introduction Welcome to the Unit 5 Policies section of the website. Listed below are links to all current policies adopted by the Unit 5 Board of Education. Introduction School District Organization - Section 1 Board of Education - Section 2 General School Administration - Section 3 Operational Services - Section 4 Personnel - Section 5 General Personnel Professional Personnel Educational Support Personnel Instruction - Section 6 Students - Section 7 School/Community Relations - Section 8 A paper copy of the Unit 5 Board Policy Manual is maintained in the District Office located at 1809 West Hovey Avenue, Normal IL 61761. Individuals without Internet access may request a paper copy from the District Office. Policies are regularly reviewed and revisions/additions are adopted as necessary. Questions regarding board policies may be directed to the Community Relations Specialist at the District Office (309) 452-4476.
Introduction Table of Contents
School District Organization (Section 1)
District Legal Status - 1.10 District Organization, Operations and Cooperative Agreements - 1.20 District Philosophy and Mission Statement - 1.30
Board of Education (Section 2)
District Governance - 2.10 Powers and Duties of the Board - 2.20 School District Elections - 2.30 Board Member Qualifications - 2.40 Board Member Term of Office - 2.50 Board Member Removal From Office - 2.60 Vacancies on Board - Filling Vacancies - 2.70 Board Member Code of Conduct - 2.80 Board Member Conflict of Interest - 2.100 Ethics and Gift Ban - 2.105 Qualifications, Term and Duties of Board Officers - 2.110 Board Member Development - 2.120 Board Member Expenses - 2.125 Board-Superintendent Relationship - 2.130 Communications To and From the Board - 2.140 Committees - 2.150 Board Attorney - 2.160 Hold Harmless - 2.165 Procurement of Architectural Engineering and Land Surveying Services - 2.170 Mailing Lists for Receiving Board Material - 2.190 Types of Board Meetings - 2.200 Organizational Board Meetings - 2.210 Board Meeting Procedures - 2.220 Public Comments at Board Meetings and Petitions to the Board - 2.230 Board Policies, Administrative Procedures, and Negotiated Contracts - 2.240 Access to District's Public Records - 2.250 Uniform Grievance Procedure - 2.260
General School Administration (Section 3)
Goals and Objectives - 3.10 Line and Staff Relationships - 3.30 Superintendent - 3.40 Administrative Personnel Other Than Superintendent - 3.50 Administrative Responsibilities of the Building Principals - 3.60 Succession of Authority - 3.70
Operational Services (Section 4)
Fiscal and Business Management - 4.10 Revenue and Investments - 4.30 Incurring Debt - 4.40 Insufficient Fund Checks - 4.45 Payment Procedures - 4.50 Purchases - 4.60 Resource Conservation - 4.70 Energy Management Conservation - 4.75 Accounting and Audits - 4.80 Student Activity Fund Management - 4.90 Insurance Management - 4.100 Transportation - 4.110 Food Services - 4.120 Free and Reduced-Price Food Services - 4.130 Waiver of Student Fees - 4.140 Facility Management and Expansion Program - 4.150 Naming or Renaming of Facilities and School and District Symbols - 4.155 Hazardous and Infectious Materials - 4.160 Safety - 4.170
Personnel (Section 5)
General Personnel
Equal Employment Opportunity and Minority Recruitment - 5.10 Sexual Harassment - 5.20 Hiring Process and Criteria - 5.30 Compliance With Fair Labor Standards Act - 5.35 Communicable and Chronic Infectious Disease - 5.40 Drug and Alcohol-Free Workplace - 5.50 Expenses - 5.60 Religious Holidays - 5.70 Court Duty - 5.80 Abused and Neglected Child Reporting - 5.90 Staff Development Program - 5.100 Ethics - 5.120 Personnel Records, Maintenance and Access - 5.150 Release of Credit Information - 5.160 Copyright Compliance and Computer Programs Developed by Employees - 5.170 Temporary Illness or Temporary Incapacity - 5.180 Family and Medical Leave - 5.185
Professional Personnel
Teacher Qualifications - 5.190 Terms and Conditions of Employment and Dismissal - 5.200 Resignations and Retirements - 5.210 Substitute Teachers - 5.220 Maintaining Student Discipline - 5.230 Suspensions - 5.240 Leaves of Absences - 5.250 Student Teachers - 5.260
Educational Support Personnel
Employment at Will, Compensation and Assignment - 5.270 Duties and Qualifications - 5.280 Drug and Alcohol Testing for School Bus/Commercial Vehicle Drivers - 5.285 Resignation, Retirement, Termination and Suspension - 5.290 Schedules and Employment Year - 5.300 Compensatory Time Off - 5.310 Evaluation - 5.320 Leaves of Absence - 5.330
Instruction (Section 6)
Educational Philosophy - 6.10 School Accountability - 6.15 State and Federal Grant Compliances - 6.17 School Year Calendar and Day - 6.20 Curriculum Development - 6.40 Student Wellness - 6.50 Curriculum Content - 6.60 Student Social and Emotional Development - 6.65 Teaching About Religions - 6.70 Teaching About Controversial Issues - 6.80 Kindergarten - 6.90 Experiments on or Dissection of Animals - 6.100 Programs for Students At Risk of Academic Failure and/or Dropping Out of School and Graduation Incentives Program - 6.110 Education of Children with Disabilities - 6.120 Program for the Gifted - 6.130 Education of Homeless Children - 6.140 Migrant Students - 6.145 Home and Hospital Instruction - 6.150 Limited English Proficient Students - 6.160 Title 1 Programs - 6.170 Extended Instructional Programs - 6.180 Co-Curricular Activities - 6.190 Instructional Materials - 6.210 Instructional Materials Selection, and Adoption - 6.220 Instructional Media Center - 6.230 Access to Computer Hardware, Software and Electronic Networks Such as the Internet - 6.235 Field Trips - 6.240 Overnight Trips by Students - 6.245 Assemblies and Ceremonies - 6.255 Objections to Curriculum, Instructional Materials and Programs - 6.260 Guidance and Counseling Programs - 6.270 Grading and Promotion - 6.280 Graduation Requirements - 6.300 Credit for Alternative Courses and Programs and Course Substitutions - 6.310 Credit for Proficiency - 6.320 Student Testing and Assessment Program - 6.340

Students (Section 7)
Equal Educational Opportunities - 7.10 Student and Family Privacy Rights - 7.15 Harassment of Students Prohibited - 7.20 Student Assignment and Intra-District Transfer - 7.30 Nonpublic School Students, Including Parochial and Home Schooled Students - 7.40 School Admissions and Student Transfers to and from Non-District Schools -7.50 Residence - 7.60 Attendance and Truancy - 7.70 Release Time For Religious Instruction/Observance - 7.80 Health and Dental Examinations, Immunizations and Exclusions of Students - 7.100 Student Discipline Philosophy - 7.125 Students Rights and Responsibilities - 7.130 Surveillance of Facilities and Grounds - 7.135 Search and Seizure - 7.140 Agency and Police Interviews - 7.150 Student Appearance - 7.160 Vandalism - 7.170 Preventing Bullying, Intimidation, and Harassment - 7.180 Student Discipline - 7.190 Suspension Procedures - 7.200 Expulsion Procedures - 7.210 Bus Conduct - 7.220 Misconduct by Students With Disabilities - 7.230 Conduct Code for Participants in Co-Curricular Activities - 7.240 Student Support Services - 7.250 Exemption From Physical Activity - 7.260 Administering Medicines to Students - 7.270 Orders to Forgo Life-Sustaining treatment 7.275 Communicable and Chronic Infectious Diseases - 7.280 Co-Curricular Athletics - 7.300 Publications - 7.310 Student Fund-Raising Activities - 7.325 Student Use of Buildings - 7.330 Student Records - 7.340
School/Community Relations (Section 8)
Public Relations - 8.10 Community Use of Facilities - 8.20 Advertising and Distributing Materials in Schools Provided by Non-School Related Entities - 8.25 Visitors to and Conduct on School Property - 8.30 Spectator Conduct and Sportsmanship for Athletics and Co-Curricular Events - 8.40 Exclusive Bargaining Representative Agent - 8.60 Accommodating Individuals With Disabilities - 8.70 Gifts to the District - 8.80 Community Resource Persons and Volunteers - 8.85 Parent Organizations - 8.90 Parental Involvement - 8.95 Relations With Other Organizations and Agencies - 8.100 Citizens Advisory Council - 8.105 Public Concerns - 8.110

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