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Introduction Welcome to the Unit 5 Policies section of the website. Listed below are links to all current Policies, Administrative Procedures, Exhibits, and Ordinances 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 Assistant to the Superintendent at the District Office (309) 452-4476.
Introduction Table of Contents Policy Index
School District Organization (Section 1)
District Legal Status - 1.10 District Organization, Operations and Cooperative Agreements - 1.20 Administrative Procedure 1.20-AP1 District Philosophy and Mission Statement - 1.30
Board of Education (Section 2)
District Governance - 2.10 Powers and Duties of the Board - 2.20 Exhibit 2.20-E1 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 Exhibit 2.70-E1 Board Member Oath and Conduct - 2.80 Exhibit 2.80-E1 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 Exhibit 2.120-E1 Board Member Expenses - 2.125 Exhibit 2.125-E1 Board-Superintendent Relationship - 2.130 Communications To and From the Board - 2.140 Exhibit 2.140-E1 Committees - 2.150 Board Attorney - 2.160 Hold Harmless - 2.165 Procurement of Architectural Engineering and Land Surveying Services - 2.170 Administrative Procedure 2.170-AP1 Mailing Lists for Receiving Board Material - 2.190 Types of Board Meetings - 2.200 Administrative Procedure 2.200-AP1 Organizational Board Meetings - 2.210 Board Meeting Procedures - 2.220 Public Comments at Board Meetings and Petitions to the Board - 2.230 Board Policy Development - 2.240 Exhibit 2.240-E1 Access to District's Public Records - 2.250 Administrative Procedure - 2.250-AP1 Administrative Procedure - 2.250-AP2 Exhibit 2.250-E1 Exhibit 2.250-E2 Exhibit 2.250-E3 Uniform Grievance Procedure - 2.260 Administrative Procedure - 2.260-AP1 Administrative Procedure 2.260-AP2
General School Administration (Section 3)
Goals and Objectives - 3.10 Chain of Command - 3.30 Administrative Procedure 3.30-AP1 Superintendent - 3.40 Administrative Personnel Other Than Superintendent - 3.50 Administrative Responsibilities of the Building Principals - 3.60 Succession of Authority - 3.70 Administrative Procedure 3.70-AP1
Operational Services (Section 4)
Fiscal and Business Management - 4.10 Revenue and Investments - 4.30 Incurring Debt - 4.40 Insufficient Fund Checks - 4.45 Administrative Procedure 4.45-AP1 Exhibit 4.55-E1 Payment Procedures - 4.50 Exhibit 4.50-E1 Use of District Credit and Procurement Cards - 4.55 Administrative Procedure 4.55-AP1 Exhibit 4.55-E1 Exhibit 4.55-E2 Purchases and Contracts - 4.60 Administrative Procedure 4.60-AP1 Administrative Procedure 4.60-AP2 Resource Conservation - 4.70 Administrative Procedure 4.70-AP1 Energy Management Conservation - 4.75 Administrative Procedure 4.75-AP1 Accounting and Audits - 4.80 Administrative Procedure 4.80-AP1 Activity Funds - 4.90 Exhibit 4.90-E1 Exhibit 4.90-E2 Exhibit 4.90-E3 Exhibit 4.90-E4 Insurance Management - 4.100 Transportation - 4.110 Administrative Procedure 4.110-AP1 Administrative Procedure 4.110-AP2 Food Services - 4.120 Administrative Procedure 4.120-AP1 Free and Reduced-Price Food Services - 4.130 Waiver of Student Fees - 4.140 Administrative Procedure 4.140-AP1 Exhibit 4.140-E1 Exhibit 4.140-E2 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 Administrative Procedure 4.160-AP1 Safety - 4.170 Administrative Procedure 4.170-AP1 N/A Administrative Procedure 4.170-AP2 Administrative Procedure 4.170-AP3 Administrative Procedure 4.170-AP4 N/A Administrative Procedure 4.170-AP5 Administrative Procedure 4.170-AP6 Exhibit 4.170-E1 N/A Exhibit 4.170-AP6, E2 Exhibit 4.170-E2 N/A Exhibit 4.170-E5 N/A Exhibit 4.170-E6 Pandemic Preparedness - 4.180 Administrative Procedure 4.180-AP1 Administrative Procedure 4.180-AP2
Personnel (Section 5)
General Personnel
Equal Employment Opportunity and Minority Recruitment - 5.10 Administrative Procedure 5.10-AP1 Sexual Harassment - 5.20 Administrative Procedure 5.20-AP1 N/A Hiring Process and Criteria - 5.30 Administrative Procedure 5.30-AP1 Administrative Procedure 5.30-AP2 Compliance With Fair Labor Standards Act - 5.35 Administrative Procedure 5.35-AP2 Administrative Procedure 5.35-AP3 Communicable and Chronic Infectious Disease - 5.40 Drug and Alcohol-Free Workplace - 5.50 Expenses - 5.60 Administrative Procedure 5.60-AP1 Religious Holidays - 5.70 Court Duty - 5.80 Abused and Neglected Child Reporting - 5.90 Staff Development Program - 5.100 Administrative Procedure - 5.100-AP1 Ethics - 5.120 Administrative Procedure - 5.20-AP2 Responsibilities Concerning Internal Information - 5.130 Administrative Procedure 5.130-AP1 Personnel Records, Maintenance and Access - 5.150 Administrative Procedure 5.150-AP1 Release of Information - 5.160 Copyright - 5.170 Administrative Procedure - 5.170-AP1 Administrative Procedure - 5.170-AP2 Administrative Procedure - 5.170-AP3 Temporary Illness or Temporary Incapacity - 5.180 Family and Medical Leave - 5.185 Administrative Procedure - 5.185-AP1
Professional Personnel
Teacher Qualifications - 5.190 Administrative Procedure - 5.190-AP1 Terms and Conditions of Employment and Dismissal - 5.200 Resignations and Retirements - 5.210 Substitute Teachers - 5.220 Administrative Procedure 5.220-AP1 Maintaining Student Discipline - 5.230 Suspension - 5.240 Administrative Procedure - 5.240-AP1 Leaves of Absences - 5.250 Administrative Procedure - 5.250-AP1 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 Administrative Procedure - 5.285-AP1 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 Organization of Instruction - 6.30 Curriculum Development - 6.40 Student Wellness - 6.50 Curriculum Content - 6.60 Administrative Procedure 6.60-AP1 Exhibit 6.60-E1 Student Social and Emotional Development - 6.65 Teaching About Religions - 6.70 Teaching About Controversial Issues - 6.80 Using Animals in the Educational Program - 6.100 Administrative Procedure - 6.100-AP1 Exhibit 6.100-E1 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 Administrative Procedure - 6.140-AP1 Migrant Students - 6.145 Home and Hospital Instruction - 6.150 English Language Learners - 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 Acceptable Use of District Technology - 6.235 Field Trips - 6.240 Overnight Trips by Students - 6.245 Community Resource Persons and Volunteers - 6.250 Assemblies and Ceremonies - 6.255 Suggestions or Objections to Curriculum, Instructional Materials, and Programs - 6.260 Exhibit 6.260-E1 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 Exhibit 6.310-E1 Exhibit 6.310-E2 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 Administrative Procedure 7.20-AP1 Student Assignment and Intra-District Transfer - 7.30 Administrative Procedure AP-1 Administrative Procedure AP-2 Exhibit 7.30-E1 Nonpublic School Students, Including Parochial and Home Schooled Students - 7.40 School Admissions and Student Transfers to and from Non-District Schools -7.50 Administrative Procedure 7.50-AP Exhibit 7.150-E1 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 Administrative Procedure 7.150-AP 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)
Connections with the Community - 8.10 Community Use of Facilities - 8.20 Administrative Procedure 8.20-AP1 Exhibit 8.20-E1 Advertising and Distributing Materials in Schools Provided by Non-School Related Entities - 8.25 Administrative Procedure 8.25-AP Administrative Procedure 8.25-AP1 Exhibit 8.25-E1 Visitors to and Conduct on School Property - 8.30 Administrative Procedure 8.30-AP1 Exhibit 8.30-E1 Exhibit 8.30-E2 Exhibit 8.30-E3 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 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 Administrative Procedure 8.110-AP1 Exhibit 8.110-E1

McLean County District Unit No. 5
1809 West Hovey Normal, IL 61761
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