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SECTION
A: Foundations and Basic Commitments
Section A of the NEPN/NSBA classification system contains policies,
regulations, and exhibits on the district’s legal role in providing
public education and the basic principles underlying school board
governance. The policies in this section provide a setting for all
of the school board’s other policies and regulations.
SECTION B: School Board Governance and Operations
Section B of the NEPN/NSBA
classification system contains policies, regulations, and exhibits
on the school board - how it is appointed or elected; how it is
organized; how it conducts meetings, and how the board operates.
This section includes bylaws and policies establishing the board’s
internal operating procedures.
Section C of
the NEPN/NSBA classification system contains policies, regulations,
and exhibits on school management, administrative organization, and
school building and department administration – including the
administrative aspect of special programs and system wide reforms
such as school- or site-based management. It also houses personnel
policies on the superintendent, senior administrators (management
team), and school principals. All phases of policy implementation
– procedures or regulations – are properly located in this section.
SECTION D: Fiscal Management
Section D of
the NEPN/NSBA classification system contains policies, regulations,
and exhibits on school finances and the management of funds.
Policies on the financing of school construction and renovation,
however, are filed in Section F, Facilities Development.
SECTION E: Support Services
Section E of the NEPN/NSBA
classification system contains policies, regulations, and
exhibits on noninstructional services and programs, particularly
those on business management such as safety, building and grounds
management, office services, transportation and food services.
SECTION F: Facilities Development
Section F
of the NEPN/NSBA classification system contains policies,
regulations, and exhibits on facility planning, financing,
construction, and renovation. It also includes the topics of
temporary facilities and school closings.
SECTION G:
Personnel
Section G of
the NEPN/NSBA policy classification system provides a repository for
personnel policies. This section has three main subdivisions:
subsection GB presents policy topics that pertain to all employees;
subsection GC is for policies that pertain to professional
personnel, including administrators, who must hold educational
certification by the state to serve in their positions; subsection
GD is for policies pertaining to all other personnel.
Section H
of the NEPN/NSBA classification system contains policies,
regulations, and exhibits on the process of negotiating with
bargaining units recognized by the school board and authorized
under state law.
Section I of the NEPN/NSBA classification system contains
policies, regulations, and exhibits on the instructional program:
basic curricular subjects; special programs, instructional
resources, and academic achievement.
SECTION
J: Students
Section J of the NEPN/NSBA
policy classification system contains policies, regulations, and
exhibits on students - admissions, attendance, rights and
responsibilities, conduct, discipline, health and welfare, and
school-related activities.
SECTION K: School-Community
Relations
Section K of
the NEPN/NSBA policy classification system provides a repository for
statements on relations with the general public and with other
community and public agencies except other educational agencies and
groups.
Section L
of the NEPN/NSBA policy classification system contains policies,
regulations, and exhibits on the school districts relationship
with other education agencies – including other school systems,
regional or service districts, private schools, colleges and
universities, education research organizations, and state and
national education agencies.
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