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KCS Board Policies

Section A - School District Organization

A-100 - School Board Legal Status, Authority, Duties and Powers
A-110 - School District Planning, Goals and Objectives
A-120 - School Attendance Areas
A-130 - School Calendar
A-140 - School Day
A-141 - Emergency Closings
A-142 - Extended School Day/Year Programs and School-Age Children

Section C - General School Administration

C-100 - School Administration Goals and Objectives

C-110 - Lines of Authority and Staff Relations

C-120 - Director of Schools

C-122 - Director of Schools Recruitment and Selection

C-123 - Qualification and Duties of the Director of Schools

C-124 - Director of Schools Compensation, Benefits and Expenses

C-125 - Evaluation of the Director of Schools

C-131 - Compensation Guides and Contracts for Certified Personnel

C-133 - Employment-Transfers of Administrative-Supervisory Personnel

C-140 - Administrative Procedures

C-141 - Administrative Reports

C-150 - Professional Development Opportunities

C-170 - Conflict of Interest

C-180 - Advertising and Solicitation in Schools

C-181 - Political Solicitation

C-190 - Complaints Under the Americans with Disabilities Act

C-200 - Honorary Diploma

C-210 - School Visitors

C-220 - Automated External Defibrillator
C-221 - Cardiac Emergency Response Plan
C-222 - Athletics Emergency Action Plan

C-230 - Bus Photograph/Video Retention and Viewing

C-231 - Surveillance Photograph/Video Retention and Viewing

C-250 - Accommodations for Restrooms and Changing Facilities
C-260 - Sexual Harassment and Sex-Based Discrimination
C-270 - Threat Assessment Team

Section D - Fiscal Management

D-100 - Fiscal Management Goals and Objectives

D-110 - Annual Operating Budget

D-120 - State and Federal Aid Eligibility Determination

D-130 - Donations, Gifts, and Bequests

D-140 - Receipt of Funds at School Level

D-150 - Deposit of Funds

D-160 - Bonded Employees

D-170 - Accounting System

D-171 - Financial Reports

D-172 - Audits

D-190 - Payroll

D-200 - Expenses and Reimbursements

D-210 - Inventories

D-211 - Capital Asset Investment and Management

D-220 - Surplus Property

D-230 - Purchasing

D-232 - Purchase Orders Contracts and Requisitions

D-233 - Technology Purchases

D-241 - Internal School Funds

D-250 - School Support Organizations

D-260 - Vendor Relations

D-270 - Grants Management

D-280 - Fundraising Activities

Section E - Business Management

E-100 - Business Management Goals and Objectives

E-110 - Buildings and Grounds Management

E-120 - Safety

E-121 - Testing of Drinking Water for Contamination

E-122 - Emergency Preparedness Planning and Training

E-123 - Crisis Management

E-124 - Risk Management

E-125 - Explosive Devices and Threats

E-130 - Community Use of School Facilities

E-140 - Equipment and Supplies Management

E-141 - Energy and Utility Management

E-150 - Security of School Property

E-160 - Traffic and Parking Controls

E-170 - Student Transportation Management

E-171 - Scheduling and Routing

E-172 - Agreement for Pupil Transportation Services

E-173 - Use of Vehicles for Work-Related Purposes Including Transporting Students

E-180 - Use of School System Owned or Leased Vehicles

E-190 - Food Service Management

E-191 - School Nutrition Program Charges

E-200 - Insurance Management

E-201 - Workers' Compensation

Section F - Facility Expansion Program

F-100 - Facility Expansion Program Goals and Objectives

F-110 - Alterations and Modifications to Facilities

F-121 - Building New Athletic Facilities

F-130 - Retirement and Disposal of Facilities

F-140 - Naming Facilities

F-150 - New Project Planning

F-151 - Capital Planning

Section G - Human Resources

G-100 - Introduction to Human Resources Policies

G-110 - Collaborative Conferencing

G-120 - Professional Growth Opportunities

G-130 - Employee Complaints and Grievances

G-131 - Complaints about School Personnel

G-140 - Staff-Student Relations

G-150 - Staff-Community Relations

G-160 - Staff Conflict of Interest
G-161 - Social Media
G-162 - Nepotism

G-170 - Staff Gifts and Solicitations

G-180 - Personnel Files
G-181 - Job Descriptions

G-190 - Salary Deductions

G-200 - Academic Freedoms

G-210 - Drug-Free Workplace

G-211 - Smoking and Use of Tobacco

G-212 - Employee Background Checks

G-220 - Harassment of Employees

G-221 - Employee Whistleblower Protection

G-230 - Personnel Definitions

G-240 - Compensation Guides and Contracts for Professional Personnel

G-250 - Utilization of Career Level Educators

G-260 - Extended Contracts

G-270 - Strategic Compensation

G-280 - Qualifications and Duties of Teachers

G-290 - Hiring Personnel

G-300 - Assignment

G-310 - Job Sharing

G-320 - Continuing Education Assistance Program

G-330 - Tenure

G-331 - Non-Tenure

G-340 - Reductions in Certified Staff

G-350 - Evaluation of School-Based Certified Personnel

G-360 - Personnel Transfers

G-370 - Administrative Suspension

G-380 - Dismissal of Tenured Teachers

G-381 - Suspension-Dismissal of Non-Tenured Teachers

G-390 - Appointment of Hearing Officers

G-400 - Resignation

G-410 - Retirement

G-420 - Working Conditions

G-430 - Personnel Health Examinations and Communicable Diseases

G-440 - Time Schedules and Extra Duty

G-450 - Tutoring for Pay

G-460 - Emergency and Legal Leave

G-461 - Sick and Bereavement Leave

G-462 - Personal and Professional Leave

G-463 - Long-Term Leaves of Absence

G-464 - Family and Medical Leave

G-465 - Military Leave

G-466 - Legislative Leave
G-467 - Paid Parental Leave

G-470 - Substitute Teachers

G-480 - Student Teachers and Teacher Interns

G-490 - Third Party Funded Positions

G-500 - Compensation Guides and Contracts for Support Personnel

G-510 - Evaluation of Classified Personnel

G-520 - Dismissal of Classified Personnel

G-530 - Transfers of Classified Personnel

G-540 - Reduction in Staff for Classified Personnel

G-550 - Resignation of Classified Personnel

G-560 - Classified Personnel Health Examination-Communicable Diseases

G-570 - Time Schedules of Classified Personnel

G-571 - Overtime Pay of Classified Personnel

G-580 - Non-School Activities of Classified Personnel

G-590 - Leaves and Absences of Classified Personnel

G-591 - Vacations and Holidays of Classified Personnel

Section H - Negotiations

Section H of the Knox County Board of Education Policy Manual was rescinded when the Professional Educators Collaborative Conferencing Act (PECCA) replaced the Education Professional Negotiation Act (EPNA) effective June 1, 2011. For policy information regarding PECCA, see Board Policy G-110 "Collaborative Conferencing."

Section I - Instructional Goals and Objectives

I-100 - Instructional Goals and Objectives

I-110 - Curriculum

I-120 - Early College Admission

I-121 - Enrollment in College Level Courses

I-122 - Course Credit Earned Outside the Base High School

I-123 - Academic Acceleration

I-130 - Work-Based Learning

I-140 - Homebound Instruction

I-150 - Gifted and Talented

I-160 - Special Education

I-170 - Extracurricular Activities

I-171 - Interscholastic Athletics

I-172 - Interscholastic Sports Examination
I-173 - Athletic Support Organizations and Management

I-190 - Organization for Instruction

I-200 - Class Size

I-210 - Textbook and Instructional Materials Selection, Distribution and Care

I-211 - Selection of Instructional Materials Other than Textbooks

I-212 - Reconsideration of Instructional Materials and Textbooks
I-213 - Instructional Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tools

I-221 - District Website

I-222 - Internet Safety

I-231 - Use of Copyrighted Materials

I-241 - School Libraries

I-242 - Community Instructional Resources

I-250 - Off-Campus Trips
I-260 - School Volunteers

I-270 - Family and Community Engagement

I-280 - Federal Programs

I-290 - ESL Program Policy

I-310 - Reporting Student Progress

I-311 - Authorization for a Grade Change

I-320 - Homework

I-330 - Senior Classification

I-340 - Promotion, Retention, Acceleration

I-341 - Uniform Grading Policy

I-350 - Repeating High School Courses

I-351 - Credit Recovery

I-360 - Double Credits in English

I-370 - Graduation Requirements

I-371 - Early Graduation

I-372 - Commencement Ceremony

I-373 - Graduating with Honors or Distinction

I-380 - Testing Programs

I-381 - Integration of TCAP and EOC Scores in Student Grades

I-383 - Test Security

I-390 - Value-Added Assessment Teacher Effect Data

I-400 - Surveys, Analysis and Evaluations

I-410 - Program Evaluation

I-420 - Controversial Issues

I-430 - Recognition of Religious Beliefs, Customs and Holidays

I-431 - Religion in the Curriculum

I-432 - Religious Expression

I-433 - Prayer and Period of Silence

I-440 - Wellness Policy

I-450 - Public Charter Schools

Section J - Students

J-100 - Student Goals and Objectives

J-110 - Equal Educational Opportunities

J-120 - Attendance

J-122 - Compulsory Attendance Ages
J-123 - Summer School Attendance

J-130 - Home Schools

J-140 - Students Experiencing Homelessness

J-150 - School Admissions

J-151 - Student Assignment

J-152 - Student Transfers Within the System

J-154 - Out-of-District Student Transfer to the Regional STEM Academy

J-160 - Withdrawals

J-170 - Release During School Hours

J-180 - Rights and Responsibilities

J-181 - Procedural Due Process

J-190 - Code of Behavior and Discipline

J-191 - Misbehaviors and Disciplinary Options

J-192 - Detention

J-193 - Student Suspension

J-194 - Zero Tolerance Offenses

J-195 - Student Disciplinary Hearing Authority

J-196 - Admission of Suspended or Expelled Students

J-197 - Student Interference with Classroom

J-200 - Interrogations and Searches

J-201 - Random Searches For Dangerous Weapons, Drugs and Drug Paraphernalia

J-210 - Harassment of Students

J-211 - Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying or Cyber-Bullying

J-212 - Student Conduct and Safe Relocation of Students

J-220 - Alcohol, Drug, and Tobacco Use

J-221 - Student Alcohol and Drug Testing

J-230 - Weapons and Dangerous Instruments

J-240 - Use of Personal Communication Devices in School

J-250 - Bus Conduct

J-260 - Dress Code

J-270 - Care of School Property

J-280 - Alternative School Programs

J-281 - Alternative School Services

J-290 - Unsafe School Choice

J-300 - Criminal Gang Awareness

J-310 - Adjudicated Delinquent Students

J-320 - Independent Evaluations of Students

J-330 - Student Counseling Program

J-340 - Student Insurance Program

J-350 - School and Student Health Services

J-351 - Physical Examinations and Immunizations

J-352 - Medication

J-353 - HIV, HIV-Related Illness and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)

J-354 - Glucagon Administration

J-355 - Guidelines for Managing Life-Threatening Allergies

J-357 - Student Communicable Diseases

J-358 - Adrenal Insufficiency
J-359 - Private Practitioners

J-360 - Student Psychological Services

J-370 - School Social Work Services

J-380 - Supervision of Students

J-390 - Child Custody-Parental Access

J-391 - Power of Attorney for Care of a Minor Child

J-392 - Students in Foster Care

J-400 - Child Abuse and Neglect

J-410 - Married and/or Pregnant Students

J-420 - Accidents and Illnesses

J-421 - Heat Illness Prevention

J-430 - School Nutrition Program

J-450 - Student Representative to the Knox County Board of Education

J-460 - Student Clubs and Organizations

J-461 - Student Government

J-470 - Student Publications

J-480 - Student Social Events

J-490 - Student Performance

J-500 - Student Solicitations

J-510 - Student Vehicles

J-520 - Contests for Students

J-530 - Awards and Scholarships

J-540 - Gifts

J-550 - Student Records

J-551 - Student Records - Annual Notification of Rights

J-552 - Student Educational Records

J-560 - Student Fees and Fines

J-570 - Service Animals

J-580 - Student Suicide Prevention

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Section A

School District Organization

Section B

School Board Operations

Section C

General School Administration

Section D

Fiscal Management

Section E

Business Management

Section F

Facility Expansion Program

Section G

Human Resources

Section I

Instructional Goals and Objectives

Section J

Students

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KCS Board Policies

Section A - School District Organization

Section B - School Board Operations

Section C - General School Administration

Section D - Fiscal Management

Section E - Business Management

Section F - Facility Expansion Program

Section G - Human Resources

Section H - Negotiations

Section I - Instructional Goals and Objectives

Section J - Students

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