Series 5000: Students

NOTE: This comprehensive index/table of contents provides a standard index system designed to accommodate future policies/regulations and at the same time provides a table of contents for this manual. This manual contains only those Board Policies (BP), administrative regulations (AR) and exhibits (E) specified in the right-hand column. There is no existing policy for items without a corresponding BP or AR.
Last updated 11/04/2013

Designee List
0. Concepts and Roles	5000	BP
A. Goals and Objectives	5010
B. Role of Parents/Guardians	5020
1. Access to Students by Noncustodial Parents	5021	BP
C. Parent/Student Handbook	5022	BP	AR
D. School Discipline and Safety	5030	BP
E. Student Nutrition and Wellness	5040	BP	AR
E 5040 Student Nutrition and Physical Activity
1. Elementary and Secondary	5100
A. Attendance	5110
1. Admission	5111	BP	AR
E5111(a): Early Entrance Screening E5111(b): Early Entrance Parent's Questionnaire E5111(d): Early Entrance Approval Checklist
a. District Residency	5111.1
b. Foreign Exchange Programs E 5111.2 Guidelines for Foreign Exchange Students	5111.2	BP
2. Attendance and Exceptions	5112
a. Exemptions from Attendance	5112.1	BP	AR
b. Exclusions from Attendance	5112.2	BP	AR
c. Student Leave of Absence	5112.3
d. Part-time Employment	5112.4
e. Open/Closed Campus	5112.5
f. Education for Homeless Children and Youths	5112.6	BP	AR
3. Absences and Excuses (includes truancy)	5113	BP	AR
a. Work Permits	5113.1
4. Attendance Records; Registers	5114
5. School Census	5115
6. School Attendance Boundaries	5116	BP
E5116(a&b): Out of Area Attendance Request
a. Intradistrict Attendance	5116.1
b. Open Enrollment	5116.2
7. Interdistrict Attendance	5117
8. Transfers	5118		AR
9. Access to District Schools by Private School, Correspondence and Other Programs	5119	BP	AR
B. Progress	5120
1. Assessment/Evaluation of Student Achievement	5121	BP	AR
2. Academic Load	5122
3. Promotion/Acceleration/Retention	5123	BP	AR
E5123: Retention and Acceleration
4. Communications with Parents/Guardians	5124	BP
5. Student Records	5125	BP	AR
E 5125(a) For Students 18 & Older Disclosure to Parents of Dependent Students & Consent Form E 5125(b) Notification of Rights Under FERPA E 5125(c) Authorization for Release/Exchange of Information
a. Release of Directory Information	5125.1	BP
E5125.1a: Notice of Student Directory Information E5125.1b: Directory Information: Parent Opt Out Form
b. Challenging Student Records	5125.2	BP
c. Withholding Grades, Diploma and Transcripts	5125.3	BP
6. Awards for Achievement	5126	BP
7. Graduation Ceremonies and Activities	5127	BP
a. Special Education Graduation Ceremonies and Activities	5127.1
8. Alaska Performance Scholarship Program	5128	BP	AR
E 5128 Alaska Performance Scholarship - Appeal Form
C. Activities	5130
**1. Conduct	5131	BP	AR
a. Bus Conduct**	5131.1	BP	AR
b. Building and Grounds	5131.2
c. Student Driving and Parking	5131.3
d. Campus Disturbances	5131.4	BP	AR
(1) Violent and Agressive Conduct	5131.41	BP
(2) Threats of Violence	5131.42
(3) Harassment, Intimidation, and Bullying	5131.43	BP
E 5131.43 Harassment, Intimidation, and Bullying
e. Vandalism, Theft, and Graffiti	5131.5	BP
f. Alcohol and Other Drugs	5131.6	BP
(1) Voluntary Drug Testing Program	5131.61
(2) Tobacco	5131.62	BP
(3) Performance Enhancing Drugs	5131.63
g. Weapons and Dangerous Instruments	5131.7	BP	AR
h. Student Activity Trips	5131.8
i. Academic Honesty	5131.9	BP
2. Dress and Grooming	5132
3. Gifts to School Personnel	5133
4. Student Production of Services and Materials	5134	BP
E5134: Express Assumption of Risk Associated with the Purchase of Student Manufactured Products and Student Services
5. School Symbols	5135
6. Gangs	5136
7. Positive School Climate	5137	BP
8. Student Possession & Use of Personal Electronic Devices, Including Cellular Phones	5138	BP
D. Welfare	5140
1. Health Care and Emergencies	5141	BP	AR
a. Accidents	5141.1
b. Illness	5141.2
(1) Administering Medication (includes anaphylatic injections)	5141.21	BP	AR
E5141.21(a):Medication Authorization Prescription Short-Term E5141.21(b): Medication Authorization Non-Prescription Medication Request E5141.21(c) Medication Authorization Form Long-Term Medication Request
(2) Infectious Diseases	5141.22	BP	AR
(3) Infectious Disease Prevention	5141.23	BP	AR
E5141.23: Precautions for Infectious Disease Prevention
(4) Specialized Health Care Services	5141.24
c. Health Examinations x6145.2	5141.3	BP
E 5141.3 Opt-Out Form for Growth Services (MS Word Version)
E 5141.3 Opt-Out Form for Growth Services (PDF)
(1) Immunizations	5141.31	BP
d. Child Abuse and Neglect (Reporting Procedures)	5141.4	BP	AR
E5141.4(a): OCS Referral for Suspected Child Abuse or Neglect E5141.4(b): OCS Authorization for Interview
(1) Child Abuse Prevention	5141.41
e. Mental Health x6164.4	5141.5
(1) At-Risk Youths	5141.51
(2) Suicide Prevention	5141.52
2. Safety x3514	5142	BP	AR
a. Fingerprinting Program	5142.1
b. School Safety Patrol	5142.2
c. Restraint and Seclusion	5142.3	BP
3. Insurance	5143
4. Discipline	5144	BP	AR
a. Suspension and Expulsion	5144.1	BP	AR
E5144.1(a): Long-Term Suspension Process E 5144.1(b): Order of Hearings E 5144.1(c): Expulsion Recommendation Process
(1) Due Process	5144.11	BP	AR
E5144.11(a): Notice of Appeal - Student/Parent Discipline Appeal E5144.11(b): Hearing Procedure E5144.11(c): Procedure for Contested Student Hearings (by School Board)
b. Suspension and Expulsion (Students with Disabilities)	5144.2		AR
E 5144.2 Special Education Discipline
5. Rights and Responsibiltieis	5145
a. Privacy	5145.1
(1) Questioning and Apprehension	5145.11	BP
(2) Search and Seizure	5145.12	BP	AR
(3) Research on Students	5145.13
(4) Photographing of Students	5145.14
b. Freedom of Speech/Expression	5145.2	BP	AR
c. Nondiscrimination	5145.3	BP
d. Students In Transition (Homelessness) x 5112.6	5145.31
e. Exploitation	5145.4
f. Student Grievance Procedures x1312	5145.5
g. Notifications Required by Law	5145.6
h. Sexual Harassment	5145.7	BP	AR
i. Refusal to Harm or Destroy Animals	5145.8
6. Married/Pregnant/Parenting Students	5146	BP
7. Dropout Prevention	5147
8. Child Care	5148