School Board of Levy County - Board Policies

BOARD POLICIES UNDER CONSIDERATION

The following Board Policies are under consideration for the March 24, 2026 Board Meeting.

10.06 – Procurement for School Food and Nutrition Services

The following Board Policies are under consideration for the April 28, 2026 Board Meeting.

Chapter 1 – District Philosophy

1.01 - District Mission Statement

1.02* - Scope of the School District

Chapter 2 – School Board Governance and Organization

2.01 - Responsibilities and Authority of the Board

2.02 - Organization and Officers of the Board

2.03 - Special Committees of the School Board

2.04 - School Advisory Councils

2.05* - Board Meetings

2.06* - School Board Rules

2.07 - Schedule for Legal Advertisements

2.08 - Collective Bargaining Agreements

2.09* - School Improvement and Educational Accountability

2.091* - Parent and Family Engagement

2.10 - Program of Awards

2.11 - Participation in Activities

2.12 - Legal Counsel - Board

2.13 - Legal Counsel - Superintendent

2.14 - Legal Services for Employees

2.15 - School Board Adopted Plans

2.16 - Equivalence in Staff and Support Services

2.17 - School Calendar

2.18 - School Year

2.19 - Personal Business on School Time

2.20 - Procedures for Making a Presentation to the Board

2.21 - Respect and Civility in Schools and District Offices

Chapter 3 – School Administration

3.01 - Responsibilities of Superintendent

3.02 - Responsibilities of Principals

3.03 - Emergencies

3.04 - Directives, Procedures, and Administrative Manuals

3.05* - Administrative Organization

3.06 - Safe and Secure Schools

3.07 - Photographing of Public Records

3.08 - Copyrighted Materials

3.09 - A Moment of Silence

3.10 - Flag Display and Pledge

3.101 - Religious Expression in Public Schools

3.11 - Agents, Solicitors, and Salespersons

3.12 - Public Information and Inspection of Records

3.13 - School Volunteers

3.14 - Disruptions at School Board Functions

3.15 - Alcohol, Alcoholic Beverages, Mood-Modifying Substance on Board Property

3.16 - Charter Schools

3.17 - Public Appearances of School Groups

3.18 - Releasing Children from School

3.19 - School Discipline

3.20 - Weapons Prohibited

3.21 - Chaperones for School/Social Functions

3.22 - Contests

3.23* - Records Retention and Disposal

3.24 - Service Animals

3.25 - Recording of Parent-Staff Meetings

3.26 - Internet Safety

3.30 - Automatic External Defibrillators

3.31 - Exertional Heat Illness

3.32 - Suicide Prevention

Chapter 4 - Curriculum and Instruction

4.01 - Student Progression Plan

4.02* - School Public Accountability Report

4.025 - Academic and Career Planning

4.03* - Grading and Reporting

4.04 - Promotions and Retentions

4.041 - Dropout Prevention Program

4.05 - Examinations

4.06 - Requirements for Graduation

4.07 - Certificate of Completion

4.08 - Special Diploma for Exceptional Education Students

4.09 - Accelerated Graduation

4.10 - Cooperative Diversified Education OJT; Business Cooperative Education OJT

4.11 - Program of Studies

4.12 - Drivers Education

4.13 - Florida History and Government

4.14 - Health, Safety, and Physical Fitness

4.141 - Wellness Policy

4.15 - Comprehensive Health Education and Substance Abuse Education

4.16 - Standardized Tests

4.17 - Course Loads and Credits

4.18 - Transfer Credits

4.19 - Classification of Students

4.20 - Religious Instruction

4.21 - Homework

4.22 - Educational Field Trips

4.23 - Student Assistants

4.24 - Management of Textbooks

4.25 - Disposing of Surplus, Obsolete, and Unusable Textbooks and Instructional Materials

4.26 - Sale of Textbooks by School Board

4.261 - Artificial Intelligence Acceptable Use

4.27 - Extended School Year Programs

4.28* - Educational Enhancement

4.29 - Exceptional Student Education

4.30 - Dropout Prevention Program

4.31 - Interscholastic Extracurricular Activities

4.32 - Student Clubs and Organizations

4.33 - Student Publications

4.34 - Public Appearance of School Groups

4.35 - Adult Education

4.36* - Allocation of Instructional Materials

4.37 - Instructional Materials Selection

4.38 - Educational Media Materials Selection

4.39 - Non-School Related Travel

4.40 - District and State-Wide Assessment Program

4.41 - Security of Tests

4.42 - Challenged Materials

4.43 - Operation of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (Drones)

4.44 Participation of Home Education, Private School & Virtual School Students in Extracurricular Activities & Interscholastic Athletics

Chapter 5 - Students

5.01 - Non-Discriminatory Admission of Students

5.011 - Foreign Exchange Students

5.02 - Student Assignment

5.021 - Homeless Students

5.025 - Educational Stability for Children in Foster Care

5.03 - Student Attendance/Absences

5.04 - Requirements for Original Entry

5.05 - Admission to Kindergarten

5.06 - Admission to First Grade

5.07 - Granting Permission for Students to Leave the School Campus

5.08 - Student Control

5.09 - Student Detention, Search, and Seizure

5.10 - Suspension of Students

5.11 - Expulsion of Students

5.12 - Judicial Review

5.13 - Zero Tolerance for School Related Crimes

5.14 - Gun Free Schools

5.151 - Medical Marijuana/Low THC Cannabis Use to Qualified Students in Schools

5.15 - Administration of Medication

5.16 - Eye Protection Devices

5.17 - Student Injuries/Illness

5.18 - Legal Name of Student

5.19 - Educational Records of Pupils and Adult Students

5.20 - Directory Information

5.21 - Married and Pregnant Students

5.22 - School Day for Pupils

5.23 - Student Identification Number

5.24 - Detention

5.25 - Grade Reduction as a Punishment

5.25+ - Student Use of Cellular Telephones and Other Communication Devices

5.26 - Corporal Punishment

5.27 - Boycotts, Walkouts, Sit-Ins, and Other Disruptive Acts

5.28 - Students Infected With Serious Communicable Diseases

5.29 - Exemption from Physical Education Programs

5.30 - Secret Organizations/Gangs

5.31 - Student Dress Code

5.32 - Club Initiation Ceremony/Hazing Activities

5.33 - Vehicle Use by Students; Arriving and Leaving School Grounds

5.34 - Insurance

5.35 - Valedictorian and Salutatorian

5.36 - Incidental Supplies

5.37 - Student Grievances

5.38 - Bullying and Harassment

5.39 - Seclusion and Restraint of Students with Disabilities in Public Schools

5.39+ - Notification of Involuntary Examination

5.40 - Dating Violence and Abuse Policy

5.41 - Children of Military Families

5.42 - School Health Services

5.43 - Parental Access to Information

Chapter 6 - Personnel

6.01* - The Instructional Staff

6.011* - Professional Ethics

6.02 - General Requirements for Appointment and Employment

6.03* - Employment of Personnel

6.031 - Employment Defined

6.032 - Appointment or Employment Requirements

6.04* - Certification of Administrative, Instructional, and Non-Degreed Vocational Personnel

6.041* - Self-Reporting Rule

6.042 - Report of Misconduct

6.05 - Private Instruction and Tutoring

6.06* - Years of Service Defined for Administrative and Instructional Personnel

6.07 - Contracts: Instructional and Administrative Personnel

6.08 - Contracts with Principals and Supervisors

6.09 - Resignations

6.10 - Transfers

6.11 - Suspension and Dismissal

6.111 - Suspension with Partial or No Pay

6.112 - Employee Discipline Policy

6.12 - Staff Training

6.13 - Conference and Planning Days

6.14 - Outside Employment

6.15* - Leave of Absence

6.16* - Notification of Absence

6.17* - Leave Application

6.18* - Approval of Leaves

6.19* - Absence without Leave

6.20* - Sick Leave

6.21 - Terminal Sick Pay

6.22 - Illness-Or-Injury-In-Line-Of-Duty Leave

6.221 - Workers Compensation - Return to Work Policy

6.23 - Personal and Family Medical Leave

6.24* - Military Leave - Extended Active Duty During National/Regional Emergency

6.25* - Vacation Leave

6.26* - Jury/Witness Duty

6.27* - Professional Leave

6.28* - Temporary Duty

6.29* - Teaching Out-of-Field

6.291* - Teaching In-Field

6.30 - Assessment of Employees

6.31* - Teacher Aides and Volunteers

6.32 - Pupil Supervision

6.33* - Substitute Teachers

6.34 - Professional Growth

6.35 - Home Visitation

6.36 - Employee Experience for Salary Purposes

6.37 - Employee Personnel Files

6.381 - Child Abuse Reporting

6.40* - Records and Reports

6.41 - Telephone Calls, Electronic Communications and Facsimiles

6.42 - Physical Examinations

6.43 - Aids, Communicable Diseases, Environmental Hazards, and Bloodborne Pathogens

6.44 - Alcohol and Drug-Free Workplace

6.455 - Alcohol and Drug-Free Workplace

6.46 - Pre-Employment Reasonable Suspicion Drug and Alcohol Testing

6.47* - Commercial Drivers' License (CDL), Drug and Alcohol Testing

6.48* - Grievance Procedure for Employees Excluded from the Bargaining Unit

6.49 - Minimum Work Day for Personnel

6.50 - Injuries to Personnel

6.51 - Retirement of Employees

6.52 - Supplemental Administrative Performance Based Pay

6.54 - Prohibiting, Discrimination, Including Sexual & other Forms of Harassment

6.56 - Social Media

6.57 - Deferred Retirement Option Program (DROP)

Chapter 7 - Business Services

7.01 - School Budget System

7.02 - Procedures for Administering the District Budget

7.03 - Lease and Lease-Purchase of Land, Facilities and Equipment

7.04 - Bonded Personnel

7.05* - Internal Funds

7.06* - School Food Service Funds

7.07 - Financial Records

7.08 - Inventories and Property Records

7.09 - Acquisitions, Use, and Exchange of School Property

7.10* - Sale, Transfer or Disposal of Property

7.11 - Lost or Stolen Property

7.13* - Purchasing Policies and Bidding

7.15 - Payroll Procedures

7.16* - Authorized Travel Expenses

7.17 - Indebtedness Created Against a School or the School Board

7.18 - Fundraising for School Projects and Activities

7.19 - Investment of Funds

7.20 - Risk Management Insurance

7.21 - Driver Education Cars, Procurement, and Use

7.22 - School Pictures

7.23 - Anti-Fraud

7.24 - Hospitality Funds

7.25 - Facsimile Signatures

7.26 - Electronic Records, Signature, and Fund Transfers

7.27 - Online Educational Services Agreements/Contracts

7.30*+ - Grants Management

Chapter 8 - Auxiliary Services

8.02 - Toxic Substances in School Work Areas

8.03* - Inspections

8.04* - Emergency Evacuation Drills

8.05* - Emergency Disaster

8.06 - Security Plan

8.061 - Safe School Officers

8.07 - Vandalism and Malicious Mischief

8.08 - Preventative Maintenance

8.09 - Sanitation

8.10 - Infection Control Guidelines

8.11 - School Construction Bid Process

8.111 - Pre-Qualification Procedures of Contractors on School Construction

8.12 - Change Orders

8.13 - Improvements to School Plants and Grounds

8.14 - Renovations or Remodeling of Facilities

8.15* - Facility Fire Safety Inspection

8.16 - Appearance of School Plant and Grounds

8.17 - Altering School Property

8.18 - Professional Services

8.19 - Tobacco Use in District Facilities

8.20 - Background Screening for Contractors

Chapter 9 - Transportation Services

9.01* - Purpose and Function of the Transportation Program

9.02 - Automotive Equipment

9.03 - Bus Routes

9.04* - Bus Emergency Evacuation Drills

9.05* - Instruction in Bus Safety Practices

9.06 - School Bus Driver

9.07 - Vehicle Maintenance Program

9.08 - Transported Pupils and Eligible Riders

9.09 - Responsibilities of Transported Pupils

9.10 - Responsibilities of Parents

9.11 - Transporting Students in Private Vehicles for Educational Field Trips or School-Sponsored or School-Related Events

9.12 - Safety Belts

9.13 - Leaving School Bus

9.14 - Duties and Responsibilities of the School Board

9.15 - Responsibilities of the Superintendent

9.16 - Responsibilities of the Coordinator of Transportation

9.17 - Responsibilities of the Principal

9.18 - Special Uses of School Buses

9.19 - Transportation Equipment Standards

9.20 - Purchase and Sale of Transportation Equipment

9.21 - Purchase and Storage of Parts and Supplies

9.22 - Bus Storage and Use

9.23 - Insurance

9.24 - Replacement Schedule

9.25 - Use of School Vehicles

Chapter 10 - Food Services

10.01* - General Food Service Requirements

10.02 - Meal Patterns

10.03* - Free and Reduced Price Meals

10.04 - Purposes and Basic Aims of the School Food and Nutrition Service Program

10.05 - District School Food and Nutrition Program

10.06 - Procurement for School Food and Nutrition Services

10.07 - Responsibilities of the Principal

10.08 - School Food and Nutrition Services Personnel

10.09 - Adult Lunches

10.10 - Admission to Work Areas; Use and Protection of Equipment and Supplies

10.11 - School Food and Nutrition Services Funds

Chapter 11 - School-Community Relations and Interlocal Agreements

11.01 - Patron and Booster Organizations

11.02 - Public Information

11.03* - Use of Facilities

11.04 - Advertising in Schools

11.05 - Distribution of Literature and Materials to Students

11.06 - Visitors

11.07 - Naming of Facilities