Policies
Vision-Goals-Objectives (0000)
- P0050 Code of Ethics
- P0050.1 School District Legal Status
- P0100 Vision Statement
- P0200 Goals and Objectives
- P0300 Policies for Montville Public Schools
- P0521 Nondiscrimination
- P0521.2 Nondiscrimination
- P0523 Equity and Diversity
- P0524 Hate Crimes and Bias Incidents in Schools
- P0600 Monitoring And Reporting - State
Community Relations (1000)
- P1000 Concept, Goals and Roles in Community Relations
- P1100 Communications with the Public
- P1110 Media of Communication
- P1110.1 Communications the the Public - Parent Involvement
- P1112 News Media Relationships
- P1112.3 Access to Information
- P1112.5 Media Access to Students
- P1112.6 Videotaping of Staff+Students by Non-District Parties
- P1114 District-Sponsored Social Media
- P1120 Public Participation at Board Education Meetings
- P1140 Distribution of Materials by Students
- P1160 Collaborative Relationships
- P1170 Recognition of Students, Citizens, Staff Members and Members of the Board of Edcuation
- P1180 Memorials for Deceased Students or Staff
- P1210 School-Community Associations
- P1212 School Volunteers
- P1230 Other School-Generated Organizations
- P1240 Citizen Assistance to School Personnel
- P1250 School Visitors
- P1250.1 Visits to the Schools Classroom Observations
- P1251 Administrative Regulations Regarding Sexual Offenders
- P1300.1 Community Engagement
- P1311.1 Promotion of Private Interest
- P1311.2 Political Activities in the Schools-On School Board Property
- P1312 Public Complaints
- P1316 Relations between Public and School Personnel
- P1316.3 Promoting Civil Discourse
- P1322 Contests for Students
- P1324 Fund-Raising Guidelines
- P1330 Use of School Facilities
- P1350 Senior Citizens' Benefits
- P1360 Awards and Scholarships
- P1411 Students and Law Enforcement Officials
- P1412 Fire Department
- P1430 1440 State-Federal Government
- P1500 Relations Between Area, State, Regional & National Associations and the Schools
- P1700 Possession of Deadly Weapons or Firearms
Administration (2000)
- P2000 Concept and Roles in Administration
- P2000.1 Board-Superintendent Relations
- P2001.1 Participatory Management
- P2111 Equal Employment Opportunity
- P2130 Administrative Personnel Positions
- P2131 Superintendent of Schools
- P2141 Recruitment and Appointment of Superintendent
- P2210 Administrative Leeway in Absence of Board of Education Policy
- P2120 Organization Chart
- MBOE Administrative Organization Chart (P2120)
- P2220 Administrative Councils and Committees
- P2224 Consultants
- P2230 Control and Communication Channels and Systems
- P2231 Policy and Regulation Systems
- P2232.1 Administrative Reports-School District Annual Report-Announcements
- P2234 Treatment of Outside Reports
- P2240 Educational Research in District Schools
- R2400 Evaluation of the Superintendent
Business/Non-Instructional Operations (3000)
- P3152 Spending Public Funds for Advocacy
- P3160 Transfer of Funds Between Categories; Amendments
- P3171.1 Non-Lapsing Education Fund
- P3220 State and Federal Aid Eligibility Determination
- P3231 Medical Reimbursement for Special Education Students
- P3240 Tuition Fees
- P3250 Materials-Services Fees, Charges
- P3260 Sales & Disposal of Books, Equipment & Supplies
- P3280 Gifts, Grants and Bequests
- P3281.2 School Fund Raisers
- P3293.1 Authorization of Signature
- P3310 Expenditures-Expending Authority
- P3323 Competitive Pricing-Bidding
- P3324.1 Contracts
- P3326.3 Board of Education Credit Card
- P3451 Cash in School Buildings
- P3453 School Activity Funds
- P35.24.2 Green Cleaning Program
- P3511 Compliance with 504 Regulations
- P3516 Safety
- P3516.11 Safety Compliance Programs
- P3516.3 Accident Prevention and Reporting
- P3516.4 Sex Offender Notification
- P3520.13 Student Data Protection and Privacy-Cloud-Based Issues
- P3520.14 Cybersecurity
- P3524 Hazardous Materials in Schools
- P3524.1 Pest Management-Pesticide Application
- P3532.3 Responsibility for Loss or Damage of Personal Property on School Premises
- P3541 Transportation
- P3541.313 Video Cameras on School Transportation
- P3541.343 Use of Buses-Vehicles by Community Organizations
- P3541.35 Transportation – Safety
- P3541.44 Use of Private Automobiles on School Trips
- P3541.5 Transportation Complaints
- P3542.22 Food Service
- P3542.31 Free or Reduced Price Lunches
- P3542.43 Food Services
- P3543.31 Electronic Communications Use and Retention
- P3543.311 Holds on the Destruction of Electronic and Paper Records
Personnel (4000)
- P4000.1 Title IX
- P4111 Recruitment and Selection
- P4111.1 Affirmative Action
- P4111.3 Increasing Educator Diversity
- P4111.4 Selection Procedures for School Leaders
- P4112.2 Certification
- P4112.421 Employee Drug Testing
- P4112.5 Security Check-Fingerprinting
- P4112.51 Employment-Reference Checks
- P4112.6 Personnel Records
- P4112.8 Nepotism- Employment of Relatives
- P4115.3 Evaluation, Termination and Non-Renewal of Athletic Coaches
- P 4117.6 Exit Survey
- P4118.11 Nondiscrimination
- P4118.12 Freedom of Speech
- P4118.2 Teacher Responsibilities
- P4118.231 Alcohol, Drugs, and Tobacco
- P4118.233 Weapons and Dangerous Instruments
- P4118.234 Psychotropic Drug Use
- P4118.236 Medical (Palliative) Use of Marijuana
- P4118.24 Staff-Student Non-Fraternization
- P4118.4 Electronic Mail
- P4118.5 Acceptable Use of Computer Systems
- P4118.51 Social Networking
- P4131 Staff Development
- P4132.1 Copyrights and Patents
- P4138 Non-School Employment
- P4149 Employee Assistance Program
- P4152.6 Family and Medical Leave Act
- P4212.42 Drug and Alcohol Testing for School Bus Drivers
- P4300 Voluntary Sick Leave Bank
Students (5000)
- 5111 Admission Placement
- 5111.1 Foreign Exchange Students
- 5111.3 Protection of Undocumented Students
- 5112 Ages of Attendance
- 5113 Attendance-Excuses-Dismissal
- 5113.2 Truancy
- 5117 School Attendance Residential Area in Town
- 5118 Nonresident Attendance
- 5118 Residency Affidavit Instructions Forms
- 5118.1 Homeless Students
- 5118.3 Children in Foster Care
- 5121 Grading
- 5121.3 Academic Dishonesty- Cheating-Plagiarism
- 5122 Assigning Students to a Teacher and Classes in Grades K-12
- 5123 Promotion-Acceleration-Retention
- 5125 Student Records- Confidentiality
- 5125.11 Health-Medical Records
- 5125.2 Student Records- Office of the Child Advocate
- 5128 Procedure Concerning Request from Parents to Educate Their Child at Home
- 5131.1 Bus Conduct
- 5131.11 Surveillance Camera Policy
- 5131.5 Vandalism
- 5131.6 Alcohol Use, Drugs, and Tobacco
- 5131.7 Weapons and Dangerous Instruments
- 5131.81 Appendix MPS 1-1 Device Handbook
- 5131.81 Electronic Devices
- 5131.911 Bullying
- 5131.913 Cyber Bullying
- 5132 Dress and Grooming
- 5134 Married-Pregnant Students
- 5141.21 Administering Medication
- 5141.213 Opioid Overdose Prevention
- 5141.214 Student Sunscreen Use
- 5141.22 Communicable-Infectious Diseases
- 5141.231 Psychotropic Drug Use
- 5141.25 Students with Special Health Care Needs
- 5141.251 Form A Medical Statement for Meal Modifications
- 5141.27 First Aid-Emergency Medical Care Use of Automatic External Defibrillators
- 5141.3 Health Assessments and Immunizations
- 5141.4 Reporting of Child Abuse, Neglect and Sexual Assault
- 5141.5 Suicide Prevention and Intervention
- 5141.7 Student Sports – Concussions
- 5142.1 Relations with Non-Custodial Parents
- 5142.4 Administrative Regulations Regarding Armed School Security Officers (SSO's)
- 5144 Student Discipline
- 5144.1 Use of Physical Force Physical Restraint-Seclusion-Exclusionary Time Out
- 5144.2 Use of Exclusionary Time Out Settings
- 5144.3 Discipline Discipline of Students with Disabilities
- 5144.4 Discipline Physical Exercise and Discipline of Students
- 5145 Section 504- Civil and Legal Rights and Responsibilities
- 5145.11 Police in Schools
- 5145.12 Search and Seizure
- 5145.122 Search and Seizure Use of Dogs to Search School Property
- 5145.124 Search and Seizure Breathalyzer Testing
- 5145.14 On-Campus Recruitment
- 5145.15 Directory Information
- 5145.2 Freedom of Speech-Expression
- 5145.4 Nondiscrimination
- 5145.5 Harassment
- 5145.511 Exploitation; Sexual Harassment
- 5145.53 Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Youth
- 5145.6 Student Grievance Procedures
- 5145.71 Surrogate Parent Program
- 5152 Health Manual
- 5156 Research Involving Students
- Report of Suspected Harassment and Bullying Behaviors
Instruction (6000)
- 6141.51 Advanced Courses or Programs, Eligibility Criteria for Enrollment
- 6172.4 Title I Parent Involvement
- P6112 School Day
- P6114.81 Emergencies and Disaster Preparedness
- P6115 Opening Exercises
- P6115.111 Graduation Exercises
- P6121 Nondiscrimination in the Instructional Program
- P6141.312 Migrant Students
- P6141.321 Use of Computer Systems and Internet Safety
- P6141.322 Computers- Websites-Pages
- P6141.323 Internet Acceptable Use- Filtering
- P6141.51 Eligibility Criteria for Advanced Course Enrollment
- P6141.326 Use of Social Media
- P6141.52 Challenging Curriculum Policy
- P6142 Basic Instructional Program
- P6142.101 Student Nutrition and Physical Activity
- P6142.104 Play Based Learning
- P6142.102 Social and Emotional Learning
- P6144 Controversial Issues
- P6144.1 Exemption from Instruction
- P6145 Eligibility- Extra Curricular Activity
- P6145.2 Criteria for Adding High School Interscholastic Teams and Continuing Teams
- P6145.3 Publications
- P6145.8 School Activity Fund
- P6146 Credit Requirements
- P6146.1 Grading Assessment Systems
- P6146.2 Statewide Proficiency-Mastery Examinations
- P6146.3 Diploma of Academic Distinction
- P6148 FAFSA Completion Program
- P6151 Class Size
- P6153 Field Trips
- P6154 Homework
- P6159 Individualized Education Program-Special Education Program
- P6159.1 Instructional Arrangements
- P6161.1 Selection of Instructional Materials
- P6161.2 Proper Care of School Property
- P6161.3 Comparability of Services
- P6162.51 Surveys of Students
- P6162.6 Use of Copying Devices
- P6163.32 Live Animals in the Classroom
- P6164.11 Drugs, Tobacco, Alcohol
- P6164.12 Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
- P6171 Special Education
- P6171.2 Preschool Special Education
- P6172 Alternative Education Programs
- P6172.1 Gifted and Talented Students Program
- P6172.3 Procedures Concerning Requests from Parents to Educate Their Child at Home
- P6173 Homebound-Hospital Instruction
- P6174 Summer School
- P6200 Adult Continuing Education
Bylaws of the Board (9000)
- 9000 Role of the Board and Member
- 9005 Role of the Board and Its Members
- 9010 Limits of Authority
- 9011 Accountability
- 9012 Legal Responsibilities of Board of Education
- 9020 Public Statements
- 9030 Commitment to Democratic Principles in Relation to Community, Staff, Students
- 9110 Number of Members, Terms of Office, Oath of Office
- 9120 Officers
- 9123 Secretary of the Board
- 9125 Attorney
- 9130 Committees
- 9133 Special Committees-Temporary Committees-Ad Hoc Committees
- 9160 Student Representatives on the Board of Education
- 9200 Qualifications of Members
- 9212 Oath of Office
- 9221 Filling Vacancies
- 9222 Removal of Board Officers
- 9230 Orientation of Board Members
- 9240 Board Member Development Opportunities
- 9250 Remuneration and Reimbursement
- 9260 Board Member Protection
- 9270 Conflict of Interest
- 9271 Code of Ethics
- 9272 Code of Conduct on Data Use
- 9273 Conflict of Interest
- 9300 Transaction of Business
- 9311 Formulation, Adoption, Amendment of Policies
- 9312 Formulation, Adoption, Amendment of Bylaws
- 9313 Formulation, Adoption, Amendment of Administrative Regulations
- 9314 Suspension of Policies, Bylaws and Regulations
- 9320 Meetings
- 9321 Time, Place and Notification of Meetings
- 9322 Public and Executive Sessions
- 9323 Construction of the Agenda
- 9324 Advance Delivery of Meeting Materials
- 9325 Meeting Conduct
- 9325.1 Quorum and Voting Procedures
- 9325.2 Order of Business-Agenda
- 9325.21 Consent Agenda
- 9325.4 Vote Recording
- 9325.5 Requests for Information by Board Members
- 9326 Minutes
- 9326.1 Taping-Recording Board Meetings
- 9327 Meetings
- 9327.1 Board Member Use of Internet Social Networks