DISTRICT POLICIES
Questions regarding policies - contact Donna at 475-1334 or dschoff@kitteryschools.com



SECTION A:        FOUNDATIONS AND BASIC COMMITMENTS

 AB The People and Their School System May 17, 2011
 AC Nondiscrimination/Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action December 21, 2021
 ACAA Harassment and Sexual Harassment of Students August 18, 2020
 ACAA-R Student Discrimination & Harassment & Title IX Complaint Procedures August 18, 2020
 ACAB Harassment & Sexual Harassment of School Employees December 21, 2021
 ACAB-R Employee Discrimination & Harassment & Title IX Complaint Procedure December 7, 2021
 ACAD Hazing May 17, 2011
 AD Educational Philosophy/Mission November 15, 2011
 ADA School District Goals & Objectives May 17, 2011
 ADAA School System Commitment to Standards for Ethical & Responsible Behavior April 12, 2011
 ADC Tobacco, and Vape-Free District February 24, 2021
 ADC-R Tobacco, and Vape-Free District Administrative Procedures June 18, 2019
 ADF School District Commitment to Learning Results May 10, 2011

SECTION B:    SCHOOL BOARD GOVERNANCE AND OPERATIONS               

 BB School Committee Legal Status March 15, 2011
 BBA School Board Powers & Responsibilities January 11, 2011
 BBAA School Committee Member Authority and Responsibilities February 15, 2011
 BBBA School Committee Member Qualifications March 15, 2011
 BBBDA School Committee-Declared Vacancy Caused by Absenteeism March 15, 2011
 BBBE Unexpired Term Fulfillment/Vacancies February 15, 2011
 BCA School Committee Member Code of Ethics March 15, 2011
 BCB Conflict of Interest January 2, 2019
 BCC Nepotism May 4, 2021
 BDA School Committee Organizational Meeting February 15, 2011
 BDB School Committee Officers February 15, 2011
 BDD School Committee-Superintendent Relationship February 15, 2011
 BDE School Committee Standing Committees December 18, 2019
 BDEA School Committee Facilities Finance, and Safety Committee December 18, 2019
 BDF School Committee Advisory Committees February 15, 2011
 BDG School Attorney/Legal Services February 15, 2011
 BE School Committee Meetings August 20, 2019
 BEA School Committee Use of Electronic Mail     February 15, 2011
 BEC Executive Sessions May 3, 2011
 BEB    School Committee Member Use of Social Media January 7, 2020
 BEC-E Executive Session Law January 11, 2011
 BED         Remote Participation in School Committee Meetings September 7, 2021
 BEDA Notification of School Committee Meetings March 31, 2020
 BEDB Agenda March 31, 2020
 BEDB-R Agenda Format April 12, 2011
 BEDC Quorum May 17, 2011
 BEDD Rules of Order April 12, 2011
 BEDF Voting Method May 3, 2011
 BEDFA Abstentions April 12, 2011
 BEDG Minutes April 12, 2011
 BEDH Public Participation at School Committee Meetings March 31, 2020
 BEDI School Committee Relations with the Media April 12, 2011
 BEDJ Broadcasting/Taping of School Committee Meetings April 12, 2011
 BEDL Adjournment of School Committee Meetings May 3, 2011
 BG School Committee Policy April 12, 2011
 BG-R Policy Adoption Procedure April 12, 2011
 BHC School Committee Communications with Staff November 16, 2021
 BIA New School Committee Member Orientation January 5, 2021
 BIB School Committee Member Development Opportunities May 3, 2011
 BIC School Committee Member Freedom of Access Training March 29, 2011
 BIC-E Certification of Completion of Freedom of Access Training March 29, 2011
 BID School Committee Member Compensation  May 3, 2011
                     
SECTION C:    GENERAL SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION

 CB School Superintendent May 2, 2011
 CB-R Superintendent of Schools Job Description November 1, 2016
 CBD Superintendent's Contract May 3, 2011
 CBG Superintendent's Professional Development Opportunities April 12, 2011
 CBI Evaluation of the Superintendent November 15, 2011
 CHA Development of Administrative Procedures May 3, 2011
 CHCAA Student Handbooks June 7, 2011
 CHD Administration in the Absence of Policy May 17, 2011

SECTION D:    FISCAL MANAGEMENT

 DA Fiscal Management Goals/Priority Objectives May 17, 2011
 DB Annual Budget May 17, 2011
 DBG Budget Adoption Process May 17, 2011
 DBJ Budget Transfers August 2,, 2011
 DC Use of Credit Cards     April 28, 2021
 DD Grants June 19, 2018
 DFD Gate Receipts From School-Sanctioned Athletic Events September 2, 2011
 DFF Student Activities Funds July 12, 2011
 DI Fiscal Accounting & Reporting July 12, 2011
 DID Inventories May 24, 2011
 DIDA Fixed Assets July 12, 2011
 DIE Audits/Financial Monitoring July 12, 2011
 DIEA    Fund Balance     May 4, 2021
 DIF Dedicated Reserve Funds May 4, 2021
 DJ Bidding/Purchasing Requirements January 15, 2019
 DJ-R Federal Procurement Manual May 18, 2021
 DJ-E Federal Procurement & Contracting Form May 18, 2021
 DJC Petty Cash Accounts July 12, 2011
 DJH Purchasing & Contracting: Procurement Staff Code of Conduct January 15, 2019
 DKC Expense Authorization & Reimbursement August 2, 2011
 DKC-R Expense Reimbursement ProcedureNovember 6, 2018
 DLB Voluntary Retirement Program/Tax Sheltered Annuities August 2, 2011
 DM Cash in School Buildings August 2, 2011
 DN Disposition of School Properties April 25, 2022

SECTION E:    SUPPORT SERVICES

 EA Support Services Goals/Priority Objectives June 30, 2011
 EB Safety Program June 30, 2011
 EBAA Chemical Hazards August 2, 2011
 EBBB Accident Reports August 2, 2011
 EBCA Health and Safety Plan February 1, 2022
 EBCB Emergency Evacuation Drills August 2, 2011
 EBCC Bomb & Contamination Threats August 2, 2011
 EBCE School Closings & Cancellations September 6, 2011
 EBCF Automated External Defibrillators May 3, 2011
 ECAD Security Camera System November 3, 2015
 ECAD-R     Security Camera System Administrative Procedure November 3, 2015
 ECB Pest Management in School Facilities and On School Grounds April 25, 2022
 ECB-R Pest Management Notification September 6, 2011
 EDC Authorized Use of School Equipment September 6, 2011
 EDE Waste Management & Recycling August 9. 2011
 EEA Student Transportation Services December 6, 2011
 EEAA     Student Transportation for Co-Curricular Activities January 7, 2014
 EEAEF Video Cameras on Transportation Vehicles September 6, 2011
 EEAG Student Transportation in Private Vehicles November 5, 2013
 EEAG-E Alternative Transportation Form October 2013
 EFC Free and Reduced Price Food Services August 30, 2011
 EFD Charging of Meals April 2, 2019
 EFE Competitive Food Sales-Sales of Food in Competition with the School Nutrition Prog. November 1, 2011
 EGAD Copyright Compliance September 17, 2013
 EGAD-R Copyright Compliance Administrative Procedure September 17, 2013
 EHB Records Management November 15,2011
 EHB-R  Statutes & Regs Designating Certain Maine School Unit Records as Confidential October 2012
 EI Insurance Program/Risk Management October 18, 2011

SECTION F:    FACILITIES PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

 FB Facilities Planning April 26, 2011
 FD Facilities Funding and Construction April 26, 2011
 FEA Educational Specifications for Construction April 26, 2011
 FF Naming Facilities November 19, 2013

SECTION G:    PERSONNEL

 GB Employment Contracts and Work Agreements October 18, 2011
 GBB Professional Staff Involvement in Decision Making October 23, 2012
 GBEBB Employee Professional Conduct December 21, 2021
 GBEC Drug-Free WorkplaceNovember 16, 2021
 GBEEA         Use of Social Media by School Staff October 16, 2018
 GBGAA Bloodborne Pathogens January 17, 2012
 GBGB Workplace Bullying     November 16, 2021
 GBIA Staff Participation in Political Activities  June 18, 2019
 PLANOccupational Exposure Control PlanNovember 2019
 GBM Earned Paid Leave for Non-Unionized Employees December 15, 2020
 GBN Family and Medical Leave June 7, 2016
 GBO Family Sick Leave October 23, 2012
 GCF Professional Staff Hiring January 13, 2013
 GCFA Hiring and Evaluation of Coaches January 13, 2013
 GCFB Recruiting and Hiring of Administrative StaffDecember 21, 2021
 GCFB-R Recruiting and Hiring of Administrative Staff Administrative Procedure January 15, 2013
 GCGA Substitute Teachers and Educational Specialists August 20, 2019
 GCI Professional Staff Development Opportunities November 29, 2011
 GCJ Teacher Job Share December 13, 2011
 GCK Professional Staff Assignments and Transfers December 6, 2011
 GCOA Supervision and Evaluation of Professional Staff February 3, 2015
 GCOC Evaluation of Administrative Staff December 6, 2011
 GCQC Resignation of School Department Employees January 17, 2012
 GCQCA  School Department Employee References November 20, 2012
 GCQCA-E Authorization to Disclose Information/Release of Claims/Indemnity December 13, 2011
 GCS Professional Research and Publishing November 5, 2012
 GCSA Employee Computer and Internet Use January 2, 2013
 GCSA-R Employee Computer and Internet Use Rules December 18, 2012
 GDA Support Staff PositionsNovember 17, 2018
 GDF Support Staff Employment January 17, 2012

SECTION H:    NEGOTIATIONS

SECTION  I:    INSTRUCTION

 IA Instructional Goals & Learning Objectives November 6, 2012
 IGA Curriculum Development and Adoption     April 16, 2013
 IHA Basic Instructional Program October 9, 2012 
 IHAKA Service Learning/Community Service December 1, 2020
 IHBA  Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) November 27, 2012
 IHBAA Referral and General Education Interventions December 18, 2012
 IHBAA-R Referral and General Education Interventions Administrative Procedures December 18, 2012
 IHBAC Child Find May 4, 2021
 IHBAK Life-Sustaining Emergency Care July 16, 2013
 IHBAL Grievance Procedure for Persons with Disabilities November 27, 2012
 IHBEA Program for English Language Learners December 18, 2012
 IHBG Home Schooling December 1, 2020
 IHBGA Home Schooling - Participation in School Programs January 2, 2018
 IHBH Alternative Education Programs November 6, 2012
 IHCDA Post-Secondary Enrollment Options May 21, 2013
 IHD Adult/Community Education November 6, 2012
 IJJ Instructional and Library Materials Selection September 4, 2012
 IJJ-E Challenge of Instructional Materials Form     August 14, 2012
 IJND Kittery School Department Website/WebPages February 11, 2014
 IJND-R Website Guidelines January 21, 2014
 IJNDB Student Computer and Internet Use February 19, 2013
 IJNDB-E1 Student Computer Internet Use Acknowledgement Form January 28, 2013
 IJNDB-E2 Student Request To Use A Privately-Owned Computer Form January 28, 2013
 IJNDB-R Student Computer and Internet Use Rules February 5, 2013
 IJOA Off-Site Student Educational Travel October 3, 2017
 IJOA-E Request for Overnight Field Trips November 2013
 IJOC School Volunteers October 16, 2018
 IKA Traip Academy Grading and Reporting System August 4, 2015
 IKAB Report Cards/Progress Reports April 16, 2013
 IKC Traip Academy Transcripts August 4, 2015
 IKD Academic Recognition: Latin Honors and Grade Point Average January 2, 2018
 IKE Progress Through The Grades February 19, 2013
 IKF Graduation Requirements January 2, 2018
 IKFA Early Graduation January 2, 2018
 IKFF Multiple Pathways August 4, 2015
 IL Evaluation of Instructional Programs April 16, 2013
 ILA
 Student Assessment April 16, 2013
 ILB Testing Programs April 16, 2013
 ILD Educational Research: Student Submission to Surveys, Analyses, or Evaluations August 14, 2012
 IMB Teaching About Controversial/Sensitive Issues November 23, 2020
 IMBA Visiting Speakers in the Classroom and School Assemblies  July 16, 2013
 IMBAA Alternatives to Biological Dissection July 16, 2013
 IMBB Accommodation of Sincere Beliefs in Required Instruction December 17, 2013
 IMC Guest Speakers in Schools     May 21, 2019
 IMDA Patriotic Exercises November 6, 2012
 IMDB Flag Displays November 6, 2012
 IMG Animals in School November 5, 2013
 IMGA Service Animals in the Schools December 18, 2012

SECTION J:    STUDENTS

 JB  Transgender and Gender Expansive Students June 5, 2018
 JEA Compulsory Attendance  July 20, 2021
 JEAA Student Attendance/Student Absences and Tardiness July 20, 2021
 JEAA-R Student Attendance - Administrative Procedure February 22, 2012
 JFAA Admission of Resident Students March 20, 2012
 JFAB Admission of Non-Resident Students May 15, 2012
 JFABD Admission of Homeless Students January 7, 2014
 JFC Student Withdrawal from School (Dropout Prevention Committee) February 19, 2013
 JGAA Assignment of Students to Classes - Five Year Olds May 15, 2012
 JGAB Assignment of Students to Classes:Transfer Students & Home School Students May 15, 2012
 JGAC Assignment of Students to Classes December 1, 2020
 JHB Truancy January 5, 2021
 JI Student Rights and Responsibilities March 20, 2012
 JIC System-Wide Student Code of Conduct         February 1, 2022
 JICA Student Dress  June 15, 2021
 JICC Student Conduct on School Buses February 22, 2012
 JICH Drug and Alcohol Use by Students June 18, 2019
 JICH-E1 Alternative to Suspension Referral Form November 18, 2018
 JICH-E2 Substance Influence Evaluation August 14, 2012
 JICH-R Student Drug & Alcohol Use - Administrative Procedure March 17, 2015
 JICI Weapons, Violence and School Safety February 1, 2022
 JICJ Student Use of Cell Phones and Other Electronic Devices November 7, 2017
 JICK Bullying January 5, 2021
 JICK-R Bullying Administrative Procedure August 15, 2017
 JICK-E1   Bullying Report Form     August 2017
 JICK-E2 Bullying Investigation and Response Form     August 2017
 JICK-E3 Bullying:  Summary of Disciplinary & Remedial Actions August 2017
 JICK-E4 Bullying:  Reporting, Investigation & Intervention/Resolution Process Flow Chart     September 2017
 JID Students of Legal Age March 20, 2012
 JIH Questioning and Searches of Students May 21, 2013
 JIH-R Questioning and Searches of Students Administrative Procedures May 21, 2013
 JJA Student Clubs and Organizations October 2, 2012
 JJE Student Fundraising Activities October 2, 2012
 JJI Kittery School Department Philosophy of Athletics  October 16, 2012
 JJIB Sponsorship and Evaluation of Athletic & Co-Curricular Programs November 19, 2013
 JJIBB Sportsmanship October 16, 2012
 JJIBC Relations with Booster Groups     October 16, 2012
 JJIC Interscholastic Eligibility at R.W. Traip Academy October 20, 2015
 JJIF Management of Concussions and Other Head Injuries September 17, 2013
 JK Student Discipline December 21, 2021
 JKAA Use of Physical Restraint and Seclusion October 5, 2021
 JKAA-R Procedures on Physical Restraint and Seclusion October 5, 2021
 JKD Suspension of Students December 21, 2021
 JKD-R In-School Suspension Administrative Procedure September 18,2012
 JKE Expulsion of Students December 21, 2021
 JKE-R Expulsion Hearing & Reentry Guidelines December 7, 2021
 JKF Disciplinary Removal of Students with Disabilities March 20, 2012
 JKF-R Disciplinary Removal of Students with Disabilities Administrative Procedures January 18, 2022
 JL Wellness PolicyJune 1, 2021
 JL-R Wellness Plan May 15, 2012
 JLCA Physical Examinations of Students June 1, 2021
 JLCB Immunization of Children October 1, 2019
 JLCB-E Immunization Exemption Form May 2021
 JLCC Communicable/Infectious Diseases October 1, 2019
 JLCCA Students with HIV/AIDS March 20, 2012
 JLCD Administration of Medication to Students December 21, 2021
 JLCD-E Medication Administration Consent Form March 5, 2019
 JLCDA Administering Medical Marijuana In Schools         March 19,2019
 JLCDA-E Administering Medical Marijuana in Schools Form March 5, 2019
 JLCE First Aid and Emergency Medical Care May 15, 2012
 JLCE-R First Aid Administrative Procedure May 1, 2012
 JLDBG Reintegration of Students From Juvenile Correctional Facilities April 10, 2012
 JLF Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect December 4, 2018
 JLF-E Suspected Child/Abuse/Neglect Report Form November 2018
 JLFA     Child Sexual Abuse Prevention and Response November 6, 2018
 JLIB Student Dismissal Precautions October 2, 2012
 JLIE Student Automobile Use and Parking June 4, 2013
 JO Employment of Students March 20, 2012
 JRA Student Education Records & Information August 20, 2019
 JRA-E Annual Notice of Student Education Records and Information Rights June 19, 2019
 JRA-R Student Education Records & Information Administrative Procedures August 20, 2019
 JS    Suicide Prevention, Intervention and Response September 23, 2021

SECTION K:    SCHOOL, COMMUNITY, AND HOME RELATIONS

 KA School-Community-Home Relations Goals/Priority Objectives April 8, 2013
 KB Parent Involvement in Education May 7, 2013
 KBF Parent Involvement in Title I 
 KBF-E1 Kittery School Department Title I Parent Involvement Procedures 
 KBF-E2 Title I Parent Involvement Procedures 
 KCB Community Involvement in Decision Making May 7, 2013
 KCD Public Gifts/Donations to the Schools May 21, 2013
 KCDB Scholarships     March 2, 2021
 KDA Public Information Program May 7, 2013
 KDB Public's Right to Know/Freedom of Access April 8, 2013
 KDD Media Relations May 7, 2013
 KE Public Concerns and Complaints May 7, 2013
 KF Community Use of School Facilities April 21, 2015
 KF-E1 Facility Use Request Form March 2019
 KF-R Community Use of School Facilities Rules April 3, 2018
 KFC Public Conduct on School Grounds May 21, 2013
 KGA Relations With Educational Foundations October 15, 2013
 KHB Advertising in Schools August 20, 2019
 KHC Distribution/Posting of Nonschool/Community Materials May 21, 2013
 KI Visitors to the Schools June 4, 2013
 KLGA Relations with School Resource Officers & Law Enforcement Authorities March 16, 2021
 KLGA-R     School Resource Officer/Law Enforcement Administrative Procedure     January 18, 2022

SECTION L:    EDUCATION AGENCY RELATIONS

 LDA Student Teaching and Internships May 13, 2013