Welcome to the Board Policy Manual for Prairie Crossing Charter School.
Below you will be able to access all the active policies for our school district.
A proposed policy or policy amendment may be proposed by any Board member or by the Executive Director of Schools and shall be submitted to the Board as part of the agenda. Any interested party shall be given an opportunity to be heard on the proposal. The Board may have the Executive Director draft policies. The Board may refer a proposal for study and/or further revision.
Policies and amendments adopted by the Board shall be made a part of the meeting minutes and upon approval will be placed in the policy manual. Policies and amendments shall be effective immediately upon adoption unless a specific effective date is provided, and shall supercede any previous Board action on the subject.
EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY (Series 100)
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GOVERNANCE (Series 200)
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- 200.1 Board of Directors Job Description
- 200.2 Responsibilities of a Member of the Board of Directors
- 200.3 Board Member Agreement
- 200.4 Responsibilities of the Board President
- 200.5 Responsibilities of the Vice President of the Board
- 200.6 Responsibilities of the Secretary of the Board
- 200.7 Responsibilities of the Treasurer of the Board
- 200.8 Executive Director Evaluation Procedure & Resolution
- 200.9 Responsibility of a Committee Member
- 200.9.10 Responsibilities of a Committee Chairman
- 200.10 Board Conduct Ground Rules
- 200.11 Confidentiality Agreement for Board Members
- 200.11.10 Conflict of Interest Policy
- 200.11.20 Whistleblower Policy
- 200.12 Uniform Grievance Policy 2024
- 200.13 Frequency of Board and Board Committee Meetings
- 200.14 Freedom of Information Act Policy and Procedures
- 200.15 Public Comment Guidelines
- 200.16 Reserved
- 200.17 Reserved
- 200.18 Reserved
- 200.19 Reserved
- 200.20 Board Procedure for Policy Revisions 2024
- 200.21 Election Policy and Procedures
- 200.22 Board Meeting Attendance-Absenteeism and Voting
- 200.24 Standing Committee Policies
PERSONNEL (Series 400)
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- 400.1 Reserved
- 400.2 Ethics Act Policy
- 400.22 Employee Ethics; Conduct; and Conflict of Interest
- 400.3 Leaves of Absence
- 400.4 Leave for Religious Holidays
- 400.5 Full Time Employee Job Descriptions
- 400.6 Hiring Process and Criteria
- 400.7 Equal Employment Opportunity and Minority Recruitment
- 400.8 Workplace Harassment Prohibited
- 400.9 Drug and Alcohol Free Workplace; Tobacco Prohibition
- 400.10 Staff Development Program
- 400.11 Communicable and Infectious Disease
STUDENTS (Series 500)
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- 500.1 Student Discipline
- 500.2 Wellness
- 500.21 Drug- and Alcohol-Free Workplace; Tobacco Prohibition
- 500.3 Use of Educational Technologies Student Data Privacy and Security
- 500.4 Visitors to and Conduct on School Property
- 500.05 Teen Dating Violence Prohibited
- 500.6 Admissions to Prairie Crossing Charter School
- 500.7 Food Allergy Management Program
- 500.8 Safety
- 500.9 Electronic Devices and Valuables
- 500.10 Harassment of Students Prohibited
- 500.11 Use of Hazardous or Toxic Materials by Students
- 500.12 – Student Appearance
- 500.14 Preventing Bullying, Intimidation and Harassment Nov 2024
- On August 20, 2024 , during the open meeting of the Governance Committee, Committee Members reviewed the evaluation process, relevant data and information that the school collects and determined that the policy was being followed by the Administration and there was no further action necessary.
- 500.16 Attendance and Truancy
- 500.17 Student Records
- 500 18 Abused Neglect Reporting
- 500.19 Health Examinations and Immunizations and Exclusion of Students
- 500.20 Administering Medicines to Students
- 500.21 Communicable and Chronic Infectious Disease
- 500.22 Immunization Objections based on Religious Grounds
- 500.23 Adolescent Suicide Awareness and Prevention Programs
- 500.23.1 Student Athlete Concussions and Head Injuries
- 500.24 English Learners
- 500.25 Education of Homeless Children
- 500.26 Equal Educational Opportunities
- 500.27 Student and Family Privacy Rights
- 500.28 Student Assignment
- 500.29 Release Time for Religious Instruction and Observance
- 500.30 Release During School Hours
- 500.31 Student Rights and Responsibilities
- 500.32 Search and Seizure
- 500.33 Agency and Police Interviews
- 500.34 Vandalism
- 500.35 Teen Dating Violence Prohibited
- 500.36 Exemption from Physical Activity
- 500.37 Restrictions on Publications
- 500.38 Student Fund-Raising Activities
- 500.39 Conduct Code for Participants in Extracurricular Activities
- 500.40 Extracurricular Activities
- 500.41 Nonpublic School Students
- 500.42 Residence
- 500.43 Suspension Procedures
- 500.44 Expulsion Procedures
- 500.45 Misconduct by Students with Disabilities
- 500.46 Student Support Services
- 500.47 Accelerated Program
INSTRUCTION (Series 600)
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- 600.1 Class Size Policy
- 600.2 Home and Hospital Instruction
- 600.3 Education of Children with Disabilities
- 600.4 Exemption from Physical Activity
- 600.5 Tutoring
- 600.6 Title I Programs
- 600.7 Reserved
- 600.8 Reserved
- 600.8.10 Computer Network and Internet Safety, Access and Usage
- 600.9 Information Security
- 600.10 Reserved
AUXILIARY SERVICES (Series 700)
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- 700.1 School Wide Communications Procedures
- 700.2 Transportation Plan
- 700.3 Volunteer Policy
- 700.4 Policy for Electronic Communications
- 700.5 Information Security
OPERATIONAL SERVICES (Series 800)
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- 800.1 Reimbursement for Business Travel
- 800.2 Collection Student Instructional Fees
- 800.3 Fee Waiver Policy
- 800.4 Signing Authority for Expenditures
- 800.5 Accounting and Audits
- 800.6 Policy Depository Account Management
- 800.7 Procurement of Legal Services
- 800.8 Records Retention and Destruction Policy
- 800.09 Fiscal and Business Management
- 800.10 Identity Protection
- 800.11 Revenue and Investments
- 800.12 Incurring Debt
- 800.13 Use of Credit and Procurement Cards
- 800.14 Purchases and Contracts
- 800.15 Resource Conservation
- 800.16 Accounting and Audits
- 800.17 Insurance Management
- 800.18 Facility Management and Building Programs
- 800.19 Environmental Quality of Buildings and Grounds
- 800.20 Safety
- 800.21 Convicted Child Sex Offender Criminal Background Check and Screen Notifications
- 800.22 Pandemic Preparedness
DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS (Series 900)
The Board is currently conducting reviews and updates to the policies in the Development and Community Relations Series and we will be updating and adding the individual policies as they complete their reviews. Until then, the complete Development and Community Relations (Series 900) can be found here. Any policies that have been reviewed and adopted by the Board are listed below.
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- 900.1 Visitors to and Conduct on School Property
- 900.02 Community Use of School Facilities
- 900.3 Maintenance of Donor Records
- 900.4 Advertising and Distributing Materials that are provided by Non-School Related Entities
- 900.5 Opportunities for Educationally Disadvantaged Students
- 900.6 Accommodating Individuals with Disabilities
BUILDINGS AND SITES (Series 1000)
The Board is currently conducting reviews and updates to the policies in the Building and Sites Series and we will be updating and adding the individual policies as they complete their reviews. Until then, the complete Building and Sites (Series 1000) can be found here. Any policies that have been reviewed and adopted by the Board are listed below.
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- 1000.1 Medical Emergency Response Team
- 1000.2 Medic AED Procedures
- 1000.3 Presence of Child Sex Offenders on School Grounds
- 1000.4 Rental of Facilities to Community Groups
- 1000.5 Green Cleaning-Low Environmental Impact Cleaning Policy
- 1000.6 Integrated Pest Management Policy
- 1000.7 Fire Drill Policy
- 1000.8 Tornado Drill Policy
- 1000.9 Hazardous Material Training
- 1000.10 Resource Conservation
- 1000.11 Facility Management and Building Programs
- 1000.12 Environmental Quality of Buildings and Grounds