Recent Revisions & Amendments
Recent revisions and amendments to Board policy and procedures include:
| Policy or Procedure | Purpose of Adoption or Revision | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 7:340-AP2 Storage and Destruction of School Student Records | Updated per PRESS recommendations | December 17, 2020 |
| 6:300-AP3 State Law Graduation Requirements | Updated per PRESS recommendations | December 17, 2020 |
| 6:300-E2 Form for Exemption from Financial Aid Application Completion | Updated per PRESS recommendations | December 17, 2020 |
| 6:310-E1 Class Substitution Request | Updated per PRESS recommendations | December 17, 2020 |
| 7:140-E1 Letter to Parents/Guardians Regarding Right to Privacy in the School Setting Act | New | December 17, 2020 |
| 7:340-AP1 School Student Records | Updated per PRESS recommendations | December 17, 2020 |
| 6:300-AP3 State Law Graduation Requirements | Updated per PRESS recommendations | December 17, 2020 |
| 2:020-E1 Waiver and Modification Request Resource Guide | Updated per PRESS recommendations | December 17, 2020 |
| 5:185-AP1 Resource Guide for Family and Medical Leave | Updated per PRESS recommendations | December 17, 2020 |
| 4:175-AP1 – Criminal Offender Notification Laws; Screenings | Updated per PRESS recommendations | December 17, 2020 |
| 4:120-AP1- Food Services, Competitive Foods, Exemptions | Updated per PRESS recommendations | December 17, 2020 |
| 4:060-AP1 Purchases | Updated per PRESS recommendations | December 17, 2020 |
| 8:030 Visitors to and Conduct on School Property | Updated per PRESS recommendations | September 22, 2020 |
| 7:190-AP4 Use of Isolated Time Out, Time Out and Physical Restraint | Renamed. Updated in response to new ISBE permanent rules governing the use of isolated time out, time out and physical restraint. | September 22, 2020 |
| 7:190-E2 Student Handbook Checklist | Updated which requires districts to provide a general annual notice to parents and guardians about student data collected by educational technology vendors. | September 22, 2020 |
| 7:190 Student Behavior | Updated in response to new ISBE permanent rules governing the use of isolated time out, time out and physical restraint. | September 22, 2020 |
| 7:185 Teen Dating Violence Prohibited | Updated per PRESS recommendations | September 22, 2020 |
| 7:180 Prevention of and Response to Bullying, Intimidation and Harassment | Updated per PRESS recommendations | September 22, 2020 |
| 7:090 Release During School Hours | Updated per PRESS recommendations | September 22, 2020 |
| 7:070 Attendance and Truancy | Updated per PRESS recommendations | September 22, 2020 |
| 7:020-AP1 Harassment of Students Prohibited | Updated per PRESS recommendations | September 22, 2020 |
| 7:020 Harassment of Student Prohibited | Updated per PRESS recommendations | September 22, 2020 |
| 7:010 Equal Educational Opportunities | Updated per PRESS recommendations | September 22, 2020 |
| 5:220 Substitute Teachers | Updated per PRESS recommendations | September 22, 2020 |
| 5:100 Staff Development Program | Updated per PRESS recommendations | September 22, 2020 |
| 5:090-AP1 Coordination with Children’s Advocacy Center | Updated per PRESS recommendations | September 22, 2020 |
| 5:020 Workplace Harassment Prohibited | Updated per PRESS recommendations | September 22, 2020 |
| 5:010 Equal Employment Opportunity and Minority Recruitment | Updated per PRESS recommendations | September 22, 2020 |
| 4:180-AP2 Pandemic Influenza Surveillance and Reporting | Updated per PRESS recommendations | September 22, 2020 |
| 4:180-AP1 School Action Steps for Pandemic Influenza or Other Virus/Disease | Updated per PRESS recommendations | September 22, 2020 |
| 4:180 Pandemic Preparedness; Management and Recovery | Renamed. Policy, Legal and Cross References are updated to address the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic as it affects public school operations and student learning | September 22, 2020 |
| 2:265-E2 Title IX Training Materials | Updated per PRESS recommendations | September 22, 2020 |
| 2:265-E1 Title IX Sexual Harassment Glossary of Terms | Updated per PRESS recommendations | September 22, 2020 |
| 2:265-AP2 Formal Title IX Sexual Harassment Complaint Grievance Process | Updated per PRESS recommendations | September 22, 2020 |
| 2:265-AP1 Title IX Sexual Harassment Response | Updated per PRESS recommendations | September 22, 2020 |
| 2:265 Title IX Sexual Harassment Grievance Procedure | Updated per PRESS recommendations | September 22, 2020 |
| 2:260-AP2 Nondiscrimination Coordinator and Complaint Manager | Updated per PRESS recommendations | September 22, 2020 |
| 2:260-AP1 Guidelines for Investigating Complaints Filed Under Policy 2:260 | Updated per PRESS recommendations | September 22, 2020 |
| 2:250-E2 Immediately Available Public Records | Updated per PRESS recommendations | September 22, 2020 |
| 2:220 Board of Education Meeting Procedure | Updated. Addresses board meetings in open or closed sessions by audio or video conference without the physical presence of a quorum as long as the board meets certain statutory conditions. | September 22, 2020 |
| 2:160 Board Attorney | September 22, 2020 | |
| 2:150-AP1 Superintendent Committees | Added additional committees | September 22, 2020 |
| 9:110-AP1 Information Classification Levels | Creates a system for categorizing and protecting sensitive data | March 24, 2020 |
| 8:080-AP1 Crowdfunding | Establishes reasonable approval requirements/considerations before crowdfunding is undertaken by District Staff. | March 24, 2020 |
| 8:020 Community Use of School Facilities | Related administrative procedures (AP1, AP2, AP3)have been updated. Rental rates and rental categories have been revised. | March 24, 2020 |
| 7:050-AP3 Student Enrollment | Implements centralized enrollment process for consistency and efficiency and avoid common residency issues | March 24, 2020 |
| 5:060-AP2 Employee Expense Reimbursement | Written policy required. Defines expenses that are eligible for reimbursement and which are not | March 24, 2020 |
| 5:290 Employment Termination and Suspensions | Updated to allow immediate dismissal of a non-licensed employee for willful or negligent failure to report an instance of suspected child abuse or neglect | February 25, 2020 |
| 5:030 Hiring Process and Criteria | Changes include hiring implications for applicants who have been found to have abused or neglected a child, the prohibition. The prohibition of asking applicants about salary history. | February 25, 2020 |
| 8:095-AP1 Parental Involvement | Districts are required to notify parents if withdrawing from a special education cooperative | January 21, 2020 |
| 8:030 Visitors to and Conduct on School Property | Language revisions as well as changes due to the legalization of cannabis. | January 21, 2020 |
| 7:340-E2 Letter Containing Schedule for Destruction of School Student Records | Updated to allow for additional methods of providing prior notice of student records destruction and provides guidance for related service logs. | January 21, 2020 |
| 7:340-AP2 Storage and Destruction of School Student Records | Updated to allow for additional methods of providing prior notice of student records destruction and provides guidance for related service logs. | January 21, 2020 |
| 7:340-E1 Notice to Parents and Guardians and Students of their Rights Concerning a Student’s School Records | Updated to allow for additional methods of providing prior notice of student records destruction and provides guidance for related service logs. | January 21, 2020 |
| 7:340-AP1 School Student Records | Updated to allow for additional methods of providing prior notice of student records destruction and provides guidance for related service logs. | January 21, 2020 |
| 7:290-AP1 Resource Guide for Implementation of Suicide and Depression Awareness and Prevention Program | Replaced with the newest PRESS version | January 21, 2020 |
| 7:270 Administering Medicines to Students | Policy revision expands the medications that are self-carry and administer given the proper procedures are followed. Also includes allowing medical cannabis to be administered on school grounds by outside caregivers. | January 21, 2020 |
| 7:180 Prevention of and Response to Bullying, Intimidation and Harassment | General Assembly passed extensive legislation to address sexual harassment in the workplace. Several policies, administrative procedures and exhibits have been updated | January 21, 2020 |
| 7:150 Agency and Police Interviews | Updates the policy to reflect state law on police interviews in criminal investigations. | January 21, 2020 |
| 7:050-AP1 School Admissions and Student Transfers to and From Non-District Schools | Provides clarification about placement of students with IEPs | January 21, 2020 |
| 7:020 Harassment of Students Prohibited | General Assembly passed extensive legislation to address sexual harassment in the workplace. Several policies, administrative procedures and exhibits have been updated | January 21, 2020 |
| 6:300-E2 Form for Exemption from Financial Aid Application Completion | New. In response to the requirement for students to file a FAFSA application | January 21, 2020 |
| 6:300-AP3 State Law Graduation Requirements | Includes up-to-date graduation requirements for Illinois | January 21, 2020 |
| 6:300-E1 Application for a Diploma for a Service member Killed in Action or for Veterans of WWII, the Korean Conflict or the Vietnam Conflict | Updated to allow districts to award a diploma to a service member killed in action | January 21, 2020 |
| 6:300 Graduation Requirements | Adds graduation requirement for FAFSA completion and allows for posthumous awarding of a diploma for service members killed in action. | January 21, 2020 |
| 6:150 Home and Hospital Instruction | Broadens classification of who can write a statement of need to include other licensed staff beyond a physician. | January 21, 2020 |
| 6:060 Curriculum Content | Adds new requirements for civics, bullying prevention education, and contributions of LBGTQ persons in IL and US | January 21, 2020 |
| 5:330 Sick Days, Vacation, Holidays, and Leaves | General Assembly passed extensive legislation to address sexual harassment in the workplace. Several policies, administrative procedures and exhibits have been updated | January 21, 2020 |
| 5:285-AP1 Drug and Alcohol Testing for School Bus and Commercial Vehicle Drivers | New. Adopted PRESS Administrative Procedure | January 21, 2020 |
| 5:250-AP1 School Visitation Leave | Allows a leave for behavioral or academic meetings related to an employee’s child. | January 21, 2020 |
| 5:250 Leaves of Absence | General Assembly passed extensive legislation to address sexual harassment in the workplace. Several policies, administrative procedures and exhibits have been updated | January 21, 2020 |
| 5:220-AP1 Substitute Teachers | Citations are corrected. | January 21, 2020 |
| 5:150-AP1 Personnel Records | Updated to require disclosure of personnel records related to an incident or attempted incident of sexual abuse or severe physical abuse. | January 21, 2020 |
| 5:120-AP2 Employee Conduct Standards | Updated to incorporate changes to Policy 5:050 and 5:090 | January 21, 2020 |
| 5:120-AP1 Statement of Economic Interest for Employees | Added reference P.A. 101-221 | January 21, 2020 |
| 5:120 Employee Ethics; conduct and Conflict of Interest | General Assembly passed extensive legislation to address sexual harassment in the workplace. Several policies, administrative procedures and exhibits have been updated | January 21, 2020 |
| 5:090 Abused and Neglected Child Reporting | Updated to reflect new laws and legislation related to DCFS and sexual abuse. | |
| 5:050 Drug and Alcohol-Free Workplace; E-Cigarette, Tobacco and Cannabis Prohibition | Updated to include e-cigarettes, Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act and Ashley’s Law | January 21, 2020 |
| 5:030-AP2 Investigations | Changes to background checks, notification requirements for offenders and the Artificial Intelligence Video Interview Act are incorporated into the updates. | January 21, 2020 |
| 5:030-AP1 Interview Questions | Updated to include prohibiting Districts from asking applicants about salary history | January 21, 2020 |
| 5:020-E1 Resolution to Prohibit Sexual Harassment | General Assembly passed extensive legislation to address sexual harassment in the workplace. Several policies, administrative procedures and exhibits have been updated | January 21, 2020 |
| 5:020 Workplace Harassment Prohibited | General Assembly passed extensive legislation to address sexual harassment in the workplace. Several policies, administrative procedures and exhibits have been updated | January 21, 2020 |
| 5:010 Equal Employment Opportunity and Minority Recruitment | General Assembly passed extensive legislation to address sexual harassment in the workplace. Several policies, administrative procedures and exhibits have been updated | January 21, 2020 |
| 4:175-AP1 Criminal Offender Notification Laws; Screening | New requirements per PRESS | January 21, 2020 |
| 4:170 AP1 Comprehensive Safety and Security Plan | Requires that the School Violence Prevention Program be incorporated into the EOP and other minor edits. | January 21, 2020 |
| 4:080-AP3 Inventory Management for Federal and State Awards | New procedure which will assure compliance with Grant Account Transparency Act | January 21, 2020 |
| 4:080 Accounting and Audits | Clarify capitalization threshold and acquisition and disposition requirements for supplies and equipment acquired under state and federal grants. | |
| 4:060-AP4 Federal and State Award Procurement Procedures | Renamed to include State Award Procurements | January 21, 2020 |
| 4:060-AP3 Criminal History Records Check of Contractor Employees | Definition of employee expanded to include contractors’ employees, effectively requiring the criminal history checks and communicable disease screenings for individuals who have direct, daily contact with students | January 21, 2020 |
| 4:060-AP1 Purchases | Definition of employee expanded to include contractors’ employees, effectively requiring the criminal history checks and communicable disease screenings for individuals who have direct, daily contact with students | January 21, 2020 |
| 4:060 Purchases and Contracts | Definition of employee expanded to include contractors’ employees, effectively requiring the criminal history checks and communicable disease screenings for individuals who have direct, daily contact with students | January 21, 2020 |
| 4:030 Revenue and Investments | Districts must “prudently” integrate sustainability into investment decision and fiduciary duties | January 21, 2020 |
| 4:015-AP2 Treatment of Personally Identifiable Information Under Grant Awards | Has been created to complement policy 4:015 updates related to identification, handling , storage access, disposal and overall protection of personally identifiable information related to State and federal grants. | January 21, 2020 |
| 4:015 Identity Protection | Compliance with the Grant Accountability Transparency Act for approved policy related to state and federal grants. | January 21, 2020 |
| 2:260 Uniform Grievance Procedure | General Assembly passed extensive legislation to address sexual harassment in the workplace. Several policies, administrative procedures and exhibits have been updated | January 21, 2020 |
| 2:250-E2 Immediately Available Public Records and Web-Posted Reports and Records | Districts are now required to maintain and implement an age-appropriate policy on sexual harassment that is included in the school district’s student handbook, as well as on a district’s website. | January 21, 2020 |
| 2:250-AP2 Protocols for Records Preservation and Development of Retention Schedules | Updates to clarify Personal Information Protection Act mandates for disposing of materials containing personal information and procedures for management of electronic records | January 21, 2020 |
| 2:250-AP1 Access to and Copying of District Public Records | Updated to the Personnel Records Review Act requiring disclosure of personnel records related to an incident or attempted incident of sexual abuse or severe physical abuse. | January 21, 2020 |
| 2:220-E6 Log of Closed Meeting Minutes | Broadens the closed meeting consideration for “appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance or dismissal” to include independent contractors and volunteers | January 21, 2020 |
| 2:220-E2 Motion to Adjourn to Closed Meeting | Broadens the closed meeting consideration for “appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance or dismissal” to include independent contractors and volunteers | January 21, 2020 |
| 2:220 School Board Meeting Procedure | A requirement Open Meetings Act is a recitation of the consent agenda items. Updated for clarity | January 21, 2020 |
| 2:200 Types of School Board Meetings | Broadens the closed meeting consideration for “appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance or dismissal” to include independent contractors and volunteers | January 21, 2020 |
| 2:150-AP1 Superintendent Committees | Updated for minor language changes. Also PERA Joint Committee is required to develop an appeals process for unsatisfactory ratings | January 21, 2020 |
| 2:110 Qualifications, Term and Duties of Board Officers | General Assembly passed extensive legislation to address sexual harassment in the workplace. Several policies, administrative procedures and exhibits have been updated | January 21, 2020 |
| 2:105 Ethics and Gift Ban | General Assembly passed extensive legislation to address sexual harassment in the workplace. Several policies, administrative procedures and exhibits have been updated | January 21, 2020 |
| 2:100 Board Member Conflict of Interest | Board members cannot participate in awarding a contract using federal or state funds if the Board member has a conflict of interest. | January 21, 2020 |
| 2:070-E1 Checklist for Filing Board Vacancies by Appointment | PRES update includes extending the timeline to 60 days and filling vacancy with an incumbent if the does goes unfilled during an election | January 21, 2020 |
| 2:070 Vacancies on the School Board – Filling Vacancies | Board now has 60 days to fill a vacancy rather than 45. | January 21, 2020 |
| 2:020-E1 Waiver and Modification Request Resource Guide | School Code updated. Waiver not needed to count P/T conferences as full day of attendance | January 21, 2020 |
| 2:220-E2 Motion to Adjourn to Closed Meeting | Broadens the closed meeting consideration for “appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance or dismissal” to include independent contractors and volunteers | January 21, 2020 |
