Recent Revisions & Amendments
Recent revisions and amendments to Board policy and procedures include:
| Policy or Procedure | Purpose of Adoption or Revision | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 4:140 AP1 Fines, Fees and Charges – Waiver of Student Fees | Minor language updates | August 24, 2021 |
| 4:040 AP1 Preparing and Updating Disclosures | Minor language updates | August 24, 2021 |
| 2:250-E2 Immediately Available District Public Records and Web-Posted Reports and Records | Minor PRESS language updates | August 24, 2021 |
| 2:150 AP1 Superintendent Committees | Updated information | August 24, 2021 |
| 2:120 E2 Website Listing of Development at Training Completed by Board members | To align with the current policy | August 24, 2021 |
| 6:260 Complaints about Curriculum Instructional Materials and Programs | Has been updated by PRESS in response to a five year review | August 24, 2021 |
| 6:234 Access to Electronic Networks | The expanded use of educational technologies, beyond the internet, are incorporated into the policy | August 24, 2021 |
| 6:160 English Learners | Updated to reflect the requirement of a Transitional Bilingual Education Programs Parent Advisory Committee | August 24, 2021 |
| 6:145 Migrant Students | Policy has been updated by PRESS in response to a five year review | August 24, 2021 |
| 5:010 Equal Employment Opportunity and Minority Recruitment | Updated in response prohibiting an employer from disqualifying an applicant based on conviction records unless certain conditions and notification requirements. | August 24, 2021 |
| 2:240 Board Policy Development | PRESS Recommendations | August 24, 2021 |
| 2:130 Board-Superintendent Relationship | Policy has been updated by PRESS in response to a five year review | August 24, 2021 |
| 2:010 School District Governance | PRESS Recommendations to reflect changes to School Code permitting public bodies to meet without a quorum physically present during a public health emergency | August 24, 2021 |
| 1:020 District Organization, Operations and Cooperative Agreements | Updates will align BPS policy with the PRESS recommended policy. | August 24, 2021 |
| 6:065 Student Social and Emotional Development | Per PRESS Recommendations | July 20, 2021 |
| 7:345-E2 Notice to Parents about Educational Technology Vendors | New Exhibit – PRESS recommendation | April 20, 2021 |
| 7:345-E1 Student Covered Information Reporting Form | New Exhibit – PRESS recommendation | April 20, 2021 |
| 7:345-AP1 Use of Educational Technologies Student Data Privacy and Security | New Administrative Procedure – PRESS recommendation | April 20, 2021 |
| 7:345 Use of Educational Technologies: Student Data Privacy and Security | New Policy – PRESS recommendation | April 20, 2021 |
| 7:325 Student Fundraising Activities | Minor Language per PRESS recommendations | January 19, 2021 |
| 4:090 Activity and Fiduciary Funds | Language changes per PRESS recommendations | January 19, 2021 |
| 4:080 Accounting and Audits | Minor Language Changes | January 19, 2021 |
| 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 |
