Policy Manual
The majority of policies in this manual contain cross-references, some of which have not yet been adopted by the Ellsworth School Committee.                  As of the date shown below, sections H and L contain no policies. There are no sections after section L. The following documents are in PDF format. Unless you have a Mac, they may require that you have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer. Some of these documents could take several minutes to download on slower dialup connections.  You will not need Acrobat Reader on your Mac.  Use the Preview application which will open more quickly and work better.
Last Update:     October 14, 2008
A - Foundations and Basic Commitments
Code	Title	Revision
AC	Nondiscrimination/Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action	11/9/04
ACAA	Student Discrimination and Harassment	11/9/04
ACAA-R	Student Discrimination and Harassment Complaint Procedure	12/14/04
ACAB	Employee Discrimination and Harassment	11/9/04
ACAB-R	Employee Discrimination and Harassment Complaint Procedure	11/9/04
ACAD	Hazing	10/18/05
AD	Educational Philosophy/Mission	8/19/03
ADA	School District Goals and Objectives	8/19/03
ADC	Tobacco Use	8/8/06
ADF	School District Commitment to Learning Results	12/10/02
B - School Board Governance and Operations
Code	Title	Revision
BCB	Conflict of Interest	01/22/08
BDA	School Committee Organizational Meeting	11/13/07
BG	Policy Development	1/10/06
BG-R	Policy Adoption Procedure	1/10/06
C - General School Administration
Code	Title	Revision
CB	School Superintendent	4/16/02
D - Fiscal Management
Code	Title	Revision
DFDA	Co-Curricular Passes	10/01/07
DI	Student Activity Accounts / Administrator Accounts	4/15/03
DIA	Laptop Self-Insurance Program	10/14/08
DJ	Bidding/Purchasing Requirements	11/18/02
DN	School Personal Properties Disposition	11/4/03
E - Support Services
Code	Title	Revision
EBCAA	Crisis Team	4/16/02
EBCAA-R	Crisis Team Administrative Procedure	3/23/90
EBCC	Bomb and/or Toxic or Hazardous Substance or Material Threats	10/8/02
ECB	Pest Management in School Facilities and on School Grounds	5/11/04
ECB-E1	Pest Management Notification	5/11/04
ECB-E2	Notice of Planned Pesticide Application	5/11/04
ECF	Energy Conservation	1/10/06
EEAEAA	Drug and Alcohol Testing of School Bus Drivers	8/19/03
EEAEAA-R	Drug and Alcohol Testing of School Bus Drivers Administrative Procedure	1995-12-xx
EEAEAA-E	Acknowledgment of Receipt of Drug and Alcohol Testing of School Bus Drivers Administrative Procedure	1995-12-xx
EEAEF	Video Cameras on Transportation Vehicles	4/16/02
EEAEG	Idling/Fuel Usage of Transportation Vehicles	11/18/02
EEAG	Student Transportation in Private Vehicles	10/24/06
EEAG-R	Student Transportation in Private Vehicles Administrative Procedure	3/14/00
EEBA	Use of ESD Buses, Vans, Vehicles	10/10/00
EFBA	Menu Development/Options--Offer vs. Serve Lunch Concept	4/16/02
EFC	Free and Reduced Price Food Services	4/16/02
F - Facilities Development
Code	Title	Revision
FJ	Facility Additions, Modifications and Signage	3/13/07
G - Personnel
Code	Title	Revision
GA-R	Personnel Goals/Staff Hiring Administrative Procedure	4/11/00
GBEC	Drug-Free Workplace	4/16/02
GBEC-R	Drug-Free Workplace Administrative Procedure	1995-02-xx
GBGE	Return to Work and Light-Duty Assignments	5/9/06
GBJ-E	Confidentiality Form	4/11/00
GBM	Out of State Travel - Faculty/Staff	10/18/05
GBN	Family and Medical Leave	1998-07-xx
GBN-R1	Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Administrative Procedure	1998-07-xx
GBN-R2	Maine Family Medical Leave Administrative Procedure	1998-07-xx
GBN-E	Family and Medical Leave Form	1998-07-xx
GCAAB	School Physician	10/18/05
GCF	Professional Staff Hiring	4/16/02
GCFB	Recruiting and Hiring of Administrative Staff	4/11/00
GCFB-R	Recruiting and Hiring of Administrative Staff Administrative Procedure	4/11/00
GCGA	Substitute Teaching	4/16/02
GCI	Professional Staff Development Opportunities	6/10/03
GCOA	Supervision and Evaluation of Professional Staff	8/19/03
GCOC	Evaluation of Administrative Staff	8/19/03
GCOC-R1	Administrative Evaluation	8/8/06
GCOC-R2	Supervisory Responsibilities for the Evaluation of Administrative Staff	2/14/06
GCQC	Resignation of School Department Employees	8/19/03
GCQCA	School Department Employee References	8/19/03
GCQCA-E	Authorization to Disclose Information/Release of Claims/Indemnity	8/19/03
GCSA	Employee Computer and Internet Use	5/9/00
GCSA-R	Employee Computer and Internet Use Rules	5/9/00
GCSA-E	Employee Computer/Internet Use Acknowledgment Form	5/9/00
GDBC	Support Staff Overtime	4/16/02
GDF	Support Staff Employment	4/16/02
GDFAA	Certification of Educational Technicians	6/12/01
H - Negotiations
Code	Title	Revision
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I - Instruction
Code	Title	Revision
IHAI	Hancock County Technical Center Live/Outside Work	3/13/07
IHAI-E	Hancock County Technical Center Live/Outside Work Project Request Form	3/13/07
IHBA	Individualized Education Programs (IEP)	05/13/08
IHBAA	Referral/Pre-Referral of Students with Disabilities	05/13/08
IHBAA-R	Referral/Pre-Referral Administrative Procedures	05/13/08
IHBAC	Child Find	05/13/08
IHBAG	Programming in the Least Restrictive Environment	4/16/02
IHBAG-R	Programming in the Least Restrictive Environment Administrative Procedure	4/16/02
IHBAI	Independent Educational Evaluations	4/16/02
IHBAK	Life-Sustaining Emergency Care	4/16/02
IHBAL	Grievance Procedure for Persons with Disabilities	4/16/02
IHBEA	English as a Second Language	10/18/05
IHBEA-R	Lau Plan	10/18/05
IHBEA-E	Home Language Survey	10/18/05
IHBEA-E2	Home Language Survey-Teacher/Administrator	10/18/05
IHBEA-E3	English as a Second Language Common Acronyms	10/18/05
IHBG	Home-School Instruction	5/10/05
IHBGA	Home-School Instruction - Participation in School Programs	5/10/05
IHBH	Modified Educational Opportunities	5/10/05
IHCDA	Post-Secondary Enrollment Options	4/16/02
IJJ	Instructional and Library/Media Materials Selection	1/14/03
IJJ-E	Instructional and Library/Media Materials Challenge Form	1/14/03
IJND	Web Site Usage and Information	12/12/06
IJND-R	Web Site Guidelines	12/12/06
IJNDB	Student Computer and Internet Use	8/19/03
IJNDB-R	Student Internet and Appropriate Use Administrative Procedure	8/19/03
IJNDB-E	Student Information Technology Acceptable Use Agreement	8/19/03
IJNDC	Laptop Computer Home Usage	2/7/07
IJNDC-E	Laptop Computer Home Usage Contract	9/9/08
IJNDC-I	Laptop Insurance Program	9/9/08
IKAA	Final Exams	4/16/02
IKE	Promotion, Retention and Acceleration of Students	4/16/02
IKF	Graduation Requirements	8/8/06
IKFB	Graduation Exercises/Participation	9/9/08
ILA	Tests Assessment	8/19/03
ILD	Student Surveys, Analyses, Testing, or Evaluations	8/22/06
IMBB	Exemption from Required Instruction	12/10/02
IML	Recess	2003-03-xx
J - Students
Code	Title	Revision
JEA	Compulsory Attendance	5/10/05
JEA-R	Student Attendance and Absence-Tardiness Reporting Procedure	8/14/07
JFAA	Admission of Resident Students	2/14/06
JFAB	Admission of Non-Resident Students	3/14/06
JFABA	Non-Resident Professional Employee Tuition Credit	4/10/07
JFABA-E	Non-Resident Professional Employee Tuition Credit Agreement	4/10/07
JFC	Dropout Prevention/Student Withdrawal from School	12/12/06
JHCA	Early Release-Late Arrival	8/8/06
JIBB	Student Representatives to the School Committee	10/8/02
JIBB-R	Student Representatives to the School Committee Administrative Procedure	11/4/03
JIC	Code of Conduct	6/13/06
JIC-R	Code of Conduct Disciplinary Levels	6/13/06
JICA	Dress Code	1999-08-xx
JICG	Student Tobacco Use and-or Possession	8/8/06
JICH	Chemical Health	6/13/06
JICHA	Risk Assessment Team	4/16/02
JICIA	Weapons, Violence and School Safety	4/16/02
JICL	Bullying	6/28/06
JJB	School Sponsored Group Attendance at Social Events	1/9/01
JJC	Climbing Wall	8/10/04
JJC-R	Climbing Wall Administrative Procedure	8/10/04
JJC-E	Climbing Wall Inspection Sheet	8/10/04
JJE	Fundraising	4/16/02
JJE-R	Fundraising Administrative Procedure	4/16/02
JJE-E	Fundraising Request Form	4/16/02
JJH	Out of State Travel - Students	10/10/00
JJI	Citizenship	1/9/01
JJIA	High School Co-curricular Activities	08/14/07
JJIB	Middle School Co-curricular Activities	8/14/07
JJIC	Philosophy of Co-curricular Activities	05/13/08
JJICA	Sponsorship and Evaluation of Co-curricular Activities	4/10/07
JJICA-R	Evaluation of Co-curricular Activities	12/12/06
JJICA-E	Parent Evaluation of Co-curricular Activities	4/10/07
JJIC-F	K - 8 Co-curricular Request Form	05/13/08
JK	Student Discipline	3/14/00
JKD	Suspension and Readmission of Students	6/28/06
JKE	Expulsion of Students	3/14/00
JKE-R	Expulsion of Students _ Guidelines	3/14/00
JKF	Disciplinary Removal of Students with Disabilities	05/13/08
JKF-R	Disciplinary Removal of Students with Disabilities Administrative Procedure	05/13/08
JKGA	Designated Timeout Rooms and Therapeutic Restraint	8/28/07
JKGA-R	Designated Timeout Rooms and Therapeutic Restraint Administrative Procedure	8/28/07
JL	Student Wellness/Nutrition, and Food Sales on School Property	6/13/06
JLCA	Physical Examinations of Students	9/26/06
JLCB	Immunization of Students	1/11/05
JLCC	Communicable/Infectious Diseases	1/11/05
JLCC-R	Communicable/Infectious Diseases Administrative Procedure	1/11/05
JLCCA	Students with HIV/AIDS	2/8/05
JLCD	Administering Medication to Students	1/11/05
JLF	Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect	4/16/02
JLF-E	Suspected Child Abuse/Neglect Report Form	3/14/00
JLIE	Student-Operated Vehicles Used as School Transportation	4/10/07
JRA	Student Education Records and Information	05/13/08
JRA-E	Annual Notice of Student  Education Records and Information Rights	05/13/08
JRA-R	Student Education Records and Student Information Administrative Procedure	05/13/08
K - School Community Relations
Code	Title	Revision
KBF	Parent Involvement with Title I	4/16/02
KDB	Public’s Right to Know	2/12/02
KF	Community Use of School Facilities	4/16/02
KF-R	Community Use of School Facilities Administrative Procedure	4/16/02
KF-E	Community Use of School Facilities Request Form	2002-12-xx
KF-E1	Community Use of School Facilities Parental Permission Form	2002-12-xx
KF-E2	Community Use of School Facilities Administrator's Checklist	2002-12-xx
KFA	Community Use of Ellsworth Performing Arts Center	4/16/02
KFA-R	Regulations Governing the Community Use of the Ellsworth Performing Arts Center	1996-04-xx
KFA-E1	Agreement for Use of the Ellsworth Performing Arts Center Form	1996-04-xx
KFA-E2	Performing Arts Center Technical Information Form	1996-04-xx
KI	Visitors to the Schools	4/10/07
KJA	Relations with Booster Groups	4/10/07
KLC	Relations with Social Service Agencies	4/16/02
KLG	Relations with Law Enforcement Authorities	4/16/02
KLG-R	Relations with Law Enforcement Authorities Administrative Procedure	4/16/02
L - Education Agency Relations
Code	Title	Revision
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