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Policy changes and updates
Board policies that have been changed or updated during the current school year are listed below. Other policy updates or changes are also archived by date.
*Please note that updated policy forms, materials or exhibits that are not available on the website can be obtained by contacting the District Clerk at 518-456-6200, ext. 0125.
May 23, 2023 Board of Education Meeting
- 0105 Equity Inclusivity and Diversity in Education
- 0115 Student Harassment and Bullying Prevention and Intervention
- 4321.5 Individualized Education Program Distribution
- 5062 Use of Service Animals by Visitors
- 5151 Homeless Children
- 5151-R Homeless Children Regulation
- 5710 School Safety and Educational Climate (SSEC) Reporting
May 2, 2023 Board of Education Meeting
- 5225 Student Personal Expression
- 8630 Computer Resources and Data Management
- 8630-R Computer Resources and Data Management Regulation
March 28, 2023 Board of Education Meeting
- 4327 Homebound Instruction
- 6830 Expense Reimbursement
- 6830-R Expense Reimbursement Regulation
- 9645 Disclosure of Wrongful Conduct (Whistleblower Policy)
March 7, 2023 Board of Education Meeting
- 2320 Special Meetings
- 2342 Agenda Preparation and Dissemination
- 2342-E Suggested Agenda Preparation and Dissemination
- 2350 Board Meeting Procedures
- 2351-E.1 Table of Motions
- 2351-E.2 Rules of Debate
- 2351 Quorum
- 2382 Broadcasting & Taping of School Board Meetings
- 4321.12 Use of Time Out Rooms & Physical Restraints
- 4321.12-E Parent Notification of Use of Time Out Room or Physical/Mechanical Restraint
- 4321.12-R Use of Time Out Rooms Regulation
- 4329 Implementation of School-Wide Approaches & Pre-Referral Intervention
- 6245 Fund Balance & Governmental Fund Type Definitions
- 6410 Authorized Signatures
- 6705 Apparel Purchasing Policy
- 6705-E Apparel Purchasing Policy – Exhibit
- 6710 Purchasing Authority
- 6720 Bidding Requirements
- 6720-R Competitive Bidding Procedures Regulation
- 6730 Cooperative Purchasing
- 6731 State Contracts
- 6740 Purchasing Procedures
December 6, 2022 Board of Education Meeting
- 4320.2 Music Instrument Program
- 5152 Admission of Nonresident Students
- 5152-R Admission of Nonresident Students Regulation
- 6670 Petty Cash
- 6670-R Petty Cash Regulation
October 25, 2022 Board of Education Meeting
- 1050 Annual District Election and Budget Vote
- 1220 Relations with Community and Business Organizations
- 1222 Relations with Booster Organizations
- 1800 Donations, Gifts and Grants to the District
- 2120 School Board Elections
- 2120.1 Candidates and Campaigning
- 2121 Board Member Qualifications
- 2325 Videoconferencing of Board Meetings
- 2510 New Board Member Orientation/Required Training
- 5252 Student Activities Funds Management
October 11, 2022 Board of Education Meeting
- 1120-R Access to School District Records Regulation
- 2310 Regular Meetings
- 2340 Notice of Meetings
- 2360 Minutes
- 5225 Student Personal Expression
September 13, 2022 Board of Education Meeting
- 0115-E Equity, Inclusivity and Diversity in Education Exhibit
- 2470 Student-Directed Policy Proposals
August 9, 2022 Board of Education Meeting
- 0115 Student Harassment and Bullying Prevention and Intervention
- 0115-R Student Harassment and Bullying Prevention and Intervention Regulation
- 4532-E1 School Volunteers Exhibit
- 5300.00 Code of Conduct – Why Do We Have a Code of Conduct?
- 5300.05 Code of Conduct – Introduction
- 5300.10 Code of Conduct – Definitions
- 5300.15 Code of Conduct – Student Rights and Responsibilities
- 5300.20 Code of Conduct – Essential Partners
- 5300.25 Code of Conduct — Student Dress Code
- 5300.30 Code of Conduct – Prohibited Student Conduct
- 5300.35 Code of Conduct — Reporting Violations
- 5300.40 Code of Conduct — Disciplinary Penalties, Procedures and Referrals
- 5300.45 Alternative Instruction
- 5300.50 Discipline of Students with Disabilities
- 5300.55 Corporal Punishment
- 5300.60 Student Searches and Interrogations
- 5300.60-R Searches and Interrogations Regulation (was 5330-R)
- 5300.65 Visitors to the Schools
- 5300.65-R Visitors Policy Regulation
- 5300.70 Code of Conduct – Public Conduct on School Property
- 5300.75 Code of Conduct – Dissemination and Review
July 8, 2022 Board of Education Meeting
- 0105 Equity Inclusivity and Diversity in Education
- 0105-R Equity Inclusivity and Diversity in Education Regulation
- 1400 Public Complaints
- 1405 Complaints About Certain Federally-Funded Programs
- 2160 School District Officer and Employee Code of Ethics
- 2330 Executive Sessions
- 4810 Teaching About Controversial Issues
- 6680 Internal Audit Function
- 8330 Authorized Use of District Owned Materials and Equipment
- 8500 Food Service Management
- 8500-R Food Service Management Regulation
- 8520 Free and Reduced Price Food Service
- 8910 Recycling Policy
- 8910-R Recycling and Conservation Regulation
- 9645 Disclosure of Wrongful Conduct (Whistleblower Policy)
- 9720 Professional Research and Publishing
- 9720-R Professional Research and Publishing Regulation
March 29, 2022 Board of Education Meeting
- 5040.1 Preventing Cyberbullying and Cyberthreats
- 5040.1-R Prevention of Cyberbullying and Cyberthreats Regulation
March 8, 2022 Board of Education Meeting
- 1410 Complaints About Policies
- 2240 Board Superintendent Relationship
- 2710 Communication Among Individual Board Members
- 3200-E District Level Supervisory Flow Chart
- 5150 School Admissions
- 5420 Student Health Services
- 5420-E.1 Student Health Services—Dispensing of Medication in a School-Setting
- 5420-E.2 Self-Medication Release
- 5420-R Student Health Services—Regulation
- 7500 Naming Facilities Policy
- 7500-E Proposed Name for Facility Application Exhibit
February 15, 2022 Board of Education Meeting
- 5460 Child Abuse, Maltreatment or Neglect in a Domestic Setting
- 5460-R Child Abuse, Maltreatment or Neglect in a Domestic Setting Regulation
- 8635-E Parents’ Bill of Rights for Student Data Privacy and Security
February 1, 2022 Board of Education Meeting
- 4326 English Language Learner Proficiency Instruction
- 4326-R English Language Learner Proficiency Instruction Regulation
- 4771 Early Graduation
- 4771-R Early Graduation Regulation
- 8410 Student Transportation
- 8410-R Student Transportation Regulation
- 9520 Family and Medical Leave Policy and Procedures
January 11, 2022 Board of Education Meeting
- 0100 Non-Discrimination and Equal Opportunity
- 0100-R Non-Discrimination and Equal Opportunity Regulation
- 0115 Student Harassment and Bullying Prevention and Intervention
- 0115-R Student Harassment and Bullying Prevention and Intervention Regulation
December 7, 2021 Board of Education Meeting
- 0101 Gender Neutral Single-Occupancy Bathrooms
- 1145 Advertising Materials and Announcements
- 1145-R Advertising Materials and Announcements Regulations
- 1230 Public Comment at Board Meetings
- 2122 Board Member Oath of Office
- 2130 Board Member Resignation
- 2140 Board Member Removal from Office
- 2150 Unexpired Term Fulfillment
- 2170 Board Member Conflict of Interest
- 2210 Board Reorganizational Meeting
- 2220 Board Officers
- 2230 Appointed Board Officials
- 2230.01 District Clerk
- 2230.02 District Treasurer
- 2230.03 School Physician(s)
- 2230.04 School Legal Counsel
- 4110 School Year and Calendar
- 4532 School Volunteers
- 4532-E.1 School Volunteers-Exhibit (Application for Volunteers)
- 4750 Promotion and Retention of Students
- 5310 Student Discipline
- 5312.2 Dangerous Weapons in School
- 5313 Penalties
- 5313.1 Detention
- 5313.2 In-School Suspension
- 5313.2-R In-School Suspension Regulation
- 5313.3 Student Out-of-School Suspension
- 7150 Student and Staff Member Memorials
- 7150-E Student and Staff Memorials Exhibit
October 5, 2021 Board of Education Meeting
- 1530 Smoking, Vaping and Other Tobacco Use on School Premises
- 5420-R Student Health Services-Regulation
- 8110 School Building Safety
- 8112 Health and Safety Committee
- 8220 Buildings and Grounds Maintenance and Inspection
- 8505 Charging School Meals and Prohibition Against Shaming
September 14, 2021 Board of Education Meeting
- 1230 Public Participation at Board Meetings
- 5300.70 Code of Conduct Public Conduct on School Property
July 27, 2021 Board of Education Meeting
- 4710 Student Assessment
- 4710-R Student Assessment and Grading Systems
- 1230 Public Participation at Board Meetings
- 1230-E Public Participation at Board Meetings Sign-up Form
June 8, 2021 Board of Education Meeting
- 4730 Homework
- 4730-R K-5 Homework Guidelines
- 4730-R Farnsworth Middle School Homework Guidelines
- 4730-R Guilderland High School Homework Guidelines
- 5210 Student Organizations
- 5210-R Student Organizations Regulation
April 13, 2021 Board of Education meeting
- 5010 Harassment (including Sexual Harassment)
- 5010-R Workplace Harassment (Including Sexual Harassment
- 5010-E.1 Workplace Harassment Complaint Form (Including Sexual Harassment)
- 5020 Equal Educational Opportunities
- 5020.2 & 9110.5 Racial Harassment of Students, Racial Harassment of Staff
March 23, 2021 Board of Education meeting
- 0101 Gender Neutral Single-Occupancy Bathrooms
- 4712 Reporting Student Progress to Parents
- 5030 Hazing Policy
February 9, 2021 Board of Education meeting
- 1230 Public Participation at Board Meetings
- 1230-E Public Participation at Board Meetings- Sign-up Form Exhibit
January 26, 2021 Board of Education meeting
- 0310 Evaluation of School Board Operational Procedures
- 1000 Community Relations Goals
- 1100 Public Information Program
- 1120 School District Records
- 1120-E.1 Access to School District Records Exhibit – Subject Matter List
- 1120-E.2 Access to School District Records application for Public Access to Records
- 1120-R Access to School District Records Regulation
- 3200 Administrative Organization
- 3200-E Organization Chart Exhibit
- 3240 Line and Staff Relations
- 4327 Homebound Instruction
- 5252 Student Activities Funds Management
- 5320 Student Conduct on District Provided Transportation
- 5450.1 Notification of Releases of Level Three Sex Offenders
- 5450.1-E Notification of Releases of Level Sex Offenders Exhibit
- 5450.1-R Notification of Releases of Level Three Sex Offenders
- 8800 Energy Management Conservation Policy
- 8800-R Energy Conservation and Building Management Regulation
January 12, 2021 Board of Education meeting
- 5100 Student Attendance
- 5100-R Student Attendance Regulation
- 6741 Contracting for Professional Services
- 6900 Disposal of District Property
- 8332 District Owned Cell Phones
- 8332-R District Owned Cell Phones Regulation
- 8417 Spectator Buses Policy
- 8417-R Spectator Buses Regulation
- 8440 Transportation Services “No Idling” Policy
December 8, 2020 Board of Education meeting
- 0000 Name, Territory, Components, and Boundaries of Guilderland School District
- 0001 Educational Philosophy
- 2160 School District Officer and Employee Code of Ethics
- 2160-R School District Code of Ethics Regulation
- 4000 Instructional Goals
- 4511 Textbook and/or Trade Book Selection and Adoption
- 4513 Library Materials Selection
- 5420 Student Health Services
- 5420 Student Health Services-Regulation
- 6700 Purchasing
- 9240 Recruiting and Hiring
- 9700 Professional Learning and Staff Development
October 20, 2020 Board of Education meeting
- 0115 Student Harassment and Bullying Prevention and Intervention
- 0115-R Student Harassment and Bullying Prevention and Intervention Regulation
- 4765 Online, Distance, and Remote Learning
- 5151 Homeless Children
- 5151-R Homeless Children Regulation