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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. 3125.

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 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

October 6, 2020 Board of Education meeting

• 1900 Parent and Family Engagement

Archived policy updates:

• 2019-20 Board of Education policy updates