Sioux Falls School District Policies and Regulations
Sioux Falls School District Policies are grouped within sections A-L below (use links to go directly to the desired section or scroll down through entire list).
A-Foundations | B-Board | C-Federal Programs | D-Fiscal | E-Support Svcs | F-Facilities
G-Personnel | I-Instruction | J-Students | K-Community Relations | L-Agency Relations
Policies and Regulations are classified by the National Education Policy Network (NEPN) classification system. Please note that Section H (Negotiations) is not listed. Within the Sioux Falls School District, negotiation issues are governed by each bargaining unit's working agreement with the District, pursuant to Personnel Policy GB.
The following list contains Sioux Falls School District policies and regulations adopted by the School Board. If a policy/regulation applies to Southeast Technical Institute as well as the Sioux Falls School District, Southeast Technical Institute will appear in the header on the first page.
Policies are written statements which express the will and intent of the Board with regard to operation of the District and the schools therein.
Regulations, when needed, contain more detailed directions that are developed to assist in putting policies into practice. Not all policies require a regulation.
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Section A: Foundations And Basic Commitments
Section A contains policies, regulations and exhibits on the district's legal role in providing public education and the basic principles underlying school board governance. These policies provide a setting for all of the school board's other policies and regulations.
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Policy Regulation Description
| AC | AC-R | Equal Opportunity/Nondiscrimination |
| AD | Educational Philosophy/School District Vision, Mission and Views |
Section B: School Board Governance And Operations
Section B contains policies, regulations and exhibits on the school board - how it is appointed, how it is organized, how it conducts meetings, and how the board operates. This section includes bylaws and policies establishing the board's internal operating procedures.
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Policy Regulation Description
| BA | School Board Operational Goals | |
| BB | School Board Legal Status | |
| BBAA | School Board Member Authority and Responsibilities | |
| BBB | Elections | |
| BBBE | Unexpired Term Fulfillment/Vacancies | |
| BCB | School Board Member Conflict of Interest | |
| BDB | Organization of the School Board | |
| BDC | School Board Officials | |
| BDD | Board-Superintendent Relationship | |
| BDE | School Board Committees | |
| BDG | School District Attorney/Legal Services | |
| BE | School Board Meetings | |
| BEDB | Agenda | |
| BEDC | Quorum | |
| BEDD | School Board Meetings | |
| BEDG | Minutes of School Board Meetings | |
| BEDH | Public Participation at School Board Meetings | |
| BEDI | News Media Services at School Board Meetings | |
| BG | School Board Policy Process | |
| BI | School Board Memberships | |
| BIA | New School Board Member Orientation/Handbook | |
| BIB | School Board Member Development Opportunities | |
| BIBA | School Board Member Conferences, Conventions, and Workshops | |
| BID | School Board Member Compensation and Expenses |
Section C: General School Administration
Section C contains policies, regulations and exhibits on school management, administrative organization, and school building and department administration - including the administrative aspects of special programs and system-wide reforms such as school- or site-based management. It also houses personnel policies on the superintendent, senior administrators (management team), and school principals.
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Policy Regulation Description
| CGD | CGD-R | State and Federal Programs Administration - Title I |
Section D: Fiscal Management
Section D contains policies, regulations, and exhibits on school finances and the management of funds. (Policies on the financing of school construction and renovation, however, are filed in Section F, Facilities Development.)
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Policy Regulation Description
| DA | Fiscal Management Goals/Priority Objectives | |
| DAA | DAA-R | Evaluation of Fiscal Management |
| DB | Annual Budget | |
| DBC | Budget Planning | |
| DBJ | Budget Transfers | |
| DCA | Taxing and Borrowing | |
| DEC | Funds from Federal Tax Sources | |
| DFA | Investing | |
| DFAB | Fund Balance and Carryover Funds | |
| DFF | DFF-R | Sales and Disposal of Surplus Property |
| DFG | DFG-R | Revenues from Non-Tax Sources - Tuition |
| DFGB | Revenues from Non-Tax Sources - Materials Fees | |
| DGA | Depository | |
| DGD | DGD-R | Credit Cards |
| DIA | DIA-R | Accounting System (Trust and Agency Funds) |
| DIBA | Uncollected Accounts Receivable | |
| DID | Inventories | |
| DIE | DIE-R | Annual Examination of Financial Records |
| DJ | DJ-R | Expenditures (Purchasing/Incidental Accounts) |
| DJBA | Quantity Purchasing | |
| DJE | Bidding Procedures | |
| DJEA | Deposit and Performance Bond Requirements | |
| DJF | Local/Competitive Purchasing | |
| DJG | Vendor Relations | |
| DK | DK-R | Payment Procedures |
| DKB | Salary Deductions | |
| DKC | DKC-R | Expense Authorization/Reimbursement |
| DLA | Employee Benefits Administration | |
| DLB | Tax-Sheltered Annuities | |
| DM | DM-R | Cash in School Buildings |
Section E: Support Services
Section E contains policies, regulations and exhibits on non-instructional services and programs, particularly those on business management such as safety, building and grounds management, office services, transportation and food services.
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Policy Regulation Description
| EB | Safe and Secure Environment | |
| EBC | Emergencies | |
| EBCB | Safety Drills | |
| EBCE | EBCE-R | School Closings and Cancellations |
| EC | EC-R | Building Maintenance |
| ECA | ECA-R | Video Surveillance |
| ECAB | ECAB-R | Access to Grounds and Buildings (Interim Regulation eff. October 12, 2010) |
| ECE | ECE-R | Seat Belt Use |
| ECF | Energy Conservation | |
| EE | EE-R | Transportation Services |
| EEAG | Student Transportation in Private Vehicles | |
| EEBB | Use of Private Vehicles on School Business | |
| EEBC | Business and Personnel Transportation Insurance | |
| EF | Food Services | |
| EFD | Pricing and Payment of Food Services | |
| EFEA | EFEA-R | Supplemental Food Sales |
| EFI | Food Services Records and Reports | |
| EGA | Communication Services | |
| EGAD | EGAD-R | Copyright Compliance |
| EI | EI-R | Insurance Program/Risk Management |
Section F: Facilities Planning And Development
Section F contains policies, regulations and exhibits on facility planning, financing, construction, and renovation. It also includes the topics of temporary facilities and school closings.
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Policy Regulation Description
| FA | Facilities Development Goals/Priority Objectives | |
| FAA | Evaluation of Facilities Planning and Development | |
| FBB | Enrollment Projections | |
| FD | Facilities Funding | |
| FEA | Education Specifications for Construction | |
| FEB | Architect/Engineer/Construction Manager | |
| FED | Construction Plans and Specifications | |
| FEE | Site Acquisition | |
| FEF | Construction Cost Estimates | |
| FEG | FEG-R | Construction Contracts Bidding and Awards |
| FEH | FEH-R | Supervision of Construction |
| FEJ | Construction Records and Reports | |
| FF | Naming Facilities | |
Section G: Personnel
Section G contains policies, regulations and exhibits on all school employees except for the superintendent. Current working agreements for all employee groups are recognized as School Board Policy per Policy GB. (Policies on the superintendent are located in Section C, General Administration.)
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Policy Regulation Description
| GA | Personnel Goals/Priority Objectives | |
| GB | Working Agreements - Recognition of Bargaining Units | |
| GBAA | GBAA-R | Harassment |
| GBD | Staff Development | |
| GBEA | Nepotism | |
| GBEAA | Employee Conflict of Interest - Conflict of Interest Analysis Statement | |
| GBEB | Code of Conduct | |
| GBEBC | Staff Gifts and Solicitations | |
| GBEC | GBEC-R | Drug-Free Work Place |
| GBECA | GBECA-R | Drug and Alcohol Testing for Commercial Drivers |
| GBECB | GBECB-R | Alcohol-Free Work Place |
| GBED | Tobacco-Free Schools/Use by Employees Prohibited | |
| GBEG | Searches of Employee Personal Property and District Owned/Provided Property | |
| GBG | Staff Wellness | |
| GBGA | GBGA-R | Staff Health - Communicable Disease Control |
| GBGB | Employees' Personal Property | |
| GBH | Staff Participation in Community Activities | |
| GBI | Staff Participation in Political Activities | |
| GBJ | Personnel Records and Files | |
| GBM | Permanent Employees for Purposes of South Dakota Retirement System | |
| GCCAC | GCCAC-R | Family and Medical Leave |
| GCE | Staff Recruiting | |
| GCG | GCG-R | Substitute Teachers |
| GCRD | Tutoring or Services for Pay | |
| GCS | Professional Research and Publishing |
Section I: Instruction
Section I contains policies, regulations, and exhibits on the instructional program: basic curricular subjects, special programs, instructional resources, and academic achievement.
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Policy Regulation Description
| ICA | School Calendar | |
| IG | IG-R | Curriculum Development, Adoption, and Review |
| IHAL | Religion in the Schools and at School Activities | |
| IHBF | Homebound Instruction | |
| IHCA | IHCA-R | Summer Instructional Programs |
| IHD | Adult/Community Education | |
| IHDA | Adult Basic Education | |
| IHDB | Adult High School/GED Programs | |
| IHDC | Adult Vocational/Career Education | |
| IIA | Assignment of Students to Teachers | |
| IIB | Class Size | |
| IJK | Selection of Library and Supplemental Instructional Resources and Materials | |
| IJNC | IJNC-R | School Library Resource Centers |
| IJNDB | IJNDB-R | Virtual/Online Courses |
| IJNDC | IJNDC-R | Acceptable and Ethical Use of Technology Resources |
| IJOB | Community Resource People | |
| IJOC | IJOC-R | School Volunteers |
| IKA | IKA-R | Grading/Recovery System |
| IKB | IKB-R | Homework |
| IKC | IKC-R | Calculation of Grade Point Average (GPA) and Class Rank |
| IKE | Promotion, Retention, and Acceleration of Students | |
| IKF | IKF-R | Graduation Requirements |
| IMB | IMB-R | Teaching about Controversial/Sensitive Issues |
| IMD | School Observances and Ceremonies | |
| IMDB | IMDB-R | Flag Displays |
Section J: Students
Section J contains policies, regulations, and exhibits on students: admissions, attendance, rights and responsibilities, conduct, discipline, health and welfare and school related activities.
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Policy Regulation Description
| JC | School Attendance Areas | |
| JCA | JCA-R | Assignment of Students to School and Open Enrollment |
| JEB | Kindergarten Enrollment Eligibility | |
| JEBA | Ages of Attendance | |
| JFCE | Student Bullying | |
| JG | Assignment of Students to Classes and Grade Levels | |
| JH | JH-R | Student Absences and Excuses - Authorization for Superintendent Action |
| JHCB | Released Time for Religious Instruction | |
| JIAA | JIAA-R | Harassment |
| JICFA | JICFA-R | Hazing |
| JICG | Tobacco-Free Schools/Use by Students Prohibited | |
| JIH | Student Interrogations, Searches, and Arrests | |
| JJAA | JJAA-R | School Activity Rules |
| JJAB | JJAB-R | Limited Open Forum in Middle School and High School (Grades 6-12) |
| JJE | JJE-R | Student Fundraising Activities |
| JJG | Contests for Students | |
| JJH | JJH-R | Student Travel |
| JJI | JJI-R | Student Athletics and Activities |
| JJID | JJID-R | Student Physicals for School Athletics |
| JK | JK-R | Student Discipline, Suspension and Expulsion |
| JKA | Corporal Punishment | |
| JL | Student Wellness | |
| JLA | Student Insurance Programs | |
| JLC | JLC-R | Student Health Services |
| JLCA | Physical Examinations of Students | |
| JLCAA | JLCAA-R | Physician Prescribed Services |
| JLCB | Immunization of Students | |
| JLCC | JLCC-R | Communicable/Infectious Diseases |
| JLCD | JLCD-R | Medication Administration |
| JLCE | First Aid and Emergency Medical Care | |
| JLCG | JLCG-R | Program Access for Students with Disabilities or with Substantially Limiting Health Impairments |
| JLF | JLF-R | Reporting Child Abuse/Child Protection |
| JLG | JLG-R | Instruction/Programs for Homeless Students |
| JLIA | JLIA-R | Supervision of Students |
| JLIC | Student Safety Patrols | |
| JP | Student Donations and Gifts | |
| JQ | JQ-R | Student Fees, Fines, and Charges |
| JRA | JRA-R | Student Records |
Section K: School/Community/Home Relations
Section K contains policies, regulations, and exhibits on parent and community involvement in schools. Except for policies concerning education agencies, statements on public sector relations with the School District are located in this section too.
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Policy Regulation Description
| KBAA | KBAA-R | Public Records |
| KCB | Community Involvement in Decision Making | |
| KCD | KCD-R | Public Gifts/Donations to Schools |
| KD | Public Information and Communication | |
| KDA | KDA-R | Public Information/School Communications Program |
| KDD | KDD-R | Media Relations |
| KDDB | Athletic and Other School Activities Media Coverage | |
| KE | Public Concerns and Complaints | |
| KEA | Public Concerns/Complaints about Policies | |
| KEB | KEB-R | Public Concerns/Complaints about Personnel |
| KEC | KEC-R | Concerns/Complaints about Programs or Instructional Materials |
| KED | KED-R | Concerns/Complaints about Educational Programs for Students with Disabilities |
| KF | KF-R | Community/Staff Use of District Facilities/Properties/Equipment |
| KGB | KGB-R | School Business Partnerships |
| KHBA | KHBA-R | Commercial Activities |
| KHC | Distribution/Posting of Informational/Political Materials | |
| KI | Visitors to Schools and on School Grounds | |
| KJA | Relations with Booster and Other Parent/Guardian Organizations | |
| KL | Relations with Other Government Authorities | |
| KLC | KLC-R | Relations with Social Service Agencies - Investigating Child Abuse |
| KLG | KLG-R | Relations with Law Enforcement Authorities - School Resource Officers |
Section L: Education Agency Relations
Section L contains policies, regulations and exhibits on the school district's relationship with other education agencies - including other school systems, regional or service districts, private schools, colleges and universities, education research organizations and state and national education agencies.
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Policy Regulation Description
| LB | Relations with Other Schools and School Systems | |
| LBC | LBC-R | Relations with Nonpublic Schools |
| LD | Relations with Colleges, Universities, and the Military |