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Table of Contents
Board Approved Handbooks
Last Updated: August 2025
Student Handbook & Code of Conduct- Texas Edition
TX Employee Handbook 2025-2026
Fiscal Policies
Last Updated: January 2025
Accounts Payable
May 2020
Accountable Plan
June 2020
Allowable and Prohibited Uses of Funds
October 2021
Authority Over Fiscal Matters
July 2024
Authorization for the Obligation and Expenditure of Funds
March 2022
Capital Assets
April 2023
Corporate Card
December 2024
Donor Cultivation and Stewardship
December 2021
Employee Awards and Gifts
July 2020
Employer Provided Uniform
May 2020
Executive Benefits
October 2020
Financial Reporting
June 2020
Funding – Federal Funding Compliance
December 2021
Funding – Noneducational Services
December 2021
Funding – Shared Services Arrangements
January 2025
Funding – State Allotments
December 2021
Fundraising
May 2020
Grant Accounting
October 2024
Internal Audits
May 2020
Investments Policy
June 2024
Net Assets Policy
September 2020
Prohibition of Political Expenditures
October 2020
Purchasing Policy
July 2021
Relocation and Housing
February 2021
School Based Activity Accounts
May 2020
Travel Policy
September 2021
Vehicle Allowance Policy
June 2021
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Governance Policies
Last Updated: January 2025
Accessibility Tech
December 2020
Audience Participation Sign-Up Sheet
June 2021
Board Authority, Roles, Responsibilities
May 2020
Board Meetings
December 2020
Board Policy & Admin Procedures
June 2023
Board Structure and Operations Policy
April 2025
Crisis + Trauma Response
December 2024
District Foundations
December 2020
Emergency Plans
December 2020
Ethics, Conflict of Interest and Nepotism
May 2020
Gift and Charitable Grant Acceptance
October 2024
IDEA Board Bylaws
March 2021
Internet Safety
June 2023
Orientation and Training
June 2025
Possession and Use of Weapons Policy
June 2023
Public Complaints
December 2020
Public Participation in Board Meetings
April 2023
Public Information Requests
June 2025
Records Management
January 2025
Records Retention
January 2022
School Closure
May 2020
School Property
January 2025
School Visitors
January 2025
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Personnel Policies
Last Updated: November 2024
Compensation Setting Policy
September 2023
Consensual Romantic Relationships
April 2022
Criminal History and Credit Reports
April 2022
Drug, Alcohol, and Tobacco-Free Workplace
April 2022
Electronic Communications with Students
August 2021
Employee Attendance Policy
June 2023
Employee Complaints and Grievances
July 2023
Employment Credentials and Records
August 2021
Employee Non-Discrimination Policy
June 2023
Employment Practices
April 2022
Employee Searches Policy
June 2023
Equal Employment Opportunity and Non-discrimination
April 2022
Family and Medical Leave
April 2022
GET Rubric
June 2024
Military Leave – Federal Law
April 2022
Nepotism in Hiring Policy
November 2024
Paid Family Leave
January 2021
Pre-Employment Credentials and Employee Records
April 2022
Political Expression and Dress Code Policy
July 2022
Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect
November 2024
Reporting Employee Misconduct
August 2021
Residency Policy
September 2023
Teacher Career Pathway Rubric
June 2024
Telecommuting Policy
June 2021
Tuition Reimbursement Policy
October 2021
Solicitation and Distribution
April 2022
Sick Leave Bank Policy
August 2022
Staff Development Cycle (SDC) Completion Policy
October 2023
Wage and Hour Laws
April 2022
Whistleblower Policy
August 2023
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Special Education Policies
Last Updated: January 2025
Admission Review and Dismissal Committee
January 2025
Administration
December 2021
Adult Student
December 2021
Ages 0-5
December 2024
Child Find Duty
December 2021
Children Who Transfer
January 2025
Closing the Gap
August 2022
Consent and Prior Written Notice
December 2024
Coordination of Funds to Purchase Instructional Materials
December 2021
Discipline of Students with Disabilities
December 2021
District and Campus Improvement Plans
December 2021
Dyslexia
December 2024
Eligibility Criteria
December 2024
Evaluation
March 2025
General and Fiscal Guidelines
December 2021
Graduation Plan
January 2025
Homebound Services
June 2023
Nondiscrimination
January 2025
Parent
December 2021
Private School Children
December 2021
Procedural Safeguards and Requirements
December 2021
Records
December 2024
Records Retention and Destruction
December 2021
Referral for Possible Special Education Services
December 2024
Restraint and Timeout
December 2021
Video Surveillance Procedures
December 2021
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Student Policies
Last Updated: January 2025
Academic Achievement
February 2022
Academic Testing Programs
February 2022
Accelerated Instruction
January 2025
Administering Medication Policy
November 2024
Admissions and Enrollment
November 2024
Anti-Bullying Policy
November 2024
Bilingual Education and ESL
January 2025
Career and Technology Education
February 2022
Child Abuse and Neglect
January 2025
Compensatory and Accelerated Instruction
February 2022
Credit by Examination
February 2022
Dual Credit Policy
July 2023
Distribution of Non-School Literature
May 2023
End of Course Assessments
February 2022
Graduation Policy
September 2023
Identification, Evaluation, and Eligibility of Special Education Students
February 2022
Interrogations and Searches
May 2023
Medical Treatment Policy
November 2024
Naloxone Policy
July 2023
Parental Engagement Policy
August 2025
Personal Communication Device
August 2025
Prekindergarten Program
February 2022
Prohibited Organizations and Hazing
May 2023
Reading Assessments
February 2022
Selection and Adoption of Instructional Materials
February 2022
School Sponsored Publications
May 2023
Student Conduct Alcohol and Drug Use
May 2023
School Safety Transfers
November 2024
Sexual Abuse, Sex Trafficking and Other Maltreatment
January 2025
Special Education
February 2022
State Assessments
June 2023
State Assessment of Emergent Bilingual Students
January 2025
State Virtual School Network
February 2022
Student and Parent Complaints and Grievances Policy
July 2023
Student Activities
August 2025
Student Fees
August 2025
Student Handbook
August 2025
Title I Services
January 2025
Tobacco Use and Possession
May 2023
Transportation Bus Pass Policy
January 2025
Transition Services
February 2022
Texas Grading Policy
August 2025
Texas Meal Charge Policy
July 2023
TX Wellness Policy
June 2025
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