Policy Title Statement of Guiding Principles Code No. 700
The Board of Trustees shall, as it deems necessary, provide for auxiliary services that will enhance the opportunity for all children to take full advantage of the Districts' educational program.
Date of Adoption:
January 13, 1993
Policy Title School Nurse Code No. 701
The School Nurse shall be responsible to the principals and Superintendent of Schools in performance of school health service.
He/She shall participate with the school administration, teachers and parents in planning and developing a school health program in keeping with the best practices of the day.
He/She shall assist in interpreting to the school staff, health conditions, home backgrounds and community conditions that affect the learning and welfare of children.
The School Nurse shall:
(1) Give recommendations for securing dental and medical care.
(2) Determine students needing health examinations or other health service.
(3) Administer first aid to accident cases and emergency illness, which occur at school.
(4) Contact homes of children referred to her by principals.
(5) Supply information on prevention and control of communicable diseases.
(6) Make necessary reports to parents, school personnel, family physician and other agencies.
(7) Keep records and compile reports.
(8) Participate in studies and surveys.
The School Nurse is employed for the nine months that school is in session. The salary for the Nurse will be determined annually by the Board.
The nurse is granted sick leave on the same basis as instructional personnel.
Date of Adoption:
1979
Revised 3/9/92, 1/13/93
Policy Title School Breakfast/Lunch Program Code No. 702
The school breakfast and lunch program shall be under the direction of the Food Services Supervisor who is directly responsible to the Superintendent.
The Supervisor will be employed by the Board of Trustees upon recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools.
The salary will be set by the Board of Trustees for the Director and all employees.
Employees of the school breakfast/lunch are required to hold a valid health card as required by the State of Idaho.
The Food Services Supervisor shall:
(1) Plan menus that meet nutritional requirements set by the federal government.
(2) Report financial standing and participation in the breakfast and lunch program to the Board at each regular meeting.
(3) Compile all reports for government, etc.
(4) Keep adequate written records.
The Food Services Supervisor is employed for twelve (12) months, cooks nine (9) months, and all breakfast and lunch room personnel are paid on an hourly basis.
Regularly employed breakfast and lunch room personnel receive one day of sick leave for each month employed, accumulative to 180 days. There is no sick leave for part-time employees. School breakfast and lunch personnel accumulate no vacation time.
A food service policy and list of guidelines is on file at the district office.
Breakfast and lunches may be paid for daily, weekly or monthly.
Pupils whose parents are financially unable to pay may be put on free breakfast and lunches in accordance with state and federal regulations.
Date of Adoption:
1979
Revised 2/15/91, 3/9/92, 1/13/93
Policy Title School Transportation Program Code No. 703
The School Board’s primary concern in providing transportation services to students is the safety and protection of the health of students.
The District shall provide transportation to and from school for a student who:
1. resides at least one and one-half (1 ½) miles from the nearest appropriate school (determined by the nearest and best route from the junction of the driveway of the student’s home and the nearest public road to the nearest door of the school the student attends or to a bus stop, whichever the case may be); or
2. is a student with a disability, whose IEP identifies transportation as a related service; or
3. in the judgment of the Board of Trustees, has another compelling and legally sufficient reason to receive transportation services, including the age or health or safety of the student.
All buses will load in the loading area under the supervision of the teacher on bus duty. Students may be denied bus privileges for misconduct. The removal from bus privilege will be by the Transportation Supervisor and/or Superintendent. Buses cannot be used for purposes other than school activities, unless approved by the Board. Transportation of non-authorized individuals will be left to the discretion of the building principal. Teachers are not to detain bus children after school without permission of the building principal and the cooperation of the parents.
Homeless students shall be transported in accordance with the McKinney Homeless Assistance Act and state law.
The type of transportation provided by the District may be by a school bus or other vehicle, or by such individual transportation as paying the parent or guardian for individually transporting the student.
Date of Adoption: 1979 Reference: Idaho Code 33-1501, 33-1503, IDAPA 8.023.03.109; No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (P.L. 107-110)
Revised: 3/9/92; 1/13/93; 7/12/2005
Policy Title: Transportation Scheduling and Routing Code No. 703.1
The purpose of school transportation is to provide safe, comfortable and economical transportation for those students living beyond walking distance from Fruitland schools as defined by Idaho Code 33-1501
Idaho Code states that a Board of Trustees may require pupils who live less than one and one-half (1 ½) miles from the nearest established bus stop to walk or provide their own transportation to such bus stop.
Route and Zone Determination
● The Board of Trustees of each school district may establish bus routes and non-transportation zones. Fruitland School District bus routes and zones shall be determined for each school year no later than the regular September meeting of the school board.
Scheduling and Routing
● Students normally will be transported to school to and from their regularly designated stops.
● Two (2) designated addresses for pick-up and two (2) designated addresses for drop-off are permitted. The designated locations must remain the same for each day of the week.
● A day care center, family day care home, or a group facility, as defined in section 39-1102 Idaho Code, may substitute for the students’ residence for student transportation to and from school.
● In cases where parents wish to take students home from school, arrangements should be made by 1:00 p.m. that day. In NO case should parents stop the bus along the highway for the purpose of removing their children.
The cooperation of parents and their children with school officials is essential to promote safe and efficient school bus transportation.
Adopted: Legal Reference:
7/2005 Idaho Code 33-1501, Idaho Code 39-1102
Revised:
3-12-12
Policy Title Safety Busing Code No. 703.2
Safety busing is the transportation of a student who lives less than one and one-half (1 ½ ) miles from school when, in the judgment of the Board of Trustees, the age or health or safety of the student(s) warrant such action.
The Board of Trustees will only consider requests for safety busing for students living less than one and one-half (1 ½) miles from school when one or more of the following criteria are met:
1. Unsupervised crossing of a heavily traveled multi-lane roadway requiring beyond-age-level comprehension of complex traffic hazards;
2. Walking along an arterial road and highway permitting fifty-mile-per-hour speeds;
3. Crossing an intersection in competition with a high volume of right turning vehicles without the benefit of adult supervised crossing;
4. Walking in the traffic lane of an arterial or collector street because of the absence of sidewalks or usable shoulders which are at least three (3) feet wide;
5. Walking beside or over unprotected waterways;
6. Walking routes which are temporarily interrupted by major road construction, building construction, or utility construction;
7. Walking routes interrupted by numerous high traffic volume business driveways;
8. Other unique circumstances or extraordinary factors
9. Railroad tracks
The existence of any of the above criteria does not automatically qualify an area for safety busing. The Board of Trustees may also consider evaluation factors including but not limited to: traffic count, traffic gap times, posted speed, width of roadway, width of walking area, length of time student would be exposed to area of concern, age of pupils, number of pupils, and traffic control signs and markings, as well as written comments from parents, patrons, and school personnel prior to a vote on the issue. Further, the Board of Trustees shall consider the criteria set out in its measuring and scoring instrument which by this reference is incorporated and attached to this policy as Exhibit 1.
Each year, no later than the regular board meeting in August, the Board of Trustees shall review and vote on all requests for new safety busing locations. The Superintendent or their designee is directed to review all existing safety busing locations at intervals of at least every three years.
See attachment: Measuring Instrument for Walking Students (2 pages)
Date of Adoption:3/14/2005 References: Code of Idaho 33-1501
Revised: 7/11/2005 State Dept. of Education: Student Transport
Policy Title: Computer Software Code No: 704
All district staff and students will abide by the licensing agreement that accompanies each piece of software purchased by this district or used on district equipment. A notebook will be kept in the room where the equipment is primarily located. Included in this notebook will be:
1. Licensing agreements and warranties for the software used on the equipment.
2. Software licensing numbers.
3. Printout of autoexec.bat, config.sys, windows.sys.ini, and win.ini (if applicable) or a utility printout.
A copy of all licensing agreements will be filed with the systems administrator. The district building, room location, and name of software will be written on, or attached to, the agreement. Whenever a software backup copy is made, it will be used exclusively for that purpose, with the original secured in a locked location.
INTERNET FILTERING SOFTWARE
The school district will utilize technology protection measures to block or filter Internet access to visual depictions that are obscene, contain child pornography or other explicit sexual content, extreme violence or are otherwise harmful to minors. The systems administrator will oversee the procurement of such technology protection measures, evaluate the district’s computer network service, at least annually, to determine whether the technology currently being used is adequate to comply with federal requirements regarding Internet safety for minors, and certify compliance with such federal regulations. The systems administrator, or designee shall randomly monitor the usage of computers on the school district network including the access to internet sites to assure compliance with all school district policies. Any apparent violations of this policy will be reported by the systems administrator to his/her supervisor or directly to the School Board, at its direction. The Board will receive a report on each of these content areas regularly and direct any necessary improvements or changes in programming.
USE OF PRIVATELY-OWNED SOFTWARE
School district staff and students are not allowed to use privately-owned software on district equipment without prior approval by the systems administrator. All personal software used on school district equipment will be accompanied by:
1. The original discs:
2. A copy of the licensing agreement; and
3. A written statement by the owner of the software stating that the software is privately owned and is being used in compliance with the software agreement.
The systems administrator will monitor compliance by staff and students of all policies related to computers and/or software. Violations of such policies may result in appropriate actions taken pursuant to the Computer and Network Service policy.
Date of Adoption: Legal Reference:
November 13, 2006 17 USC Section 101, et seq.
47 USC Section 254 (h)(1)
Marcus v. Rowley,
695 F.2d 1171 (9th Cir. 1983)
Policy Title: District-Owned Vehicles Code No. 705
The Fruitland School District owns and maintains certain vehicles. Included among them are a Driver’s Education car, a suburban, pickups, and school buses. These are for use by properly authorized personnel of the Fruitland School District for Fruitland School District business purposes and functions.
In specific instances, the superintendent may designate specific employees who are subject to emergency callout. These employees may be assigned a Fruitland School District vehicle to keep at their personal residence in order to more quickly respond to emergency circumstances as long as the school districts insurance will cover such an assignment.
Employees so designated, may be changed at any time by the superintendent without consultation or negotiation with the affected employee and the employee must live within the city limits of Fruitland. When an employee is designated to have a district vehicle at their residence for emergency callout use, the vehicle shall not be used for personal purposes.
Any driver who receives a citation for a driving violation while operating a Fruitland School District vehicle shall personally pay all fines levied. All citations received while the driver is a school district employee must be reported and may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination.
Adopted: Legal Reference:
9-14-09