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HCPSS / POLICIES

Alphabetical Policy Index

Academic Eligibility for High School Extracurricular Activities 9070
Advisory Committees to Staff and Schools 2050
Advisory Committees to the Board of Education 2060
Alcohol Use by Employees 7040
Alcohol, Drug, and Tobacco Free Environment 1050
Alcohol, Other Drugs, Prescription Medication and Over-the-Counter Products 9230
Annual Leave for Administrative Personnel 7110
Anti-Discrimination 1010
Appointments to Certificated Administrator and Supervisor Positions 7070
Attendance 9010
Bullying, Cyberbullying, Harassment, and Intimidation 1060
Bullying, Cyberbullying, Harassment, and Intimidation Involving HCPSS Employees 7140
Bullying, Cyberbullying, Harassment, and Intimidation Involving Students 9460
Charter Schools 10040
Child Abuse and Neglect 1030
Civility 1000
Communicable Diseases – Prevention and Control 5120
Community Improvements to School Sites or School Facilities 6060
Contests Sponsored by Outside Organizations 10030
Curriculum 8000
Debt Management 4090
Digital Education 8200
Discontinuation of School Use 6070
Disposition of Property 4080
Distribution and Display of Materials and Announcements 10010
Donations 4010
Educating Student Sex Offenders 9500
Educational Equity 1080
Educational Programs for Pregnant and Parenting Students 9100
Emergency Preparedness and Response 3010
Employee Conduct and Discipline 7030
Ethics 2070
Family and Medical Leave 7100
Field Trips 8100
Fixed Assets 4040
Fund Balance 4070
Fundraising by Schools and School-Sponsored Organizations 4020
Gangs, Gang Activity, and Similar Destructive or Delinquent Group Behavior 9290
Grading and Reporting: Middle and High School 8020
Grading and Reporting: Pre-Kindergarten Through Grade 5 8010
Graduation Requirements 8030
Grants 4000
Health Services 5100
Homeless Children and Youth 9300
Intellectual Property and Royalties 7060
Interscholastic Athletic Program 9080
Investment 4100
Meal Charges 4200
Medicaid Reimbursement for Health-Related Services 4060
Naming and Renaming of Schools 6050
Nepotism 7020
Non-School-Hour Curricular Programs 8090
Ombudsman 2030
Personnel Records 7010
Policy Development and Adoption 2020
Procurement of Architectural and Construction Management Services 6030
Procurement of Goods and/or Services 4050
Protections and Supports for Foreign-Born Students and Families 1070
Public Participation in Meetings of the Board 2040
Records Management 3050
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 Compliance: Section 504 9060
Religion and Religious Materials 8070
Religious Observances 3000
Research in the Howard County Public School System 3030
Resource Speakers 8060
Responsible Use of Technology, Digital Tools, and Social Media 8080
Safe and Supportive Schools 1040
School Activity Funds 4030
School Attendance Areas 6010
School Board Governance 2000
School Bus Contracts and School Bus Personnel 5220
School Planning/School Construction Programs 6020
School Use of Community or Reportable Offenses 9280
School-Sponsored Publications and Productions 9030
Selection of Coaches and Advisors of High School Extracurricular Activities 7120
Selection of Instructional Resources 8040
Sexual Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, and Sexual Misconduct 1020
Site Selection and Acquisition 6000
Student Assault and/or Battery on Employees 9270
Student Behavior Intervention 9400
Student Data Governance and Privacy 3060
Student Discipline 9200
Student Dress Code 9210
Student International Educational Travel 8110
Student Records 9050
Student Representation 2010
Student Residency, Eligibility, Enrollment and Assignment 9000
Student Search and Seizure 9260
Student Transportation 5200
Student, Parent, Family and Community Engagement 10000
Students’ Rights and Responsibilities 9020
Substitute Teachers 7130
Sustainability 6080
Teaching of Controversial Issues 8050
Technology Security 3040
Testing: State and Local Responsibilities and Protocols 8120
Title IX Sexual Harassment 1025
Transfer of School-Based Administrators 7080
Transfer of Teachers 7090
Trespassing or Willful Disturbance 3020
Use of Drugs and Drug Paraphernalia By Employees 7050
Use of School Facilities 10020
Weapons 9250
Wellness Through Nutrition and Physical Activity 9090
Workforce Diversity and Inclusion 7000