SCHOOL COMMITTEE POLICIES
The Lenox School Committee Policy Manual contains a number of policies which have direct pertinence to parents of elementary school students. Copies of the School Committee Policy Manual are located in each of the schools and at the Superintendent's Office and you are welcome to read these and other policies that are of particular interest to you.
The following policies specifically pertain at this level. Several of these are mentioned earlier in this handbook:
1. Animals in the Classroom (Policy JLCDC)
2. Bullying (Policy JICFB)
3. Bus Stop Supervision (Policy EEAAEB)
4. Chapter 622 - "An Act to Prohibit Discrimination in the Public Schools" (Form JB) **
5. Elementary Students: Assignment to Classes (Policy JCAA)
6. Emergency Plans (Reg. EBC)
7. Evaluation (Policy GCO)
8. Field Trips and Excursions (Policy IJOA)
9. Fund-Raising (Policy JJE)
10. Grade 1 Entrance Age (Policy JEBB)
11. Instructional Program (Goals and Objectives) (Policy IHA)
12. Kindergarten Entrance Age (Policy JEBBA)
13. Non-Resident Students (Policy JFAB)
14. Parent-School Communication and Resolution of Public Complaints (Policy KE)
15. Policy for Determining Eligibility for Free Meals and Reduced Price Meals (Policy EFC)
16. Procedures for Reporting Instances of Child Abuse/Neglect (Policy JLF)
17. Promotion and Retention of Elementary Students (Policy IKE)
18. Regulations Pertaining to Physical Education (Exhibit IHAE)
19. Selection of Instructional Materials (Policy IJ)
20. Smoking in School Buildings and Non-School Work Sites (Employees and Visitors) (Policy ADC)
21. Statement of Assurance of Compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Policy ACE) **
22. Student Conduct (Policy JIC)
23. Student Photographs (Policy JRD)
24. Student Records (Policy JRA)
25. Student Transportation (Policy EEA)
26. Student Transportation - Conduct on School Buses (Policy EEAEC)
27. Title IX and Massachusetts 622 (Policy JB)**
28. Transportation for Athletic or Extra-Curricular Activities and Events (Use of Private Vehicles) (Policy EEAG)
** Items starred are printed in the September or October issues of the Principal's Newsletter.
