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Section A/B - Board Governance
This section contains policies that relate to the structure and foundation of the district and the organization, practices and procedures of the Board.
Section C - Administration
This section contains policies that pertain to the management of the district, the administrative structure, the superintendent and policy implementation.
Section D - Fiscal Management
This section contains policies that cover the management of district funds.
Section E - Support Services
This section contains policies which cover non-instructional programs and services.
Section F - Facilities
This section contains policies covering construction, remodeling and long-range planning.
Section G - Personnel
This section contains the Board's personnel policies and is divided into three sections:
GB - general personnel policies, covering all staff;
GC - licensed staff policies;
GD - support staff policies.
Section H - Negotiations
This section covers policies relating to the process of negotiations.
Due to Oregon law, no policies are needed in this section.
Section I - Instruction
This section contains policies relating to the instructional program, goals, curriculum, special education, TAG, alternative education, co-curricular/extracurricular activities, assessments and grading/credits.
Section J - Students (Section Under Review by Policy Committee)
This section contains policies dealing with admission, attendance, conduct and discipline and other student matters. Most policies dealing with student activities, however, are found in Section I.
Section K/L - Community Relations (Section Under Review by Policy Committee)
This section contains policies relating to relations with the general public, community organizations, public agencies and other educational organizations.
** As used in this policy, the term parent includes legal guardian or person in a parental relationship. The status and duties of a legal guardian are defined in ORS 125.005(4) and 125.300-125.325. The determination of whether an individual is acting in a parental relationship, for purposes of determining residency, depends on the evaluation of the factors listed in ORS 419B.373. The determination for other purposes depends on evaluation of those factors and a power of attorney executed pursuant to ORS 109.056. For special education students, parent also includes a surrogate parent, an adult student to whom rights have transferred and foster parent as defined in OAR 581-015-2000.
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Acronym Meaning of the Acronym ACES Alternative Center for Educational Success ACT American College Testing ADA Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 USC.§ 12101 et seq) ADAPT Alcohol & Drug Abuse Prevention & Treatment ADD Attention Deficit Disorder ADHD Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ALJ Administrative Law Judge ARRA American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 AYP Adequate Yearly Progress BD Behavior Disorder BIP Behavior Intervention Plan BMP Behavior Management Plan CAPD Central Auditory Processing Delay CASA Court Appointed Special Advocate CDS Child Development Specialist CER Comprehensive Evaluation Report CRP Complaint Resolution Procedure (34 CFR §§ 300.660-300.662) CSE Committee on Special Education CSPD Comprehensive System of Personnel Development DD Developmentally Delayed DOJ US Department of Justice DLC Developmental Learning Center E/BD Emotional and/or Behavior Disorder ECSE Early Childhood Special Education (kindergarten-3) ED Emotional Disturbance EDGAR Education Department General Administrative Regulations EHA Education of the Handicapped Act of 1975 (20 USC § 1400 et seq) EI Early Intervention (birth to 3) EI/ECS Early Intervention / Early Childhood Special Education ESA Educational Service Agency ESEA Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ESY Extended School Year ELL/ESL English Language Learner/English as a Second Language ELO Extended Learning Opportunities FAPE Free Appropriate Public Education FBA Functional Behavioral Assessment FERPA Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (21 USC § 1232g) FEOG Family Policy Compliance Office, US Department of Education FTE Full-time Equivalent GED General Educational Development GEPA General Education Provisions Act HCPA Handicapped Children’s Protection Act HI Home Instruction IDEA Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 USC § 1400 et seq) IAES Interim Alternative Educational Setting IEE Independent Educational Evaluation IEP Individual Education Program IEU Intermediate Educational Unit IFSP Individualized Family Service Plan IHO Impartial Hearing Officer Insight Insight School of Oregon ISS In-School Suspension LEA Local Educational Agency LEP Limited-English Proficient LOF Letter of Findings LRC Learning Resource Center LRE Least Restrictive Environment MBD Minimal Brain Dysfunction MD Manifestation Determination MDT Multi-disciplinary Team MTI Multi-tiered Instruction NCLB No Child Left Behind NORA Notice of Recommended Assignment OAR Oregon Administrative Rules OCR Office of Civil Rights, US Department of Education OSEP Office of Special Education Programs, US Department of Education OSERS Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, US Department of Education OJT On the Job Training ODD Oppositional Defiant Disorder ODE Oregon Department of Education OHI Other Health Impairment OJJDP Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, US Department of Education ORS Oregon Revised Statutes OT Occupational Therapy PBIS Positive Behavior and Instructional Support PDD Pervasive Development Disorder PSAT Preliminary Scholastic Assessment Test PT Physical Therapy RTI Response to Intervention SAT Scholastic Assessment Test SEA State Educational Agency SECC Special Education Child Count SED Serious Emotional Disturbance SET School-wide Evaluation Tool (behavior) SIP School-based Improvement Plan SLD Specific Learning Disability SLP Speech and Language Pathologist SPR&I Systems Performance Review and Improvement SRC Secondary Resource Center SRO School Resource Officer SST Student Success Team SWIS School-wide Information System TAG Talented and Gifted Education TAP Turn Around Program TBI Traumatic Brain Injury TRO Temporary Restraining Order VI Visually Impaired VR Vocational Rehabilitation YPP Young Parents Program