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Index

  A 

• Acknowledgement Form

• AV Duplication Requisition

• AV / Paperback Book Request

• Abbreviated School Day

• Absences  (See Leaves and Absences)

• Abuse
       - See Child Abuse
       - See Child Abuse and Neglect FFG(Legal)
       - See Form SHS22 "Reporting Suspected Child Abuse"

• Academic Achievement
       - Grading/Progress Reports to Parents EIA (Local)
       - Class Raking EIC (Local)
       - Retention and Promotion EIE (Local)

• Acceptable Use Policy
       - Employee Guidelines  CQ (Exhibit A)
       - Student Guidelines CQ (Exhibit B)

• Accidents

• Acknowledgement Form

• Address Change (See Change of Address or Telephone Number)

• Admissions FD(Local)

• AED - Automated External Defibrillator

• Alcohol (See Standards of Conduct)

• Annual Operation Budget (See CE(Local))

• Application for Leave and Travel

• Appraisals (See Performance Appraisal DN(Local))

• Arrests and Convictions (See Standards of Conduct)

• Assessment (See Standardized Testing)

• Assignments

       - See Assignments & Schedules DK(Legal)

       - See Assignments & Schedules DK(Local)

• Attendance

• Attendance Plan (See Exemplary Attendance Plan)

• AUP (See Acceptable Use Policy)

• Automated External Defibrillator (AED)

  B 

• Bad Weather
       - See Bad Weather Emergencies
       - See Threatening Weather

• Bloodborne Pathogens (See Health Services)

• Board Vision and Goals

• Borrower’s Liability Affidavit

• Budget (See CE(Local))

  C 

• C&I Organizational Chart (See Teaching & Learning Organizational Chart)

• Cafeteria (Flexible Benefit) Plan

• Calendar an Event

• Certificates of Achievements

• Change of Address or Telephone Number

• Change in Degree Status

• Chapter 37: Safe Schools

• Child Abuse
       - Child Abuse
       - See Child Abuse and Neglect FFG(Legal)
       - See Form SHS22 "Reporting Suspected Child Abuse"

• Citizenship Grades (See Grading System)

• Clinic (See Health Services)

• COBRA (Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985)

• Conduct
       - Student Code of Conduct / Discipline Management Plan
       - Code of Ethics and Standard Practices for Educators
                 (See Employee Standards of Conduct)

• Communicable Diseases

       - Communicable Diseases FFAD (Legal)
       - Communicable Diseases FFAD (Local)

• Communication

• Community Relations
        - Non-school Literature Distribution by Community GKDA(Local)
        - Non-school Use of Facilities by Community GKD(Local)

• Complaints

       - Employee Complaints
       - Student Parent Complaints and Grievances FNG(Legal)
       - Student Parent Complaints and Grievances FNG(Local)
       - Student Parent Complaints and Grievances FNG(Exhibit)

• Complain Procedure (See Termination of Employment)

• Computer Use
       - Employee Acceptable Use Policy CQ(Exhibit A)
       - Student Acceptable Use Policy CQ(Exhibit B)
       - See Copyright … It’s the Law

• Conduct Standards for Employees

• Conduct - Employee Standards of Conduct
       - Employee Standards of Conduct DH(Exhibit)
       - Employee Standards of Conduct DH(Legal)
       - Employee Standards of Conduct DH(Local)

• Conference Period

• Conflict of Interest
       - Conflict of Interest DBD (Legal)
       - Conflict of Interest DBD (Local)

• Confidentiality

• Controversial Subjects

• Convictions and Arrests (See Standards of Conduct)

• Copyright
       - Copyrighted Material EFE (Legal)
       - Copyrighted Material EFE (Local)

• Copyright … It’s the Law

• Counseling (See Guidance and Counseling)

• Credit by Exam for Advancement

• Criminal History Information Release Form

• Crisis
        - Crisis Procedures
        - Safety Procedures
        - Crisis Management Handbook
        - Operational Procedures Suicide Prevention
        - Incident Report Form
        - Workplace Monitoring

• Curriculum Guides

  D 

• Request for Lengthy Leave Form from Duty

• Decision Making - Planning and Decision Making Process
       - BQ (Legal)
       - BQ (Local)
       - BQA (Local)  - District Level
       - BQB (Legal)  - Campus Level
       - BQB (Local)  - Campus Level

• Defibrillator (See AED - Automated External Defibrillator)

• Department Chairperson

• Directory/Phone Numbers (See Facilites Directory)

• Discipline
        - Discipline
        - Student Discipline FO(Legal)
        - Student Discipline FO(Local)
        - Student Discipline FO(Exhibit)

• Discipline Management Plan

• Distribution of Non-school Literature
        - By student FNAA(Local)
        - By community GKDA(Local)

• Dress Code (both Students and Employees)

• Dress Code for Students (See Student Dress Code FNCA(Local))

• Drugs
        - Drug-Free Workplace Requirements
        - Drugs (See Standards of Conduct)
        - Drugs (See Searches & Alcohol/ Drug Testing DHE(Exhibit))
        - Drugs (See Searches & Alcohol/ Drug Testing DHE(Legal))
        - Drugs (See Searches & Alcohol/ Drug Testing DHE(Local))

• Duties - Teacher

• Duties - Classroom, Playground, and Other Supervisory

• Duties (See Textbooks)

  E 

• Electronic Communication & Data Management CQ(Local)

• Electronic Surveillance (See Standards of Conduct)

• Employee Complaints
       - Employee Complaints DGBA(Exhibit)
       - Employee Complaints DGBA(Legal)
       - Employee Complaints DGBA(Local)

• Employee Standards of Conduct
       - Employee Standards of Conduct DH(Exhibit)
       - Employee Standards of Conduct DH(Legal)
       - Employee Standards of Conduct DH(Local)

• Employee Welfare
       - Employee Welfare DI(Exhibit)
       - Employee Welfare DI(Legal)
       - Employee Welfare DI(Local)

• Employee Insurance

• Employee/Employment

• Employment Compensation and Benefits – Salaries

• Employment Practices
       - Employment Practices DAA(Legal)
       - Employment Practices DC(Local)

• Employment Requirements and Restrictions

• Equal Opportunity Employment
       - Equal Opportunity Employment
       - Equal Employment Opportunities DAA(Legal)
       - Equal Employment Opportunities DAA(Local)
       - Equal Educational Opportunity FB(Legal)
       - Equal Educational Opportunity FB (Local)

• Ethics and Standards (See Employee Standards of Conduct)

• Evaluation of Professional Personnel/Teachers

• Exemplary Attendance Plan

• Exit Interview (See Termination of Employment)

• Expense Reimbursement
       - See DEE(Local)
       - See DEE(Exhibit)

• Extended Local Leave (See Leaves and Absences)

  F 

• Facilities Directory

• Facilities Non-school Use
        - By student FNAB(Local)
        - By community GKD(Local)

• Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

• Fees
       - Fees -Authority to Charge
       - See Student Fees, Fines, and Charges FP (Local)

• Field Trips

• Final Examinations

• Fines
       - See Student Fees, Fines, and Charges FP (Local)
       - See Textbooks

• Foreword to Staff Handbook

• Formal Removal of a Student

• Forms
       - AV Duplication Requisition
       - AV / Paperback Book Request
       - Borrower’s Liability Affidavit
       - Request for Permission to Copy
       - Request for Utilization of Materials from Source other than Irving ISD
       - Form SHS22 "Reporting Suspected Child Abuse"

• Fund Raising

  G 

• Goals (See Board Vision and Goals)

• Grade Level Chairperson

• Grades
       - Grades/Progress Reports EIA (Legal)
       - Grades/Progress Reports EIA (Local)

• Gradebook (See Teacher Gradebook)

• Grading System
       - Grading System
       - Grading System for Elementary Schools
       - Grading System for Secondary Schools
       - Grading/Progress Reports to Parents EIA (Local)

• Grievances

       - Student Parent Complaints and Grievances FNG(Legal)
       - Student Parent Complaints and Grievances FNG(Local)
       - Student Parent Complaints and Grievances FNG(Exhibit)

• Guidance and Counseling

• Guns (See Standards of Conduct)

  H 

• Harassment
       - See Standards of Conduct
       - Freedom from Harassment DIA (Legal)
       - Freedom from Harassment DIA (Local)
       - Harassment (Also See "Sexual Harassment")

• Health Services
       - Health Services
       - Medical Treatment FFAC (Legal)
       - Medical Treatment FFAC (Local)
       - Communicable Diseases FFAD (Legal)
       - Communicable Diseases FFAD (Local)
       - Health and Life Insurance CRD(Local)

• Hearings
       - Hearings about Termination/Suspension DFD(Legal)
       - Hearings about Termination/Suspension DFD(Local)

• Homebound Program

• Homework (See Grading System)

• Honor Roll

  I 

• IISD (See Irving ISD Organizational Chart)

• Immunization
       - Immunization and Vaccination
       - Immunizations FFAB(Local)
       - Immunizations (Health Services)
       - State Mandated Health Screenings for Students

• Incident Report Form

• Indistrict Transfers for Students

• Injury on the job

• Instructional Center (See Learning Resources / Ratteree)

• Insurance
       - Insurance
       - Insurance and Annuities Management: Health and Life Insurance CRD(Local)

• Irving ISD Organizational Chart

  J 

• Jury Duty

  K 

  L 

• Late Work from Students (See Grading System)

• Learning Resources / Ratteree

• Leaves
       - Leaves and Absences
       - Leaves and Absences DEC(Local)
       - Leaves of Absence for Contractual Personnel
       - Leave (See Application for Leave and Travel)
       - Leaving the Class/Building
       - Lengthy Leave (See Request for Lengthy Leave Form from Duty)

• Lesson Planning and Preparation

• Liaisons (See New Teacher Liaisons)

  M 

• Makeup work from Students (See Grading System)

• Map of District

• Media Center (See Learning Resources / Ratteree)

• Medication Policy (See Health Services)

• Medical Treatment
       - Medical Treatment FFAC (Legal)
       - Medical Treatment FFAC (Local)

• Mission Statement (See Board Vision and Goals)

• Money (See Procedure for Handling School Money)

• Monitoring of the Workplace

  N 

• Neglect (See Child Abuse and Neglect FFG(Legal))

• New Teacher Liaisons

• Notice to Employees About TAAS

• Non-school Literature Distribution
        - By student FNAA(Local)
        - By community GKDA(Local)

• Non-school Use of Facilities
        - By student FNAB(Local)
        - By community GKD(Local)

  O 

• Organizational Chart
       - See Irving ISD Organizational Chart
       - See Teaching and Learning Department Organizational Chart

• Organizations

• Over-the-Counter Medication (See Health Services)

  P 

• Paperback Book Request (See AV / Paperback Book Request)

• Parent
       - Parent Conferences (See Parent-Teacher Relationship)
       - Parent-Teacher Organizations (See Organizations)
       - Parent-Teacher Relationship
       - Parental Rights (See Parent-Teacher Relationship)

• Performance Appraisal DN(Local)

• Personal Leave (See Leaves and Absences)

• Personal Property - See CH(Local)

• Philosophy of Education

• Phone Numbers (See School Directory)

• Planning and Decision Making Process
       - BQ (Legal)
       - BQ (Local)
       - BQA (Local)  - District Level
       - BQB (Legal)  - Campus Level
       - BQB (Local)  - Campus Level

• Police (See Relations with Police)

• Prescription Medication (See Health Services)

• Probationary Contracts
       - Probationary and Term Contracts
       - Probationary Contracts: Return to Probationary Status DFAC(Legal)
       - Also see Term Contracts

• Procedures
       - Procedure for Handling School Money
       - See Safety Procedures
       - See Crisis Procedures
       - See Operational Procedures Suicide Prevention
       - Complain Procedure (See Termination of Employment)

• Profanity (See Standards of Conduct)

• Professional Development

• Professional Organizations (See Organizations)

• Professional Responsibilities

• Progress Reports
       - Progress Report to Parents
       - Grades/Progress Reports EIA (Legal)
       - Grades/Progress Reports EIA (Local)

• Promotion of a Student ( See Retention and Promotion EIE (Local))

• Purchasing and Acquisition: Personal Property - See CH(Local)

• Public Complains GF(Local)

• Public Information
       - Access to Public Information GBA(Legal)
       - Requests for Public Information GBAA(Legal)
       - Requests for Public Information GBAA(Exhibit)

  Q 

  R 

• Records
       - Records - Students
       - Student Records FL (Legal)
       - Student Records FL (Local)

• Reduction in Force DFF(Local)

• Reimbursement
       - See Expense Reimbursement DEE(Local)
       - See Expense Reimbursement DEE(Exhibit)

• Relations with Police

• Relations with Governmental Entities
       - Relations with Governmental Entities GRA(Legal)
       - Relations with Governmental Entities GRA(Local)
       - Relations with Governmental Entities GRA(Exhibit)

• Removal of a Student: Formal

• Reporting Requirements

• Request for Leave

• Request for Permission to Copy

• Request for Utilization of Materials from Source other than Irving ISD

• Residency Policy

• Resignation
       - See Termination of Employment)
       - Resignation of Contract DFE(Legal)
       - Resignation of Contract DFE(Local)

• Retention and Promotion (EIE Local)

• Retirement Program and Benefits

• Risk Management: Accident Prevention and Reporting CKB(Local)

• RIF (See Reduction in Force DFF(Local))

  S 

• Safe Schools:  Chapter 37 of Senate Bill 1

• Safety
        - Safety Procedures
        - Crisis Procedures
        - Crisis Management Handbook
        - Operational Procedures Suicide Prevention
        - Incident Report Form
        - Workplace Monitoring
        - Safety Program  CK(Local)
        - Safety Program/Risk Management: Accident Prevention and Reporting CKB(Local)
        -  School Safety Transfers FDD (Legal)
        -  School Safety Transfers FDD (Local)

• Salaries
        - Salaries
        - Salary Deductions
        - Salaries, Wages, Stipends DEA(Legal)
        - Salaries, Wages, Stipends DEA(Local)

• Security
       -  Testing Security Notice
       -  Also See "Safety" above

• School Day:  Abbreviated

• School Directory (See Facilities Directory)

• School Supplies

• Searches
       - Searches & Alcohol/ Drug Testing DHE(Exhibit)
       - Searches & Alcohol/ Drug Testing DHE(Legal)
       - Searches & Alcohol/ Drug Testing DHE(Local)

• Selection and Adoption of Instructional Materials EFA(Local)

• Senate Bill I, Chapter 37: Safe Schools

• Sexual Harassment
       - See Standards of Conduct
       - Sexual Harassment DIA(Legal)
       - Sexual Harassment DIA(Local)
       - Also see "harassment"

• Sick Leave (See Leaves and Absences)

• Sick Leave Bank (See Leaves and Absences)

• Smoking / Use of Tobacco (See Standards of Conduct)

• Staff Development (See Professional Development)

• Standardized Testing
       - Assessment Handbook

       - Testing
       - Testing Security Notice
       - See Notice to Employees About TAAS
       - See Texas Administrative Code, Title 19, Part II, Chapter 101
       - Testing Programs EK (Legal)
       - Testing Programs EK(Local)
       - Testing Programs: State Assessment EKB (Legal)

• Standards of Conduct for Employees

• State Mandated Health Screenings for Students

• Stipends
       - See Salaries, Wages, Stipends DEA(Legal)
       - See Salaries, Wages, Stipends DEA(Local)

• Student Conduct
       - See Student Code of Conduct / Discipline Management Plan
       - Student Conduct FNC(Legal)
       - Student Conduct FNC(Local)

• Student Dress Code FNCA(Local)

• Student Expression
        - Non-school Literature Distribution by Student FNAA(Local)
        - Non-school Use of Facilities by Student FNAB(Local)

• Student Fees, Fines, and Charges FP (Local)

• Student Organizations

• Student Records
       - Records - Students
       - Student Records FL (Legal)
       - Student Records FL (Local)

• Student Rights and Responsibilities
       - Student Rights and Responsibilities FN (Local)
       - Student Conduct FNC(Legal)
       - Student Conduct FNC(Local)
       - Student Parent Complaints and Grievances FNG(Legal)
       - Student Parent Complaints and Grievances FNG(Local)
       - Student Parent Complaints and Grievances FNG(Exhibit)

• Student Teaching

• Student Welfare
       - See Child Abuse and Neglect FFG(Legal)
       - Student Welfare FFH (Legal)
       - Student Welfare FFH (Local)

• Substitute Teachers

• Suicide Prevention

• Supervised Study

• Suspension
       - Suspension/Termination During Contract DFBA(Legal)
       - Suspension/Termination During Contract DFBA(Local)
       - See Hearings about Termination/Suspension DFD(Legal)
       - See Hearings about Termination/Suspension DFD(Local)

  T 

• TAAS (See Standardized Testing)

• Tax Sheltered Annuity

• Teacher Gradebook

• Teacher Retirement

• Teaching and Learning Department Organizational Chart

• Telephone Change (See Change of Address or Telephone Number)

• Telephone Numbers (See Facilities Directory)

• Term Contracts
       - See Probationary and Term Contracts
       - Term Contracts DCB(Legal)
       - Term Contracts  DCB(Local)
       - Term Contracts: Nonrenewal DFBB(Exhibit)
       - Term Contracts: Nonrenewal DFBB(Local)
       - Term Contracts:  Nonrenewal DFBB(Legal)
       - Also see Probationary Contracts

• Termination of Contract
       - Termination of Employment
       - See Reduction in Force DFF(Local))
       - See Hearings about Termination/Suspension DFD(Legal)
       - See Hearings about Termination/Suspension DFD(Local)
       - See Resignation of Contract DFE(Legal))
       - See Resignation of Contract DFE(Local)

• Testing
       - Assessment Handbook

       - Testing
       - Testing Security Notice
       - See Notice to Employees About TAAS
       - See Texas Administrative Code, Title 19, Part II, Chapter 101
       - Testing Programs EK (Legal)
       - Testing Programs EK(Local)
       - Testing Programs: State Assessment EKB (Legal)

• Texas Administrative Code, Title 19, Part II, Chapter 101

• Textbooks

• Threatening Weather
       - Threatening Weather
       - See Bad Weather Emergencies

• Threatening Weather (See Bad Weather Emergencies)

• Tobacco (See Standards of Conduct)

• Transfers
    -  Indistrict Transfers for Students)
    -  School Safety Transfers FDD (Legal)
    -  School Safety Transfers FDD (Local)

• Travel (See Application for Leave and Travel)

  U 

• Unaccredited Schools

• Use of School Facilities for Non-school Purposes
        - By student FNAB(Local)
        - By community GKD(Local)

  V 

• Vaccination (See Immunization and Vaccination)

• Valuables

• Vision Statement (See Board Vision and Goals)

• Volunteers

  W 

• Wages (See Salaries, Wages, Stipends DEA(Legal))

• Wages (See Salaries, Wages, Stipends DEA(Local))

• Weather
       - Bad Weather Emergencies
       - See Threatening Weather

• Weapons (See Standards of Conduct)

• Welfare
       - Student Welfare FFH (Legal)
       - Student Welfare FFH (Local)

• Worker’s Compensation Insurance Coverage

• Workplace Monitoring

  X 

  Y 

  Z