Colchester School Board

Approved Policies

In an effort to create a more streamlined and user-friendly format for the Colchester School District Policy Manual, the Colchester School Board reorganized the manual's structure and assigned new policy codes in June 2025. All policies are listed below with their new code assignments. A comprehensive list of current and previous policy codes, presented side by side, is available in this spreadsheet.

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A. Policy Maintenance

A1 (Management and Suspension of Policies)

B. Board Operations

B1 (School Board Policy)

B2 (Code of Ethics for School Board Members)

C. Board Procedures

C1 (Equity)

C2 (Nondiscriminatory Mascots and School Branding)

C3 (Nondiscrimination)

C5 (Board Relations with School Employees)

D. Personnel

D1 (Personnel Hiring and Resignations)

D2 (Substitute Teachers, Volunteers and Work Study)

D3 (Alcohol and Drug-Free Workplace)

D4 (Reporting Suspected Child Abuse or Neglect)

D5 (Harassment of Employees)

D7 (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Compliance)

D8 (Long Term Leaves of Absence without Pay)

D9 (Public Complaints about Personnel)

E. Business and Non-Instructional Operations

Finance
- E1 (Fiscal and Business Management Policy)

E2 (Travel and Expenses)

E3 (Capitalization of Assets)

E4 (Grant Funding)

E5 (Fundraising)

E6 (Student Activity Accounts)

E7 (Donations)

E8 (Fraud)

Health and Wellness
- E20 (Acceptable Use)

- E20a (Procedures - Acceptable Use)

- E20b (Appendix - Device Contract)

E21 (School Emergency Plans)

E22 (Fire and Emergency Preparedness Drills)

E23 (Access Control and Visitor Management)

E24 (Video Surveillance Policy)

E25 (Cybersecurity)

Safety, Security and Technology
- E30 (Student Health)

E31 (Communicable Disease Mitigation and Bloodborne Pathogens)

- E31b (Appendix - Exposure Control Plan)

E32 (Wellness)

F. Students

Safe and Respectful Learning Environment
- F1 (Student Attendance)

- F1a (Procedures - Student Attendance)

F3 (Student Conduct and Discipline)

F4 (Student Suspension)

F5 (School Search and Seizure)

F6 (Threats and Disruptions)

F7 (Behavioral Threat Assessment)

F8 (Firearms)

F9 (Weapons)

F10 (Prevention of Harassment, Hazing and Bullying of Students)

- F10a (Procedures - Prevention of Harassment, Hazing and Bullying of Students)

- F10b (Appendix - Designated Employees)

F11 (Prevention of Sexual Harassment as Prohibited by Title IX)

F12 (Alcohol, Tobacco, and Drug Abuse)

- F12a (Procedures - Alcohol, Tobacco, and Drug Abuse)

F13 (Use of Restraint and Seclusion)

Enrollment and Access
- F20 (Admission of Students)

F21 (Transportation)

- F21a (Procedures - Transportation)

F22 (Education Records)

F23 (Student Freedom of Expression in School-Sponsored Media)

F24 (Grade Advancement - Placement, Retention, Promotion and Acceleration of Students)

F25 (Vocational Technical Center Programs)

F26 (Students Who Are Experiencing Homelessness)

F27 (Multilingual Learners)

F28 (Section 504 and ADA Grievance Protocol for Students and Staff)

F29 (Special Education)

F30 (Participation of Home Study Students in School Programs and Activities)

G. Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment

G1 (Instruction)

G1a (Homework)

G1b (Pilot Projects)

G2 (Tiered System of Supports and Educational Support Team)

G3 (Graduation Requirements)

G4 (Animal Dissection)

G5 (School Sponsored Trips - Curriculum-Based and Elective Trips)

G6 (Comprehensive Student Assessment)

G7 (Annual School Report)

G8 (Continuous Improvement Plan)

G9 (Instructional Materials)

G10 (Library Materials)

H. Community Relations and Use of Facilities

Community Relations
- H1 (School-Community Relations)

H2 (Caregiver and Community Involvement)

H3 (Cusotidal, Joint Custodial and Non-custodial Parental Rights and Responsibilities)

H4 (School Relations with Attorneys and the Courts in Child Custody Cases)

Facilities
- H10 (Tobacco Prohibition)

H11 (Facility Usage and Rental)

H12 (Naming of Facilities)

H13 (Flagpole Requests)

Contact Us

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Email the board at schoolboard@colchestersd.org

This email account is actively monitored and all emails will get a response. Please note that all emails submitted to the board may be considered public documents and are subject to Open Meeting Laws and the Vermont Public Records Act. Thus, the email, its contents, and the source will be maintained as a public record.

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Correspondence can also be mailed to:

Colchester School Board
PO Box 27
Colchester, VT 05446-0027

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