ECHO Policies and Procedures
ECHO ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT
ECHO POLICY & PROCEDURES
SECTION 1 – COOPERATIVE ORGANIZATION
SECTION 2 – BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Governance
Board Member
Board Relationships
- 2:130 Board-Superintendent Relationship
- 2:130-E Exhibit - Agreements
- 2:140 Communications To and From the Board
- 2:140-E Exhibit - Guidance for Board Member Communications, Including Email Use
- 2:150 Committees
- 2:160 Board Attorney
- 2:160-E Exhibit – Checklist for Selecting a Board Attorney
- 2:170 Procurement of Architectural, Engineering, and Land Surveying Services
Board Meetings
- 2:200 Types of Board of Directors Meetings
- 2:210 Organizational Board of Directors Meeting
- 2:220 Board of Directors Meeting Procedure
- 2:220-E1 Exhibit - Board Treatment of Closed Meeting Verbatim Records and Minutes
- 2:220-E2 Exhibit - Motion to Adjourn to Closed Meeting
- 2:220-E3 Exhibit - Closed Meeting Minutes
- 2:220-E4 Exhibit - Open Meeting Minutes
- 2:220-E5 Exhibit - Semi-Annual Review of Closed Meeting Minutes
- 2:220-E6 Exhibit - Log of Closed Meeting Minutes
- 2:220-E7 Exhibit - Access to Closed Meeting Minutes and Verbatim Recordings
- 2:220-E8 Exhibit - Board Records Maintenance Requirements and FAQs
- 2:230 Public Participation at Board of Directors Meetings and Petitions to the Board
Board Policy
Board Records
Uniform Grievance Procedure
SECTION 3 – GENERAL SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION
- 3:10 Goals and Objectives
- 3:30 Chain of Command
- 3:30 E Central Office Organizational Chart
- 3:40 Superintendent
- 3:50 Administrative Personnel Other Than the Superintendent
- 3:60 Administrative Responsibility of the Program Administrator
- 3:70 Succession of Authority
- 3:70 AP Administrative Procedure - Succession Plan
SECTION 4 – OPERATIONAL SERVICES
Fiscal and Business
- 4:10 Fiscal and Business Management
- 4:15 Identity Protection
- 4:20 Cash Reserve Balances
- 4:30 Revenue and Investments
- 4:45 Insufficient Funds Checks and Debt Recovery
- 4:50 Payment Procedures
- 4:55 Use of Credit and Procurement Cards
- 4:60 Purchases and Contracts
- 4:70 Resource Conservation
- 4:80 Accounting and Audits
- 4:80 AP1-Administrative Procedure - Checklist for Internal Controls
- 4:80 AP2-Administrative Procedure - Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Awareness Program
- 4:80 AP3-Administrative Procedure - Inventory Management for Federal and State Awards
- 4:90 Activity Funds
- 4:100 Insurance Management
Operations
Safety and Security
SECTION 5 – PERSONNEL
General Personnel
- 5:10 Equal Employment Opportunity and Minority Recruitment
- 5:20 Workplace Harassment Prohibited
- 5:30 Hiring Process and Criteria
- 5:35 Compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act
- 5:40 Communicable and Chronic Infectious Disease
- 5:45 Face Coverings
- 5:50 Drug- and Alcohol-Free Workplace; Tobacco Prohibition
- 5:60 Expenses
- 5:70 Religious Holidays
- 5:80 Court Duty
- 5:90 Abused and Neglected Child Reporting
- 5:100 Staff Development Program
- 5:120 Ethics and Conduct
- 5:100 Staff Development Program
- 5:125 Personal Technology and Social Media; Usage and Conduct
- 5:130 Responsibilities Concerning Internal Information
- 5:140 Solicitations By or From Staff
- 5:150 Personnel Records
- 5:170 Copyright
- 5:180 Temporary Illness or Temporary Incapacity
- 5:185 Family and Medical Leave
Professional Personnel
Educational Support Personnel
- 5:270 Employment At-Will, Compensation, and Assignment
- 5:280 Duties and Qualifications
- 5:285 Drug and Alcohol Testing for School Bus and Commercial Vehicle Drivers
- 5:290 Employment Termination and Suspensions
- 5:300 Schedules and Employment Year
- 5:310 Compensatory Time-Off
- 5:320 Evaluation
- 5:330 Sick Days, Vacation, Holidays, and Leaves
SECTION 6 – INSTRUCTION
Philosophy and Goals
Educational Calendar and Organization
Curriculum
Special Programs
Instructional Resources
Achievement
SECTION 7 – STUDENTS
Equity
Assignment and Admission
Attendance
Rights and Responsibilities
- 7:130 Student Rights and Responsibilities
- 7:140 Search and Seizure
- 7:150 Agency and Police Interviews
- 7:160 Student Appearance
- 7:170 Vandalism
- 7:180 Prevention of and Response to Bullying, Intimidation, and Harassment
- 7:185 Teen Dating Violence Prohibited
- 7:190 Student Discipline
- 7:200 Suspension Procedures
- 7:200-AP Suspension Procedures
- 7:200 E1 Exhibit - Short Term Out-of-School Suspension (1-3 Days) Reporting Form
- 7:200 E2 - Exhibit - Long Term Out-of-School Suspension (4-10 Days) Reporting Form
- 7:230 Misconduct by Students with Disabilities
- 7:220 Bus Conduct
Welfare Services
- 7:250 Student Support Services
- 7:260 Exemption from Physical Activity
- 7:270 Administering Medicines to Students
- 7:275 Orders to Forgo Life-Sustaining Treatment
- 7:275-AP Do Not Resusitate Orders
- 7:280 Communicable and Chronic Infectious Disease
- 7:285 Food Allergy Management Program
- 7:290 Suicide and Depression Awareness and Prevention
Activities
Records
SECTION 8 – COMMUNITY RELATIONS
- 8:10 Connection with the Community
- 8:20 Community Use of School Facilities
- 8:25 Advertising and Distributing Materials in Schools Provided by Non-School Related Entities
- 8:30 Visitors to and Conduct on School Property
- 8:70 Accommodating Individuals with Disabilities
- 8:80 Gifts to the Cooperative
- 8:95 Parental Involvement
- 8:100 Relations with Other Organizations and Agencies
- 8:110 Public Suggestions and Concerns