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A Foundations and Basic Commitments
B School Board Governance and Operations
C General School System Administration
D Fiscal Management
E Support Services
F Facilities Development
G Personnel
H Negotiations
I Instruction
J Students
K School Community Relations
L Relations with Educational Accreditation Agencies

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MCPS Policies and Regulations Handbook Index

A&S (Administrative and Supervisory).................
ABSENCES, Student....................................
ABUSE
       Child.........................................
       Drug & Alcohol................................
ACADEMIC
       Dishonesty....................................
       Eligibility Extracurricular Activities........
       Grouping, Instructional.......................
       Studies
              A&S....................................
              Professional...........................
              Supporting Services....................
ACCELERATION.........................................
ACCIDENT
       Bus...........................................
       Reports.......................................
       School........................................
       Student.......................................
       Student Insurance.............................
ACCOUNT Managers.....................................
ACCOUNTING,  Admission Receipts......................
ACCREDITATION of Senior High Schools.................
ACTING Postions......................................
ACTIVITIES, Extracurricular..........................
ADMINISTRATIVE and Supervisory (See also A&S)
ADMINISTRATIVE 
       Complaints....................................
       Interns.......................................
       Personnel.....................................
ADMINISTRATORS.......................................
ADMISSION
       Receipts, School Events.......................
       Nonresident...................................
ADOPTION Leave
       A&S...........................................
       Professional..................................
       Supporting Services...........................
ADVANCED Leave
       A&S...........................................
       Professional..................................
       Supporting Services...........................
ADVERTISING
       Employment....................................
       In Schools....................................
ADVISORY Committee
       Board of Education............................
       Guidance......................................
AGE of Majority......................................
       Attendance....................................
       Weighted Grades...............................
       Discipline....................................
       Enrollment....................................
       Family Life Programs..........................
       Grading.......................................
       Student Records...............................
AGE Requirement, School Attendance...................
AGREEMENTS, Negotiated...............................
AIDES
       Instructional.................................
       Volunteer.....................................
ALCOHOL
       Abuse.........................................
       Employee Assistance...........................
       School Property...............................
ALLERGIC Students....................................
ALLERGIES, Nuts......................................
ALTERNATIVE Programs.................................
ANIMAL Bites.........................................
ANIMALS In Classroom/School Grounds..................
ANNIVERSARY Date, Employment.........................
ANNUAL
       Audit.........................................
       Leave
              A&S....................................
              Professional...........................
              Supporting Services....................
              Merit Increment........................
ANNUITY Program, Tax Deferred........................
APPEAL
       Procedures....................................
       Employee......................................
       School Closings...............................
       Special Education.............................
       Supporting Services...........................
APPLICATIONS, Employment
       A&S...........................................
       Professional..................................
       Supporting Services...........................
APPOINTMENT
       Committee.....................................
       A&S Personnel.................................
       Supporting Services Personnel.................
APPROPRIATIONS, Special..............................
APPROVAL Process, Data Acquisition...................
ARREST, Student......................................
ASSAULTS, Staff or Students..........................
ASSIGNMENTS, Staff...................................
ASSISTANCE, Employee.................................
ATHLETIC
       Events, Transportation........................
       Programs......................................
       Student Transfer..............................
ATTENDANCE
       High School...................................
       Part-Time Student.............................
       Records.......................................
       Required Days.................................
       Student.......................................
AUDIOTAPE Duplication................................
AUDIT, Annual........................................
AUDITING
       External Requiring BOE Approval...............
       Independent Activity Funds....................
       Internal Investigations.......................
AWARDS, Employee ....................................
BALLOONS, Hazardous Gas..............................
BANK Accounts, Cafeteria Funds.......................
BEE Allergies, Treatment.............................
BEHAVIOR on School Buses.............................
BENEFITS
       Employee .....................................
       Negotiators Group.............................
       A&S...........................................
       Professional..................................
       Supporting Services...........................
BEREAVEMENT Leave....................................
BID Awards...........................................
BOARD
       Actions.......................................
       Advisory Committees...........................
       Documents, Development........................
       Member Election, Student......................
       Property......................................
BOMB Scares..........................................
BONFIRES, School Property............................
BOOKS
       Damage or Loss................................
       Disposition...................................
BRIBERY..............................................
BUDGET
       Funds.........................................
       Planning......................................
BUILDING
       Disposition...................................
       Employee Access to School.....................
       Keys..........................................
       Modernization.................................
BULLYING.............................................
BUS
       Accident......................................
       Accident Review Board.........................
       Athletic Team Use.............................
       Discipline....................................
       Driver........................................
              Health Examination.....................
              Violations.............................
       Field Trips...................................
       Nonschool Use.................................
       Operation.....................................
       Railroad Crossings............................
       Safety........................................
       Safety Patrols................................
       Scheduling and Routing........................
       Service.......................................
       Special Education.............................
       Student Behavior..............................
BUSING (See Transportation)
CAFETERIA Funds, Bank Accounts.......................
CALENDAR, School.....................................
CAPITAL
       Budget........................................
       Improvement Program...........................
       Projects......................................
CAREER
       Counseling....................................
       Education.....................................
CENTRAL
       Duplicating...................................
       Office, Working Hours.........................
       Records.......................................
CERTIFICATE
       High School...................................
       of Merit......................................
       Teaching......................................
CERTIFICATION Credit, Inservice Courses..............
CERTIFIED Employees, MCEA Representative.............
CHANGE Orders, Construction..........................
CHAPERONES, Student Trips............................
CHARACTER Education..................................
CHARITY Drives.......................................
CHARTER Schools, Public..............................
CHEATING, Student....................................
CHILD
       Abuse and Neglect.............................
       Care..........................................
CITIZEN
       Inquiries and Complaints......................
       Review, Curriculum Materials..................
CITIZENSHIP Objectives...............................
CLASS
       Ranking.......................................
       Size..........................................
       Trips.........................................
CLASSIFICATION, Positions............................
CLASSROOM Control & Discipline.......................
CLOSING, Consolidation...............................
COLLECTION of Student Debt or Obligations............
COLLEGE
       Courses, Credit...............................
       Placement Program.............................
       Students, Aides...............................
COMMENCEMENT, High School............................
COMMITTEE, Advisory..................................
COMMUNICABLE Diseases................................
COMMUNICATION, School Home...........................
COMMUNITY
       Inquiries and Complaints......................
       Involvement...................................
              Early Childhood/Elementary
Education.........................
              Facilities Planning....................
              Family Life and Human Development
Curriculum........................
              High School............................
              Mid-Level Schools......................
       Use of Schools................................
COMPETENCY Tests, Statewide..........................
COMPLAINTS
       Community.....................................
       Employee......................................
COMPREHENSIVE
       High Schools..................................
       Liability Insurance...........................
COMPUTER
       Instructional Use.............................
       Internet Safety...............................
       Network Security..............................
       User Responsibilities.........................
CONDITIONAL Employee, Supporting Services............
CONFERENCE, Parent-Teacher...........................
CONFIDENTIALITY, Student Records.....................
CONFLICT of Interest.................................
CONSERVATION, Energy.................................
CONSOLIDATION, School................................
CONSTRUCTION
       Change Orders.................................
       School........................................
CONTESTS for Students................................
CONTRACEPTION Unit, Grades 9-12......................
CONTRACT
       Employment....................................
       Management....................................
       Proposal......................................
CONTRACTORS, Retainage Reduction.....................
CONTRACTUAL Services Procurement.....................
COPYING, Educational.................................
COPYRIGHT Materials..................................
CORE Courses, High School............................
CORPORAL Punishment..................................
CORRESPONDENCE Courses, High School..................
COUNCIL on Instruction...............................
COUNSEL Board of Education...........................
COUNSELING
       Alcohol/Drug Abuse............................
       Career and Technology.........................
       Guidance Services.............................
COUNSELORS...........................................
       Guidance .....................................
CREDIT
       Loss of.......................................
       No Credit Courses.............................
CUMULATIVE
       Sick Leave....................................
       Student Records...............................
CURRICULUM...........................................
       Advisory Committees...........................
       Early Childhood...............................
       Guidelines....................................
       High School ..................................
       Materials.....................................
       Mid-Level Schools.............................
DAMAGE or Loss
       Furniture & Equipment.........................
       Media Center Materials........................
       Textbooks.....................................
DANGEROUS Weapons....................................
DATA
       Acquisition...................................
       Collection, Student...........................
       Release.......................................
DAY Care.............................................
DEA (Department of Educational Accountability).......
DEAP (Department of Employee Assistance
Programs).......................................
DEBATES or Forums, Political.........................
DEBT Collection, Student.............................
DECISIONS, Community Involvement.....................
DECORATIONS, Fire Hazard.............................
DEMOTION, Supporting Services........................
DENTAL Examinations, Student.........................
DEPARTMENT of Employee Assistance Programs
(DEAP)..........................................
DETENTION, After School..............................
DIFFERENTIAL Pay, Supporting Service.................
DIPLOMA
       Examination...................................
       High School...................................
DIRECTORIES
       Personnel.....................................
       Student.......................................
DISABILITY
       Programs, Services, etc.......................
       Employment....................................
DISABILITY Leave
       A&S...........................................
       Professional..................................
       Supporting Services...........................
DISCHARGE, Employee..................................
DISCIPLINE
       Employee......................................
       Student.......................................
DISCLOSURE, Student Records..........................
DISCRIMINATION.......................................
       Employment....................................
       Sex...........................................
DISEASES, Communicable...............................
DISMISSAL
       Probationary Period...........................
       Professional Personnel........................
       Staff Hearings................................
DISPOSITION
       Books.........................................
       Furniture & Equipment.........................
       Property......................................
DISTURBANCES on School Property......................
DOCUMENTS, Development of Public.....................
DOGS on School Grounds...............................
DONATED
       Items.........................................
       Vehicles, Instructional Purposes..............
DRUG Abuse...........................................
       On School property............................
       Counseling....................................
       Employee Assistance...........................
DUPLICATING
       Audiotape.....................................
       Services......................................
DUTY Days, Supporting Service........................
EARLY
       Childhood/Elementary Education................
       Dismissal of Schools..........................
       Enrollment, First Grade.......................
       Placement Program, Montgomery College.........
EDUCATIONAL
       Accountability................................
       Channels - MCPS...............................
       Copying.......................................
       Management Team (EMT).........................
       Uses of Music.................................
ELECTIONS, Student Board Member......................
ELEMENTARY
       Administrators................................
       Education.....................................
       Foreign Language Program......................
       Principal Trainee.............................
       Summer School.................................
EMBEZZLEMENT.........................................
EMERGENCY
       Closing.......................................
       First Aid.....................................
       Health Information, Employee..................
       Plans, MCPS Buildings.........................
       Work, Supporting Service......................
EMPLOYEE
       A&S...........................................
       Access to School Buildings....................
       Anniversary Date..............................
       Assistance Programs...........................
       Awards........................................
       Car on MCPS Business..........................
       Classification & Pay Plans....................
       Computer Use..................................
       Conflict of Interest..........................
       Death of......................................
       Directories...................................
       Disposition after Position....................
       Emergency Health Information..................
       Grievance Procedures, Supporting Services.....
       Health Examination............................
       Honors........................................
       Information, Release..........................
       Legal Protection..............................
       Orientation...................................