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The Joseph Sears School

About
Rooted in Tradition & Excellence
Founded in 1899, The Joseph Sears School community has prided itself on tradition. Discover some of the events and activities that make our school district unique.
Board of Education
Responsible Governance
The Kenilworth Board of Education is responsible for setting district policy, monitoring district performance and overseeing district finances. Questions? Contact the school board at listen@kenilworth38.org.
Enrollment
Save These Dates
Whether you are looking to move to Kenilworth or your children are returning for another year, stay up to date on important registration deadlines with the registration schedule.
Academics
Educational Excellence
The Joseph Sears School has been routinely recognized as one of the highest performing academic schools in nation. Learn more about the curriculum that drives student success.
Athletics
Showing Panther Pride
The Joseph Sears School has a strong athletics tradition that dates back to the early 1900s. Explore the variety of athletic opportunities available to Joseph Sears students.
Student Services
Supporting each student
Our traditionally small class sizes allow faculty to provide individualized support to all students, including students eligible for specialized services.
Community
It takes a village...
Many of the special activities and traditions at The Joseph Sears School would not be possible without the parent volunteers who support the Sears Booster Club and the JSSPVA.

District Policies

100 - School District Organization

Series: 100 - School District Organization

Title: 1:30 Kenilworth SD Mission, Standards and Values Statements

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Series: 100 - School District Organization

Title: 1:40 Philosophy of Education

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Series: 100 - School District Organization

Title: 1:50 Questions to be Asked in Evaluating Educational Programs

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Series: 100 - School District Organization

Title: 1:60 Nondiscrimination

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200 - School Board

Series: 200 - School Board

Title: 2:10 School District Governance

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Series: 200 - School Board

Title: 2:20 Powers and Duties of the School Board

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Series: 200 - School Board

Title: 2:40 Board Member Qualifications

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Series: 200 - School Board

Title: 2:70 Vacancies on the School Board - Filing Vacancies

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Series: 200 - School Board

Title: 2:80 Board Member Oath and Conduct

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Series: 200 - School Board

Title: 2:100 Board Member Conflict of Interest

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Series: 200 - School Board

Title: 2:105 Ethics and Gift Ban

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Series: 200 - School Board

Title: 2:110 Qualifications, Term and Duties of Board Officers

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Series: 200 - School Board

Title: 2:120 Board Member Development

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Series: 200 - School Board

Title: 2:130 Board - Superintendent Relationship

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Series: 200 - School Board

Title: 2:140 Communications To and From the Board

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Series: 200 - School Board

Title: 2:150 Committees

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Series: 200 - School Board

Title: 2:160 Board Attorney

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Series: 200 - School Board

Title: 2:200 Types of School Board Meetings

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Series: 200 - School Board

Title: 2:210 Organizational School Board Meeting

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Series: 200 - School Board

Title: 2:220 School Board Meeting Procedure

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Series: 200 - School Board

Title: 2:230 Public Participation at School Board Mtgs and Petitions

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Series: 200 - School Board

Title: 2:250 School Board Access to Public Records

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Series: 200 - School Board

Title: 2:260 Uniform Grievance Procedure

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300 - General School Administration

Series: 300 - General School Administration

Title: 3:10 Goals and Objectives

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Series: 300 - General School Administration

Title: 3:30 Chain of Command

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Series: 300 - General School Administration

Title: 3:40 Superintendent

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Series: 300 - General School Administration

Title: 3:60 Administrative Responsibility of the Principal

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Series: 300 - General School Administration

Title: 3:50 Administrative Personnel Other Than the Superintendent

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Series: 300 - General School Administration

Title: 3:55 Business Services and Human Resources Manager Responsibilities

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Series: 300 - General School Administration

Title: 3:70 Succession of Authority

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400 - Operational Services

Series: 400 - Operational Services

Title: 4:10 Fiscal and Business Management

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Series: 400 - Operational Services

Title: 4:15 Identity Protection

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Series: 400 - Operational Services

Title: 4:20 Fund Balances

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Series: 400 - Operational Services

Title: 4:30 Revenue and Investments

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Series: 400 - Operational Services

Title: 4:40 Incurring Debt

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Series: 400 - Operational Services

Title: 4:50 Payment Procedures

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Series: 400 - Operational Services

Title: 4:60 Purchases and Contracts Revised

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Series: 400 - Operational Services

Title: 4:70 Resource Conservation

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Series: 400 - Operational Services

Title: 4:80 Accounting and Audits

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Series: 400 - Operational Services

Title: 4:90 Activity Funds

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Series: 400 - Operational Services

Title: 4:100 Insurance Management

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Series: 400 - Operational Services

Title: 4:110 Transportation

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Series: 400 - Operational Services

Title: 4:140 Waiver/Modification of Student fees

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Series: 400 - Operational Services

Title: 4:150 Facility Management and Building Programs

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Series: 400 - Operational Services

Title: 4:160 Environmental Quality of Building and Grounds

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Series: 400 - Operational Services

Title: 4:170 Safety

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Series: 400 - Operational Services

Title: 4:175 Convicted Child Sex Offender-Criminal Background Check and-or Screen Notifications

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500 - Personnel

Series: 500 - Personnel

Title: 5:10 Equal Employment Opportunity and Minority Recruitment

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Series: 500 - Personnel

Title: 5:20 Workplace Harassment Prohibited

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Series: 500 - Personnel

Title: 5:30 Hiring Process and Criteria

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Series: 500 - Personnel

Title: 5:35 Compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act

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Series: 500 - Personnel

Title: 5:40 Communicable and Chronic Infectious Disease

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Series: 500 - Personnel

Title: 5:50 Drug and Alcohol-Free Workplace

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Series: 500 - Personnel

Title: 5:60 Expenses

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Series: 500 - Personnel

Title: 5:70 Religious Holiday

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Series: 500 - Personnel

Title: 5:80 Court Duty

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Series: 500 - Personnel

Title: 5:90 Abused and Neglected Child Reporting

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Series: 500 - Personnel

Title: 5:100 Professional Development Program

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Series: 500 - Personnel

Title: 5:120 Ethics and Conduct

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Series: 500 - Personnel

Title: 5:125 Personal Technology and Social Media - Usage and Conduct

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Series: 500 - Personnel

Title: 5:130 Responsibilities Concerning Internal Information

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Series: 500 - Personnel

Title: 5:150 Personnel Records

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Series: 500 - Personnel

Title: 5:170 Copyright

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Series: 500 - Personnel

Title: 5:180 Temporary Illness or Temporary Incapacity

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Series: 500 - Personnel

Title: 5:185 Family and Medical Leave

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Series: 500 - Personnel

Title: 5:187 Private Professional Services

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Series: 500 - Personnel

Title: 5:190 Teacher Qualifications

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Series: 500 - Personnel

Title: 5:220 Substitute Teachers

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Series: 500 - Personnel

Title: 5:230 Maintaining Student Discipline

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Series: 500 - Personnel

Title: 5:240 Suspension

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Series: 500 - Personnel

Title: 5:260 Student Teachers

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Series: 500 - Personnel

Title: 5:270 Employment At-Will Compensation and Assignment

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Series: 500 - Personnel

Title: 5:280 Duties and Qualifications

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Series: 500 - Personnel

Title: 5:290 Employment Termination and Suspensions

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Series: 500 - Personnel

Title: 5:300 Schedules and Employment Year

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Series: 500 - Personnel

Title: 5:310 Compensatory Time-Off

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Series: 500 - Personnel

Title: 5:320 Evaluation

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Series: 500 - Personnel

Title: 5:52 Leaves for Military Service

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600 - Instruction

Series: 600 - Instruction

Title: 6:15 School Accountability

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Series: 600 - Instruction

Title: 6:20 School Year Calendar and Day

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Series: 600 - Instruction

Title: 6:30 Organization of Instruction

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Series: 600 - Instruction

Title: 6:40 Curriculum Development

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Series: 600 - Instruction

Title: 6:50 School Wellness

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Series: 600 - Instruction

Title: 6:60 Curriculum Content

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Series: 600 - Instruction

Title: 6:65 Student Social and Emotional Develoment

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Series: 600 - Instruction

Title: 6:70 Teaching About Religions

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Series: 600 - Instruction

Title: 6:100 Using Animals in the Educational Program

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Series: 600 - Instruction

Title: 6:110 Programs for Students at Risk of Academic Failure

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Series: 600 - Instruction

Title: 6:120 Education of Children with Disabilities

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Series: 600 - Instruction

Title: 6:130 Program for the Gifted

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Series: 600 - Instruction

Title: 6:135 Accelerated Placement Program

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Series: 600 - Instruction

Title: 6:140 Education of Homeless Children

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Series: 600 - Instruction

Title: 6:145 Migrant Students

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Series: 600 - Instruction

Title: 6:150 Home and Hospital Instruction

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Series: 600 - Instruction

Title: 6:160 English Language Learners

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Series: 600 - Instruction

Title: 6:170 Title I Programs

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Series: 600 - Instruction

Title: 6:190 Extracurricular and Co-Curricular Activities

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Series: 600 - Instruction

Title: 6:210 Instructional Materials

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Series: 600 - Instruction

Title: 6:230 Library Media Program

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Series: 600 - Instruction

Title: 6:235 Access to Electronic Networks

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Series: 600 - Instruction

Title: 6:240 Field Trips

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Series: 600 - Instruction

Title: 6:250 Community Resource Persons and Volunteers

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Series: 600 - Instruction

Title: 6:255 Assemblies and Ceremonies

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Series: 600 - Instruction

Title: 6:270 Social and Emotional Guidance Program

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Series: 600 - Instruction

Title: 6:280 Grading and Promotion

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Series: 600 - Instruction

Title: 6:340 Student Testing and Assessment Program

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700 - Students

Series: 700 - Students

Title: 7 10 Equal Educational Opportunities

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Series: 700 - Students

Title: 7 15 Student and Family Privacy Rights

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Series: 700 - Students

Title: 7 20 Harassment of Students Probibited

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Series: 700 - Students

Title: 7:30 Student Attendance Area and Student Class Assignments

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Series: 700 - Students

Title: 7:40 Nonpubic School Students, Including Parochial and Home-Schooled Students

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Series: 700 - Students

Title: 7 50 School Admissions and Student Transfers To and From Non-District Schools

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Series: 700 - Students

Title: 7:60 Student Residency

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Series: 700 - Students

Title: 7:70 Attendance and Truancy

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Series: 700 - Students

Title: 7:80 Release Time for Religious Instruction

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Series: 700 - Students

Title: 7:90 Release During School Hours

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Series: 700 - Students

Title: 7 100 Health, Eye and Dental Examinations, Immunizations and Exclusions of Students

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Series: 700 - Students

Title: 7:140 Search and Seizure

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Series: 700 - Students

Title: 7 150 Reciprocal Reporting, Agency and Police Interviews

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Series: 700 - Students

Title: 7:170 Vandalism

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Series: 700 - Students

Title: 7:180 Prevention of and Response to Bullying Intimidation and Harassment

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Series: 700 - Students

Title: 7:185 Teen Dating Violence Prohibited

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Series: 700 - Students

Title: 7 190 Student Discipline

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Series: 700 - Students

Title: 7:200 Suspension Procedures

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Series: 700 - Students

Title: 7:210 Expulsion Procedures

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Series: 700 - Students

Title: 7:230 Misconduct by Students with Disabilities

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Series: 700 - Students

Title: 7 240 Code of Conduct for Participants in Extracurricular Activities

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Series: 700 - Students

Title: 7 250 Student Support Services

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Series: 700 - Students

Title: 7:260 Exemption from Physical Activity

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Series: 700 - Students

Title: 7 270 Administering Medicines to Students

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Series: 700 - Students

Title: 7:280 Communicable and Chronic Infectious Disease

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Series: 700 - Students

Title: 7 285 Students - Food Allergy Management Program

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Series: 700 - Students

Title: 7:290 Adolescent Suicide Awareness and Prevention Programs

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Series: 700 - Students

Title: 7:300 Extracurricular Athletics

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Series: 700 - Students

Title: 7:305 Student Athlete Concussions and Head Injuries

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Series: 700 - Students

Title: 7:310 Restrictions on Publications

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Series: 700 - Students

Title: 7:325 Student Fundraising Activities

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Series: 700 - Students

Title: 7:340 Student Records

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800 - Community Relations

Series: 800 - Community Relations

Title: 8:20 Community Use of School Facilities

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Series: 800 - Community Relations

Title: 8:25 Advertising,Distribution of Literature from Non-School Entities

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Series: 800 - Community Relations

Title: 8:30 Visitors to and Conduct on School Property

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Series: 800 - Community Relations

Title: 8:70 Accommodating Individuals with Disabilities

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Series: 800 - Community Relations

Title: 8:80 Gifts to the District

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Series: 800 - Community Relations

Title: 8:90 Parent Organizations and Booster Clubs

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Series: 800 - Community Relations

Title: 8:95 Parental Involvement

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Series: 800 - Community Relations

Title: 8:100 Relations with Other Organizations and Agencies

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