School Committee Policies

Below is a list of current School Committee Policies. To receive further information regarding these policies, please contact the superintendent's office at (413)-637-5550.

The Lenox School Committee Policy Manual contains a number of policies which have direct pertinence to parents of elementary school students. Copies of the School Committee Policy Manual are located in each of the schools and at the Superintendent's Office and you are welcome to read these and other policies that are of particular interest to you.

The following policies specifically pertain at this level. Several of these are mentioned earlier in this handbook:

1. Animals in the Classroom (Policy IKJ)
2. Bus Stop Supervision (Policy EDCB)
3. Chapter 622 - "An Act to Prohibit Discrimination in the Public Schools" (Form JAA) **
4. Elementary Students: Assignment to Classes (Policy JBCCB)
5. Emergency Drills (Reg. EBBC)
6. Evaluation (Policy GBI)
7. Field Trips and Excursions (Policy IFCB)
8. Fund-Raising (Policy JKB)
9. Grade 1 Entrance Age (Policy JBBA)
10. Head Teacher Job Description (GBBAL)
11. Home or Hospital Tutoring (Reg. IDDC)
12. Instructional Program (Goals and Objectives) (Policy IB)
13. Kindergarten Entrance Age (Policy JBB)
14. Manuscript and Cursive Writing (Policy IDAA)
15. Non-Resident Students (Policy JBCB)
16. Parent-School Communication and Resolution of Public Complaints (Policy IHAD)
17. Policy for Determining Eligibility for Free Meals and Reduced Price Meals (Policy EEA)
18. Procedures for Reporting Instances of Child Abuse/Neglect (Policy LDAG)
19. Promotion and Retention of Elementary Students (Policy IHE)
20. Regulations Pertaining to Physical Education (Exhibit IDA)
21. Selection of Instructional Materials (Policy IFA)
22. Smoking in School Buildings and Non-School Work Sites (Employees and Visitors) (Policy EBK)
23. Statement of Assurance of Compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Policy BAA)**
24. Student Conduct (Policy JCD/Reg. JCD)
25. Student Photographs (Policy JHF)
26. Student Records (Policy JR)
27. Student Transportation (Policy ED)
28. Student Transportation - Conduct on School Buses (Policy EDCB)
29. Title IX and Massachusetts 622 (Policy LDD)**
30. Transportation for Athletic or Extra-Curricular Activities and Events (Use of Provate Vehicles) (Policy EDAE)

** Items starred are printed in the September or October issues of the Principal's Newsletter.