District Policies

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All district policies are listed alphabetically below. Information about new and revised policies are highlighted at the top of the listing.

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Policies Under Review – Submit Your Feedback!

Each of PSD's district policies will be reviewed for potential updates and revisions on a regular basis. The following are the policies currently being reviewed, along with the proposed revisions and a link to a survey where PSD staff members, students, community members, and alumni can submit feedback on those proposed changes. For the policies listed below, the deadline to submit feedback via the survey is Sunday, May 17. The policies will be presented for a first reading on May 12 and a second reading on May 26. Changes proposed after May 12 but before May 17 may be incorporated into the policies prior to the second reading before the board.

 

DRAFT POLICIES FOR COMMUNITY FEEDBAACK

Policy JC – School Attendance Areas

Policy JC addresses the boundaries for neighborhood schools. Changes were made to better organize and clarify the language in the policy.

Survey Link

Policy JEA – Compulsory Attendance Age

Policy JEA addresses the compulsory attendance ages for students to attend public school. Changes were made to add the statutory definition of a “parent” as used in this policy and to add clarity.

Survey Link

Policy JH/JHB – Student Conduct Involving Drugs and Alcohol 

Policy JH/JHB addresses student attendance and truancy, and provides a list of what may be considered an excused absence. Changes were made to include a definitions section at the beginning of the policy, and a reference to considering a student’s McKinney Vento status in the unexcused absences section. Changes were also made in the excused absences part to add clarity.

Survey Link

Policy JK – Student Discipline  

Policy JK addresses student discipline and the rights of students with disabilities and the procedures relating to students with disabilities for the discipline process. Changes include substantially rewriting the section on students with disabilities, adding a definitions section, and referencing the factors that must be considered prior to recommending suspension/expulsion of students.

Survey Link

Policy JKB – Detention of Students

Policy JKB addresses the ability of a school to detain a student for disciplinary after school hours. Changes were made to clarify parental notice of the detention and provide clarity.

Survey Link

Policy JKBA – Disciplinary Removal from Classroom 

Policy JKBA addresses disciplinary removal from the classroom. Changes were made to add a definitions section, clarify the disciplinary outcome for a removal from the classroom, and add information to clarify the role of the behavior plan in a disciplinary removal.

Survey Link

Policy JKC – Discipline of Habitually Disruptive Students 

Policy JKC addresses discipline of habitually disruptive students. Changes were made to clarify the definition of “habitually disruptive

Survey Link

Policy JKD/JKE – Suspension/Expulsion of Students 

JKD/JKE addresses suspension and expulsion of students. Changes were made for clarity and to better conform with the standard policy language. 

Survey Link

Policy JKD/JKE-R – Procedures Regarding Suspension/Expulsion of Students 

JKD/JKE-R addresses the process for suspending or expelling a student. Changes made include reformatting the section on hearings for clarity, clarifying the burden of proof, and adding a section regarding interpretation services. 

Survey Link

Policy JKDA/JKEA – Grounds for Suspension/Expulsion of Students

JKDA/JKEA addresses the grounds for suspension and expulsion of students. Changes were made in the grounds section for students in third grade and higher grades to clarify some of the grounds. Changes were also made to clarify the timeline for an appeal to the board of education.

Survey Link

Policy JLCDC – Medically Necessary Treatment in School Setting  

JLCDC addresses the process for requesting medically necessary treatment of a student in the school setting. Changes were made to define the medically necessary team and add timelines for the process.

Survey Link

NEW POLICIES

 

This policy outlines the District's protocols for when the District must grant access to and/or share information with state or federal agencies, and includes information required by SB 2025-276 (C.R.S. 24-74.1-102(3)). 

 

REVISED POLICIES

A - FOUNDATIONS AND BASIC COMMITMENTS

C - GENERAL SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION

D - FISCAL MANAGEMENT

E - SUPPORT SERVICES

F - FACILITIES PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

G - PERSONNEL

I - INSTRUCTION

J - STUDENTS

K - SCHOOL-COMMUNITY-HOME RELATIONS

L - EDUCATION AGENCY RELATIONS

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