CCPS Policy Manual
Carteret County Public School System's Policy Manual is posted below for your review.
The Code of Student Conduct provides the consequences for misbehavior.
Here is the Spanish version of The Code of Student Conduct.
Some policies are also included in the 2020-2021 Carteret County School System Parent / Student Handbook.
If you have specific questions about a policy, please contact the school system's Human Resources Department at 252-728-4583, ext. 160117.
Title IX Superintendent Directive
POLICY MANUAL INDEX
1000 Series - Governing Policies
1000 - Legal Status of the Board and School District
1010 - Board Authority and Duties
1100 - Governing Principles
1200 - Governing Principle Student Success
1300 - Governing Principle-Parental Involvement
1310/4002 - Parental Involvement
1320/3560 - Title 1 Parent and Family Engagement
1400 - Governing Principle-School Initiatives
1500 - Governing Principle - Safe, Orderly and Inviting Environment
1510/4200/7270 - School Safety
1510/4200/7270 R - Responding to Bomb Threats
1600 - Governing Principle-Professional Development
1610/7800 - Professional and Staff Development
1700 - Governing Principle - Removal of Barriers
1710/4020/7230 - Discrimination and Harassment Prohibited By Federal Law
1720/4030/7235 - Title IX Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex
1725/4035/7236 - Title IX Sexual Harassment Prohibited Conduct and Reporting Process
1725/4035/7236 R - AR Code: Title IX Sexual Harassment Definition
1726/4036/7237 - Title IX Sexual Harassment Grievance Process
1730/4022/7231 - Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disabilities
1740/4010 - Student and Parent Grievance Procedure
1742/5060 - Responding to Complaints
1750/7220 - Grievance Procedure for Employees
1760/7280 - Prohibition Against Retaliation
1800 - Governing Principle - Stewardship of Resources
1801/5241 - Political Activities Restricted
2000 Series - Board Operations
2000 - Operational Goals of the Board
2010 - Board and Superintendent Relations
2100 - Board Member Legal Status
2110 - Board Member Elections
2115 - Unexpired Term Fulfillment
2116 - Removal from Office
2120 - Code of Ethics for School Board Members
2121 - Board Member Conflict of Interest
2122 - Role of Board Members in Handling Complaints
2123 - Board Member Opportunities for Development
2125/7315 - Confidential Information
2130 - Board Member Compensation and Expenses
2200 - Election of Officers/Organization of Board
2210 - Duties of Officers
2220 - Official School Spokesperson
2230 - Board Committees
2235/5002 - Board Advisory Councils
2300 - Board Meetings
2302 - Remote Participation in Board Meetings
2310 - Public Participation at Board Meetings
2320 - Compliance with the Open Meetings Law
2321 - Closed Sessions
2325 - Board Meeting News Coverage
2330 - Board Meeting Agenda
2335 - Advance Delivery of Meeting Materials
2340 - Parliamentary Procedures
2341 - Quorum
2342 - Voting Methods
2400 - Board Policies
2410 - Policy Development
2420 - Adoption of Policies
2430 - Dissemination and Preservation of Policies
2440 - Policy Review and Evaluation
2450 - Suspension of Board Policies
2460 - Administration in Policy Absence
2470 - Administrative Procedures
2475 - School Rules
2500 - Hearings Before the Board
2600 - Consultants to the Board
2610 - Board Attorney
2650 - Liaison with School Boards Association
2670 - Business Advisory Council
3000 Series - Educational Program
3000 - Goals and Objectives of the Educational Program
3100 - Curriculum Development
3101 - Dual Enrollment
3102 - Online Instruction
3110 - Innovation in Curriculum and Instruction
3115 - Curriculum and Instructional Guides
3120 - Lesson Planning
3130 - Grouping for Instruction
3135 - Homework
3140 - Evaluation of Instructional Programs
3200 - Selection of Instructional Materials
3210 - Parental Inspection of and Objection to Instructional Materials
3215 - Use of Materials That May Be Controversial
3220 - Technology in the Educational Program
3225/4312/7320 - Technology Responsible Use
3226/4205 - Internet Safety
3227/7322 - Web Page Development
3230/7330 - Copyright Compliance
3300 - School Calendar and Time for Learning
3320 - School Trips
School Trip Request Form
3321 - Overnight On-Campus School Activities
3400 - Evaluation of Student Progress
3405 - Students at Risk of Academic Failure
3410 - Testing and Assessment Program
3415 - Final Examinations
3420 - Student Promotion and Accountability
3430 - School Improvement Plan
3431 - Conflict Resolution
3440 - Recognizing Excellence
3450 - Class Rankings
3460 - Graduation Requirements
3460 - R - 22-Unit Diploma Requirements
3470/4305 - Alternative Learning Programs/Schools
3510 - Religious-Based Exemptions from School Programs
3515 - Religion in the Schools
Religion Regulation
3520 - Special Education Programs/Rights of Students with Disabilities
3522/4710 - Privacy in Special Education Classrooms
3525 - Hospital/Homebound Program
3530 - Citizenship and Character Education
3540 - Comprehensive Health Education Program
1320/3560 - Title 1 Parent and Family Engagement
3565/8307 - Title I Program Comparability of Services
3610 - Counseling Program
3620 - Extracurricular Activities and Student Organizations
3620.1/4300.1- High School Athletic Code of Ethics and Standards
3640/5130 -Student Voter Registration and Preregistration
4000 Series - Students
4000 - Focus on Students
4001 - Equal Educational Opportunities
1310/4002 - Parental Involvement
4003 - Translating Policies for Students and Parents
1740/4010 - Student and Parent Grievance Procedure
1710/4020/7230 - Discrimination and Harassment Prohibited By Federal Law
1730/4022/7231 - Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability
4023 - Education for Pregnant and Parenting Students
1720/4030/7235 - Title IX Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex
1725/4035/7236 - Title IX Sexual Harassment - Prohibited Conduct and Reporting Process
1725/4035/7236 R - AR Code IX: Title IX Sexual Harassment Definition
1726/4036/7237 - Title IX Sexual Harassment Grievance Process
4040/7310 - Student Relations
4050 - Children of Military Families
4100 - Age Requirements for Initial Entry
4110 - Immunization and Health Requirements for School Admission
4115 - Behavior Standards for Transfer Students
4120 - Domicile or Residence Requirements
4125 - Homeless Students
4130 - Discretionary Admission
4150 - School Assignment
4152 - Unsafe School Choice Transfer
4155 - Assignment to Classes
1510/4200/7270 - School Safety
1510/4200/7270 R - Responding to Bomb Threats
4201/7271 - Injury and Loss Prevention
4202/5029/7272 - Service Animals in Schools
3226/4205 - Internet Safety
4210 - Release of Students from School
4220 - Student Insurance Program
4230 - Communicable Diseases - Students
4235/6135 - Control of Head Lice
4240/7312 - Child Abuse - Reports and Investigations
4250/5075/7316 - North Carolina Address Confidentiality Program
4260 - Student Sex Offenders
4270/6145 - Concussion and Head Injury
3620.1/4300.1- High School Athletic Code of Ethics and Standards
4300 - Student Behavior Policies
4301 - Authority of School Personnel
4302 - School Plan for Management of Student Behavior
4302 - R - Rules for Use of Seclusion and Restraint in Schools
3470/4305 - Alternative Learning Programs/Schools
4307 - Disciplinary Action for Exceptional Children/Students with Disabilities
4310 - Integrity and Civility
3225/4312/7320 - Technology Responsible Use
4315 - Disruptive Behavior
4315 - R - Disruptive Behavior
4316 - Student Dress Code
4318 - Use of Communication Devices
4320 - Tobacco Products - Students
4325 - Drugs and Alcohol
4328 - Gang-Related Activity
4329 - Bullying and Harassing Behavior Prohibited
4330 - Theft, Trespass and Damage to Property
4331 - Assaults, Threats and Harassment
4333 - Weapons, Bomb Threats, Terrorist Threats and Clear Threats to Safety
4335 - Criminal Behavior
4340 - School-Level Investigations
4341 - Parental Involvement in Student Behavior Issues
4342 - Student Searches
4345 - Student Discipline Records
4351 - Short-Term Suspension
4352 - Removal of Student During the Day
4353 - Long-Term Suspension, 365 Day Suspension, Explusion
4362 - Requests for Readmission of Suspended for 365 Days or Expelled
4370 - Student Discipline Hearing Procedures
4400 - Attendance
4400 - R - Procedure to Consider Waivers For Excessive Absences
4600 - Student Fees
4700 - Students Records
4705/7825 - Confidentiality of Personal Identifying Information
4705/7825 - R - Confidentiality of Personal Identifying Information
3522/4710 - Privacy in the Special Education Classrooms
4720 - Surveys of Students
5000 Series - Schools and the Community
5000 - Schools and Community
2235/5002 - Board Advisory Councils
5008 - Automated Phone and Text Messaging
5010 - Parent Organizations
5015 - School Volunteers
5020 - Visitors to the Schools
5020-R - Visitors to the Schools
5022 - Registered Sex Offenders
5024/6127/7266 - Emergency Epinephrine Auto-Injector Devices
5025 - Prohibition of Alcoholic Beverages
5026/7250 - Smoking and Tobacco Products
5027/7275 - Weapons and Explosives Prohibited
5028/6130/7267 - Automated External Defibrillator
4202/5029/7272 - Service Animals in Schools
5030 - Community Use of Facilities
5040 - News Media Relations
5050 - Emergency Closings
1742/5060 - Responding to Complaints
5070/7350 - Public Records - Retention, Release and Disposition
5071/7351 - Electronically Stored Information Retention
4250/5075/7316 - North Carolina Address Confidentiality Program
5100 - Relationship with Other Governmental Agencies
5110 - Relationship with County Commissioners
5120 - Relationship with Law Enforcement
3640/5130 - Student Voter Registration and Preregistration
5210 - Distribution and Display of Non-School Material
5210 - R - Distribution and Display of Non-School Material
5215 - Deliveries to Students
5220 - Collections and Solicitation
Fundraising Request Form
5230 - Participation in Research Projects
5240 - Advertising in the Schools
1801/5241 - Political Activites Restricted
5030 - Community use of Facilities
6000 Series - Support Services
6000 - Support Services
6100 - Goals of Student Health Services
6110 - Organization of Student Health Services
6120 - Student Health Services
6125 - Administering Medicines to Students
5024/6127/7266 - Emergency Epinephrine Auto-Injector Devices
5028/6130/7267 - Automated External Defibrillator
4235/6135 - Control of Head Lice
6140 - Student Wellness
4270/6145 - Concusion and Head Injury
6200 - Goals of Student Food Services
6210 - Organization of Student Food Services
6220 - Operation of Student Food Services
6225 - Free and Reduced Price Food Services
6230 - Nutritional Standards For Food Selection
6300 - Goals of Student Transportation Services
6305 - Safety and Student Transportation Services
6306 - School Bus Idling
6306-R - School Bus Idling Procedures
6307 - School Bus Seat Belts
6310 - Organization of Student Transportation Services
6315 - Drivers
6320 - Use of Student Transportation Services
6321 - Bus Routes
6322 - Student Assignment to Buses
6325 - Parking Areas For Students
6330 - Insurance For Student Transportation Services
6340 - Transportation Service/Vehicle Contracts
6400 - Goals of the Purchasing Function
6401/9100 - Ethics and the Purchasing Function
6402 - Participation by Historically Underutilized Business
6410 - Organization of the Purchasing Function
6420 - Contracts with the Board
6421 - Pre-Audit Certification
6425 - Continuing Contracts
6430 - State Purchasing Requirements For Equipment, Materials and Supplies
6440 - Local Purchasing Requirement for Equipment, Material, and Supplies
6441/9121 Bidders' List
6450 - Purchase of Services
6500 - Goals of Equipment, Materials and Supplies Services
6510 - Organization of Equipment, Materials and Supplies Services
6524 - Network Security
6525 - Instructional Materials Services
6530 - Resource Conservation
6540 - Hazardous Materials
6550 - Vandalism
6560 - Disposal of Surplus Property
7000 Series - Personnel
7100 - Recruitment and Selection of Personnel
7105 - Teacher Assistant Qualification
7105-R - Qualifications & Duties of Teacher Assistants/Bus Drivers
7110 - Information Provided by Applicant or Employee
7120 - Employee Health Certificate
7130 - Licensure
7130 R - Licensure
7210 - Staff Involvement in Decision Making
1750/7220 - Grievance Procedure for Employees
1710/4020/7230 - Discrimination and Harassment Prohibited By Federal Law
1730/4022/7231 - Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability
7232 - Discrimination and Harassment in the Workplace
1720/4030/7235 - Title IX Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex
1725/4035/7236 - Title IX Sexual Harassment - Prohibited Conduct and Reporting Process
1725/4035/7236 R - AR Code: Title IX Sexual Harassment Definition
1726/4036/7237 - Title IX Sexual Harassment Grievance Process
7240 - Drug-Free and Alcohol-Free Workplace
7241 - Drug and Alcohol Testing of School System Vehicle Operators
5026/7250 - Smoking and Tobacco Products
7260 - Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens
7262 - Communicable Diseases - Employees
7265 - Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals in Science Laboratories
5024/6127/7266 - Emergency Epinephrine Auto-Injector Devices
5028/6130/7267 - Automated External Defibrillator
1510/4200/7270 - School Safety
1510/4200/7270 R - Responding to Bomb Threats
4201/7271 - Injury and Loss Prevention
4202/5029/7272 - Service Animals in Schools
5027/7275 - Weapons and Explosives Prohibited
1760/7280 - Prohibition Against Retaliation
7290 - Personal Losses Occurring on School Property
7290 R - Personal Losses Occurring on School Property
7300 - Staff Responsibilities
4040/7310 - Student Relations
4329/7311 - Bullying and Harassing Behavior Prohibited
4240/7312 - Child Abuse - Reports and Investigations
2125/7315 - Confidential Information
4250/5075/7316 - North Carolina Address Confidentiality Program
3225/4312/7320 - Technology Responsible Use
3227/7322 - Web Page Development
3230/7330 - Copyright Compliance
7335 - Employee Use of Social Media
7340 - Employee Dress and Appearance
5070/7350 - Public Records - Retention, Release and Disposition
5071/7351 - Electronically Stored Information Retention
7400 - Job Descriptions
7402 - Organization Plan
7405 - Extracurricular and Non-Instructional Duties
7410 - Teacher Contracts
7420 - Superintendent Contract
7422 - Deputy/Associate/Assistant Superintendent Contracts
7425 - School Administrator Contracts
7430 - Substitute Teachers
7440 - Assignments/Reassignments/Transfers
7440-R - Transfer of Educational Personnel
7460 - Student Teaching
7500 - Workday and Overtime
7505 - Compliance with State Board of Education Employment Policies
7510 - Leave
7510-R - Leave
7520 - Family and Medical Leave
7530 - Military Leave
7540 - Voluntary Shared Leave
7550 - Absences Due To Inclement Weather
7560 - Permitted Salary Deductions for Absences and Discipline of Exempt Employees
7600 - Salary
7610 - Defense of Board Employees
7610-R - Defense of Board Employees
7620 - Payroll Deductions
7635 - Return to Work
7650 - Employee Travel and Other Expense Reimbursement
7650-R - Travel Reimbursement
7710 - Membership in Professional Organizations
7720 - Employee Political Activities
7730 - Employee Conflict of Interest
1610/7800 - Professional and Staff Development
7805 - Superintendent Evaluation
7810 - Evaluation of Licensed Employees
7811 - Plans for Growth and Improvement of Licensed Employees
7815 - Evaluation of Non-Licensed Employees
7820 - Personnel Files
7821 - Petition for Removal of Personnel Records
7823 - Release of Employment Records to the Employment Security Commission of North Carolina
7900 - Resignation
7910 - Retirement
7920 - Career Employee Reduction in Force
7921 - Reduction in Force of Non-Career Employees
7930 - Professional Employees: Demotion and Dismissal
7940 - Classified Personnel: Suspension and Dismissal
7950 - Probationary Teachers: Nonrenewal
8000 Series - Fiscal Management
8000 - Fiscal Goals
8100 - Budget Planning and Adoption
8110 - Budget Resolution
8210 - Grants and Funding For Special Projects
8220 - Gifts and Bequests
8220-R Gifts and Bequests
8230 - Penalties, Fines and Forfeitures
8300 - Fiscal Management Standards
8305 - Federal Grant Administration
3565/8307 - Title I Program Comparability of Services
8310 - Annual Independent Audit
8320 - Depositories
8325 - Daily Deposits
8330 - Facsimile Signatures
8340 - Insurance
8350 - Fixed Assets Inventory
8410 - Individual School Accounts
8510 - School Finance Officer
8520 - School Treasurer
8530 - Fidelity Bonds
9000 Series - Facility
9000 - Planning to Address Facility Needs
9010 - Site Selection
9020 - Facility Design
9030 - Facility Construction
9110 - Selection and Use of Architects and Engineers
9115 - Prequalification of Bidders For Construction Projects
9120 - Bidding for Construction Work
6401/9100 - Ethics and the Purchasing Function
6441/9121 - Bidders' List
9125 - Participation by Women-and Minority-Owned Businesses
9125-R Participation by Women-and Minority-Owned Businesses
9125-R Exhibit (1)
9125-R Exhibit (2)
9130 - Supervision of Construction Contracts
9200 - Care and Maintenance of Facilities
9205 - Pest Maintenance
9210 - Care and Maintenance of Grounds and Outdoor Equipment
9220 - Security of Facilities
9300 - Naming Facilities
9400 - Sale, Disposal and Lease of Board-owned Real Property
The policies below were previously adopted by the Board of Education. While some may be the authority on their noted topic others may be superseded by the above numbered policies with the exception to any forms or regulations attached. Should you have any questions regarding the below policies please email Human Resources. carol.adkins@carteretk12.org
D Series - Fiscal Management
DOA - Cash Management
E Series - Support Services
ECAA - Buildings and Grounds Security/Skateboard Prohibition
ECB - Key Issuance
Key Forms Referencd In Policy ECB -
Form K1
Form K2
Form K3
Form K4
Form K5
Form K6
EDCA - Authorized Use of School-Owned Materials and Equipment - Projects, Etc.
EEBB - Charter Bus Transportation
EGAAC - Internet Use
F Series - Facilities Development
FECA - Organizational Chart for Plant Operations
Actual Organizational Chart
H Series - Negotiations
HA - Collective Bargaining