Jim Thorpe Area School District

Please follow the links below to see the district policies that are currently up for review or have recently been approved by the Board of Education.  If you have any questions regarding the policy changes, please notify the superintendent or attend a scheduled Board Meeting to have your concerns and/or questions addressed.

Policy 819 - Suicide Awareness, Prevention, and Response

First Reading - November 20, 2024

Second Reading - December 11, 2024

Policy # 800.1 - Electronic Signatures/Records

First Reading - September 18, 2024

Second Reading - October 16, 2024

Approved - November 20, 2024

Policy 626.1 - Travel Reimbursement - Federal Programs

First Reading - May 15, 2024

Second Reading - June 19, 2024

Approved - July 17, 2024

Policy 202 - Eligibility of Nonresident Students

First Reading - February 21, 2024

Second Reading - March 20, 2024

Approved - April 17, 2024

Policy #251 - Students Experiencing Homelessness, Foster Care, and Other Educational Instability

First Reading - January 24, 2024

Second Reading - February 21, 2024

Approved - March 20, 2024

Policy # 816 - District Social Media

Policy # 828 - Fraud

First Reading - November 15, 2023

Second Reading - December 13, 2023

Approved - January 24, 2024

Policy #614 - Payroll Authorization

First Reading - May 17, 2023

Second Reading - June 21, 2023

Third Reading & Approval - July 19, 2023

Policy #246 - School Wellness

First Reading - May 17, 2023

Second Reading - June 21, 2023

Third Reading & Approval - July 19, 2023

Policy #137 - Home Education Programs

Policy #137.1 - Extracurricular Participation by Home Education Students

Policy #137.2 - Participation in Cocurricular Activities and Academic Courses by Home Education Students

Policy #137.3 - Participation in Career and Technical Education Programs by Home Education Students

First Reading - March 15, 2023

Second Reading - April 19, 2023

Third Reading & Approval - May 17, 2023

Policy #824 - Maintaining Professional Adult/Student Boundaries

First Reading - February 15, 2023

Second Reading - March 15, 2023

Third Reading & Approval - April 19, 2023

Policy #317 - Conduct Disciplinary Procedures

Policy #317.1 - Educator Misconduct

First Reading - November 16, 2022

Second Reading - November 29, 2022

Third Reading & Approval - December 12, 2022

Policy #204 - Pupil Attendance

Policy #339.1 - Short-Term Uncompensated Leave

Policy #203 - Immunizations and Communicable Diseases

First Reading - October 12, 2022

Second Reading - November 16, 2022

Third Reading & Approval - November 29, 2022