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TUSD Policies, Regulations, and Guidelines

TUSD'S STRATEGIC GOALS
Tucson Unified School District's Strategic Goals Translations: Arabic \| Chinese \| Russian \| Somali \| Vietnamese
ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDELINES
Administrative guidelines are approved by the district superintendent.
Guideline Title	In Word	In PDF
University, College, Technical School, Military Recruiters on High School Campus Translations: Arabic \| Chinese \| Russian \| Somali \| Vietnamese
Exhibit 1 - Form 274 - Student Records Opt-Out Form (Directory Information and Military Opt-Out) - 2008-2009 School Year Translations: Chinese \| Russian \| Somali \| Spanish
Exhibit 2 - Parent Notification of Advanced Placement (AP) Tests and Preliminary Scholastic Test (PSAT)/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (NMSQT) Translations: Arabic \| Chinese \| Russian \| Somali \|Spanish \| Vietnamese
Exhibit 3 - Parent Permission Form for the Armed Services Vocational Battery Test Translations: Arabic \| Chinese \| Russian \| Somali \|Spanish \| Vietnamese
Guidelines for Elections
Holiday Activities
BOARD POLICIES, REGULATIONS, AND EXHIBITS
Board policies are approved by the TUSD Governing Board. Regulations and exhibits are reviewed by the Governing Board. New Governing Board Policies and Regulations TUSD is in the process of adopting new policies and regulations, which follow Arizona School Board Association standards. These new policies use a different organization and numbering system. The policy manual used to organize the manuals is currently under revision and will be available soon. New policies and regulations are posted here as they are approved. Please continue to refer to previous policies and regulations until they are replaced with new ones.
New Board Policies and Regulations
Policy Manual: The manual is currently under revision and will be available soon.
Section A: Foundation and Basic Commitments - The District's legal role in providing public education and the basic principles underlying school board governance. These policies provide a setting for all of the school board's other policies and regulations.
Section B: Board Governance and Operations - The school board - how it is elected; how it is organized; how it conducts meetings, and how the board operates. This section includes bylaws and policies establishing the board's internal operating procedures.
Section C: General School Administration - School management, administrative organization, and school building and department administration - including the administrative aspect of special programs and system wide reforms such as school - or site-based management. It also houses personnel policies for the superintendent and executive team.
Section D: Fiscal Management - School finances and the management of funds, material resources, purchasing and warehousing. Policies on the financing of school construction and renovation, however, are filed in Section F, Facilities Development.
Section E: Support Services - Non-instructional services and programs, particularly those on business management such as safety, building, and grounds management, office services, transportation, and food services.
Section F: Facility Planning and Development - Facility planning, financing, construction and renovation; temporary facilities and school closings
Section G: Personnel - Personnel policies for all school employees except for the superintendent and executive team.
Section I: Instructional Program - The instructional program: basic curricular subjects; special programs, instructional resources, evaluation of programs, and academic achievement.
Section J: Students - Admissions, attendance, rights and responsibilities, conduct, discipline, health and welfare, and school-related activities.
Section K: School/Community Relations - Parent and community involvement in schools. Statements on public sector relations with the District, except for policies concerning education agencies.
Section L: Education Agency Relations - The District's relationship with other education agencies - including other school systems, regional or service districts, private schools, colleges and universities, education research organizations, and state and national education agencies.