Policies

Tennessee Schools for the Deaf Policies are approved by the State of Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE) and updated on this page as received. 

Descriptor Code	Policy Title
1.5010	School Visitors

Descriptor Code	Policy Title
2.4010	Gifts and Bequests
2.4030	Surplus Property
2.4040	School Support Organizations
2.5000	Building-Level Deposits
2.6010	Fundraising Activities
2.8050	Purchasing
2.8090	Vendor Relations

Descriptor Code	Policy Title
3.2000	Buildings and Grounds Maintenance
3.2010	Emergency Preparedness
3.2060	Public Use of Facilities
3.2070	Lead in Drinking Water
3.2080	Asbestos Management
3.3000	Equipment and Supplies Management
3.3001	Use of School-Provided Cell Phones
3.4000	Student Transportation
3.4040	Private Vehicles
3.5000	Food Service Management
3.6010	Student Insurance Program

Descriptor Code	Policy Title
4.2110	Work-Based Learning Program
4.3010	Interscholastic Athletics
4.3020	Field Trips
4.4000	Textbooks and Instructional Materials
4.4040	Use of Copyrighted Materials
4.4070	School Website
4.5010	School Volunteers
4.5020	Parent and Family Engagement
4.6010	Reporting Student Progress
4.6080	Transcript Alterations
4.7000	Maintaining Test Security

Descriptor Code	Policy Title
5.1060	Application and Employment
5.1100	Compensation Guides and Contracts
5.1140	Personnel Records
5.1170	Tenure and Nonrenewal of Teacher Contracts
5.2030	Recommendation of Employees
5.3000	Attendance and Leave
5.4000	Employee Communicable Diseases
5.4030	Drug-Free and Tobacco-Free Workplace
5.5000	Workplace Discrimination and Harassment
5.6010	Conflict of Interest
5.6080	Utilization of Vehicles and Motorized Equipment
5.6110	Personnel Code of Conduct and Teacher Ethics
5.7010	Substitute Teachers
5.7020	Student Teachers
5.8000	Director of Schools
5.9000	School Language

Descriptor Code	Policy Title
6.2000	Student Attendance
6.2011	Pre-K Attendance
6.2090	Child Custody-Parental Access
6.3030	Interrogations and Searches
6.3101	Criminal Gang Activity or Association
6.3120	Student Use of Personal Communication and Electronic Devices
6.3140	Corporal Punishment
6.4000	Promoting Student Welfare
6.4031	Head Lice
6.4040	Student Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
6.4050	Administration of Medication in a School Setting
6.4100	Accidents and Illnesses
6.4110	Student Wellness
6.4120	Emergency Allergy Response Plan
6.4140	Prevention and Treatment of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
6.4150	Student Suicide Prevention
6.7020	Student Clubs and Organizations
6.7030	Student Government
6.7040	Student Publications