To ensure that all manuals, handbooks, and booklets are appropriate, each must be consistent with applicable Board of Education Policies, adhere to the following guidelines, and be approved by the Superintendent.
Each manual or handbook should include the following types of information:
| | A. | Title page
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| | B. | Table of Contents
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| | C. | An initial section containing:
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| | | 1. | the purpose of the document
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| | | 2. | the purpose and goals of the program or service to which it relates
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| | | 3. | the description of how the document is to be used
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| | | 4. | a listing of available resource people and/or documents for assistance and/or to obtain answers to questions or concerns
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| | D. | One (1) or more sections containing essential rules, procedures, and/or guidelines the reader should follow to accomplish the purpose and goals stated in the document.
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| | | For each rule or guideline, there should be an explanation regarding the reason it needs to be followed.
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| | | For each procedure, the following information should be provided:
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| | | 1. | purpose of the procedure
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| | | 2. | the result the procedure should produce
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| | | 3. | each necessary action, including needed resources, listed in proper sequence, and appropriate safety cautions and procedures
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| | | 4. | when appropriate, a description of how the action should be taken
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| | E. | One (1) or more references including a Table of Contents and an Index, if needed and feasible.
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The information contained in the document should be clear and logically organized, accurate, and sufficient enough so that any intended user could adequately achieve the purpose for which the document was created, and reflect proper use and spelling of the English language.