Policies
Tennessee Schools for the Deaf Policies are determined and approved by the State of Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE) and updated on this page as received.
Support Services
- 3.2000 - Buildings and Grounds Management
- 3.2010 - Safety & Emergency Preparedness
- 3.2040 - Threat Assessment Team
- 3.2050 - Security
- 3.2060 - Public Use of Facilities
- 3.2070 - Lead in Drinking Water
- 3.2080 - Asbestos Management
- 3.2180 - Service Animals in School Facilities
- 3.2200 - Access to Private Facilities
- 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
- 3.7000 - Residential Program
Instructional Services
- 4.1000 - Instructional Program
- 4.1010 - Instructional Standards
- 4.2010 - Class Size Ratios
- 4.2020 - Special Education
- 4.2040 - Summer Instructional Programs
- 4.2050 - Enrollment in Advanced Courses
- 4.2070 - English Learners
- 4.2090 - Alternative Credit Options
- 4.2110 - Work-Based Learning Program
- 4.2120 - Virtual Education Program
- 4.2130 - Family Life Education
- 4.2140 - Use of Artificial Intelligence Programs
- 4.3010 - Interscholastic Athletics
- 4.3020 - Field Trips
- 4.4000 - Textbooks and Instructional Materials
- 4.4020 - Reconsideration of Textbooks
- 4.4030 - Library Materials
- 4.4030 - Library Materials
- 4.4040 - Use of Copyrighted Materials
- 4.4060 - Use of Internet and Social Media
- 4.4070 - School Website
- 4.5010 - School Volunteers
- 4.5020 - Parent and Family Engagement
- 4.6000 - Grading Systems
- 4.6010 - Reporting Student Progress
- 4.6030 - Promotion and Retention
- 4.6030 - Promotion and Retention
- 4.6050 - Graduation Requirements
- 4.6080 - Transcript Alterations
- 4.7000 - Testing Programs
- 4.8020 - Student Equal Access
- 4.8040 - Religion and Religious Content
Personnel
- 5.1060 - Application and Employment
- 5.1090 - Employee Evaluation
- 5.1100_Compensation Guides and Contracts_TSD
- 5.1140_Personnel Records_TSD
- 5.1150_Assignment and Transfer_TSD
- 5.1151_AWS During Emergencies_TSD
- 5.1170_Tenure and Nonrenewal of Teacher Contracts_TSD
- 5.1190_Employment of Retirees_TSD
- 5.2000_Separation Practices for Tenured Teachers_TSD
- 5.2010_Separation Practices for Non-Tenured Teachers_TSD
- 5.2020_Separation Practices for Non-Certified Employees_TSD
- 5.2030_Recommendation of Employees_TSD
- 5.3000_Employee Attendance and Leave Policy_TSD
- 5.3010_Family and Medical Leave_TSD
- 5.3070_Physical Assault Leave_TSD
- 5.4000_Employee Communicable Diseases_TSD
- 5.4010_Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)_TSD
- 5.4020_Hepatitis B (HBV)_TSD
- 5.4030_Drug-Free and Tobacco-Free Workplace_TSD
- 5.4040_Employee Acceptable Use_TSD
- 5.5000_Workplace Discrimination and Harassment_TSD
- 5.5010_Employee Grievances and Complaints_TSD
- 5.6010_Conflict of Interest_TSD
- 5.6050_Staff Gifts and Solicitations_TSD
- 5.6070_Non-School Employment_TSD
- 5.6080_Utilization of Vehicles and Motorized Equipment_TSD
- 5.6110_Personnel Code of Conduct and Teacher Ethics_TSD
- 5.7000_Interim Teachers_TSD
- 5.7010_Substitute Teachers_TSD
- 5.7020_Student Teachers_TSD
- 5.8000_Director of Schools_TSD
- 5.9000_Staff Language Proficiency_TSD
Students
- 6.2000 - Student Attendance
- 6.2011 - Pre-K Attendance
- 6.2030 - School Admissions
- 6.2090 - Child Custody-Parental Access
- 6.3000 - Code of Conduct
- 6.3010 - Rights and Responsibilities of Students
- 6.3020 - Procedural Due Process
- 6.3030 - Questioning Students and Searches
- 6.3040 - Student Discrimination
- 6.3041 - Title IX and Sexual Harassment
- 6.3060 - Interference_Disruption of School Activities
- 6.3070 - Drug, Alcohol, and Tobacco-Free Schools
- 6.3080 - Bus Safety and Conduct
- 6.3090 - Student Use of Personal Vehicle
- 6.3091 - Zero Tolerance Offenses
- 6.3100 - Student Dress Code
- 6.3101 - Criminal Gang Activity or Association
- 6.3110 - Care of School Property
- 6.3120 - Student Use of Personal Communication and Electronic Devices
- 6.3140 - Corporal Punishment
- 6.3150 - Detention
- 6.3160 - Suspension
- 6.3170 - Disciplinary Hearing Authority
- 6.3190 - Alternative Education
- 6.4000 - Promoting Student Welfare
- 6.4010 - Student Surveys
- 6.4020 - Physical Examinations and Immunizations
- 6.4030 - Student Communicable Diseases
- 6.4031 - Head Lice
- 6.4040 - Student AIDS
- 6.4050 - Administration of Medication in a School Setting
- 6.4052 - Opioid Antagonist
- 6.4070 - School Social Work Services
- 6.4081 - Safe Relocation of Students
- 6.4090 - Child Abuse and Neglect
- 6.4100 - Emergency Contact Information
- 6.4110 - Student Wellness
- 6.4120 - Emergency Allergy Response Plan
- 6.4130 - Prevention and Treatment of Sports-Related Concussions
- 6.4140 - Prevention and Treatment of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
- 6.4150 - Student Suicide Prevention
- 6.5001 - Restraint and Isolation
- 6.5030 - Homeless Students
- 6.5040 - Migrant Students
- 6.5050 - Students in Foster Care
- 6.5060 - Students from Military Families
- 6.6000 - Student Records
- 6.6040 - Media Access to Students
- 6.7020 - Student Clubs and Organizations
- 6.7030 - Student Government
- 6.7040 - Student Publications
- 6.7090 - Student Fees and Fines
- 6.8000 - Transfer of Rights to Students who Reach the Age of Majority
Miscellaneous Policies