Handbook - Parent/Guardian Notifications

Harlem School District policies include notices for families and staff regarding operations, student programs, student services, student rights, and student safety.  The District's Student Handbook serves as a resource for communicating school board policies and notifications.  Letters to Parents/Guardians can be found on the Harlem website here.   To view a comprehensive list of Harlem School District policies, select School Board under the District tab.  Harlem School District Policy Manual

Illinois law requires districts to notify parents/guardians of the Illinois State Board of Education's Sexual Abuse Response and Prevention Resource Guide.  

Asbestos Management Plan

In 1986, Congress passed the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA). This law requires all schools, kindergarten through twelfth grade to be inspected for asbestos-containing building material and subsequently to develop a management plan.  Our District management plan is available for your review in the District Office with a plan for each school available in each school’s administrative office.

Our maintenance and custodial people have received training to enable them to conduct their routine activities around asbestos-containing material. Our systematic schedule of monitoring, employee training, record keeping, and periodic re-inspections is an ongoing process.

Although asbestos-containing materials located in our facilities are monitored, a comprehensive periodic inspection is performed to determine and record any changes that may have occurred in the condition of the material. Documentation on these inspections can also be found in the management plan available in each building office.

General Information

4:160
Environmental Quality of Buildings and Grounds

4:160-AP
Environmental Quality of Buildings and Grounds

4:170-AP5
Unsafe School Choice Option

5:190-E1
Teacher Qualifications

7:340-AP1, E1
Storage and Destruction of School Student Records

7:345-AP
Use of Educational Technologies; Student Data Privacy and Security

8:30-E1
Letter to Parent Regarding Visits to School by Child Sex Offenders

8:95-E1
Letter Notifying Parents/Guardians of School Visitation Rights

Student Programs

6:60-AP1
Comprehensive Health Education Program

6:60-AP1, E1
Notice to Parents/Guardians of Sexual Abuse and Assault Awareness and Prevention Education; Requests to Examine Materials; Written Objection(s) and/or Opt-Outs

Student Safety

2:270
Discrimination on the Basis of Race, Color, and National Origin Prohibited

4:170-AP1-E2
District Policies Regarding Student Safety

4:170-AP-2 E-1
Visitor Accident or Injury Form

4:170-AP-2-E2
Letter to Parents/Guardians Regarding the Dangers of Underage Drinking

4:170-AP-2-E3
Letter to Parents/Guardians About Disruptive Social Media Apps; Dangers

4:170-AP-2-E4
Letter to Parents/Guardians About Preventing and Reducing Incidents of Sexting

4:170-AP-2-E6
Letter to Parents/Guardians About Safe Firearm Storage

4:170-AP-6-E2
Letter to Parents about CPR and AED Video

4:175-AP1
Criminal Offender Notification Laws; Screening

4:175-AP-1-E1
Informing Parents/Guardians About Offender Community Notification Laws

4:190-AP2-E6
Targeted School Violence Prevention and Threat Assessment Education

6:60-AP1,E1
Notice to Parents/Guardians of Sexual Abuse and Assault Awareness and Prevention Education

7:180-AP1, E4
Memo to Parents/Guardians Regarding Bullying

7:185-E
Memo to Parents/Guardians Regarding Teen Dating Violence

7:190-AP6
Student Behavior

Student Services

6:170
Notice to Parents Required by Elementary and Secondary Education, McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance, and Protection of Pupil Rights Laws

Student Rights

5:190
Teacher Qualifications

5:190-E1
Notice to Parents of Their Right to Request Their Child's Classroom Teachers' Qualifications

5:190-E2
Notice to Parents When Their Child is Assigned to or Has been taught for at Least Four Straight Weeks by a Teacher Who Does Not Meet Applicable State Certification/Licensure Requirements

6:15
School Accountability

6:235-E5
Children's Online Privacy Protection Act

7:140-AP1-E3
Letter to Parents/Guardians Regarding the Right to Privacy in the School Setting Act.

7:340-AP1, E1
Notice to Parents/Guardians and Students of Their Rights Concerning a Student's School Records

7:340-AP1-E2
Using a photograph or video recording of a student

7:340-AP1, E3
Letter to Parents and Eligible Students Concerning Military Recruiters and Postsecondary Institutions Receiving Student Directory Information

7:340-AP1, E4
Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Military Recruiter Access to Students and Student Information