District of Columbia Administrative Code

3814 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA STANDARDS FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SOCIAL STUDIES 3814.1 The "District of Columbia Social Studies Pre-K through Grade 12 Standards" are adopted for use by all public schools in the District of Columbia. The Standards shall be made available to the public: (a) …

3899 DEFINITIONS Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Making acceptable progress toward the goals defined by the State’s accountability and assessment plan. Corrective Action Action taken to eliminate the conditions that have led to a school’s designation as persistently dangerous. Cor…

400 COMMUNITY MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION 400.1 No later than its September regular meeting, the Board of Education shall establish a schedule of community meetings to be held throughout the city for the purpose of hearing persons who desire to address the Board. 400.2 The…

401 NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL COUNCILS 401.1 The Superintendent shall direct the development and implementation of practices and programs that: (a) welcome parent involvement at both the system-wide and local school levels, including local school governance councils; (b) establish a cl…

402 PUBLICATIONS AND PUBLIC DOCUMENTS 402.1 The Executive Secretary to the Board of Education is authorized to establish and implement a system for the distribution to the public, upon request, copies of the following: (a) Transcripts, or portions of transcripts, of any of the fo…

403 UTILIZATION OF VOLUNTARY SERVICES 403.1 The Superintendent of Schools and the members and staff of the Board of Education are authorized to accept and utilize the services of persons on a voluntary basis in accordance with the provisions of this section. 403.2 Volunteers may …

404 DEFINITIONS 404.1 When used in this Chapter, the following terms and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed. Parent - a natural or adoptive parent, a guardian (but not if the child is a ward of the District), a person acting in the place of a parent (such as a grandparent o…

405 GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE FOR PARENTS, GUARDIANS, AND VISITORS 405.1 The grievance procedure set forth in this section shall apply to all grievances or complaints brought for any suspected violation of the following laws: (a) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which pro…

500 SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS 500.1 The chief school officer of the Board of Education shall be the Superintendent of Schools who shall direct and supervise the administration of the D.C. Public Schools. 500.2 The Superintendent of Schools shall be appointed by a majority vote of…

501 AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS 501.1 The Superintendent of Schools shall be responsible for the daily operation and management of the school system and shall supervise and direct the instructional program in all of the public schools of the District of …

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505 COTERMINOUS APPOINTMENTS 505.1 The Superintendent of Schools is authorized to designate positions on the administrative staff of the public school system that may be filled by coterminous appointment. 505.2 Positions that may be designated by the Superintendent of Schools to …

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515 SCHOOL OFFICERS: GENERAL HIRING POLICY 515.1 The requirements and procedures set forth in §§ 514 through 519 shall apply to the screening and evaluation of persons to fill the following positions within the Public Schools of the District of Columbia: (a) Principal; (b) Assist…

516 REASSIGNMENT AND TRANSFER OF SCHOOL OFFICERS 516.1 Whenever a Principal vacancy occurs the Superintendent of Schools may laterally transfer another Principal to fill that vacancy. 516.2 In addition, the Superintendent of Schools shall have the authority to effect the reassign…

517 SCHOOL OFFICER SCREENING PANELS AND INTERVIEW PANELS 517.1 When there are more than ten (10) qualified applicants for a position covered by § 515, the Deputy Superintendent for the Office of Human Resource Management (“Deputy Superintendent”) shall establish a screening panel…

518 COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN SELECTION OF PRINCIPALS 518.1 Organized school communities (Parent Teacher Association, Home and School Association or Neighborhood School Council, where these organizations exist) shall be entitled to participate in the selection process for Princi…

519 APPOINTMENT OF SCHOOL OFFICERS 519.1 The appointment of all school officers specified in § 515.1 shall be made by the Superintendent of Schools. 519.2 [Deleted] 519.3 The Superintendent of Schools shall receive the report of the selection panel from the Director of Personnel.…

520 [REPEALED] SOURCE: Final Rulemaking at 29 DCR 4131 (September 17, 1982); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 35 DCR 6743 (September 9, 1988); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 36 DCR 4232 (June 29, 1990); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 44 DCR 75…

521 TRAVEL ALLOWANCES 521.1 It is the policy of the Board of Education to authorize travel allowance from funds under its jurisdiction only for travel which will further the goals of public elementary and secondary education in the District of Columbia. 521.2 For purposes of this…

5200 GENERAL PROVISIONS 5200.1 The provisions of this chapter are issued pursuant to Section 3(b)(11) of the State Education Office Establishment Act of 2000, effective October 21, 2000 (D.C. Law 13-176, D.C. Official Code § 38-2601. et seq.) (2007 Supp.) (SEOE Act), and Article …

5201 HOME SCHOOLING ADMINISTRATION 5201.1 The Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) shall administer and implement the District of Columbia's Home Schooling regulations set forth in this chapter. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 55 DCR 007988 (July 25, 2008)…

5202 WRITTEN NOTIFICATION 5202.1 A parent or legal guardian who chooses to provide home schooling in the District of Columbia shall provide written notification on an official form developed by the OSSE which: (a) Indicates consent to the requirements in this chapter; and (b) Sha…

5203 ANNUAL VERIFICATION AND DISCONTINUATION 5203.1 For each year in which a home schooling program continues, the parent or legal guardian shall file a Home Schooling Notification Form identifying each child being home schooled, no later than August 15th of each year, 5203.2 A p…

5204 HOME SCHOOLING PROGRAM 5204.1 The home schooling program for each student shall: (a) Provide thorough, regular instruction of sufficient duration to implement the home school program; and (b) Provide instruction that includes, but need not be limited to, language arts, mathe…

5205 EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS 5205.1 A parent or legal guardian who chooses to administer a home schooling program shall maintain a portfolio of home schooling materials for each child which includes evidence of the child’s current work, such as examples of the child’s writings, wor…

5206 REVIEW OF EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS 5206.1 The OSSE may, at its discretion, request to review the portfolio of home schooling materials described in Section 5205, provided that the following requirements are met: (a) The request is made in writing; (b) The review is held at a ti…

5207 PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN QUALIFICATIONS 5207.1 Parents or legal guardians who wish to be their children’s instructors must have a high school diploma or its equivalent. 5207.2 A parent or legal guardian who wishes to provide home schooling instruction and does not have a hig…

5208 COMPLIANCE, REVIEW, AND FINAL RESOLUTION 5208.1 If upon review of the home instruction portfolio, the OSSE determines that a student is not receiving thorough, regular education consistent with the requirements set forth in this chapter, the OSSE shall provide a written Noti…

5209 VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION IN STANDARDIZED TESTING 5209.1 A child receiving home schooling may participate free of charge in the regularly scheduled standardized testing programs that are administered in the public school the child is eligible to attend. SOURCE: Final Rulemakin…

5210 ENROLLMENT IN A DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC SCHOOL 5210.1 Upon application of a child to enroll in a District of Columbia public school from a home schooling program, placement of the child and any credits to be awarded toward high school graduation shall be determined by ev…

5299 DEFINITIONS For the purposes of this chapter, the term: “Home Schooling” means an education program conducted, in compliance with this chapter, by the parent or legal guardian; “OSSE” means the Office of the State Superintendent of Education, including any authorized OSSE de…

5300 PUBLIC SCHOOL IMMUNIZATION PROCEDURES AND REQUIREMENTS 5300.1 The Office of the State Superintendent of Education in cooperation with District of Columbia Public Schools, District of Columbia Public Charter Schools and the District of Columbia Department of Health, shall enf…

600 GENERAL POLICY ON LABOR RELATIONS 600.1 To promote and maintain effective employee relations in the D.C. Public Schools and to ensure the efficient, orderly, and uninterrupted operation of the school system, the Board of Education shall adopt the rules and procedures set fort…

601 APPLICABILITY AND AUTHORITY 601.1 The provisions of this chapter shall govern the relationship between all labor organizations and the Board of Education. 601.2 The relationship between the Board of Education and all labor organizations shall include the relationship between …

602 PETITION FOR RECOGNITION 602.1 A labor organization seeking to obtain exclusive recognition as the representative of a bargaining unit of employees of the Board shall file a petition for recognition with the Superintendent of Schools. 602.2 A petition for recognition shall be…

603 PETITION FOR DECERTIFICATION 603.1 Any employee or group of employees within a recognized, appropriate bargaining unit may challenge the further representation of the unit by the existing certified labor organization by filing a petition for decertification with the Superinte…

604 PETITION FOR CLARIFICATION OF EXISTING BARGAINING UNIT 604.1 A petition for clarification of an existing bargaining unit in the absence of a question concerning representation may be filed with the Board of Labor Relations by the Superintendent or labor organization. 604.2 Pe…

605 PETITION FOR AMENDMENT OF CERTIFICATION 605.1 A petition for amendment of certification of an existing bargaining unit in the absence of a question concerning representation may be filed with the Board of Labor Relations by the Superintendent of Schools or by the labor organi…

606 EVIDENCE OF PROOF OF INTEREST IN PETITION 606.1 In conjunction with the filing of a petition for recognition pursuant to the provisions of § 602 of this chapter, the petitioner shall simultaneously submit to the Board of Labor Relations evidence that at least thirty percent (…

607 PETITIONS: GENERAL PROVISIONS 607.1 The existence of a valid, ratified agreement between the Board and a labor organization shall bar the filing of a petition for recognition during the term of the agreement, except as provided in § 607.3. 607.2 The existence of a valid, rati…

608 SELECTION OF A REPRESENTATIVE LABOR ORGANIZATION 608.1 Whenever a choice available to employees in an appropriate bargaining unit is between two (2) or more labor organizations, as determined by the Superintendent of Schools pursuant to the provisions of § 607, the selection …

609 ELECTION PROCEDURES AND GENERAL PROVISIONS 609.1 Where an election is required by the provisions of this chapter to determine the acceptance, rejection, or selection of a labor organization for recognition, or the decertification of existing recognition, the election shall be…

610 BOARD OF LABOR RELATIONS 610.1 The Board of Labor Relations of the District of Columbia shall be authorized to hear and decide appeals on issues in dispute between the Board of Education and a labor organization as set forth in this section. 610.2 A labor organization may app…

611 RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS ACCOMPANYING RECOGNITION 611.1 The Board of Education shall extend the following rights with respect to the employee in a bargaining unit to the labor organization that is certified to represent the employees in that bargaining unit under the provisions…