CMA

Records Retention Schedule

 

This policy defines the minimum time for retention of public school records.  Any and all records may be retained for longer than specified in this policy if storage space is available.

 

Business Records                                                               Local                            State                             Federal

 

Accident Reports

        Employee                                                                       6 years                         6 years

        Student                                                                          6 years after the

                                                                                                Student reaches

                                                                                                the age of maturity

Annual Audit                                                                       6 years                         6 years                         6 years

Annual Report (District)                                                     Permanent

Application for Federal Grants                                                                                                                      6 years

Bank Deposit Slips                                                              6 years

BLS Labor - monthly                                                                                                                                       1 year

Bond Issue Materials                                                          Permanent                   Permanent

Budgets

        District Budget Proposal                                            6 years                         6 years

        Budget Worksheets                                                    1 year                           1 year

Child Labor Permits                                                                                                   1 year

Class Observation Forms                                                   1 year

Employee Contracts (keep a sample permanently)         1 year

        Teacher

        Administrative

        Paraprofessional                                                         

        Custodial

        Extra-Curricular

        Rental Agreements

Correspondence for Business                                           4 years                         1 year

Credit Union Applications                                                 1 year                           4 years                         4 years

Deeds                                                                                                                           Permanent

Dues Authorization                                                             1 year

Enrollment Reports                                                              Permanent

        Resident Pupil Membership Forms

        Fall Reports A-12-A

        Pupil Registers

        School Opening Reports

        Statistical Report A-3

FICA Reports                                                                                                             6 years

Form C-2 Unemployment Wage Report (JDES100)        6 years

Invoices                                                                                 1 year

Form 2 Federal Funds                                                                                                6 years

Job Orders                                                                             1 year                          

Ledger/Journals                                                                   6 years                                                               6 years

MS-22 Budget Form                                                            6 years                         6 years

MS-23 Budget Form                                                            6 years                         6 years

MS-25 Financial Report                                                      Permanent                   Permanent

Medical Benefits Application                                            1 year

Monthly Reconciliation                                                      1 year

Monthly Financial Status                                                   1 year

        Reports by Building

Minutes of Board Meetings                                               Permanent


Property Inventories and

Record Cards                                                                        6 years

Purchase Orders                                                                   1 year

        Form 2 Federal Programs                                                                                  6 years

Request for Payment Vouchers   1 year

        Form 2 Federal Programs                                                                                  6 years

Requisitions                                                                          1 year

        Form 2 Federal Program                                                                                    6 years                                            

Retirement Applications                                                     1 year                           1 year

Retirement Reports                                                              1 year                           1 year

Special Trip Requests                                                         1 year                           1 year

Special Trip Confirmation                                                   1 year                           1 year

Supply Orders                                                                      1 year                           1 year

Substitute Teachers Pay Slips                                           1 year                           1 year

Student Activities Records                                                6 years                         6 years

Telephone Log Sheets                                                        1 year                           1 year

Time Cards                                                                            6 years                                                               6 years

        Custodial

        Secretarial

        Other

Transportation Reports                                                      1 year                           1 year

Travel Reimbursements                                                      1 year                           1 year

        Form 2 Federal Funds                                                                                        6 years

Treasurer's Receipts                                                            6 years

        Canceled Checks

Treasurer's Report                                                               6 years                         6 years

Voucher Manifests                                                              1 year                           1 year

        Form 2 Federal Funds                                                                                        6 years

Work Orders                                                                         1 year

W-2's Yearly                                                                                                                                                     6 years

W-4 Withholding Exemption Certificate                                                                                                      6 years

941-E Quarterly Taxes                                                                                                                                     6 years

 

Federal Projects Papers*

        Form 1                                                                            5 years after submission of final expenditure report and docu-

        Form 1-A                                                                       mentation for expenditures, unless there is an ongoing audit

        Form 2                                                                            taking place in which case all records will be maintained until

        Form 3                                                                            final resolution. [See 20 U.S.C. ¶1232; 34 CF$ 80.42 (b) (4)]

        Form 3-A

        Form 4 Quarterly

 

Personnel Records

 

Applications                                                                         3 years, or if employed, term of employment

        Employment

        Not Employed

        Interview Documents

        Letters of Recommendation

        Transcripts

Attendance Records                                                           1 year

        Leaves

        Request for Leaves


Civil Rights Forms                                                                                                                                           6 years

Evaluations                                                                           Term of Employment

Medical Examinations                                                         1 year

Miscellaneous Correspondence for Personnel               4 years

Record of Leave                                                                   1 year

Superintendent’s Re-employment Letter of

  Assurance to Employees                                                  1 year

Staff Development Plan                                                      Term of Plan

Substitute Lists                                                                    6 years

Teachers' Record Cards                                                      Term of Employment

Teachers' Master Contract                                                 Length of Contract (keep one copy permanently)

Termination Forms                                                               6 years

 

Student Records

 

Early Release Forms                                                            1 year

Emergency Procedure Form                                               1 year

Examples of Student's Work                                              1 year

Health and Physical Records                                             Term of Enrollment

        Shot Record

National Honor Society applications and/or awards     1 year

Permanent Record Cards                                                    Permanent

        Progress

        Attendance                                                                  

        Test Scores  (Standardized)

        Academic

Miscellaneous Evaluation Material                                  Term of Enrollment

Co- and Extras Curricular Activities                                  Term of Enrollment

Anecdotal Records                                                              Term of Enrollment

        Disciplinary Reports

        Medical Reports from doctor

        Excuses (Parental)

        Insurance Forms

Post High School Placement                                              6 years

        Information and Follow-up

Registration Form                                                                1 year

        Applications for Free Lunch                                                                                                                  6 years

        Application for Reduced Lunch                                                                                                            6 years

 

Special Needs Student Records

 

Index of Documents                                                                                                  As a minimum, these records for special

Log of people who have reviewed material in each folder                                  needs students should be kept as long as

Notification to parent of meeting to discuss the student’s program with        the student is in a program and there is

  Placement team.                                                                                                        district liability for the education of the

Permission to test form                                                                                             student.  Retention is recommended for

Student referral form                                                                                                  at least six years after termination of the

Diagnostic forms                                                                                                        educational program, or six years after

        Accumulation of Data                                                                                       the student’s twenty-first birthday,

        Psychological Exams                                                                                         whichever is later.

        Learning Disabilities Tests

Team Meeting Notes                                                          

Spedis Forms

IEP's

Teacher/Student Comments

Correspondence

Out-of-District Progress Reports

 

Vocational Education

 

AVI Forms                                                                             1 year

Center  Regional Contracts                                                20 years

Equipment Inventories                                                        5 years

Federal Forms                                                                                                                                                   6 years

 

 

 

 

 

 

School Board Review:   August 14, 2008