Community / School Relations
Section 1000 of this manual contains policies, regulations, and exhibits on parent and community involvement in schools.

Administration
Section 2000 of this manual contains policies, regulations, and exhibits on school management, administrative organization, and school building and department administration - including the administrative aspect of special programs and system-wide reforms such as school or site-based management. It also houses personnel policies on the superintendent, senior administrators (management team), and school principals.

Business
Section 3000 of this manual contains policies on school finances and the management of funds. Policies on the financing of school construction and renovation, however, are filed in Section 7000, Facilities.

Personnel
Section 4000 of this manual contains policies on all school employees except for the superintendent (Section 3000). The category is divided into three main divisions: policies applying to all school employees or to general personnel matters; instructional and administrative staff; and support or classified staff.

Students
Section 5000 of this manual contains policies on students - admissions, attendance, rights and responsibilities, conduct, discipline, health and welfare, and school-related activities.

Instruction
Section 6000 of this manual contains policies on the instructional program: basic curricular subjects; special programs, instructional resources, and academic achievement.

Facilities
Section 7000 of this manual contains policies on facility planning, financing, construction, and renovation. It also includes the topics of temporary facilities and school closings.

Internal Board Policies / Procedures
Section 8000 of this manual contains policies on the internal procedures of the Board of Education as related to organization, membership and methods of operation.

School Board Bylaws, Governance & Operations
Section 9000 of the Madison Public Schools classification system contains policies, regulations, and exhibits on the school Board - how it is appointed or elected; how it is organized; how it conducts meetings, and how the Board operates. This section includes bylaws establishing the Board's internal operating procedures.