Reviewed policies on parent engagement, discrimination, foster care, virtual instruction, and programs for special populations. Approved for November Board consideration.
Reviewed policies on taxing authority, staff termination, instructional interventions, special education, and student transfers. Recommendations submitted for October Board meeting.
Reviewed policies on foster care students, selection of design-build contractors, and community facility use. Approved for Board presentation in April.
Reviewed policies on technology usage, data governance, facility use, staff resignations, and assessment programs. Recommended multiple policies for Board approval in March.
Reviewed and recommended for Board approval updates to policies on board member qualifications, voting, technology usage, public complaints, and purchasing procedures.
Reviewed background check, intradistrict and interdistrict transfer policies. Recommended edits and advancement of Tier I and Tier III items to the Board.
Reviewed copyright, background check, A+ program, and medication administration policies. All items recommended to Board for final read and approval.
Reviewed staff termination, security, pest management, personnel records, and board conflict of interest policies. Several items approved for Board consideration.
Discussed employee compensation and recruitment policies. Recommended revisions to district wellness, grants, facility use, and A+ program policies for Board review.
Reviewed staff recruiting, communication device usage, homeless student support alignment with McKinney-Vento, and school admission policy updates. All items recommended for Board review.
Committee reviewed and approved revisions to policies on substitute employment, communication devices, early graduation, and public information. All items moved to the Board for consideration.
Approved A+ Schools, staff resignation, and bullying policies for Board presentation. Discussion included contract penalties and legislative changes regarding harassment and bullying.
Reviewed policies on staff evaluations, grants, audits, conflict of interest, and resignation procedures. Discussed legal implications and directed administration to explore contract termination clauses.
Approved Tier I board policies on elections, board member qualifications, compensation, and expenses. Reviewed updates to intradistrict transfer and policy change processes.
Follow-up on gender identity and gender expression policy revisions, communication devices policy updates, and review of staff absences and tardiness policy. Committee voted to send proposed revisions to the Board.
Reviewed staff conflict of interest policy, discussed communication device usage, salary schedule updates, and initiated discussion on gender identity and gender expression protections in district policy.
Discussion on staff communication devices, staff conflict of interest, and salary schedule equity issues during frozen step years. Committee requested further policy revisions and continuation of GCBA and GCBA-R review.
Approved revisions to student discipline policy regarding truancy, discussed staff conflict of interest and equity in salary step placement, and scheduled follow-up for GCBA policy in January.
Reviewed policy revisions for medication administration and student records, discussed MSBA alignment for staff grievances, and added salary schedule policy GCBA to next month’s agenda.
Discussed building security policy including SRO duties and weapon policies, reviewed staff grievance policy, and planned future policy review items including student records and medication administration.
Committee finalized and approved updates to Policy GBM (Staff Grievances) for submission to the Board. Plans made to present after Board reconvenes in September.
Continued review of Policy GBM regarding grievances and collective bargaining. Raised concerns about salary placement equity under Policy GCBA and GCBA-R.
Reviewed revisions to Policy JC regarding school attendance areas and began discussion on Policy GBM, including alignment with collective bargaining language and other Missouri school districts’ grievance procedures.
Discussed Policy GBM and collective bargaining implications. Began review of school attendance area policy JC, with follow-up planned for February.
Committee agreed to rescind Policy JCB-R in 2014 and reviewed amendments to JC and JCB. Discussed timing and communication of policy updates with community stakeholders.
Approved changes to Policies BBBA, BCE, and JHG. Began discussion on rescinding JCB-R and revising JC and JCB related to attendance zones and transfer policy.
Discussed proposed revisions to policies BBBA and BCE and tabled a proposal to add GPA minimums for staff hiring under Policy GCD. Plans made to revisit at the November meeting.
The committee reviewed how to handle MSBA’s compliance updates and agreed they would go directly to the Board. Initial discussion included policies BBBA (Board Member Qualifications) and BCE (Board Committees).
Discussed qualifications and safety training for school security positions, and continued review of student tech policy. Deferred building security policy to March.
Reviewed policies on school security, student tech use, and professional staff schedules. Continued discussion on staff equity and administrative authority.
Reviewed and recommended revisions to multiple district policies including wellness, transportation, extracurriculars, and technology. Discussed ADA-related service animal policy changes.
Reviewed policy revisions in response to Senate Bill 54, including staff leave, salary schedule dates, and conflict of interest. Approved for Board first read.
Reviewed updates to discrimination, criminal background checks, and staff suspension policies to align with federal guidance and Senate Bill 54. Approved all for Board first read.
Reviewed staff-student relations and intradistrict transfer policies. Approved updates related to redistricting and competitive events for Board presentation.
Advanced most agenda items to the Board, except discipline and child abuse policies for further review. Attorney-drafted versions of HH and HA were introduced for Board consideration.
A guest legal speaker presented legal options and risks related to collective bargaining, meet and confer practices, and exclusive representation. The committee agreed to continue evaluating its options.
Reviewed policies on hazing and bullying, staff-student relations, and student transportation. Additional discussions included collective bargaining policies and juvenile office referrals.