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Rick described directory information examples—photographs, name, address and phone number—and explained the change would make the district’s approach an opt‑out rather than opt‑in system. He said the prior policy “put a lot of work” on staff by requiring opt‑in and that the correction simply aligns the policy to federal law.

Board members raised practical questions about how opt‑out choices are collected and how parents can choose some uses but not others (for example, wanting a child in a yearbook or athletic program photos but not to have a public directory listing). Staff said the registration system can be used to record opt‑in/opt‑out and suggested that a policy change would prompt the district to reissue choice forms at registration so families could make an explicit selection. Staff also said the district already uses separate news/photo releases and that clarifying and possibly expanding fields at registration to separate yearbook/photo permissions from broader directory releases could be feasible.

Board members also noted logistics: many parents do not return paper forms, so electronic registration choices and clear communications would be necessary. Staff said the district could add fields or separate forms and explore digital options to make targeted opt‑outs possible; staff recommended legal review to confirm yearbook uses and news/photo releases could be separated from directory information under FERPA.

No vote on the revised language was recorded in the transcript. Staff said they would coordinate with legal counsel to refine forms and implementation details and would bring follow‑up information to the board, including whether yearbook/photo release can be carved out separately from directory‑information consent.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Duval County School Board Workshop Mar 26, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","General counsel and staff proposed correcting Policy 5.71 to align with FERPA by making directory information an opt‑out (rather than opt‑in) item; board members requested clarity about separating yearbook/photo releases from other directory uses and about reissuing choices at registration.","taxTitle","Duval, School Districts, Florida","taxId",15509,"location","Florida","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6096945,"Board considers new composition and procedures for material review committee after multiple challenges",1167,3555890,4723675,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2830070-de18bcb30e4b34b9aa9b6e28f381214a&start=3555&end=4723","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2830070-de18bcb30e4b34b9aa9b6e28f381214a/thumbnail_3555890.jpg","/articles/6096945/Florida/Board-considers-new-composition-and-procedures-for-material-review-committee-after-multiple-challenges","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6096945-9655b69426223e8c987c47159cdc645b/orig.mp4?Expires=1776141901&Signature=kqR8VS5AfxOe4W9JYcHnadQMSenyjgA-tFj6Dn3-LVujJ-SOkty4kJmtkOyx6n1FukkbLN2r76hiu0A3VdHTjP9bAvi6oJPAVpSMMrsDIy5zO8XVMj7Sn05J34fg~uh8WnSOTOQEFTMxkvFEmQxP5Rg6r~dr78nUjcbTjx0Qc2LdUTczTb~BLxYqrOEt7X2Frc8MHjgqMGtvXz2Tmt4G2kHXH-n6RGCUVmvdZGFazST8-4XLShBdYLk6gJI6jTjR6FwSNqYzA4r78QhusT6CJIHftumXwrxhcAUSzSnU8W1GrlFgaHNjcPZM4uxx~Xy2ZlirftAL4yolrSNv5jlhCQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Duval County School Board members reviewed proposed revisions to Policy 4.3 that formalize the district’s material review (reconsideration) committee, its membership, term length and procedures for challenged instructional materials.

Staff explained the additions include a requirement that each board member appoint both a community representative and a parent of a Duval County Schools student to the material review committee, and that the district may advertise for up to three additional community stakeholders; if more than three apply, the policy calls for a publicly noticed lottery to select three. The draft sets committee service at a 12‑month period with the option to serve two terms, and requires training for committee members.

Miss Renfro, a district staff member, described the reconsideration procedure timeline used previously: once a complainant submits a complete reconsideration form, staff notices the review and convenes the committee within 10 school days; committee members generally have up to 30 days to read and review material and associated documentation before the committee meets to make a recommendation to the board.

Board members raised procedural questions: how many appointed members would be practical, what constitutes the bare quorum or minimum composition, whether students should serve on the committee and how the district would provide access to challenged materials (library copies, public‑library access, digital copies) so committee members need not purchase copies. Staff responded the procedures require committee members to read the material (audio or electronic formats acceptable), that certified media specialists and content experts are typically nonvoting participants, and that public records rules mean committee recommendations are signed and become public documents.

On timelines, staff said the committee process is structured to allow roughly 10 days to set the meeting and 30 days for reading and preparation before the committee issues a recommendation. Staff also said the district can assist with access to copies through public-library resources or the district’s digital collections rather than requiring committee members to buy materials.

No formal vote on the proposed policy text was recorded in the transcript. Staff and board members asked staff to bring back procedural details (tiebreak processes, quorum minimums and cost estimates for district support) when the policy returns to the board.","Proposed edits to Policy 4.3 would expand and formalize the district’s material-review committee (community members, parent appointees, certified media specialist, content experts), set 12‑month terms and a small public‑notice lottery for extra community seats; staff described training, reading timelines and procedures for challenges.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6096950,"Duval board debates limits, notification and gender separation in revised health curriculum policy",2749,658620,3408295,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2830070-de18bcb30e4b34b9aa9b6e28f381214a&start=658&end=3408","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2830070-de18bcb30e4b34b9aa9b6e28f381214a/thumbnail_658620.jpg","/articles/6096950/Florida/Duval-board-debates-limits-notification-and-gender-separation-in-revised-health-curriculum-policy","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6096950-f820e0d88006bf8fdcac40c65ee02bad/orig.mp4?Expires=1776141901&Signature=Mlf9Q3Q-RJ9DF7M-iZ5grWXARySdOcB771mhMr1upEF7mGGv1aPG4LLBwbs28aCkK9L0cqfe1X9rdO5QHgANs2D7B7WaTNhG9zhpYTapEjM2jE4edWvvAP4Fp3EfkAhhBw6eFL~qlDUmxpMqVW4Vw1SspQWcRHTc9F8FgxpmfBcOc1Pwf6-JLwOxGStm~g046K32LpoRssI2WQElbmLHNozVMUc8GIVNpaSR7Q~EXcANnFauklIEPGiIslybaSjgIfU2TnEo2WhTwBXn2TmcaStIO0AAgJcu0tl~2CninkSKl7XmaWnzO8bX19hhWlDQIekdpfkuLfdSmZOufFm2kw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Duval County School Board members spent extensive time reviewing redlined edits to Policy 4.1 (curriculum), centering on reproductive-health instruction in grades 6–12, how families are notified, teacher certification for stand‑alone health courses, and state versus local authority over curriculum content.

Paula Lindstrom, a district staff presenter, said one planned change would allow procedures to separate certain sixth- through eighth-grade reproductive-health lessons by gender: “we may implement procedures to allow 6, 7, and 8 grade health classes for particular those particular lessons around reproductive health to be separated by gender.” Lindstrom also described added language on family notification and timelines before lessons: the policy draft includes “clarification about notification when health and reproductive lessons would be taught, how that information will be disseminated to families and followed up in a timeline prior to the lesson lessons being presented.”

Board members pressed for more specificity in notification methods. One board member urged stronger wording that schools use multiple channels (email, text/push notification and phone calls) and provide exact links to the curriculum so parents can locate materials easily: “If I receive that email and I can just click and there is the curriculum, that is I'd like to see that in the policy.” Staff said translated materials are already available in about a dozen languages on the district website and can be sent in hard copy or electronically.

Several board members asked whether the policy language (“may include but is not limited to”) could be narrowed to require only materials mandated by the Florida Department of Education (FLDOE). Lindstrom noted that the phrasing mirrors state statute language: “state statute 100346 specifically says instruction may include but is not limited to. So that's why it's there.”

Dr. Albritton, a district official who oversees health instruction, told the board that the district historically offered “abstinence plus” instruction locally but the authority for required content has shifted to the state. She said the state will still approve or deny any curriculum the district chooses and described the scale of in-class instruction on barrier methods: “There are those lessons are not available. It is very brief instruction on barrier methods and the most effective barrier method being a latex condom. That is the extent of that instruction, and it is mostly in that high school prevention lesson. There's only 1 sentence in our middle school lessons in the eighth grade.”

Board members raised state House Bill 1255 (sections cited in the meeting as 366–378) and flagged potential classroom challenges around embryonic-development language. One board member said she discussed the bill with a state chancellor and asked the state to anticipate foreseeable student questions that could generate discussion districts are not permitted to have.

The board also discussed teacher certification and how districts document required instruction. Staff said stand‑alone health courses are required to be taught by certified health‑education teachers; if content is embedded in other courses (science, PE), the reporting, implementation plan and end‑of‑year report submitted to the FLDOE must document who taught the lessons and what materials were used. Staff described an annual implementation plan early in the year and a final year‑end report that lists the course codes, teachers and instructional materials used.

Several board members asked about opt‑out options, virtual alternatives and how specialized diploma tracks (IB, ACE) affect instruction and credits. Staff said opt‑out processes exist for HOPE and other requirements in certain cases; the district offers virtual options through Duval County Virtual programs and summer courses to let students make up or complete credits.

No formal vote on Policy 4.1 was recorded in the transcript. Staff said they would continue to refine language and return drafts; board members signaled support for increased transparency on notification and for provisions enabling gender separation of certain middle‑school reproductive‑health lessons where the superintendent implements that procedure.","Board members and staff reviewed revisions to Policy 4.1 on curriculum, focusing on reproductive-health instruction (abstinence-based language), optional gender-separated middle-school sessions, notification methods for parents, state control of curriculum approval, and teacher certification and reporting requirements.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6096955,"Duval School Board discusses removing fixed timeline from superintendent evaluation policy",168,25320,194030,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2830070-de18bcb30e4b34b9aa9b6e28f381214a&start=25&end=194","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2830070-de18bcb30e4b34b9aa9b6e28f381214a/thumbnail_25320.jpg","/articles/6096955/Florida/Duval-School-Board-discusses-removing-fixed-timeline-from-superintendent-evaluation-policy","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6096955-e045d4eb565f9370acd4dc56a0c175d9/orig.mp4?Expires=1776141901&Signature=VVI-DVBAhJsOGfSPokI4wGgKf8-pg2UH~NLD~VyFMhWfxkZjw6rgPqUmtiRjYo80rN0Zx82CyJP5CwkDuaFEn45lUjoAAK2v6vcsQLw1TjQHokG7C8r459sgrK8aYLCrbyb1rHJzpgMglctRnVtUxz2H8CNw6cQ9JiviKc2TPb1V0TOKJmZkdjdEYtnyfbV~7UClvAbMsYTk2FgJyaAydwKULqx4RIMgJ5XbCZASupCfgSCevxeOW4QT9zBmgEB3QK4JtD7ypGhz6am~lr02F50khTfd9wXkEyBwMlP4Ya9cAXnROp5HDrvsXcvdd62FbCGfjkaeADTb9psYhxMMkg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Duval County School Board discussed edits to Policy 2.14 on the superintendent evaluation, including removing a fixed annual timeline and leaving timeline approval to the annual instrument-approval process.

Corey Wright, a district staff member presenting the draft, said substantial material was removed from earlier drafts and summarized the principal change: “the board will approve an evaluation instrument and timeline upon the completion of the prior year evaluation instrument and no later than November to allow for flexibility in that annual approval process.”

The discussion focused on who would ensure the annual approval occurs if the timeline text is removed from policy. One board member asked: “If we take this out of policy, then who is responsible for keeping the board... to ensure that we are meeting our... in the chair position from year to year.” Wright and other staff answered that the board’s evaluation committee would review policy annually and approve the instrument and timeline as part of its function. Wright clarified that the timeline would be included with the instrument when it is presented for approval so the board could adjust timing year to year without going through rulemaking.

Several board members requested administrative safeguards to make sure the chair and staff remember to start the process annually. Suggestions included adding a calendar trigger or a chair notebook with checklist items for incoming chairs. Board members also discussed whether staff would place the approved timeline on district calendars once the board approved it. Wright responded that staff would put the approved timeline on calendars following board approval.

No formal vote was recorded in the transcript. The conversation closed with staff indicating they would recirculate the revised draft and related materials to board members for further review.","Board members reviewed proposed edits to Policy 2.14, agreeing to remove a fixed annual timeline from the written policy and instead approve an evaluation instrument and that year’s timeline together each year.","actionData","errors"]

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