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Key outcomes (motions and results are summarized below). Where the transcript did not identify motion proponents by name, the board recorded a motion and a second followed by a unanimous voice vote.

Votes at a glance

- Classified personnel sick‑leave redemption (second reading): Motion to approve as presented; passed unanimously.

- Consent agenda (minutes, assistant superintendent reports, financial report): Motion to approve as presented; passed unanimously.

- Student handbook revisions (second reading): Motion and second to adopt as presented with changes; passed unanimously. The policy implements recent state law on personal electronic devices and includes exceptions for IEPs, health plans and concurrent‑credit authentication. Board asked staff to revisit graduation dress‑code wording.

- ASBA policy adoption (sections 4, 5, 6 and 7): Motion and second to adopt ASBA model policy updates consistent with state law; passed unanimously.

- Purchase of a used bus: Motion and second to approve purchase of a used bus described as over two years old and therefore exempt from competitive bidding; board recorded the purchase figure in discussion as approximately $119,000 and approved the purchase unanimously.

- Maternity‑leave policy revision (alignment with recent legislative changes): Motion and second to align district policy with law limiting reimbursable leave to eligible mothers for 12 weeks; passed unanimously.

- Renewal of child‑nutrition chemical vendor (AutoCore): Motion and second to renew contract; passed unanimously.

- Removal of technology fixed assets from inventory: Motion and second to remove obsolete technology assets from fixed asset inventory; passed unanimously.

- Personnel addendum and executive session: Board approved adding a personnel addendum to the agenda, moved to executive session for personnel and a student settlement, and upon return approved the personnel agenda as presented; passed unanimously.

- Denial of volunteer coach waiver request: Motion to deny the waiver request; passed unanimously.

- Resolution/settlement agreement for due process: Motion and second to approve the settlement agreement; passed unanimously.

Why it matters: these votes update district policies to reflect legislative changes, address operational needs (bus replacement, inventory cleanup), and finalize personnel and settlement matters that were handled in executive session.

Provenance and evidence: each item below cites the meeting transcript segments where the motion or vote appears.

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Mr. Smith, presenting the policy revisions during the second reading, told the board the new language mirrors the recent state legislative changes (referred to in the meeting as \"Act 122\"). \"The law says that you have to regulate the possession and prohibit the use during the school day,\" he said, and described the proposed handbook language: a personal electronic device is acceptable if it is put away, turned off and out of sight; taking it out during the school day becomes a violation.

Smith and board members clarified exceptions in the proposed policy that mirror the statute: students with individualized education programs (IEPs), documented health plans (for example, continuous glucose monitoring), or a documented need tied to concurrent‑credit courses (where a college requires two‑factor authentication) would be exempted from the prohibition. \"All of those in the proposed policy mirror what's in the statute,\" Smith said.

Board members also raised a separate concern about graduation dress code language in the student handbook. One board member questioned a provision that specified acceptable attire for female graduates; administrators said they had received similar calls and would revisit the language and return with suggested revisions.

The motion to adopt the student handbook as presented passed unanimously.

Why it matters: the change implements recent state legal requirements on possession and use of personal electronic devices during the school day and clarifies how the district will apply exceptions for students with documented education or health needs.

What to watch next: administrators indicated they will reexamine graduation dress‑code language following parent feedback and will continue outreach on how the new device policy will be implemented at schools.

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Dr. Amanda Picard, representing the district's curriculum partnerships team, told the board the briefing was intended to answer frequent community questions about the Read‑By‑3 third‑grade retention law, the numeracy law and how the district manages curriculum adoptions. \"This is not the data report. This is a report from curriculum about it's kind of 3 things that we get asked the most,\" Picard said, describing the legal requirements and district actions.

Picard summarized the Read‑By‑3 requirement: students not on grade level in third grade are recommended for retention unless qualifying factors apply. She said the district has been preparing through parent plans, video lessons and targeted supports started in earlier grades. On math, Picard said the numeracy law requires \"high dosage tutoring\" for students not proficient in math; the district identified math as its lowest subject and moved to increase interventions.

Picard said the district will stop using DreamBox after a pilot and will adopt a program called Think First, which she described as an \"AI partial program\" with additional diagnostic measures intended to scale tutoring and intervention more effectively.

Board members asked about early identification for students at risk of retention; Picard said the district already maintains lists of students showing low scores and that parents receive signed plans when a child's score indicates a risk. The board clarified that qualifying exceptions (for example, an IEP or a 504 plan) will remain part of how the district applies the Read‑By‑3 recommendations.

On test trends, Picard walked the board through ATLAS proficiency boxes and grade‑by‑grade results. She said district proficiency remains below the threshold for academic distress but that the district stayed out of Level 4 this cycle. Picard highlighted continuing struggles in transition grades (third, sixth and ninth) and noted improvement in several schools and grades. \"That's our ATLAS data kind of in a nutshell,\" she said.

The presentation also included recently released AP exam results and college‑readiness scores. Picard highlighted that the district's AP art program exceeded global averages and that pass rates across AP exams were up about 6 percentage points from the previous year.

Separately, Dr. Walker reported that the district received a mental‑health grant for middle and high schools to provide in‑school mental‑health professionals beginning this fall.

Why it matters: the Read‑By‑3 and numeracy laws change local practice by requiring retention review and specified tutoring interventions. The board's choices of curriculum, digital tools and intervention programs will determine how the district meets those requirements and how parents are notified when a student is at risk.

What to watch next: Picard said a fuller data packet will be provided next month for board review; the district will implement Think First for math interventions in the coming school year and begin the mental‑health program in the fall.

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Votes at a glance: Jacksonville North Pulaski board approves personnel, policy updates, bus purchase and settlement

Board adopts student handbook revisions; new personal electronic device rules mirror state law

Jacksonville North Pulaski officials review ATLAS results, outline steps for Read‑By‑3 and numeracy laws