Administrators told the board the district has standardized personnel and discipline documentation, clarified expectations about employee cell-phone use and reinforced multi-tiered student supports before disciplinary removals.

Standardized documentation and coaching

Miss Gomez, who said she worked with principals to create one-page templates, described a set of forms principals may use to document phone use, late arrivals, dress-code violations and other personnel concerns. "So we decided to come up with some forms and pass them so that the principals can use...so that we can have consistency," Gomez said. The packet includes templates for notes to file and written reprimands so the district has a consistent paper trail for personnel actions.

Discipline-first supports and MTSS

Presenters described a stepwise approach for students flagged for persistent misbehavior: teacher interventions, parent conferences, counseling, MTSS (multi-tiered systems of support), positive behavior intervention plans and targeted mentoring before escalation to ISS, suspension or DAEP. "Not until those students have gone through all of these steps will that student be allowed to be sent to DAP for persistent misbehavior," a presenter said.

Employee phone use and clocking in

Gomez and other administrators clarified phone policy: personal calls and phone use should be limited to lunch or planning periods and not done in front of students. The district also uses geofencing for hourly employee clock-ins so staff must be on campus or at an approved worksite to clock in. "Planning time is planning time. It's not on your phone time," Gomez said. Administrators said exceptions for urgent family or medical calls will be handled case by case.

Teacher supports and monitoring

Presenters emphasized classroom coaching, peer observation and targeted professional development for teachers whose students show patterns of referrals or poor outcomes. Administrators said they run weekly data reports to identify students with repeated referrals and notify assistant principals so supports and teacher coaching can be deployed quickly.

Why this matters

Administrators framed the changes as both a fairness and efficiency measure: consistent documentation protects employee due process and gives principals a clear record if personnel actions are later reconsidered, while stepwise intervention for students aims to address root causes before punitive placement.

Next steps

The district will roll the templates out to principals, continue weekly referral and attendance reporting, and provide clarifying communications about phone use, geofencing and acceptable personal-call procedures to staff.