Board rescinds duplicative NEOLA policies, advances several district policy updates
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The board approved rescission of a set of NEOLA policies as part of a consolidation effort and moved several updated policies through first reading; one organizational-policy item received final approval on second reading.
The Dexter Community School District Board of Education approved rescinding a set of NEOLA policies that staff said were duplicative of updated district language and advanced several reworked policies for first reading.
A board member moved to rescind the policies listed in the packet as part of the TRU policy implementation; the motion passed after committee review. Staff said the review removed redundant or obsolete language — for example, a cited policy referencing an outdated federal statute was rescinded — and combined several NEOLA entries into concise district policies.
The board approved first reading of draft policies covering naming school buildings (policy 3311), grading (5418), educational options (5424) and student fundraising (5501). Staff said the fundraising policy was deliberately limited to student fundraising and that booster/parent/adult organization language will be handled separately.
The board also approved policy 52506 (organizational meetings) on second reading and final approval. Members said the language incorporated items routinely addressed at annual organizational meetings.
Board members asked for one clarifying review item on student fundraising: a provision that assigns board approval to distribution of funds when an organization is defunct. Staff agreed to review thresholds and return the revised language at second reading.