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Board debates supplemental materials approval and technology policy; principals seek more discretion
Summary
Trustees reviewed consolidated policies on instructional materials, supplemental technology and website/social media use and pushed administration to preserve principal-level discretion for small purchases while ensuring curricular alignment and digital compatibility.
The board examined draft policy language that consolidates several existing rules on instructional materials, supplemental technology and websites. Miss Dillard said the draft pulls multiple older policies together and that teaching and learning edited the language; she noted the district did not adopt AASB model language for this consolidated policy.
Board member Mister Dorn voiced caution that one sentence requiring “approval from the executive director” before purchasing materials could be “extremely restrictive in terms of principals as instructional leaders” and limit…
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