Policy subcommittee members opened a multi-month review of the district policy manual, agreeing to redline minor edits, forward substantive changes to staff for legal and operational review, and schedule follow-up meetings for formal votes. "So the next item is, discuss policy review and updates for 2025, 2026," the subcommittee chair said as the meeting moved from public comment to the policy agenda. The committee planned to merge two spreadsheets of recommended changes compiled from Massachusetts Association of School Committees (MASC) bulletins and the district's master policy list, and to provide those substantive-change lists to district staff for review. "We probably should send John a list of substantive changes to review and give feedback," one member said, and the group agreed to break the work into lettered sections (A, B, C, etc.) so each meeting can focus on a subset. Members agreed to redline minor edits (punctuation, terminology updates such as changing "children" to "student," and parent/guardian language) and place those redlines on an upcoming agenda for committee review and vote. "I'm gonna suggest that you give, school committee more than 2 or 3 days. I would put it give it to them, and then, like, 2 weeks later, do it as a vote," a member said, reflecting the committee's plan to allow more time for review. The subcommittee identified several substantive items that require staff or legal input before action: competency determination and graduation requirements (with a DESE deadline noted), a student-survey policy (ILD) tied to a federal statute referenced in the meeting, remote learning and instructional-resource replacements, field-trip procedures (particularly for international trips), new MASC-recommended policies such as access to buildings and grounds and nutrition meal modifications, and guidance on staff gifts and student fundraising (raffles and door-to-door solicitation). The committee also noted a practical task: convert PDF policies to Word for easier redlining and to ensure updated policies are uploaded to the public website. The group set a schedule for follow-up work: redline and circulate minor edits for committee review, send substantives to staff counsel (referred to as "John") for operational and legal review, and hold a policy subcommittee meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 30, at 8:30 a.m. for letters A and B, with additional sessions to follow. The meeting closed with logistical assignments and a motion to adjourn at 11:54 a.m.