The KCSD Board Policy Committee reviewed updates to Policy 102 (Academic Standards) and Policy 105 (Curriculum) at its Sept. 10 policy meeting, moving the curriculum revisions forward for first reading and agreeing to add language about posting curriculum materials on the district website. The committee also debated how pilot programs should be approved and reported.

Committee members said the Policy 105 updates reflect changes required by outside authorities and clarify how curriculum and academic standards relate to one another. "Curriculum is the tool that is used to help teachers work through the daily work with students so that they can meet the academic standards," Superintendent Dr. Redmond said during the discussion.

The meeting noted one explicit change: observances previously focused on Constitution Day were expanded to include Constitution Day, Citizenship Day, Arbor Day and Bill of Rights Week to align with federal law. Amber, who presented that section, said the expansion "came from federal law" and recommended updating the policy language to match.

Board members discussed civic education content and where to place it. Elizabeth asked that students be able to identify their municipality and differences in civic forms; Dr. Redmond and Megan said those civic elements are already "threaded throughout" the social studies standards and that the district offers a stand‑alone civics course in 11th grade. "If you were interested in seeing exactly where that would be, we can find that in the curriculum," Megan said.

The committee agreed to add clear web‑posting language to Policy 105 so that "a listing of all curriculum material shall be made available on the district website," a change members requested be added to the policy and to Administrative Regulation 105.1, which covers review of instructional materials. Chair Chris asked that the exact phrasing be emailed so it can be placed into the draft in bold for the board packet.

Members also debated a provision on pilot programs. Staff said pilots are used to test resources and occasionally respond to state pilots with short time windows. "Last year, we were asked to pilot some assessment tools that the state created, and they gave us a two‑week window to respond," Megan said, explaining why staff sometimes run short, low‑cost pilots without prior full board approval. The committee agreed to remove the sentence that would require prior board approval for pilots and instead keep a reporting requirement: the superintendent shall periodically report to the board on the status, objectives, evaluative criteria and costs of each pilot.

Following discussion, the committee moved the revised Policy 105 to first reading and directed staff to include curriculum posting language in the policy and related AR. The committee did not adopt new administrative regulations at the meeting; members said some clarifying ARs already exist on related topics.

The meeting included a student guest, Catherine Farrell, who introduced herself at the start of the meeting as a senior and the drama club vice president serving as the student government board representative. The student’s appearance was informational and did not change committee actions.

Next steps: staff will add the agreed wording about posting curriculum materials on the district website, finalize the AR references, and present the revised Policy 105 for the board’s first reading at the next board meeting. The pilot‑program reporting language will remain in the policy to ensure board visibility without requiring prior approval for short, staff‑led pilots.