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Policy committee seeks faster approval for advertising; Title IX regulation update deferred
Summary
District 207's policy committee recommended shifting routine review of advertising and distribution approvals from the full board to the superintendent to speed turnaround and deferred Title IX regulation updates to a later committee review, instructing staff to rely on the 2020 Title IX regulations in the interim.
District 207's policy committee reported to the board March 3 that it recommended operational changes intended to accelerate noncontroversial policy approvals and paused a planned update to Title IX regulations pending legal review.
Committee members, including board member Lee and Director of Communications Brent Clark, reviewed a minor change to a policy described in the packet as "policy 8 is to 5" related to advertising and distribution of non-school-affiliated materials in schools. The committee's recommendation would shift routine review authority from the full board to the superintendent for quicker turnaround; the committee said controversial amendments would still come to the board.
Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources George Degreys told the committee that due to recent changes in law the district must refer back to the 2020 Title IX regulations while the board attorney prepares updated language. The committee recommended waiting until an April update to present revised Title IX regulations; in the meantime, staff will notify colleagues to follow the 2020 regulations. The packet notes that the policy language will go to first reading on March 3, 2025, and that the board's attorney will work with communications staff on final wording.
Committee members indicated they favored the expedited review for noncontroversial advertising items but emphasized that any controversial amendments would still be brought before the full board. No final board vote on the advertising policy changes or Title IX updates occurred at the March 3 meeting; staff were directed to work with legal counsel and return the Title IX item to committee before a full-board vote.
