The Canton ISD Board of Trustees on July 21 authorized the district to implement state-mandated updates to the Student Code of Conduct and approved several personnel and local policy actions.
The board approved a motion to authorize the district to implement state-mandated updates to the Student Code of Conduct, Canton ISD handbook and campus handbooks following the July 21 meeting. The motion was made by Board Member Jack Thelen, seconded by Vice-President Josh Wilkerson and passed 7-0.
The board also approved the review of the Canton ISD 2025–26 Personnel Handbook (motion by Matt Dunn; seconded by Dr. Leslea Evans) and recorded that it reviewed the 2025–26 Athletic Policy and Guideline Booklet (motion by Dr. Leslea Evans; seconded by Julie Stern); both items carried 7-0. The board approved revisions to local policies FD(LOCAL), FM(LOCAL) and FNCE(LOCAL) by a 7-0 vote (motion by Jack Thelen; seconded by Matt Dunn).
Separately, the board approved athletic stipends for the 2025–26 school year (motion by Matt Dunn; seconded by Josh Wilkerson), also by a 7-0 vote. The minutes record these approvals but do not include the full text of the handbook changes, athletic stipend amounts, or the specific statutory language behind the state-mandated Code of Conduct updates.
Where the minutes say the board “approved the review” of the Personnel Handbook, the record indicates the board approved the review process or the handbook as presented to the board on July 21; the minutes do not show the board adopting a separate, amended handbook text at this meeting.
No public comments on these policy items were recorded in the minutes.