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Board approves cybersecurity pilot, donation and multiple routine measures; personnel and expulsions recorded
Summary
At the April 22 meeting the Rockford school board approved an FCC cybersecurity pilot participation, accepted a donated flight simulator for Marshall, approved governance and policy items, voted through multiple consent agenda items including personnel appointments and expulsions, and recorded roll‑call tallies on select pulled items.
The Rockford Public Schools Board of Education approved a series of consent and action items including participation in a federal cybersecurity pilot, acceptance of a donated flight simulator, governance policy packages and numerous personnel and student discipline actions.
Most consent items: The board approved multiple consent‑agenda packages across planning, governance and performance monitoring committees. Several items passed by unanimous roll call, including approvals recorded at the meeting for the cybersecurity pilot award (agenda 5b), a donation of a flight simulator for Marshall Middle School’s Project Lead The Way curriculum (agenda 5c), governance policies (items 6a–6d) and several routine procurement and staffing items.
Cybersecurity pilot: Staff said Rockford Public Schools was selected for the FCC Cybersecurity Pilot Program as one of 707 national participants from 2,737 applicants; the district will participate in pilot reporting requirements and evaluate whether…
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