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School board adopts BHBA visitation policy requiring notification before uninvited school visits
Summary
The City School Board voted to adopt policy BHBA, which requires board members to notify the superintendent by noon on the preceding school day before any uninvited visit and directs board members to contact the superintendent with concerns after visits; the policy passed with one no vote and one abstention.
The City School Board on Sept. 2 voted to adopt policy BHBA, the board member school‑visitation policy, which sets notice and conduct expectations for board members who visit schools. Doctor Midgett presented the policy and the board approved it following discussion and a roll‑call vote.
Doctor Midgett, a governance committee member, said the draft policy was prepared with help from an outside law firm and modeled on practices from other school divisions. “Board members may visit every school throughout the year when invited for regular programs and special events or when [the] board member has time available,” Midgett said, and described a requirement that, "Prior to any school visit that is…
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