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Superintendent signals policy updates, posts online registration dates and school start schedule
Summary
The school district superintendent reported new state education laws taking effect July 1 that require revisions to local absence and teacher-grant policies, and announced online registration for families will run July 23–28 with one in-person registration day July 28; staff and student start dates for the fall were also set.
The superintendent told the board that 44 new or revised state laws affecting public education go into effect July 1 and that the district must revise local policy to match new absence categories and changes to teacher-appreciation grant procedures. The superintendent said families may see new absence codes in Skyward and that the district will return to the board with revised language for handbooks and policies.
The superintendent said online registration will open July 23 and run through July 28, with one on-site registration day at elementary buildings on July 28 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The superintendent said staff will be on hand at 8 a.m. on the first day for families who need help completing online forms. The superintendent also said the first staff day is Aug. 11 and the first regular student day is Aug. 13; an earlier start for a program referred to in the meeting as “Whites” will begin on July 28.
Board discussion included a clarifying question about the exact start time for online registration; the superintendent said the system opens on the stated day and staff will be available starting at 8 a.m. for in-person assistance. The superintendent said additional guidance is expected for how the teacher-appreciation grant will operate under the new law and that current local policy for that grant may be removed or revised once state guidance is provided.
The board did not take a formal vote on policy language at the meeting; the superintendent said staff will prepare proposed policy updates for future board consideration.
