Board hears first reading of NEOLA policy updates and approves new CTE courses, curricular materials list
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Summary
Trustees received a first reading of NEOLA policy updates, were informed about the Panther Lawman Academy handbook and heard proposals for two CTE courses; the district presented the annual K–12 curricular materials list for approval.
The Jennings County School Corporation board received a first reading of a batch of NEOLA policies and heard informational items on program handbooks and course proposals.
District staff asked trustees to review the NEOLA policies included in the board packet; the item was presented as a first reading, and staff asked trustees to direct questions to district staff.
Staff also presented the Panther Lawman Academy handbook as an informational item and described small post-pandemic changes to the handbook that align it with current practice. The board took the item as an "inform" and did not vote on it.
Under career and technical education, the board heard proposals for two new JCHS CTE courses: "Fundamentals of Human Services" and "Community Health Workers." Staff said the new courses update the health and human services pathways to align with careers and new federal regulations and will not prevent students on the old pathway from finishing that sequence. The curricular materials list for K–12 was presented for annual approval; staff noted the list governs replacement fees if a student loses materials because textbooks are not charged for.
These items were informational or routine annual approvals; no substantive policy changes were adopted at this meeting beyond the first reading of NEOLA policies.