The West Irondequoit Board of Education on June 26 reviewed a first read of a revised athletic participation regulation that separates athletics from other extracurricular activities, clarifies consequences for drug- and alcohol-related offenses, and directs the district technology team to build participation tracking into Infinite Campus.

Dr. Johnson, superintendent of schools, said the document was presented as a “first read” after incorporating board feedback and emphasized the need to finalize athletics rules before fall sports begin: “We prioritized this because we must have this finalized and approved and back into our administrative regulations to start fall athletics.”

The nut graf: Board members and administrators said the split is intended to reflect practical differences between athletics and other student activities — for example, how misconduct affects eligibility — and to give coaches and staff an in‑system tool to manage participation while preserving student dignity.

Dr. Farrell, administrator, outlined the principal changes and how the document evolved from prior drafts: “We spent some time just around the organization and looking at how to better organize the document, to increase clarity across sections. . . . We also spent some time just around the organization and looking at how to better organize the document, to increase clarity across sections.” He and others described three main changes: separating athletics from extracurricular events, reorganizing the regulation to make progressive consequences clearer, and adding an appeals pathway.

Administrators confirmed that Infinite Campus has been configured so coaches can see participation status without the older paper “runaround card.” Dr. Farrell told the board that the technology work was done in cooperation with the district technology team and that the goal is to retain student dignity when additional academic support is required.

Board members asked detailed questions about application and enforcement. Miss Moore, a board member, asked whether a paragraph on “stand-alone events and activities” on page three was intended only for athletes or for all students; Dr. Farrell said he would check with building principals, acknowledging that some language historically originated in athletics but had at times been expanded districtwide. The board discussed examples such as banquets, dances and other post‑season events.

No formal vote was taken on the policy during the meeting; administrators said the athletics regulation would be returned for formal approval in time for fall sign‑ups, with extracurricular participation rules to follow. Dr. Johnson said extracurricular regulations will be presented as a separate document with first read at the reorganizational meeting and final approval in August so clubs and activities can be rolled out in September.

Ending: The board praised district staff for the months of work that led to the draft and asked administrators to check several clarifications about stand‑alone events and appeals language before the policy returns for action.