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Board adopts state-mandated safe-school climate policy; survey timing and committee makeup discussed
Summary
Cheshire School District trustees voted unanimously to adopt the state’s safe school climate policy and discussed implementation details including building-level committee membership, survey timing and required investigation questions. Staff said the law requires adoption and that the district will work on survey timing to improve response rates.
The Cheshire School District board unanimously approved the state-mandated safe school climate policy during a policy meeting, and members spent significant time discussing how the district will implement the law’s building-level requirements and administer a new state survey.
The policy matters because Connecticut has updated safe-school-climate requirements that include a standardized survey, defined committee membership at each school and reporting and training obligations the district must implement by July 1.
Jeff, district staff member, said the policy largely formalizes processes the district already uses but adds specific membership requirements for a building-level safe-school-climate committee, including a building leader (typically the…
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