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Board approves four secondary school discipline plans and updates the student code of conduct
Summary
The Colonial School District board approved discipline-improvement plans for the district's four secondary schools and adopted revisions to the student code of conduct; the plans will be submitted to the Delaware Department of Education by July 1 as required by state code.
District administration presented four school discipline improvement plans for review and the board approved them and revisions to the Colonial Student Code of Conduct.
The presentations covered George Reed Middle School, Gunning Bedford Middle School, McCullough Middle School and William Penn High School. District staff said the schools used the same improvement model but tailored plans to each school's needs. The superintendent's office told the board these submissions are required by Delaware code and must be filed with the Department of Education by July 1.
Motion and outcome: A board member moved to approve the four school discipline improvement plans; the motion was seconded and passed by voice vote. Later in the meeting the board took a second read of the student code of conduct revisions and voted to adopt them after no questions or comments were raised.
Context and next steps: Staff noted these documents will be included in the board packet submitted to the state. The board's actions were procedural approvals required for compliance and implementation; staff will follow up on school-level rollout and any training tied to the plans.
Ending: The approvals complete the board's required discipline-plan submissions for this cycle. The district will forward the plans and code of conduct revisions to the Delaware Department of Education by the July 1 deadline.
