The committee reviewed a set of model policies from NISPA (agenda item 1.04) and agreed to send the 4,000-series package to the full board for first reading, while identifying several policies that require additional cross-referencing and edits.

Staff said most model policies required only minor legal edits. Committee members specifically identified the recently required policy on physical restraint and time-out rooms as new and prescriptive; the district must adopt a board policy and an implementing regulation consistent with state law for reporting, documentation, parent notification and staff training.

Members also discussed Policy 4321 (students with disabilities) and noted an addition in the draft that extends certain special-education services to a date tied to a student’s 21st birthday (discussed as June 30 of the 21st year for eligible students). The committee emphasized that such extensions apply only to eligible special-education students and that funding implications and cross-references (for compulsory education ages and district policies) must be verified before board adoption.

The committee asked staff to cross-reference the code of conduct and other affected policies, to present the new restraint/time-out-room policy with its statutory requirements as a regulation attached to a board policy, and to bring forward any required reporting templates. The committee agreed to move the 4,000-series policies to the full board for first reading and discussion, with staff to return with the suggested cross-references and edits.