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Policy committee reports on student board member selection; district preparing bell-to-bell cell-phone ban
Summary
The board’s Policy Committee reported updates to selection and contingency rules for a newly required student board member and outlined a state‑mandated bell‑to‑bell cell‑phone ban to be adopted by the board by July 1 and in effect Aug. 1.
The Watertown City School District Policy Committee told the board the district has selected its first student board member and is finalizing policy language for a state‑required cell‑phone restriction for the coming school year.
Board members introduced Caleb Montalvo as the district’s first student board member under a new state requirement. The superintendent and board members described a selection process that included administrator and teacher recommendations, an application, and interviews conducted by board representatives. “I am excited and honored to have been chosen for this position as associate … for…
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