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Trust model-policy program pitches $500 annual platform to Humboldt Unified board
Summary
A representative from the Trust presented a model policy program to the Humboldt Unified School District Governing Board, describing a templated policy manual, platform features, and fees; no adoption vote occurred at the meeting.
Lillian Lee, a model policy program manager with the Trust, presented the Trust’s model-policy template and online platform to the Humboldt Unified School District Governing Board, describing a library of roughly "220 plus policies and procedures," review and vetting by education attorneys, and the program’s newly established $500 annual fee.
Lee told the board that the Trust created the model policy template after convening education attorneys and reviewing statutes and legislation to ensure districts are legally covered and reduce risk. "When they started this, what they did was they got a group of education attorneys together from different law firms across Arizona, and they went back to the basics," Lee said.
Key features Lee described include chaptered organization (district governance, administration, business operations, human resources, and students), a searchable web platform with Google Translate, customizable district-specific policies, a form bank, and optional site-based trainings and an annual summit. She said the program offers a comprehensive policy audit as an optional service for $1,000.
Lee described the adoption process: districts preserve existing policies, sign an agreement, receive an invoice, and then work with Trust staff on a transition plan that can take from a few weeks up to a full school year depending on district needs. She said the standard turnaround to have a manual live on the platform is about two weeks after submission and execution.
Why it matters: Adopting a model policy platform can centralize legal review and updates tied to state legislative changes; the Trust will send policy updates after the legislative session and throughout the year. Board members did not vote to adopt the Trust’s program at this meeting.
Questions and clarifications: Board members asked whether trainings would be held on-site or virtually; Lee said, "We would come out here. Or if you prefer, we could do it virtually." She confirmed the $500 annual fee covers platform access and related services and said the Trust had recently approved its 2025–26 fee schedule that consolidated setup and annual fees into a single $500 charge.
Ending: The board received the presentation and asked staff to retain contact information for follow-up. No binding action to adopt the program was taken at the meeting.
