Tooele Board advances multiple policies, sends several to further review

The Tooele Board of Education on March 25 approved several revised and new district policies for implementation, and advanced multiple other items to second or third readings for additional work and public review.

Board members approved in voice votes a group of policy changes and new policies that the district said are required by recent state code updates or aim to clarify district procedures. Items approved for implementation included a revised School Admissions policy (Policy 5017), revisions to testing procedures and standards (Policy 11/2013), a revised Case Management Team policy (06/1929), a revised policy on education for youth in custody (amended in the meeting to change the term to "youth in care"), a new Student Notifications policy, and a new School Closures and Boundary Changes policy. The board also approved updated website policy 4027 and a number of other technical revisions.

At the same meeting the board moved other policies and large items to additional readings for more discussion. The student fee schedule was sent to a third read, revised policy 5026 (Fifth-Year Seniors) was moved to a second read, a revised immunizations policy was moved to a…