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Committee consolidates disciplinary procedures into single policy and AR, asks for clearer definitions and superintendent involvement
Summary
The committee reviewed a consolidation of disciplinary procedures (proposed Policy 3‑17 and related ARs), directed that detailed procedural steps be placed in an administrative regulation rather than the policy, asked staff to define 'critical incidents' and to reference that the superintendent will be involved in serious personnel decisions.
The policy committee considered a consolidation of three existing policies on disciplinary procedures into a single Policy 3‑17 with administrative regulations providing procedural detail. Staff said the consolidation pulls together language from the current 3‑17, 4‑17 and 5‑17 policies, captures PSBA model language updates and memorializes the progressive‑discipline steps the administration already uses.
Committee members recommended moving detailed stepwise procedures out of the policy and into the AR so there is only one authoritative place for operational procedures; several members said duplication between the policy and AR could create confusion. Members also asked for clearer wording about which incidents are not subject to progressive discipline — the committee requested that the phrase “critical incidents” be clarified or replaced with “illegal or safety‑critical incidents” and that examples or definitions be added in the AR.
Several members asked staff to make explicit that serious personnel actions (for example, suspension or administrative leave) are reviewed with and brought to the superintendent; staff confirmed that the superintendent is consulted in practice and agreed to reflect that as part of the policy/AR language.
The committee also recommended renaming or reformatting a separate document that contains state definitions and educator‑misconduct reporting requirements so it can be maintained as an AR (for easier updates when state law changes). Staff will return revised policy and AR language reflecting those edits for further review.
