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Park Hill board amends graduation policy to add seal of biliteracy; approves consent agenda and adjourns to closed session
Summary
At the Feb. 13 Park Hill Board meeting the board unanimously adopted the agenda, approved the consent agenda, amended policies (including adding language about the seal of biliteracy to graduation requirements), and voted to meet in closed session to discuss legal and personnel matters.
The Park Hill Board of Education voted on several procedural and policy items at its Feb. 13 meeting, including a policy amendment to add language related to a seal of biliteracy in graduation requirements.
Board member Mr. Folger told the board that the primary policy change before them was to IKF, the district's graduation requirements policy, "the addition of language related to sealed biliteracy," he said, referring to the board packet item on policy IKF. The board then took action on the policies listed on the agenda.
Votes at a glance
- Adoption of the Feb. 13 agenda: Motion to adopt by Mrs. Barber, second by Mrs. Barnes. Outcome: approved, 7–0. - Approval of the consent agenda (items 5.3 through 5.21): Motion by Mrs. Bolland, second by Mrs. Barber. Outcome: approved, 7–0. - Amend current policies 8.1 and 8.2 (including IKF graduation requirements and related changes): Motion by Mr. Todd, second by Mrs. Boland. Outcome: approved, 7–0. Mr. Folger noted the packet includes MSBA language and the district's custom edits. - Motion to adjourn to closed session (for legal and personnel matters under Chapter 610): Motion by Ms. Scribe, second by Mrs. Barnes. Outcome: approved by roll call following the motion; roll call votes were recorded as affirmative.
Why it matters: The change to policy IKF to explicitly add language on the seal of biliteracy implements a board direction toward recognizing biliteracy on diplomas and aligns the policy with the academic services recommendation presented elsewhere in the meeting. Approval of the consent agenda bundled multiple routine approvals into one unanimous action; the board then moved into closed session under the authority of Chapter 610, Section 021 of the Revised Missouri Statutes to discuss legal and personnel items.
The board will take action on several written information items (bids, contracts and agreements) at its Feb. 27 meeting; the CSIP update provided at this meeting was information only.
