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Whistleblower policy drafted; legal review and employee training planned before July 1 effective date
Summary
The committee received an update that a whistleblower policy draft has been circulated to HR and executive staff, will go to legal counsel for review, and that employee training and a public-facing version are planned before an intended July 1 effective date; a compliance technology solution will be pursued later.
Governance staff told the committee on Feb. 14 that a draft whistleblower policy has been circulated to executive staff and HR for comment and will next go to legal counsel for review. The committee was told the goal is to have staff and public training completed before a hoped-for effective date of July 1.
Staff said the district will use existing manual intake processes for whistleblower reports until a technology solution can be implemented; committee discussion placed the likely rollout of a dedicated software solution in the 2026–27 school year because most vendor platforms require an implementation timeline. The draft policy will be updated after legal review and then presented to the Governance Committee and to the full board for adoption and an implementation plan that includes training for employees and a public-facing reporting option.
Next steps: legal counsel to review draft whistleblower policy; staff to coordinate training materials with professional development and HR; staff to identify an appropriate technology/compliance platform for later implementation.
