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Board approves four policy updates, withdraws two duplicative records policies
Summary
The Kensington School Board approved updates to four policies (EHB, EHAB, GBJ, JRI) to align with state and federal law and withdrew two related policies judged duplicative.
The Kensington School Board voted to approve four policy updates and to withdraw two policies that were redundant with revised language.
What the board did: The board approved Policy EHB (data record retention and destruction), Policy EHAB (data governance and security), Policy GBJ (personnel records, updated), and Policy JRI (student records) as drafted. The board also voted to withdraw the local records retention schedule policy (EHBR) and an older personnel records policy (GBJR) because the revised GBJ policy incorporates the material.
Why it matters: Board members said the revisions were primarily technical updates to align district practice with applicable federal and state requirements; no new operational processes were required. The policy committee and district technology director, Jason Hills, reviewed the changes and emphasized they do not impose new daily procedures on staff.
Outcome A motion to approve the four policies and to withdraw the two listed policies passed by voice vote.
