Votes at a glance: board approves handbook changes, security purchases, contracts and policies

The Board of Education took a series of formal actions during its Jan. 13 meeting. Key outcomes included changes to the student handbook’s cell‑phone handling, three security/infrastructure purchases for the new athletic complex funded from the 2022 bond issue, a five‑year transportation contract renewal, and two district policy revisions. Several items were approved unanimously.

Cell‑phone policy revision (student handbook) The board approved a revision to the student handbook that tightens classroom phone procedures and clarifies enforcement steps. Administration told the board there were more than 800 violations reported in semester one and proposed procedural changes: teachers will record a student’s first violation in Skyward; administrators (and administrative assistants) will handle follow‑up entries and parent contacts for subsequent violations. Phone holders had already been purchased and a rollout to students and staff was underway. Motion to approve the revision passed 7‑0.

Athletic…