The policy committee on Sept. 29 advanced or approved the following policy items. The meeting transcript records committee consent for each item; no formal roll-call vote tallies were recorded in the transcript.

Votes at a glance

- Policy 102 (Academic Standards): Motion to adopt revised policy to reflect updated STIELS standards and clarify ELA areas — committee approval to adopt revisions (proceed to implementation guidance).

- Policy 105 (Curriculum): Motion to adopt recommended revisions to incorporate direct-instruction expectations on specified observance days in alignment with Department of Education guidance — committee approval to adopt revisions.

- Interscholastic Athletics (policy update): Motion to advance revised athletics policy (PIAA alignment; accident-insurance verification; name/image/likeness notification; faith-based eligibility) and proceed to two readings — committee approval to advance (two readings planned).

- Policy 137 (Home Education): Motion to revise to accept unsworn declarations, require health/immunization documentation and set a June 30 deadline for prior-year documentation — committee approval to adopt revisions.

- Policy 209.2 (Diabetes management): Motion to update policy to reflect state law requiring districts to inform families about type 1 diabetes; committee signaled approval to proceed.

- Policy 815.3 (Text-messaging privacy): Motion to adopt a new policy to permit compliant Zoom-phone text messaging for staff under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act — committee approval to advance for two readings.

- Policy 918 (Title I parent and family engagement): Motion to attach updated federal templates and continue existing practices for Title I engagement documents — committee approval to proceed.

Notes: The transcript records verbal agreement from committee members present approving the proposed language and to proceed to required readings where applicable; formal recorded vote tallies and motion mover/second names are not recorded in the transcript and therefore are listed as not specified.