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Highlands school board authorizes advertisement of dozens of policy revisions; public hearing to follow
Summary
The board authorized public advertisement for revisions, deletions and consolidations to many school-board policies and set them for future public hearings; a union representative noted one agenda attachment was missing on the public-facing agenda.
The Highlands County School Board on Sept. 11 authorized the advertisement of proposed revisions, deletions and consolidations across a large number of district policies and scheduled the items for future public hearings.
Board members moved through a series of individual motions to advertise the changes, which the board chair and staff said had been workshopped in advance. The actions covered technical corrections, consolidations, deletions and revisions to policies governing meetings, governance, school improvement, physical education, career and technical education, school-to-work programs, educator qualifications, guidance and counseling, student services (including nursing mothers), graduation requirements and other topics.
Union leader Jean Federico, president of the Highlands County Education Association (HCEA), told the board that one policy packet (policy 8407, Safe School Office) did not have its attachment available on the public agenda; district staff responded that the materials were posted on the school board’s policy-update web page and had been available at a prior workshop. The board confirmed it would proceed with advertisement and return the items for adoption at a later meeting after the public-notice period.
Board members repeatedly noted that workshop review had been held and that the current step was to advertise the proposals and set public hearings. Multiple motions were made and seconded; board members recorded affirmative votes on the advertised items.
The board did not adopt the policies at this meeting; advertising begins the public-notice process and allows public comment at the scheduled hearings.
