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CSISD staff urge District of Innovation exemption to preserve current grievance timelines ahead of Sept. 1 SB12 changes

5607391 · August 20, 2025
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College Station ISD staff recommended adding a District of Innovation exemption to preserve the district’s current grievance timelines and full-board level‑3 hearings rather than adopting changes required under Senate Bill 12 effective Sept. 1.

College Station ISD staff recommended Aug. 19 that the board add a District of Innovation (DOI) exemption to avoid adopting certain grievance-process changes in Senate Bill 12 that take effect Sept. 1 unless a district opts in.

Ms. Goolsby told trustees the new state guidelines would lengthen filing deadlines (from 15 days to 60 days for some grievances), permit parents to bypass campus-level administrators and take matters directly to central office, and…

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