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Board elects officers, approves policies, preliminary budget, change orders and committee assignments
Summary
At its July 8 meeting the Appoquinimink board swore in a new member, elected officers, approved a cell-phone policy and social-media policy, accepted preliminary budgets and financial reports and approved construction change orders for the new middle school.
The Appoquinimink School District Board of Education at its July 8 meeting completed routine governance business that included swearing in a newly elected trustee, electing officers for the coming year, approving policies and accepting preliminary fiscal documents and construction change orders.
Swearing in and officers
Tim Higgins was sworn in as a board member during the meeting. Following the oath, trustees elected Richard Forrester as board president, Tasheba Graham as vice president and Matt Burrows as executive secretary. The motion to elect Forrester and Graham was moved and seconded and approved by voice vote.
Policy, committees and governance items
The board approved a new parent code of conduct that will appear in the front of the student code of conduct and on the district website. The policy clarifies expected behavior by visitors and parents at school events and establishes progressive consequences — including revocation of event privileges…
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