CSISD board approves library policy without SLAC, retains current grievance process, renews insurance and delegates recapture authority

The College Station Independent School District Board of Trustees on Aug. 19 approved four administrative actions: a revision to library-policy EFB that does not create a School Library Advisory Council (SLAC) absent a qualifying parent petition, a revision to the district's District of Innovation (DOI) plan to exempt certain grievance changes in Senate Bill 12, renewal of the district's property and liability insurance, and delegation of authority to the superintendent to execute recapture/attendance-credit contracts with the Texas Education Agency if required.

Ms. Goolsbee presented the library policy update and said it implements Senate Bill 13 in a way that would not create a SLAC unless the state's petition threshold is met. "It would be our recommendation to the board for you to approve option 1 without a SLAC committee," she said. The board approved the motion on a 7-0 vote.

On the DOI amendment, Ms. Schoolsby explained the district is seeking to preserve its current grievance process by adding an exemption to the DOI plan for the Senate Bill 12 grievance changes that take effect Sept. 1. Schoolsby said the district's counsel advised that the new timeline and process under SB 12 could push investigations past the point where campus-level evidence would be fresh and that the bill also allows parents to bypass campus administration. The board approved the recommended DOI revision to exempt the Senate Bill 12 grievance-policy changes (local policies DGBQ, FNG and GF) and retain current CSISD grievance procedures, 7-0.

Miss Wilson presente…