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Board adopts policies, approves minutes and accepts paraprofessional agreement

Newfields School Board · November 5, 2025
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Summary

At the Nov. 4 meeting the board voted to adopt policies AC, ACA, GBAM and IMDA (ADC held for further review); it also voted to accept the public and non-public minutes from Oct. 2 and approved the paraprofessional collective bargaining agreement.

The board took several formal votes on routine business and policy during the Nov. 4 meeting.

Minutes: The board moved and seconded motions to accept the public and non-public minutes from Oct. 2; both motions were approved by voice vote.

Policies: The policy committee brought forward several policy updates. After discussion the board voted to adopt AC (nondiscrimination statutory edits), ACA (policy review cycle), GBAM (Title IX/related regulatory updates) and IMDA (digital resources) as presented. The board agreed to revisit ADC (school-vehicle / tobacco-language clarifications) at the December meeting to address a remaining question about whether contracted school buses should be explicitly referenced in the tobacco/school-vehicle language.

Collective bargaining agreement: The board voted to accept the paraprofessional collective bargaining agreement following a motion and second; the motion passed on a voice vote.

Where roll-call or named tallies were not recorded in the transcript, actions were approved by unanimous voice vote as transcribed. The board closed the meeting after a brief non-public session and adjourned at 6:20 p.m.