Rockport‑Fulton ISD board adopts 2025–26 student code of conduct and a package of TASB policy updates

The Rockport‑Fulton ISD Board voted unanimously Tuesday to adopt the district’s 2025–26 student code of conduct and to approve a set of policy changes recommended by TASB and district staff.

Board action and major policy items

- Student code of conduct: After a presentation of handbook and code changes driven by recent legislation and the TASB model, the board approved the 2025–26 student code of conduct by a 6–0 vote. The revisions shown to trustees include changes to attendance, disciplinary procedures and required consent language.

- TASB policy updates and local policies: Trustees approved TASB policy update 01/25 and several related local policies, including EFB (instructional resources and library materials). The board also approved a resolution to establish a local school library advisory council under Senate Bill 13. The council will include five parent appointees (selected by the board) and nonvoting members from teachers, librarians, counselors, administrators and community representatives to review library materials and related challenges.

- Student devices and concurrent‑enrollment policy: The board approved an FNCE (personal communication devices) local policy restricting device use during school hours and authorized the superintendent to implement regulations. The board also approved FD local language opting the district out of making private‑school and homeschool students eligible for concurrent enrollment and extracurricular participation.

- Staffing audit: The board approved a staffing audit (option 2) by Moak Casey to perform a deep review of master schedules, staffing levels and compensation with a target presentation to the board by December or January.

Major handbook changes outlined in the presentation

Presenter Mrs. Morris told trustees the district aligned its handbook with the TASB model and recent legislation. Notable changes discussed include: adding parental consent requirements for psychological or psychiatric evaluations; shifting certain health‑education curriculum from an opt‑out to an opt‑in model; automatic enrollment thresholds for advanced math adjusted to the 60th percentile; MTSS terminology replacing RTI; counting mental‑health appointments as excused absences; CTE list updates that add NJROTC; updates to expulsion and emergency expulsion language; and additions addressing misuse of AI in academic work.

Attribution

The summary above reflects changes and figures as presented by district staff and TASB model wording during the meeting. Some legislative references and institutional claims (for example, a statement in the meeting that the University of Texas changed its automatic admissions threshold) were relayed by staff and are reported here as described at the board meeting; they were not independently verified in the hearing.

Next steps: District staff will post updated policies and the handbook, implement procedures under superintendent authority where applicable, and return with any required follow‑up.