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Board reviews first reading of instructional-materials policy to incorporate language from Senate Bill 1028
Summary
Assistant Superintendent Yvonne Dibley presented a first reading of proposed revisions to policy IIA on instructional and library materials to incorporate nondiscrimination language required by Senate Bill 1028; the board did not take action and the item will return for action in December.
Assistant Superintendent of Education Yvonne Dibley presented a first reading of proposed revisions to policy IIA on instructional materials at the board’s Nov. 13 meeting, saying the changes incorporate language required by recent guidance and Senate Bill 1028 related to nondiscrimination in the selection and retention of instructional and library materials.
Dibley said the superintendent’s policy review team vetted the draft and that the revisions incorporate required language after additional guidance from the Oregon School Boards Association. She noted the policy previously had a substantial revision adopted in June and that the new language updates are intended to reflect statutory requirements while preserving the policy’s core commitments to equity and inclusion.
Director Dobson thanked staff, noting many districts in Oregon are having similar conversations and that the draft preserved the heart of the policy while adding required language. Dibley emphasized that the district is not seeking board action at this meeting; the revision will return to the board in December for possible adoption.
No legal citations beyond a named Senate Bill were offered in the presentation; directors asked clarifying questions but did not propose amendments at the Nov. 13 first reading.
