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Wenatchee board advances six policies on first reading, including curriculum and COOP updates
Summary
On first reading the board reviewed six policy updates to align to recent state guidance: curriculum adoption and library/technology revisions tied to Senate Bill 5462, a revised staff harassment policy, a new capital-assets policy raising the capitalization threshold to $10,000 (effective 10/01/2024), a reinstated pregnant and parenting students policy, and a 62-page continuity-of-operations (COOP) plan.
Board policy committee members and Superintendent Corey presented six policy items on first reading and moved them forward to a second reading set for Sept. 23.
Corey summarized Policy 2020 (Course Design, Selection and Adoption of Instructional Materials) as a revision to comply with recent state requirements on inclusive learning standards and materials. "School boards and school districts must adopt inclusive curricula, with diverse, equitable, inclusive, age-appropriate materials," Corey said, and the district will focus on a major social-studies…
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