Policy committee forwards six revised policies to full board for January
Summary
At its Dec. 16 meeting the Union County Public Schools Policy Committee voted to forward six policies (including grievance procedures, internet safety and technology use) to the full board in January after Attorney Morris presented second-review revisions and noted no stakeholder feedback.
Union County Public Schools’ Policy Committee on Dec. 16 voted to forward six policies to the full Board for consideration at the January meeting after Attorney Morris summarized the second-review revisions.
Attorney Morris told the committee there are six policies for second review and said the revisions are aimed at clarifying legal requirements. "There has been no stakeholder feedback since that time, and staff requested this go for approval at the January meeting," he said. He also said some revisions are intended to "clarify open meetings law requirements." The policies listed were 3-10 (grievance procedure for employees), 4-13, 4-20 (children and military families), 5-21 (Internet safety), 5-28 (technology and educational program) and a reference to policy 6-09.
The committee moved and seconded a motion to send those items to the full board in January; the motion passed by voice vote. The committee did not record a roll-call tally in the transcript; the referral was approved by the committee and will appear on the full board’s January agenda.
Why this matters: the packages include changes described as clarifications of current practice and compliance items tied to open meetings rules and prior committee or board reviews. Forwarding the items begins the formal adoption timeline that, if approved by the full board, would make the revisions effective per board rules.
The committee also corrected an omission on the record, clarifying an additional policy reference (6-08) and confirmed that it will revisit items if stakeholder feedback arrives. The full board is scheduled to consider the forwarded items at its January meeting.
