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Board debates adding progressive‑discipline language for classified staff; staff to provide cleaned personnel data
Summary
Trustees debated whether to add progressive-discipline language to classified-staff policy 4038. Some members supported clarifying handbook/policy alignment; others cited attorney advice to avoid prescriptive language. Staff said they will deliver cleaned resignation/termination data and a draft policy for the next meeting.
Trustees reviewed several personnel and administrative policies on Oct. 30, focusing most extensively on proposed language to add a progressive-discipline statement to policy 4038 (classified staff).
Speaker 1 opened discussion by noting attorney recommendations and asking trustees where they stood on adding progressive-discipline wording. One trustee said the current second paragraph "comes across very rough and uncaring" and urged language that reflects current practice of progressive discipline and handbook alignment. Another trustee said the language should be polished to align with staff handbooks, arguing…
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