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Pine-Richland board debates embedding 'DECIDE' decision model and annual attestation into governance policy
Summary
Board members split over making the DECIDE decision-making model a formal part of Policy 11 and requiring an annual attestation; some want public roll-call signatures for transparency, while others say it could constrain advocacy and decline to sign.
The Pine-Richland School District board spent an extended portion of its Dec. 11 meeting debating whether to embed the DECIDE decision-making model into Policy 11 and require board members to sign an annual attestation committing to those governance principles.
Board President Ashley (S3) and Superintendent Dr. Miller presented the measure as a tool to strengthen cohesion and make decision-making steps visible, not as a prescriptive mandate. The draft attestation would ask directors to affirm they will “provide his or her best effort to honor the principles of governance and leadership in…
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