During the Jan. 8 meeting, the board approved a slate of curriculum updates and policy revisions presented by the Curriculum & Instruction Committee and the Policy & Personnel Committee.

Mister Brown presented the curriculum items: a K–5 health curriculum aligned to national/state standards (no new staffing or district cost), a revised grade 6 science curriculum emphasizing inquiry and performance assessments, and two SHS AP textbook adoptions. "The cost is $22,536 for the AP Human Geography, and the AP Government Politics is 11,264," Brown said, noting these are electronic licenses providing six years of access. The board approved both textbook adoptions.

The board also approved a new SHS Advanced Pottery course; Brown said the program will require new pottery wheels and recommended one wheel purchased per year for three years at a proposed cost of $1,800 each. Members approved the proposal. The board approved a proposed SHS Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) certification course; members discussed clinical-hour requirements and prerequisites and asked C&I to return with details on scheduling, cost, and how hospital/clinical time will be managed. Several members emphasized that the certification curriculum is state- and nationally-prescribed and therefore not subject to wholesale local alteration.

The proposed SHS archery unit drew public-safety concerns after the C&I meeting. Board member Brown moved to table the archery unit so the committee can reconvene and examine newly submitted information; the motion to table passed without objection, and C&I will review and return with a recommendation.

On policy matters, the board approved multiple second‑read policies as presented by the policy committee, including a restorative-practices response policy and a revised homework policy (clarified in the meeting as policy 6154). Several library policies (collection development, display and program policy, and material review and reconsideration) were also approved.

Next step: the Curriculum & Instruction Committee will review and supply additional detail on costs, scheduling and prerequisites for the EMT course and report back at a future meeting; the archery unit will be revisited after C&I reconvenes.