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Policy committee moves to delete outdated 8,000- and 9,000-series bylaws

Duluth Public School District Policy Committee · January 14, 2026

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Summary

Staff recommended and the committee agreed to delete multiple antiquated 8,000- and 9,000-series policies—finding many covered by current 200-series policies or statutorily repealed—and asked staff to bring the 6000 series next month.

The Duluth Public School District policy committee reviewed and agreed to delete a set of aging bylaws and policies in the 8,000 and 9,000 series during its Jan. 13 meeting, after staff research showed overlap with current policies and that some statutory references had been repealed or renumbered.

A staff researcher (referred to as Patty in the meeting) walked the committee through individual items and the reasoning for deletion or renumbering. Examples discussed included: 8010 (responsibilities of the school board), 8035 (reimbursements for negotiations), 8040 (retirement recognition), 8055 (negotiations/code of ethics), 8070 (suspension of policies/bylaws), 8075 (administrative regulations), 8105 (coverage of school board meetings), 8120 (disposal of board properties) and 8125 (staff recognition). Staff cited MSBA cross-references and noted that some statutes cited in older policies had been repealed or renumbered.

The committee also reviewed 9,000-series items such as 9000 (annual meeting), 9085 (notification of meetings) and 9100 (special meetings) and found those subjects covered in current 02/2002 and 02/2005 policies.

Committee members generally supported deleting the discussed items; in several cases members suggested folding any needed content into existing 200-series policies or leaving recognition practices to tradition and partner organizations (for example, PTSA events and union recognition for teachers). The committee stated it had "determined to delete all of them tonight" and will bring the 6000 series forward at the next meeting.

The committee did not record a formal roll-call vote in the transcript; staff will publish specific deletion language and next steps to the full board for formal action.