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District staff bring three policies for board review; vote deferred to next month
Summary
District staff presented proposed revisions to policies BBBA (board member qualifications), IGBHE (expanded options programs), and KK (visitors to district facilities) for board questions and review; the board will consider votes at a future meeting.
Staff presented three policies for board consideration: BBBA (board member qualifications), IGBHE (expanded options programs), and KK (visitors to district facilities). The policies were introduced for discussion and will return to the board for action at a future meeting.
Staff said BBBA contains pronoun alignment changes to gender-neutral language. The IGBHE draft reflects changes recommended by the Oregon School Boards Association (OSBA) to align with statutory changes and program requirements; staff agreed to double-check alignment around age limits (age 21) when board members raised questions. The KK policy was updated to remove outdated language about grandparents eating in cafeterias; staff said practice discouraged having non-students in elementary cafeterias because of disruption concerns.
Board members asked clarifying questions about the grandparents language and the relationship between IGBHE and other policies addressing age limits; staff agreed to provide written answers prior to returning the policies for a vote. No policies were adopted at the meeting.
