Alpine school board approves military‑training leave for administrators, delays media‑policy overhaul
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Board members approved policy 4740 to align administrator military‑training leave with state code, voted to hold two news‑media policies for further committee review, and approved routine minutes and business items during the meeting.
The Alpine School District board approved policy 4740, which provides administrators 15 days of leave for required annual military training, aligning the district's administrator policy with state employee provisions.
Craig Brinkerhoff, the district’s executive director of legal services, presented three policy items and recommended combining two media policies (policy 1112 and policy 5404) into a single news‑media policy that would reference the state GRAMA definition of news media and include FERPA clarifications. Based on board feedback, Brinkerhoff recommended holding the proposed combination and returning it to the policy committee for further revision and member input rather than taking final action that night.
A motion to hold on the combination of policies 1112 and 5404 was made and discussed; board members agreed to review suggested edits via email and reconvene the committee before bringing the item back next month. Separately, board member Wilson moved to approve policy 4740 (administrator military training leave), board member Beeson seconded, and the board approved the policy by voice vote.
Earlier in the meeting the board approved routine business items (LEA‑specific licenses) and approved minutes by voice votes. No recorded roll‑call tallies were read aloud in the transcript; votes were taken by voice and reported as carried with all present members saying “aye.”
The board concluded the evening with superintendent and member reports and adjourned.