Policy committee adopts required preschool special‑education policy language for children under three

The policy committee reviewed a newly required policy on preschool students with disabilities (packet page 85) and endorsed the draft language for board consideration. The policy describes the district's early learning center (ELC) structure, states that students identified with disabilities do not pay tuition for the program while tuition applies to non‑identified students, and affirms that eligible children are entitled to public education on or before their third birthday.

Speaker 3 presented the draft and confirmed it was based on a model policy with revisions to reflect local practice. Committee members did not request substantive changes; Speaker 5 said he was "good with it" and Speaker 4 noted the item is required rather than optional. The committee agreed staff should include the policy in the March board packet.

In the same meeting, the committee reviewed dozens of other policies and administrative items—ranging from grading and use of copying devices to survey protections and emergency preparedness—providing mostly editorial comments and asking staff to return clean drafts for the board.