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Winslow board holds first reads of student‑search and AI policies; approves minutes, payroll and appointments
Summary
The board approved the first readings of a revised student‑search policy (JIH) and a new artificial‑intelligence use policy (IJNDD), and carried routine votes to approve minutes, two payroll/financial rolls and a slate of appointments.
At its recent meeting the Winslow School Board approved first readings of two district policies and handled routine procedural business including approval of minutes, roll of accounts, and a slate of appointments.
Chair (speaker 4) opened the meeting by moving to approve the minutes of Oct. 27, 2025; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote. The board also approved two accounts rolls: $124,996.78 dated Oct. 30, 2025, and $498,924.86 dated Nov. 15, 2025.
On policies, an administrator (speaker 5) presented revisions to policy JIH/JIH‑R on searches and questioning of students. The presenter said the revisions bring the district in line with recommended practice from the management resource used by the committee and clarify who may conduct searches; the presentation also explicitly references the use of dogs for sweeps when safety is suspected. "We went with the main school management recommendations and left it just as administrators," the presenter said. The board approved the first read by voice vote.
The board also took up a new artificial‑intelligence policy (IJNDD/IJNDD‑R). Curriculum staff (speaker 1) previewed a professional development day in January (Tech Together Winslow 2026) focused heavily on AI and said the state department of education will present multiple sessions. Administrators told the board the policy will outline appropriate classroom uses (for example, allowing AI for grammatical checks after a student drafts work but prohibiting AI for initial production on specific assignments). "We did not have a policy on artificial intelligence per se," the administrator said. The board approved the policy’s first read by voice vote and emphasized the policy will be revisited as technology and guidance evolve.
The board reaffirmed that the superintendent may accept resignations between monthly meetings to allow timely personnel actions, and later approved a list of appointments as a group. The meeting closed with an announcement that the next board meeting will be Dec. 15.
All motions in the transcript were adopted by voice vote; the meeting record does not include roll‑call tallies in the provided transcript.
