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Conestoga Valley board reviews student‑handbook edits; restorative justice and vaping language discussed
Summary
Staff outlined grammatical edits, embedded policy links, PBIS inclusion for buses and restorative‑justice language in the student handbook; board members asked that suspension language explicitly cover all extracurriculars and suggested making vaping rules more prominent. Calendars and Policy 9‑18 (family engagement) were also reviewed and set for further action next week.
Staff presented minor revisions to the student handbook and described work to embed links to existing board policies and to explicitly include the district PBIS (positive behavior intervention supports) approach on buses.
"It's a process that we use through our counseling department or through our PBIS tiered levels of support…where we're able to restore relationships," a staff member explained when describing restorative‑justice practices proposed in the handbook.
Board members asked for clearer language so that suspension language referenced all extracurricular activities rather than only athletics. One board member urged that vaping be called out more prominently rather than buried under tobacco/nicotine language so parents and students can find it easily.
Separately, staff reported two final edits to the 2026–27 and 2027–28 calendars to add two missed early‑dismissal days; those calendar versions are now final pending formal action. Policy 9‑18 (family engagement) was reviewed as an annual stakeholder‑driven update intended to broaden how the district defines family involvement; the board scheduled a first reading of that policy next week.
Next steps: handbook revisions and the listed calendar and policy items will return for formal action at the next meeting.
