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Board reviews handbook language, Title IX changes and curricular dog policy
Summary
The board reviewed proposed handbook revisions on vacation carryover and personnel language, Title IX regulatory changes effective Aug. 1, 2024, and a curricular/therapy-dog policy that would allow handlers to bring certified animals under specified insurance and operational conditions.
District staff summarized several policy and governance items during the Aug. 12 working session, asking the board to approve common‑sense handbook edits, note Title IX regulatory changes and consider a curricular/therapy-dog policy.
Mike Friese walked the board through handbook cleanups and clarifications: standardizing carryover vacation language (proposed maximum carryover up to 10 days), clarifying break language applies to nonexempt employees, removing a charge for copies of personnel records (the district no longer charges), clarifying longevity and sick-leave escrow timing, and restoring language…
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