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Canyon ISD reviews wide-ranging policy updates tied to recent state laws, including restrictions on transitioning support and new parent rights
Summary
At a Dec. 8 board workshop, district staff walked trustees through nine policy changes driven largely by Senate Bill 12 and related bills, including new definitions for employee leave, expanded grounds for nonrenewal tied to DEI-related duties, a prohibition on staff assisting with social transitioning, requirements to post syllabi, and updated grievance timelines.
District staff spent the board workshop portion of the Dec. 8 meeting reviewing nine local policies updated to reflect recent state legislation.
Caleb McBurner, the district policy presenter, told the board the DEC policy now includes a definition of "daily rate of pay" so the district can compute pay when leave is unpaid and noted that House Bill 2 gives classroom teachers the option not to use accumulated personal leave concurrently with unpaid FMLA leave. "A teacher shall notify the appropriate administrator if they choose not to use paid leave concurrently with FMLA leave," McBurner said, describing the change as a clarification tied to recent statutory language.
The board also reviewed additions to DFBB (reasons for nonrenewal). McBurner…
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