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Cedar Hill ISD board reviews TASB Policy Update 01/26; administration tasked with regulations and public notices
Summary
Board members reviewed TASB Policy Update 01/26 covering legal and local policy changes—from AI and cybersecurity notification to limits on curriculum language and surveillance-video procedures—and asked administration to draft regulations and public-facing matrices for timelines and forms.
At the meeting the board received a detailed briefing on TASB Policy Update 01/26 covering both legal (non-action) and local (actionable) policy changes that will require administrative regulations, forms and public communication.
A district policy presenter summarized numerous items the board will have to implement locally. Highlights included a requirement to adopt or clarify local language where the law changed (such as board-term timing language and meeting-notice timelines); a new or tightened artificial-intelligence policy for staff use of AI tools; cybersecurity notification requirements; a reduced reporting timeframe for child-abuse incidents (from 48 to 24 hours); and changes affecting surveillance/video access requests in certain special-education classrooms.
The presenter also described local policy language that limits contract employees' discussion of contested topics in certain contexts and asked trustees to note items needing separate board-level action (for example, BBB Legal regarding term lengths and moving elections from May to November requires a future dedicated agenda item). "We have to develop regulations and forms to implement these changes," the presenter said, noting the district had already begun compiling a matrix of timelines for grievance responses and other procedural deadlines.
Trustees asked clarifying questions about parent portals and whether existing communication platforms (ParentSquare) meet the new definition of parent portal that must reach district administration and the school board. The presenter said the district will analyze options and return with recommendations and that administration will post a public-facing matrix that clarifies which timelines use "business days" versus "calendar days."
Trustee discussion touched on CSA local language about designation of locker rooms and restrooms and the district's steps to label facilities; the presenter noted implementation steps and local timing requirements already underway. The board unanimously moved to accept the local policy changes as offered by TASB for consideration, and administration was directed to draft the required regulations, request forms (including a surveillance-video-request form), and public guidance.
What's next: Administration will return with recommended regulations, public timelines and any forms required to operationalize the adopted local policy changes.
