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Regional 11 board tentatively approves Non-Discrimination Policy 0521 and adopts diversity plan
Summary
At its Nov. 19 meeting, the Chaplin, Hampton, Scotland and Regional District 11 Board of Education gave tentative approval to Non-Discrimination Policy 0521 and approved the Region 11 Increasing Education Diversity Plan; both measures passed by unanimous vote.
The Chaplin, Hampton, Scotland and Regional District 11 Board of Education on Nov. 19 tentatively approved a new Non-Discrimination Policy (0521) and adopted the Region 11 Increasing Education Diversity Plan during its meeting at Parish Hill Middle/High School Library.
Kathy Freed, a board member, moved for tentative approval of Policy 0521; Hayley Tiller-Albert seconded. The motion was recorded as passing unanimously. The board’s agenda lists final approval of Policy 0521 for a future meeting, indicating the vote on Nov. 19 was a preliminary step.
The board also voted to adopt the Region 11 Increasing Education Diversity Plan. Kathy Freed moved to approve the plan; Joy Becker seconded. After a period of discussion the motion passed unanimously. The minutes record the discussion but do not provide substantive excerpts or specific amendments to the plan.
Minutes do not specify implementation timelines, funding sources, or changes to staff roles linked to the diversity plan; the minutes instead record that the plan was approved and that Policy 0521 received tentative approval. Next procedural steps listed on the agenda include final approval of Policy 0521 at a subsequent meeting.
The board’s formal motions and votes on these items were recorded without roll-call tallies beyond the unanimous outcomes noted in the minutes.
