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Board reviews new NIL athletics policy, student-progression and graduation updates
Summary
Policy director Wallace Knight reviewed seven policies for the March 24 agenda, including a new name-image-likeness athletics policy that "tracks" FHSAA guidance, Title I parent-notification language, student-progression changes (including third-grade retention language now in statute) and updates to graduation requirements referencing IB/AP and the AICE option.
At the Leon County School Board’s agenda-review session March 23, policy director Wallace Knight walked the board through seven policy updates that are slated for the March 24 agenda, including two items set for public hearing and vote.
Knight said the district will present new policy 2431.06, a name-image-and-likeness (NIL) athletics policy. "It basically tracks what is in the FHSAA guidelines as it relates to students entering into NIL agreements with entities outside of the district," Knight said, adding the district met with athletic directors and principals to assess awareness and compliance. He told the board the NIL policy will also be referenced in the student code of conduct and sent to the District Advisory Committee (DAC) for further review.
Knight described a corrected attachment for the Title I "parents' right to know" policy and noted the content reflects federal requirements to notify parents about teacher certification and testing. He said the version that will appear on the agenda corrects a prior attachment.
Staff (academic-services representatives) summarized changes to the student-progression policy and a companion promotion/placement/retention rule (54 10.01). The updates incorporate statutory language on third-grade retention tied to statewide ELA assessment cut scores, set clearer documentation requirements when retaining students with disabilities and add explicit remediation and progress-monitoring steps (citing House Bill 1255 in the discussion of progress-monitoring provisions). Staff also described the district’s approach to mathematically based deficiencies (dyscalculia) and matching parent-notification procedures for math remediation.
On graduation requirements (policy 5460), Knight noted the district provides International Baccalaureate (IB) and Advanced Placement (AP) programs and that statute allows the Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE) option; staff said those accelerated pathways may yield credit under statutory language.
Board members asked routine implementation questions about training for coaches, whether the District Advisory Committee will review policies and whether DAC feedback will return to the board; Knight confirmed planned briefings with school leadership and the DAC. Knight and staff repeatedly emphasized that most changes reflect statutory requirements rather than discretionary policy-making.
Ending: The policies discussed will appear on the following meeting agenda (some for public hearing and vote) and will undergo the District Advisory Committee review process where noted.
