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Board reviews Student & Family Handbook updates, flags AI guidelines and attendance changes

Springfield School District 186 Board of Education · April 21, 2026
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Summary

District staff presented annual Student & Family Handbook revisions including clarified transfer procedures, updated attendance definitions, expanded device/cell-phone rules and a placeholder for AI guidelines; the board was told the AI policy will return for approval after statewide guidance.

District staff (S6) presented the 2026–27 Student & Family Handbook updates and explained substantive changes for families and staff. The revisions include clearer language on K–12 transfer requests, updated daily and half‑day attendance definitions, new guidance for makeup work by grade band, alignment of discipline referral language with classroom-managed behaviors, and an expanded list and definition of electronic devices covered by the district’s cell-phone policy.

S6 emphasized attendance changes…

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