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Policy committee advances letter I policies, debates 'homeschooling' label and coach/sponsor language
Summary
The board policy committee reviewed 65 instruction-related policies, recommended rescinding Policy IA to align with MSBA updates, debated whether GBI should broaden its 'homeschooling' title, and clarified sponsors/coaches and counselor wording; staff will send updated language and pull requested data.
The Board Policy Committee reviewed the district's letter I (Instruction) policies and recommended sending most items forward for board consideration, while flagging several wording changes for staff to revise.
Staff member told the committee that of 65 letter I policies, 30 had no recommended changes, 26 had minor edits, one was recommended for rescind (Policy IA), and eight needed significant updates to reflect current practice. "MSBA sent out an update on IA based on the updates to policy IA. We are recommending we rescind that policy at this point," Staff member said.
Committee members pressed for…
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