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Committee reviews administrative‑regulation updates, including new seizure‑training AR (ARSS 47.1)
Summary
Staff presented a suite of student‑services administrative‑regulation updates and a new regulation (ARSS 47.1) to implement mandatory seizure‑training requirements tied to a cited law. Dr. Cox summarized redline changes across SS1, SS2, SS4, SS7, SS9, SS13 and SS15.
Katie and Dr. Cox presented updates to multiple student‑services administrative regulations during the Sept. 23 academic committee meeting, including a newly drafted ARSS 47.1 intended to implement mandatory seizure‑training requirements noted in the transcript as "section 59 10 2 15." The new AR includes purpose, a nondiscrimination clause, vision language tied to the Seizures Safe Schools Act, and a training plan developed with nursing staff and legal counsel.
Dr. Cox guided the committee through a set of redline and clean versions for each AR. Key, repeated changes included updated nondiscrimination language, refreshed legal references, and clarified language describing college/career/military readiness. The updates also revised grade‑placement guidelines (SS4), enrollment and residency guidance with a new military‑transfer provision (SS7), and the district’s approach to the admission of homeless students using the state’s McKinney‑Vento definition (SS9).
Committee members asked how staff identified needed legal updates and how frequently the ARs will be revised; Dr. Cox said staff reviews laws, provisos and state memoranda and returns to update ARs when state law or federal guidance changes. Staff also noted that some ARs were reworked to align with the district’s coherent governance framework and to correct earlier language that preceded 2017 model updates.
The committee received the AR presentations for consideration and discussion; multiple updated ARs will be processed in committee and returned to the board as required by committee procedure.
