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Board debates new curriculum policy and photo/privacy rules; P2200 tabled for rewrite
Summary
The board reviewed multiple required policy updates, approved retaining the term 'debarment' in procurement policy 6311, advanced a new photo/privacy approach for staff‑taken student images, and voted to table the consolidated curriculum policy P2200 and related regulation R2200 pending clarifying language on board/administration responsibilities.
The policy committee presented a package of required updates tied to state and federal codes and the board debated several items before voting on specific changes.
Committee members noted mandatory updates to policies on equity, career education, graduation, restraint/seclusion and federal awards. The board specifically discussed a new rights‑of‑privacy (photo) policy to address staff use of personal devices. The policy requires parental consent (managed through PowerSchool) for a student's image; staff may use personal phones to take photos for school activities but are expected to download images to district servers rather than retain them on personal devices. Administrators will communicate expectations to staff and families and will instruct students about when and why photos are taken.
On procurement language in policy 6311, the board voted to retain the term "debarment" (rather than "disbarment") to align with state and federal lists referenced in 2 CFR 200; the motion passed in roll call.
Separately, board members raised concerns about the proposed consolidated curriculum policy (P2200) and its companion regulation (R2200). Several members said the draft reads as if the board itself—rather than the district through its administration—would be operationally "responsible" for curriculum delivery. After discussion the board voted to table P2200 and R2200 to allow the policy committee and Strauss Esmay (the district policy vendor referenced in the meeting) to clarify wording and align oversight language with state regulation.
Next steps: policy committee will work with Strauss Esmay to refine P2200/R2200 language and bring a revised draft back to the board; administration will finalize communication protocols for staff photos and implement the photo/privacy process governed by parental consent in PowerSchool.
