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Board advances dozens of policies to second read and will seek counsel on bylaws
Summary
The Sharon Board moved multiple policies to second read, including FMLA, nondiscrimination, library material and administrative organization policies, and asked counsel Shipman & Goodwin to review the 9000-series bylaws for the policy subcommittee to tailor.
The Sharon Board of Education moved a suite of policies to second read across personnel, nondiscrimination, library materials and administrative operations. Policies recorded as moving to second read included 4152.6 (Family and Medical Leave Act), 0521 (Nondiscrimination), 6161.12 (Library Material Review and Reconsideration), 6161.13 (Library Collection Development and Maintenance), 5113.13 (Work-Study Student Employment Work Release) and a Service Animals policy. A second block of administrative policies was also moved to second read, including 2100, 2112, 2121, 2131, 2200, 2210, 2220, 2230, 2231, 2300 and 2410 as listed in the minutes.
Superintendent Melony Brady-Shanley said she will consult with the law firm Shipman & Goodwin for recommendations on the 9000-series bylaws; the policy subcommittee will then review counsel’s recommendations and tailor them to the Sharon Board of Education. The minutes do not record final adoptions or votes on these policies, only that they advanced to a second-reading stage.
The policy updates span ethics, administrative organization and library procedures and are part of an ongoing governance review; the minutes do not include the text of proposed policy changes or a timeline for final adoption.
