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Board approves revised work‑study/student employment policy with attendance and graduation clarifications
Summary
After a third reading, the board approved revisions to policy 5.113.13 on work‑study/student employment: language about graduating 'within four years' was removed and attendance language simplified to 'an acceptable attendance record,' with the principal retaining discretion to confirm on‑track status.
The board completed a third reading and approved revisions to the district's work‑study and student employment policy (Policy 5.113.13).
Staff told the board the policy is not a new program but a codification of existing practice and that current language could be tightened. The policy committee recommended two edits: remove the phrase "within four years" from a clause about being on track to graduate (so on‑track status will be confirmed by the principal or designee without a prescriptive timeframe), and simplify attendance language to require "an acceptable attendance record," deleting repetitive references to "chronically absent." Staff noted that principals will have discretion to consider attendance history and course‑specific circumstances when approving placements.
A board member moved the policy with the committee's suggested modifications and the board approved the change by voice vote; the transcript records the motion as passing with no recorded opposition.
What happens next: the revised policy will be incorporated into district policy manuals and shared with guidance counselors and school leaders for operational implementation.
