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Somers policy committee reviews new handbook; schedules multiple policies for posting
Summary
Somers Public Schools’ Policy Committee on March 23 reviewed a new policy handbook, approved Oct. 27, 2025 minutes, set several policies to be posted April 27, and flagged a handful (including personal technology and minor meetings) for further discussion.
The Somers Public Schools Policy Committee met March 23, 2026, reviewed a new Policy Handbook and approved the minutes from Oct. 27, 2025. The motion to approve the minutes was made by Policy Committee member Shane Manning and seconded by Policy Committee member Derek Zelek; the vote was recorded as P.3-0-1 (three in favor, zero opposed, one abstention). The record does not specify which member abstained.
During a line-by-line review of the handbook, the committee scheduled several policies to be posted on April 27 and identified others for further work. Policies cleared for posting on April 27 include 4118.5 (Staff Telecommunications Acceptable Use), 6141.32 (Curriculum: Computer Use), 9230 (New board member orientation), 4152.6 (Family & Medical Leave Act), 5113.3 (Work Study Student Employment), 0521 (Nondiscrimination), 9110 (Number of Members and terms of Office) and 9120.2 (Term and Vacancy). Several bylaws and regulation items — 9312, 9313 and 9314 — were reviewed with no changes recommended.
The committee identified two policies for additional discussion rather than immediate posting: 5131.81.1, Personal Technology Use in Schools, and 9321.4, Minor Meetings. Both items remain open for follow-up at a future meeting. Policy 9133 (Temporary Committees) and 9010 (Limits of Authority) were reviewed and required no changes. Policy 9321.3 (Special Meetings) also was noted as requiring no change.
The record shows the committee plans a long-term review of Board of Education policies in the 9000 series over a 20-year span. The committee set its next meeting for May 11 at 6:00 p.m.
No direct quotations were recorded in the meeting minutes. Where the minutes record votes or scheduling decisions, this article uses the verbatim notations from the meeting record; if the record omits a specific detail (for example, which member abstained on the minutes approval), the article states that the detail was not specified.
