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Board accepts student‑handbook edits on attendance, AI use and dress code; will finalize publication
Summary
Board reviewed and approved drafts of the student handbook updates — including attendance meeting triggers after seven absences, online/dual‑enrollment grade reporting, guidance on AI use (teacher discretion) and moves toward gender‑neutral dress‑code language — and authorized final proofreading and publication.
The Circle School Board reviewed extensive handbook drafts and agreed to accept the edits for finalization and publication.
Presenter (speaker 1) walked through the student‑handbook changes: allowing online submission for free/reduced lunch applications, requiring weekly grade reports in Infinite Campus for online/dual‑enrollment courses, and adding a line clarifying teachers may allow or limit student AI use as part of classroom instruction. Members discussed dress‑code wording, seeking gender‑neutral phrasing (for example, removing language that treats girls and boys differently) and settled on guidance to avoid sex‑biased phrasing. The board also approved a process to meet with parents after seven absences as part of attendance procedures.
Members moved and seconded the approval of the handbook edits and the motion passed; the handbooks will be formatted, silent formatting edits applied, and the final versions published to the district website and distributed to staff and families.
What it means: Teachers and families should expect finalized handbooks that clarify attendance procedures, grading expectations for dual‑enrollment courses, and local guidance on AI and dress code; formal publication will follow final formatting checks.
Next step: Staff to apply editorial corrections and publish the finalized handbooks before the start of the school year.
