Bigfork trustees adopt several policies, add language naming administrative Nondiscrimination Coordinator

At its Nov. 12 meeting, the Bigfork School District Board of Trustees approved a slate of policy adoptions at second reading and amended Policy 1700 to state that the district’s Nondiscrimination Coordinator will be appointed by the administration.

The board took up a grouped second reading covering Policy 1014 (Intent to Increase Non-Voted Levy), Policy 111 (Election), Policy 1210 (Qualifications, Terms, Duties of Board Officers), Policy 1700 (Uniform Complaint Procedure), Policy 2132 (Student and Family Privacy Rights), Procedure 2162P (Section 504 procedures), Policy 3410 (Student Health) and Policy 3510 (School-Sponsored Activities). Trustee Julie Kreiman moved to adopt the policies with the discussed amendment to Policy 1700; Trustee Mac Kirk seconded the motion, which passed by unanimous vote of the elementary and high school trustees.

Business Manager Lacey Porrovecchio and Superintendent Tom Stack were present for the discussion; trustees focused their remarks on clarifying how the district would identify and assign responsibility to the Nondiscrimination Coordinator. Under the adopted wording, the Coordinator is not selected by board appointment but will be designated by district administration, a change trustees said will streamline operational responsibility for complaint handling.

The adoptions bring the district’s published policies into alignment with the procedural language discussed at the meeting. No implementation timeline was specified beyond adoption; any operational steps stemming from Policy 1700 will be carried out by district administration and reported at future meetings.

The board approved the motion to adopt the policies by unanimous vote. The next regular meeting is scheduled for Dec. 10, 2025.