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Trustees debate striking superintendent duties from policy; board opts to approve with committee follow‑up
Summary
Trustees discussed proposed strikeouts to policy language describing superintendent duties to maintain district objectives; several members argued those duties should be retained and the board decided to approve the policy for first reading and send the issue back to the policy committee for revision before second reading.
Board members debated strikeouts proposed in policy 12.30 that would remove language assigning the superintendent responsibility to maintain written objectives for district action plans and to evaluate progress toward district goals. Several trustees argued the superintendent duty should remain in the policy.
"I think the duty of superintendent should be to maintain district objectives," one trustee said during the discussion, urging colleagues not to remove the language. Members explored options including tabling the item, approving it as a first reading and directing the policy committee to reexamine the proposed strikeouts, and making specific amendments before the second reading.
After discussion, the board agreed to move the item forward as a first reading and asked the policy committee to revisit the strikeouts and return with recommended language in time for the second reading. Trustees flagged the need for clearer links between board goals and superintendent responsibilities in any revised policy language.
