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Board reviews three options to rewrite policy manual, moves question to action item
Summary
The board reviewed three timelines for rewriting the district policy manual — a 10–12 month monthly process, a 5–6 month biweekly cadence, or an intensive multi-day review — and moved the choice of approach to a future action item; a review committee composition was outlined.
Superintendent Trip Goodall and Board Secretary Andrea Holmstedt reviewed the August 2025 policy packet and explained the steps for revising the district’s policy manual. Holmstedt walked the board through edit notations and the typical review process used for policy updates.
The board considered three options to complete a full policy rewrite: (1) a 2-hour meeting once a month, estimated to take 10–12 months; (2) 2-hour meetings every two weeks, estimated to take 5–6 months; or (3) an intensive process meeting 2–3 consecutive days to finish the manual more quickly. Holmstedt described that once a review committee completes revisions, proposals will come before the full board for a first and second reading under the normal process.
Board members discussed committee membership and agreed the review committee would include administration, district office staff, subject-matter staff with policy expertise, and up to three board members (not necessarily the same three for every session). The board moved the policy analysis/rewrite planning to an action item so it can decide which option to adopt at a future meeting; the transcript records no formal vote on the choice at this session.
Next steps: the board will place the item on a future agenda for a formal decision on which timeline and approach to adopt.
