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Medford board adopts comprehensive policy updates including new AI and digital content policies
Summary
The board accepted policy committee recommendations to adopt Volume 35.1 policy updates, a special Act 89 update, and other second-reading revisions. Notable items include replacement policies on digital content (7540.02) and artificial intelligence (7540.08) and revisions affecting student supervision, technology use, volunteers, and child abuse reporting.
The Medford Area Public School District Board voted July 27 to accept a series of policy updates after second readings from the policy committee.
The board accepted Volume 35.1 updates, which include revised bylaws (0100, 0142.7, 0144.5) and multiple policy revisions and additions: Policy 5135 (Student Identification Numbers and Cards) is new; Policy 7540.02 (Digital Content and Accessibility) and Policy 7540.08 (Artificial Intelligence) are replacement policies; other revised policies address reading instruction and kindergarten assessment, Title I parent and family engagement, interscholastic athletics, staff resignation and termination, student transportation and parking, and fee waivers. The policy committee moved to accept the volume and the motion carried.
The board also accepted a special update tied to Wisconsin Act 89, which included revisions to Board member behavior (Bylaw 0144.5) and changes to student supervision and welfare policies (1213/3213/4213) along with updated technology-use policies (7530.02, 7540.03) and volunteer and child-protection policies (8210, 8462). Finally, the board accepted other second-reading updates including Policy 2623 (Student Assessment) and Policy 5330 (Administration of Medication / Emergency Care). Minutes record that motions from the policy committee were carried on each set of updates.
