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Board hears first reading of IASB Press Policy 120, superintendent flags key changes
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Ganan presented a first reading of IASB Press Policy 120, highlighting updates on employee recording, nursing-mother compensation, substitute training, and curriculum guidance including legal citations; the board scheduled a second reading for a future meeting.
Superintendent Dr. Ganan presented the first reading of the Illinois Association of School Boards (IASB) Press Policy 120 and recommended the district adopt IASB’s suggested updates.
Dr. Ganan told the board the draft largely updates legal citations and makes targeted changes to district practice. He highlighted several specific provisions, noting that “Policy 5:10 Equal Employment Opportunity and Minority Recruitment—This policy now specifically allows for staff to utilize district-issued equipment to record acts of violence.” He also called out Policy 5:200, which requires districts to compensate nursing mothers for reasonable time to express breast milk, and Policy 5:220, which adds a requirement that substitute teachers receive training on emergency procedures.
Board members discussed scheduling the policy for its second reading and formal adoption at a later meeting. The first reading also included proposed updates to curriculum language in Policy 6:60 to reflect revised state guidance on age-appropriate substance-abuse education and an update to Policy 7:10 to incorporate the U.S. Supreme Court decision Plyler v. Doe and related procedures for agency and law enforcement visits.
Why it matters: the press policy review ties administrative procedure to changing state legal references and clarifies staff responsibilities in emergency and student-safety situations. The board did not take action on adoption during the January 26 meeting; a second reading and vote are scheduled for a future meeting.
