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Board forms two‑trustee subcommittee to review and recommend policy updates
Summary
Trustees approved formation of a two‑member policy subcommittee to review recommended CSBA policy updates, set reporting expectations and a one‑year appointment cycle; board asked subcommittee members to propose a timeline at the March meeting.
The Auburn Union Elementary School District Board of Trustees voted to create a board policy subcommittee to review recommended policy updates and make adoption recommendations to the full board.
The chair outlined five items the board must decide when forming a committee: purpose, timeline, stakeholder representation, term length and reporting expectations. The board agreed a two‑trustee subcommittee would review CSBA-recommended policies, provide a proposed timeline at the March meeting and report to the board via first‑read agenda items. The chair stated the committee would generally meet to "review recommended board policy updates with the superintendent" and return proposals for first and second reads.
A trustee moved to form the subcommittee and another seconded; the motion carried unanimously. Trustees discussed logistics including a one‑year term for subcommittee appointments tied to the board's annual organizational meeting and whether a printed binder or segmented printouts would help members work through the policies.
The superintendent offered to coordinate invitations and to help staff the subcommittee; trustees suggested the subcommittee draft a working plan for how to prioritize the large body of board policies.
