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Committee defers new superintendent–committee communications policy to workshop
Summary
The subcommittee referred a proposed policy clarifying superintendent–committee communications to a workshop for further discussion after members raised overlap with the revised public-complaints policy and asked for timing language and confidentiality exceptions.
The policy subcommittee postponed substantive action on a proposed policy governing communications between the superintendent and school committee members and voted to send it to a future workshop for more detailed review.
Members noted potential overlap with the newly amended KE complaints policy and requested clearer timing language and an explicit exception for confidential matters that cannot be disclosed publicly. One member recommended harmonizing notification timeframes across policies to avoid contradictions; the committee agreed to workshop the item so counsel and staff can reconcile language.
The motion to refer the communications policy to the workshop passed unanimously; the item will return to the policy subcommittee after legal and superintendent input.
