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Board opts to keep three board reads for policy review
Summary
After discussion, the Silver Falls School District board decided to retain the historical practice of three board reads for policies to allow more time for community review, rather than reducing board review to two reads.
Chair Phil Wiesner raised whether the board should move from three board reads of policies to two. Board members noted the current policy requires three reads and that, because the policy group also conducts one read, cutting board reviews to two would still result in four total readings. The board expressed a preference to retain three board readings to give the community more time to review proposed policies.
The board's decision preserves the existing cadence for policy review and public visibility; members said the extra read provides more time for community input before adoption, and no motion to change the number of reads was adopted.
