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Board adopts policy updates after second reading; changes reflect law and program adjustments

Montague Area Public Schools · August 11, 2026

Summary

Trustees adopted policy updates after a second reading, including changes tied to law, online/blended learning, volunteer policy relocations, wireless devices, diabetes and 504 plan notes, procurement thresholds and an AI-policy replacement.

The board reviewed and adopted a set of policy updates following a second reading. The superintendent said the policy committee (Emily, Karen and Joel) had reviewed the changes on July 13, 2026, and that revisions included word changes to reflect statutory updates, adjustments to online/blended learning language, relocation of volunteer policy language, and a wireless communication device policy aligned with applicable law.

Other items included updates regarding diabetes and 504 plan eligibility, procurement thresholds tied to federal grants, and a replacement policy addressing artificial-intelligence considerations. Trustees noted no community changes since the last reading and adopted the revisions by voice vote.

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