Trustees approve TASB Update 127; changes include educator-misconduct notifications and counselor 80/20 guidance

Outside counsel summarized TASB-recommended Update 127 and trustees approved it. The update adds statutory-based reasons for nonrenewal (including prohibited DEI duties), clarifies superintendent accountability language, requires parent notification for certain educator misconduct categories under SB 571, and establishes guidance that counselors spend 80% of duties on counseling.