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Public commenter urges changes to policy 505; board pulls procurement policy for multiple readings
Summary
A public commenter urged the board to move policy 505 out of the student-policy section and to clarify prohibitions on materials; the policy committee recommended three readings for updated procurement policy 7-21 following a state audit.
During public comment, Lisa Hedeen, a noncontract district employee, urged the board to reconsider the placement and language of policy 505, saying it reads like an employee/procedural rule rather than a student policy and risks chilling classroom materials. "This policy works against that point," Hedeen said, referring to student groups (LGBT and BIPOC students) who reported they do not feel fully integrated in the district culture.
The policy committee reported that policy 505 (distribution/posting/display of materials) has been revised and merged with a related permanent-wall-postings policy and is being recommended for adoption. Separately, policy 7-21 (procurement) was revised to address findings from a Minnesota Department of Education audit; the committee added district-specific thresholds for employee purchases and other local language and recommended moving 7-21 through three readings rather than approving it in one meeting.
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