Policy Committee
Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
I. Old Business
A. Polices for Second Reading: JJB-School Sponsored Social Activities; JRA- Student Education Records and Retention- no further action, sent for second reading as is in Dec.
B. JLCB- Immunization of Students- clarification regarding requirements of notification of immunization to school was presented; policy will be sent for first reading in Dec.
C. Uniforms- Mixed support among parents and students who shared opinions about this topic. Currently there is no written dress code policy, but certain "administrative guidelines" instituted by principals at MS and HS. There are no issues related to this at Pond Cove. The issue was tabled for further review and consideration.
D. Signage- Alan presented a draft policy relating to signage on the various school campuses. After reviewing this and comparing it with our existing policy- FF -Naming of Facilities and the supporting guideline, it was decided to edit our FF-R guideline to incorporate specific information from Alan's draft. The amended guideline will be presented at the Dec. Board meeting as an fyi. ( Guidelines do not require votes.)
II. New Business
A. JIB- Student Involvement in Decision- Making- send for first reading in December as is.
B. BIA- New Board member orientation- MSMA version which incorporates the newest legal requirements will be sent for first reading in December. This version incorporates the content of our existing policy.
C. Community Service Requirement- New policy for consideration
There are some additional legal issues which need to be investigated prior to moving this forward. Some information which might be included in a draft policy was handed out to committee members. This information will be reviewed and consideration given to creating a policy which would include a community service graduation requirement, at a later date.
D.Calendar Committee for next school year- After some discussion, it was decided to have the Supt. and DLT prepare a draft calendar which will then be presented to the Policy Committee. Policy Committee will discuss and, one approved send on to the full Board for its review and approval. The calendar will presented similar to other policies in a first/second reading process, to allow for public input and discussion.
E. EF Food services policies- Alan requested that committee members reviewed these policies in preparation for discussion at the December meeting. Review of JHCA- Use of Unscheduled Class Time and JLCCA-AIDS Attendance Policy were deferred until December meeting also.
Meeting adjourned at 1:30. Next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, December 16 at 12 noon.
