November 8, 2021 at 6:00 PM - Policy Committee

1. 434 Teacher Evaluation

• New proposed revisions

2. 802  Disposition of Obsolete Equipment and Material

• New proposed revisions

3. 501 School Weapons Policy

• Q:  Why change "school official" to "building principal"?   (pg 4 letter c.)
   
• A:   The MSBA law firm that proposed this change explained:  "It might be helpful to identify the school staff member who will be responsible for this report. As the building principal is generally the staff member charged with the primary responsibility of building safety and discipline, we suggest that most schools likely are having this administrator make the report. Thus, the addition of this duty should be consistent with present practices of most school districts but adds a bit of clarity as to who is responsible for this task."

4. 524 Internet Acceptable Use and Safety Policy
 

• Q: Is there a single term to use in place of listing each social media name due to how fast new ones are added or changed? (pg 4, first paragraph)
   
• A:  Jeff Jeska reviewed and recommends keeping the language as proposed and that it adequately covers the various social networks and ".....similar websites or applications."

5. 425 Staff Development

• Q: New language that was added spells out specific types of teachers, is it required, or can it just say "teachers" (pg 5, letter E)
   
• A: MSBA response: This language is a direct quote from Minnesota Statute 122A.70
   
• Q: How are the tasks outlined in Section II (page 1) being accomplished?
   
• A: from K.Oliphant   "On an annual basis, we gather representatives from site leadership teams, non-teaching staff (ESP, Custodial, Food Service, Health Associate), and administration to provide input and develop goals for staff development that align with strategic, program, or department initiatives. The staff development budget is allocated to support these goals and initiatives on an annual basis. These teams do not involve parents and it would not be a prudent use of parent time to be involved at this planning level. I use TLAC as the committee that received information related to site improvement plans and aligned staff development activities."

6. 625 Media and Book Selection

7. 606 Textbook and Instructional Materials