December 20, 2021 at 4:00 PM - Policy Committee Meeting

Description:  Please find attached to this agenda item a PDF which includes all the 200 series policies for consideration.  You may find these policies individually posted in the Extras Section of this agenda, as well.
Also attached to this agenda item is a spreadsheet that shows which polices are new, which are renumbered, which are repealed and which remain the same. 
You may view the old policies at this link https://www.waunakee.k12.wi.us/district/boe_policy_200.cfm
from the District Website.

The administration will walk the Committee through these policies and discuss some of the options that remain that need Committee input.  We will use the 200 Series as a test of our process for reviewing a whole series of policies at one time, and will solicit your feedback on how to improve the process for you.

Depending on how this review goes with the Committee, we will then move these policies to the full Board for review and 1st Reading.

 

Description:  Attached please find a DRAFT of the Flag Policy based on feedback from the Committee at the last meeting.  This is a working draft and the administration is seeking further input into this policy before it is ready to be considered by the Board.  

Description:  Attached please find Policy 823 -- Access to Public Records

Also, attached please find a sample policy from the Wisconsin Association of 
School Boards regarding Public Records and Public Record Requests.

A community member has shared a concern regarding the public records process and has requested that the Committee review this policy and seek greater clarity about administrative expectations when implementing this policy, and its legal requirements, along with enhanced clarity to the community seeking records.  

The administration supports a policy revision for the above stated reasons.  The current policy is lacking detail related to public records, laws pertaining to public records, and the public records request process.

To assist with this review process, attached please find a sample policy from the Wisconsin Association of School Boards that we can use as a starting point.

 

Description:  Topics for future meetings that have been discussed or requested:

• Next Series of Policies (300 or 400) after they  are reviewed by WASB/Administration/Committee Chair
• Policy to clarify political speech in schools
• Policy to clarify social media use
• Bring back Seclusion and Resraint Policy after attorney review