Policy Committee Advances Several Policy Changes
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The committee recommended repealing policies on leader standards and career and vocational education, recommended Board approval of revised foreign-exchange-student rules, and deferred several other policies for additional legal or medical review.
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What this means
The committee did not make final Board policy decisions but forwarded recommendations and identified policies needing more review. Proposed changes address administrator standards, foreign-exchange students, communicable disease guidance, non-resident attendance, bus cameras, classroom animals, and career education. The committee will revisit the deferred items after receiving additional input from legal counsel and medical officials.
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- Recommended repeal of Policy 2300.1, Standards for Leaders, because administrators are already required to follow the Connecticut Code of Professional Responsibility for Administrators.
- Recommended Board approval of revisions to Policy 5111.1, Foreign Exchange Students, including clarification of visa requirements; Windham High School does not currently accept students on F-1 visas.
- Deferred further discussion of Policy 4147.21, 5th Disease, pending additional input from legal counsel and the Medical Director.
- Requested further administrative review of Policy 5118, Non-Resident Attendance, before considering approval.
- Deferred a decision on Policy 5131.11, Video Cameras on Buses, pending additional legal input.
- Requested further review of Policy 6163.3, Live Animals in the Classroom, including how to address documented student allergies.
- Recommended moving Policy 6176, Career and Vocational Education, to the Board for repeal.
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