Policy Committee Meeting - October 2026

The October 13, 2026 Policy Committee meeting focused on auditing and scheduling district policy reviews, with a proposed five-year review cycle and roughly nine policies per meeting as an initial planning target. The committee discussed revisions to several policies, including child-abuse reporting timelines and covered personnel, acceptable use of electronic systems, and audio/video monitoring. Proposed changes involving AI recording and transcription tools would generally prohibit their use unless all participants consent; the committee discussed broadening the language and referring the issues to legal counsel. The committee indicated the policies would proceed to legal review and then a first reading, with follow-up on specific wording. The district also noted that legal counsel would add citations after it stopped sending policies to PSBA for editing; no specific cost was stated, and the PSBA policy portal is included in the district’s membership.

The committee reviewed proposed state cell-phone restrictions, but both bills discussed were still pending, so it favored waiting for final legislation before drafting a policy. Current practices for grades K–9 were described, with possible adjustments for grades 10–12 if required. No contract awards, RFPs, vendor selections, procurement approvals, or specific spending decisions were identified.