November 9, 2026 - Board Policy Committee Meeting

The Dorchester School District Two Board Policy Committee met on November 9, 2026, to review proposed revisions to district policies. The committee discussed copyright compliance, physical education exemptions, attendance rules, and excused absences, including updates intended to align district language with state requirements and current practices. The copyright policy revisions modernize outdated language and clarify software licensing and streaming provisions; attendance revisions address absences for CTE and interscholastic activities and retain existing guidance on tardies and makeup work. The physical education revisions include exemptions for certain middle-school students taking high-school-credit courses, with school principals designated to approve waivers.

The committee also considered a new excused-absences policy defining academic good standing and providing examples of qualifying activities. Members favored incorporating its additional information into an existing policy rather than creating a separate, repetitive policy; no formal vote was recorded in the transcript. No procurement, contract, vendor, budget, or spending activity was identified.