Governance Committee Meeting

The Racine Unified Governance Committee meeting, called to order as the October 5, 2026 meeting (metadata dated October 6), approved the August 26 minutes by motion. The committee discussed revisions to the R2 indicators for a well-rounded education, including adding foreign-language opportunities for grades 6–12. Members raised questions about course access, staffing, scheduling, graduation requirements, middle-school academy programs, and student outcomes. Staff will make revisions for a future business-meeting consent agenda; no spending or procurement action was identified.

The committee reviewed a draft board statement supporting the district’s cell-phone policy. Members favored adding language clarifying that the policy may be updated, and asked that the item return as a separate action item with a communication plan, potentially including a shorter public-facing summary. The draft was not adopted at this meeting. No contracts, vendors, bids, or procurement activity were discussed.