July 24, 2023 at 5:00 PM - School Board Study Sessions

Description:  The 2023 Minnesota Legislative Session resulted in many law changes that are effective immediately or in the summer of 2023. Because the revisions in the attached policies are largely taken word-for-word from 2023 legislation, school boards may choose to adopt changes in a single meeting.

Policy Committee, Cabinet, and the Administrative Team have been provided the opportunity to review the proposed policy changes and provide comments.

The proposed revised policies are as follows:

• Policy 102 - Educational Opportunity - Adds equal athletic opportunity paragraph
• Policy 418 - Drug-Free Workplace/Drug-Free School - Reflects marijuana legalization
• Policy 419 - Tobacco-Free Environment - Adds loose tobacco/tribal ritual exception
• Policy 424 - License Status - Adds annual report to PELSB requirement
• Policy 504 - Student Appearance - Adds language regarding hair and graduation regalia
• Policy 506 - Student Discipline - Adds substantial revisions: Nonexclusionary disciplinary practices, reasonable force, recess, etc.
• Policy 507 - Corporal Punishment and Prone Restraint - Adds Prohibitions article; prone restraint prohibition
• Policy 509 - Enrollment of Nonresident Students - Adds application provisions
• Policy 513 Student Promotion, Retention, and Program Design - Adds Gifted and Talented Student provisions; early admissions
• Policy 514 - Bullying Prohibition Policy - Adds malicious and sadistic conduct prohibition; updates General Policy Statement and Notice
• Policy 524 - Internet Acceptable Use and Safety Policy - Adds cell phone provisions
• Policy 532 - Use of Peace Officers and Teams - Adds reasonable force provision
• Policy 534 - School Meal Policy - Updates policy to reflect new free meals law
• Policy 601 - School District Curriculum and Instructional Goals - Adds definitions; updates WBWF plan; deletes obsolete provisions on reading
• Policy 602 - Organization of School Calendar and School Day - Adds E-learning provisions
• Policy 603 - Curriculum Development - Updates District Advisory Committee provisions; deletes curriculum development process (Art. VI)
• Policy 604 - Instructional Curriculum - Updates required academic standards; prohibits curriculum discrimination/discipline
• Policy 613 - Graduation Requirements - Updates definitions; adds ethnic studies course provision
• Policy 616 - School District System Accountability - Deletes "graduation standards"; adds reports; updates District Advisory Committee provisions
• Policy 618 - Assessment of Student Achievement - Updates definitions
• Policy 620 - Credit for Learning - Removes online learning (see updated Policy 624); updates definitions; adds health care credit
• Policy 621 - Literacy and the READ Act (New) - Now policy on the READ Act requirements
• Policy 624 - Online Instruction (New) - New policy on online instruction (policy number remains the same)
• Policy 708 - Transportation of Nonpublic School Students - Allows written plan for nonpublic pupil transportation
• Policy 709 - Student Transportation Safety Policy - Adds active transportation safety training requirements; adds Type III bus changes
• Policy 806 - Crisis Management Policy - Adds active shooter drill requirements
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