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Meeting Date:
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3/18/2025 - 5:30 PM
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Category:
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ITEMS OF BUSINESS
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Type:
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Action
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Subject:
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5. Work Session on Policy Review: Consideration of, and Possible Action on, Section 0000 Board Bylaws
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Strategic Plan Compatibility Statement:
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Goal 1 Academic Achievement Goal 2 Student, Family and Community Engagement
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Attachments
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DRAFT Revisions - Section 0000, Board Bylaws
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File Attachment:
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Background:
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In August 2023, the Board directed the Office of Board Governance, with the Administration and the Office of Accountability and Efficiency, to bring to the Board a comprehensive plan for policy review.
In February 2024, the plan was presented, including the possibility of working with an outside partner to perform the review. In October 2024, the Board contracted with NEOLA, with the work of the partnership to begin in December 2024.
Criteria for policy review include, but are not limited to:
• alignment to current federal, state, and local laws;
• adherence to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction’s administrative rules or to the requirements of state administrative offices or other oversight agencies;
• alignment to best practices within the corresponding subject matter areas;
• alignment to other district rules, policies, and procedures and to district guidelines/handbooks;
• the extent to which the policies, rules, and procedures meet the current needs or mission/focus of the District;
• national, state and local trend data on necessity and implementation.
As a result of the review, the recommendation may be that the Board:
• adopt the recommended modifications to specific policies, rules, or procedures;
• modify and adopt the recommendations
• rescind specific policies, rules, or procedures (i.e., eliminate them from the policy manual); or
• reaffirm specific policies, rules, or procedures (i.e., officially considered them “reviewed,” but make no changes).
In addition, the final policy manual will have a new numbering system.
As the review proceeds, proposed recommendations will be brought periodically to the Committee on Legislation, Rules and Policies, to be considered in a work session format. The proposed revisions will not become final until the entire review is complete. The policies and procedures, as published on the district’s website, will remain in effect in the meantime.
Attached to this item is the first packet, which concerns the Board’s Rules, henceforth to be known as the Board Bylaws. The bylaws establish the Board’s authority as a legal entity and codify how the Board will function as a body. Topics include how the Board will divide its work, choose its own leadership, define its Code of Conduct, and how the Board will handle problems that may arise within the body.
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Fiscal Impact Statement:
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This item has no fiscal impact.
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Implementation and Assessment Plan
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The recommendations of the Committee on Legislation, Rules and Policies will advance to the Board where they will be held to the call of the Chair. Upon completion of the review, the entire policy manual will be brought to the Board for final adoption and enactment.
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Recommendation:
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That the Board determine how it wishes to proceed.
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Approvals:
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Recommended By:
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Signed By:
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Dr. Tina Owen-Moore - Board Clerk
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