001All right. Good evening. I would like to call this workshop to order at 2:06 p.m. For the record, Mr. Meyers, schoolboard attorney, will be attending the workshop via telephone. We'll begin with item number one, 26-3510, review and tenative approval of the Neola policy volume 25 number two and policies that include compliance officers by name. Original agenda item number 26-3398 scheduled for December 9th, 2025 workshop. Move to January 13, 2026 workshop. General counsel, Mr. Myers, do you have Oh, are you here with us today? Yes. Okay. >> Yes. Yes, I'm here. >> Okay. Thank you. And we'll begin. >> Good afternoon, board, madame chair, superintendent Pinder. My name is Barbara Kder. I'm assistant superintendent of business and support operations, and I'm here today to present for your tenative approval today the Niola policies in volume 25,
002number two. 58 were reviewed in total and there are policies that include updates of of compliance officer names only policy 1122.01 3122.01 4122.01 and 55.17. at this time if you have any questions on any of the policies. We do have the reviewers here this afternoon that can address any questions or concerns. >> Okay. I do if anyone Does anyone else have any before I begin? >> You can start. Okay. Um page 56 in green. I just wanted to to ask if this is new and if um our superintendent plans to bring this. It says, "The superintendent shall annually review the district's wellness policy and physical education policy and include it as an item on an aboard meeting agenda for the public input and revision. Is this new in the Neola policy? And do we plan
003to have that presented to us this year?" >> My understanding anything that is in green would be something that would be recommended for your approval or tenative approval. >> Okay. >> It would be a change. >> Okay. All right. That was just a question. Okay. And then on page 136, um, I have a grammatical habitual truency. Okay. And then the paragraph that says whenever any student has a total of 15. Okay. If you continue to go on, it'll say the superintendent shall inform the student and his or her parents of the record of excessive absences as well as the sorry actually the next sentence. Move on down. Sorry, the next sentence. The superintendent to may also file a truency petition. Do you see that? Right. Should just read the superintendent may also file a truency
004petition. Delete. >> Okay. All right. So, that's that one. And then go to page 151 under commencement exercises. And it says here um or a certificate of completion for graduation as certified by the high school principal. It's saying that they're able to walk and we if I'm understanding that correctly, we needed to take that out. >> Yes. It's my understanding in researching this that this batch for review came out before there was a change made in July. Okay. And the July change on this policy is up for review next being brought to you. So you can pull this policy in the meantime if you'd like and wait for the next batch to come through because Maria Kane is getting ready to send them out to the reviewers now. Okay. I just I think that it's
005terrible because the students right now, you know, it's Well, I guess they do know. Okay. So, the board wants to just leave it alone and wait till July or June? >> Well, she's getting ready to send them out now. Like after this is going to final approval, she'll send this next batch out for reviewers to take a look at. So, you'll be looking at this probably at some point in February. >> Okay, then I'm fine with that. Okay. >> Okay. Thank you for that. Then on 173 I don't I don't know if maybe it's just mine that says note this language is in Niola template language. Do you want to change it to this language? Does anyone else have that on theirs? Yeah, right there. >> That can be taken out. >> Okay. And is
006it Which one are we using? I don't I think it's both. >> Doesn't matter. It doesn't belong there. >> Okay. Thank you. And then 228. Um, wait a minute. I think on 173 we have to pick one of those. >> That's what I was thinking. Like we have to pick one of those. Which language do you want to use type thing? >> The note that note that underlined piece can go. But we have to pick >> one of those paragraphs. Which language do you want to use? >> Let's go back. And usually that's in there because um >> I mean we may recommend as the district staff >> which one. Um so we probably need to >> let's look at it and see. >> I mean I think that's the way it is. >> And
007Tiffany did you want to bring them up because they reviewed it. >> Who were we asking for? Miss Colossa and Tiffany Howard. >> Okay. >> She's reading. >> She's coming. >> Yeah. >> Thank you. >> I think the second one is better for us. Yes. >> It's just one they need the approval of the principal and the other they don't. I think if I remember it's I think so. >> Second one they have to have a uh a note. >> I like the second one's good. >> I opt for the second one. I think the second one's better than the first one. >> Thank you for your input, Mr. Do we still >> I was just coming up and saying the second one would be preferred. >> Okay. Thanks. >> Do we wish to move
008forward with that? >> Yeah. I So what needs to be removed is that note this language of Niola, >> right? >> And the first paragraph need to be removed. >> Okay, thank you. >> My next one was 228 and this might be accurate. It might just be me. Um, September 1st, 2024. Is that the correct date? Supposed to be 2024, 2025. >> The initial draft. Should that date be changed though or >> why would that need to be in a 25 26 policy? >> Yeah, I'm not sure. >> Well, it's a drafting note, so I don't think it goes to policy when they when they clean it up. It's just a note so that we know. >> I think that needs to be t It's in green, which means it's being added. So, that needs
009to be taken out. >> Yeah, I think drafting notes are taking out taken out in the final one anyway. But yeah, it'll it it it won't be there in the final version that goes live. >> Okay. And then we're going to go. So, we're good to move forward with that. Miss Kder. Okay. Okay. Um and then 246. I know Miss Ker, you sent me an email. I haven't had a chance to read it. We're looking at policy distribution. So, this caught my eye um because it says this policy policy shall be distributed in writing to all households at the start of each year. It's um talking about food and nutrition. I was just wondering, you know, can we change the wording on this to maybe say electronic or do we have to send it in
010physical like delivery and writing? You can respond. I I didn't have a chance to read your email. >> Well, our staff council reviewed it this morning. um and said that basically putting it on the website would meet the >> writing >> requirement of distributing it. Yes. And we actually send out uh quarterly I think um information regarding our breakfast program and whatnot to our parents. >> Was that Miss Mockler? >> Yes. >> You want to respond to that? >> she just did. writing just means that it's went out to them in >> and it can be posted uh >> electronically. I just didn't know if we wanted to to add that, but I guess if you're saying it's that we're covered by just saying writing. >> Yeah. And just in writing. I mean it can
011be sent out electronically to the households um to their email addresses. So um and federal law at least in regards to I believe it's the breakfast program. It encourages um the information to be disseminated throughout the year. >> Would it would it be better to say in writing or electronically to all families? >> I think in writing covers everything. I mean I don't think that you need to specify electronically um because that also limits um so I mean as long as it's just distributed I mean in writing necessarily also means electronic. >> Okay. Food Nutrition also has their own site where they can post the information. >> Can I can I Why have just Why not just say the policy shall be distributed to all households? I mean, what do you have to say in
012writing? Obviously, you're not going to do that verbally, >> right? >> Because writing suggests that it's not, you know, it's different than electronic to me. I would just take that word in writing out >> that phrase. I don't know what the notes are that because sometimes we get notes like this is um related to a statute. So if it's not related to a statute and the board wants to change that then I don't it doesn't matter to me if if in writing is taken out it gives more flexibility as long as that's allowable if it's related to a statute. Well, we did contact >> I'm not sure. >> Yeah, >> I agree. >> We had contacted earlier today and they mentioned that that would be your prerogative. >> Okay. >> Approval. Thank you for that.
013>> So, we're going to take in writing. >> In writing is omitted. >> Thank you. >> Can we move on? >> We can. >> All right. And that is all that I had. Is that it? All right. Thank you, Miss Kder. >> Thank you. >> And at this time, Mr. Myers, do you have any closing comments? >> No, I don't. Sorry I couldn't be there in person, but I'll be there in two weeks. >> Thank you. >> All right. And at this uh Mr. Pender, do you have any closing comments? >> No, I don't. Thank you. >> Thank you. And at this time, the workshop is adjourned at 2:19 p.m. Thank you.