HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-04-23-SC-PMRS-minLexington School Committee's Policy Manual Subcommittee
April 23, 2015 at 10am
Upper Level Conference
Central Office, 146 Maple Street
Attendance: Subcommittee members Jessie Steigerwald Chair, Judy Crocker
Superintendent Ash,
Ms. Steigerwald called the meeting to order at 10:22am.
1. Review and Discussion with Superintendent Ash:
A) Section K: Community Relations
• KE - Public Complaints
o Add "and documented." To end of third paragraph
• KEB - Public Complaints about School Personnel
o OK
• KEB -R
o Eliminate # 2 second paragraph: delete "and offer to send him
the appropriate form regarding a "and add "...describing the ..."
o #5 Add "...the Superintendent, principal,..."
o #6: Add "If the complaint relates to the Superintendent, the SC
will handle ..."
• KEC - Public Complaints about the Curriculum or Instructional
Materials
o delete
• KF - Community Use of School Facilities
o Delete Lexington version
o To MASC: `Add to fourth paragraph: "all users must pay
required fee and follow posted LPS rules."
o School #3: Recreation Dept. and add #4: other uses that align
with this policy.
o #5 to Eligibility: add field activities.
• KF -E - Procedure Use of School Buildings
o To Pat Goddard for review
• KF -R - to Pat Goddard (do we need this)
• KH - Posters, Drives and Collections
o To first paragraph: add "With principals approval, posters
relating to school events or events held to benefit the school ..."
o Add: "...requested by a student, staff or parent organization."
o Remove second sentence first paragraph.
o Second paragraph: add "...except for principal approval."
o Eliminate third and fourth sentence second paragraph.
o C section: Add "...or with Superintendent approval."
o Remove period after term No in fourth paragraph.
• KHA - Public Solicitations in the Schools
o Strike second #2 in next to last paragraph.
o #2: strike tern "generally " and change should to "shall not"
o second #1 Add: "Any staff involved must obtain written
permission of the school principal."
o Second #2 ADD: "No staff or student shall be pressured to
participate."
• KHB - Advertising in the Schools
o Add " Without permission of the principal, ..."
• KI - Visitors to the Schools
o Eliminate second paragraph.
o Add: "Student safety is paramount.
o #1: Add: To visit your child's classroom
o #2 add duration ( not number), impending (not upcoming)
o #3 required ( not it is requested) and "All Visitors receive a
visitors pass and must wear it on school property."
o Small cap #5 and change student to "these" and make last
sentence #6.
• KI - Lexington make a -R?
o Wordsmithing in paragraph two, first line
o Eliminate "during school hours"
• KJA - Relations with Booster Organizations
o Booster groups must comply with all fundraising policies."
o Eliminate last paragraph.
o Remove "Generally, actions initiated by" from second
paragraph.
• KLG - Relations with Police Authorities
• KLJ - Relations with Planning Authorities
• KLK - Relations with Local Government Authorities
B. Section L: Education Agency Relations - all fine
• LA - Educational Agency Relations Goals
• LB - Relations with Other Schools and School Districts
• LBC - Relations with Nonpublic Schools
• LDA - Student Teaching and Internships
C. JQ - sixth paragraph: delete "withholding of report cards"
D. JLCB - read as "entering school" and delete Grade K..."
E. JLC - fifth paragraph: change neighbor to "person"
F. Created to -do list for Jim Hardy:
a. Updates to IHA
b. JIC second reading
c. Section G -L
d. Review Hold list
G. Update from March 25 School Committee meeting:
a. IHA - approved in form 4 -0. Amended to:
i. Change children to "students"
ii. Change foreign language to "world language."
b. JIC - pulled due to spacing issue
c. JII - second reading and change respect to "too." Approved in
form 4 -0.
d. JK - add spaces and approved in form 4 -0.
H. Approved minutes from April 15.
Meeting was adjourned at 12:40pm.