06. Policy: Fall 2023 PLS Custom Updates

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Submitted by jenny_hunter on Thu, 08/15/2024 - 1:35pm

Strategic Priority		Reason for Consideration
Graduates Prepared for Work, Higher Education and Citizenship		Action	X
Excellent Educators	X	Information
Healthy, Safe and Responsible Students	X	Discussion
Operations and Support	X

At the May 20 and June 3 meetings, the board reviewed 18 policies from the NCSBA Fall 2023 PLS (Policies to Lead the Schools) Custom Updates plus one custom update to policy 2310. Nine of the 19 policies were approved on June 17. Some of the 10 remaining policies have been further revised based on concerns or recommendations from Mr. Wiener that were discussed on June 3. New changes made after June 3 are shown in green. Dr. Brian Weaver will review and answer any questions you may have.

A motion is in order to approve the 10 policies listed below as presented.

1310/4002, Parental Involvement. Updates information about parental consent for student participation in protected topic surveys to reflect new state law exceptions. Includes minor editorial changes.

3610, Counseling Program. Adds new Section C to reflect statutory requirement to have peer-to-peer student support programs in schools with grades 6 and higher. Adds language regarding early graduate scholarships. Updates the legal references.

4040/7310, Staff-Student Relations. Modifies subsection C.4 to reflect legal requirements in new state law. Updates the legal references.

4240/7312, Child Abuse and Related Threats to Child Safety. Modifies Section D to reflect legal requirements in new state law. Updates legal references.

4342, Student Searches. Includes changes in first paragraph and Section A based on new state law. Updates legal references. (see lines 53-58, 60, and 77)

4720, Surveys of Students. Updates the parental consent information in subsection A.2 to reflect the new statutory exception.

7100, Recruitment and Selection of Personnel. Clarifies the age discrimination standard. Updates a timeframe in Section D regarding criminal history checks of child care providers to comply with statutory changes. Eliminates unnecessary language in Section D. Updates legal references. (see line 8 for new change)

7510, Leave. Adds new Section D about paid parental leave. Updates legal references.

8325, Daily Deposits. G.S. 115C-445, which governs daily deposits, has increased the threshold from $250 to $1,500. The board may keep the dollar amount currently listed or choose a different amount up to $1,500. (No change--see line 5. As recommended by Finance Officer Gabi Juba, the daily deposit threshold will remain at $250 in order to prevent the accumulation of large sums of money at the schools.)

9125, Participation by Minority Businesses. Modifies first paragraph to reflect statutory changes to the definition of “minority business.” Corrects a typo in subsection B.6.

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