10. Policy: Fall 2021 Custom Updates

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

Dr. Brian Weaver will present as first-read information 46 revised policies from the NCSBA Fall 2021 Custom Policy Updates. Several updates contain only minor changes to wording, legal references, and/or cross references. Others have more notable changes (see below). Approval of the policies will be requested at the next regular meeting. Dr. Weaver will answer any questions you may have.

Policies related to the COVID-19 response:

1510/4200/7270, School Safety
5020, Visitors to the Schools
5030, Community Use of Facilities
6305, Safety and Student Transportation Services
4400, Attendance

Other notable revisions:

3225/4312/7320, Technology Responsible Use: Revised extensively to incorporate current technology-related practices. Policy 1310/4002, Parental Involvement, contains a conforming change.

3420, Student Promotion and Accountability: Session Law 2021-8 modified the legal requirements of the North Carolina Read to Achieve Program. Some of the requirements are effective this school year, while others take effect next school year.

4120, Domicile or Residence Requirements: Incorporates changes to the law related to residence requirements for, and remote enrollment of, students whose parents or guardians are on active military duty.

4150, Student Assignment: Revised extensively to address student assignments more comprehensively, better distinguish between reassignments and transfers (and the different reassignment/transfer rules applicable to categories of students), and simplify the process for requesting reassignment.

5022, Registered Sex Offenders: Revised to improve clarity and to more closely conform its prohibitions against sex offenders being present on school property to those set out in G.S. 14-208.18 (including incorporating recent changes to the statute). In light of court decisions in recent years that have found various provisions of states’ sex offender registration programs to be unconstitutional, boards are encouraged to consult with the board attorney before adopting prohibitions more stringent than those set forth in this policy.

5030, Community Use of Facilities: In addition to the COVID-19 changes noted above, this policy has been revised to provide clarification, improve organizational structure, and remove unnecessary language.

7262, Communicable Diseases – Employees: Revised to improve organizational structure and to conform to the recent update to policy 4230, Communicable Diseases – Students.

8305, Federal Grant Administration: Revised throughout to incorporate new rules from the 2020 amendment to the U.S. Office of Management and Budget’s Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards.

Several policies have small conforming changes in response to recent U.S. Supreme Court and 4th Circuit decisions clarifying legal protections for LGBTQ individuals and legal prohibitions against gender-specific dress codes. These include: 1720/4030/7235, Title IX Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex; 4316, Student Dress Code; 7100, Recruitment and Selection of Personnel; and 7340, Employee Dress and Appearance.

A motion is in order to accept the 46 policies listed below as first-read information.

Fall 2021 Custom Updates
1310/4002	Parental Involvement
1510/4200/7270	School Safety
1720/4030/7235	Title IX Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex
1725/4035/7236	Title IX Sexual Harassment – Prohibited Conduct and Reporting Process
1726/4036/7237	Title IX Sexual Harassment Grievance Process
2125/7315	Confidential Information
2127	Board Member Technology Use
2302	Remote Participation in Board Meetings
2310	Public Participation at Board Meetings
3100	Curriculum Development
3225/4312/7320	Technology Responsible Use
3410	Testing and Assessment Program
3420	Student Promotion and Accountability
3460	Graduation Requirements
4050	Children of Military Families
4120	Domicile or Residence Requirements
4150	Student Assignment
4152	Unsafe School Choice Transfer
4300	Student Behavior Policies
4316	Student Dress Code
4329/7311	Bullying and Harassing Behavior Prohibited
4400	Attendance
4700	Student Records
4720	Student Surveys
5020	Visitors to the Schools
5022	Registered Sex Offenders
5030	Community Use of Facilities
5210	Distribution and Display of Non-School Material
6305	Safety and Student Transportation Services
6320	Use of Student Transportation Services
6340	Transportation Service/Vehicle Contracts
7100	Recruitment and Selection of Personnel
7110	Information Provided by Applicant or Employee
7130	Licensure
7262	Communicable Diseases - Employees
7340	Employee Dress and Appearance
7400	Job Descriptions
7503	Teleworking
7510	Leave
7520	Family and Medical Leave
7530	Military Leave
7820	Personnel Files
8305	Federal Grant Administration
8310	Annual Independent Audit
9000	Planning to Address Facility Needs
9020	Facility Design