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Ball-Chatham Community Unified School District 5 Policy Committee met March 5.

Here are the minutes provided by the committee:

In Attendance:

Laura Calderon - Board Member

Ann Strahle - Board Member

Andrea Rediger - Board Member

Becca Lamon - Superintendent

The committee continued the process of the 5-year review of all Board policies. Any policy with a change will be added to the March 27, 2024 Board agenda for a first reading.

Policies Reviewed:

4:120 - Food Services - Changes made to match the PRESS policy, correction to legal references, and the addition of 6:50 to Cross References

4:140- Waiver of Student Fees - Spacing issue and the addition of 6:220 to Cross References

4:150 - Facility Management and Building Programs - Updates to Cross References - 2:170 and 4:60

4:156 - Material and Property Resource Management - Not a PRESS policy.  The policy will be removed since it was determined that the language is already in other policies - 4:80.

5:155 - Issuance of Keys -  Not a PRESS policy.  The policy will remain and be updated with “badges” in all places where “keys” are also mentioned.

5:010-Equal Employment Opportunity and Minority Recruitment- Wording changes to align to PRESS

5:020 - Workplace Harassment Prohibited - Wording changes to align to PRESS

5:021 - Violence/Intimidation/Threats - Not a PRESS policy. The policy will be removed since it was determined that the language is already in other policies - 5:020 and 7:020.

5:030 - Hiring Process and Criteria - Minor typo corrections and reordering of legal References.

5:035 - Compliance with Fair Labor Standards Act - Wording changes to align to PRESS

5:040- Communicable and Chronic Infectious Disease - Wording changes to align to PRESS

5:041 - Toxic Substance Disclosure -  Not a PRESS Policy but will be kept in policies.

5:042 - Accidents and Injuries - Not a Press Policy. This is an HR procedure and does not need to be a policy. It will be removed.

5:050 - Employee Estimated Expense Approval Form - This is an Exhibit related to 5:60 and not a Policy. It should be removed since there is another 5:50.

5:050 - Drug and Alcohol-Free Workplace - minor typo corrections

5:051 - Use of Tobacco - The policy will be removed since it was determined that the language is already in other policies - 5:50

5:060 - Expenses - Minor corrections to align to PRESS.

5:070- Religious Holidays - minor corrections to wording and legal references.

5:080- Court Duty - Wording out of order and missing headers.

5:095 - Medical Emergencies - Not a PRESS policy.  Will be removed. Content will be covered in the district Crisis Management Plan.

5:100 -Staff Development Program - edits to Legal Reference and Cross References

5:110 - Recognition for Service - reviewed with no corrections or updates

5:120- Employee Ethics, Code of Professional Conduct and Conflict of Interest - minor corrections to align to PRESS

5:122 - Staff Political Activities - Not a PRESS policy but will remain. No corrections or updates.

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