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Bridgeport policy committee advances whistleblower protection policy to full board 1:14
- The Policy Committee held a special meeting to review personnel policies, starting with a whistleblower protection policy that the committee voted to send to the full board with the first and second readings waived. 0:11
- A staff member asked the committee to take up an updated Title IX policy, and Joseph Sokolovic asked about separation of duties and potential conflicts of interest for the personnel director. 12:49
- Andre Woodson said a motion to move the item to the full board for first reading passed 2-1. 32:39
- Joseph Sokolovic also made motions to refer Policy 4112.2A and B and policies 4112.5A, 4112.5B and 4112.6 to the full board, and said an amendment failed because nobody seconded it. 43:03
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Item by item (10)
- Opening and minutes 0:11
- Whistleblower protection policy 1:14
- One board member read the policy aloud and said it had teeth, adding that a policy without teeth is not a very good policy. 8:20
- Joseph Sokolovic moved to send the policy to the full board, waiving the first and second reads for immediate implementation. 10:11
- A district staff member said the policy was recommended as an update and that the district wanted to expedite it, including training, awareness, the website and handbooks. 10:57
- Title IX policy update 12:38
- A district staff member asked to pull the Title IX policy out of the 4000 series, saying it was updated 2 years ago, changed last year and left the district out of compliance. 12:49
- Joseph Sokolovic asked about separation of duties for the Title IX coordinator and asked that a specific question be asked about the personnel director and any potential conflicts of interest. 14:57
- The staff member said 2 people were designated as Title IX coordinators, the assistant superintendent for HR and the assistant superintendent for curriculum instruction, and said the question would be answered and sent out the next day. 21:58
- After Lamond Daniels declined to second and Andre Woodson seconded, the motion to send the policy to the full board for first reading passed 2-1. 32:39
- Review of remaining personnel policies 32:59
- One board member asked to go through some of the 4000 series policies publicly so information would reach the whole board, while a district staff member offered to meet individually. ~33:09
- Educator diversity policy 34:57
- One board member proposed adding language requiring the superintendent to bring drafted regulations to the board for approval. 35:25
- A district staff member said the board does not have to approve regulations but that regulations would be brought to the board. 38:27
- Joseph Sokolovic then moved to send policy 4111.3 to the full board as presented, waiving the first and second read, and Lamond Daniels seconded. 42:05
- Joseph Sokolovic said the amendment failed because nobody seconded it. 43:03
- Certification and termination policy 43:57
- Joseph Sokolovic asked how the policy lines up with the collective bargaining agreement. 43:57
- A district staff member said employees no longer eligible for DSAP go back down to substitute pay. 45:13
- Joseph Sokolovic moved to refer Policy 4112.2A and B to the full board, waiving the first and second read. 47:56
- Background check policies 48:42
- One board member described Policy 4112.6 as boilerplate and moved to forward Policy 4112.5A, 4112.5B and 4112.6 for immediate implementation. 48:53
- Nepotism policy 50:00
- One board member asked whether any mechanism covers relationships between a superior and a subordinate, saying the policy addresses only marriage. 50:47
- A district staff member said professional ethics govern such conduct and did not think it needed to be in policy. 55:23
- Joseph Sokolovic moved to send 4112.8A and B to the full board, waiving first and second read. 55:54
- Lunch and evaluation policies 57:27
- A district staff member said the lunch policy aligned with the union contracts, and Joseph Sokolovic moved to approve 4113.12, waiving the first and second reads. 58:08
- Joseph Sokolovic moved to refer the whole policy 4114.5 to the full board as presented, and Lamond Daniels seconded. 59:16
- One board member said the next policy had significant questions, and a district staff member offered to go through them. 1:00:06
- Adjournment 1:00:31
- The committee took up a motion to adjourn. 1:00:31
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