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We reviewed the upcoming agenda for Centennial SD and found 4 items with policy significance ahead of the vote.
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District to Adopt Policy for Virtual Student Wellness Checks
The Board is considering a new policy, 204.2, to comply with a new state law requiring weekly ‘wellness checks’ for full-time virtual students. The policy mandates that students be ‘visibly seen and communicated with in real time’ and establishes procedures for follow-up, including in-person checks, if contact is not made.
Policy Use
TRACK AND DOCUMENT: Item 8.1(c) is a first reading of Policy 204.2 implementing the new state requirement for virtual student wellness checks. Document this district’s implementation approach and add to the state tracker for this new law. Calendar the second reading.
Policy Lever: State Mandate Implementation
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District Updates Bullying Policy to Address AI-Generated Media
The Board is revising its bullying policy, 249, to explicitly include ‘Cyberbullying’ and define it to encompass ‘artificial intelligence-generated or modified media.’ This update, mandated by state law, modernizes the policy to address new technological threats to student safety.
Policy Use
WATCH: Item 8.1(g) updates the bullying policy to include AI-generated media, per state law. This is a new area of student safety policy. Monitor for the second reading and any associated staff training or curriculum development.
Policy Lever: State Mandate Implementation
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✅ Models to Replicate
Local actions worth capturing as model policy.
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| Model Policy (LEVEL 8) |
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District Policy Adds Parental Exemption for Height/Weight Screening
The Board is revising Policy 209 on health screenings to comply with state law changes. The revised policy prohibits using height and weight measurements to calculate a student’s BMI and explicitly states that ‘Parents/Guardians have the right to request an exemption from height and weight measurements for their child.’
How to Capture It
CAPTURE THE MODEL: Item 8.1(d) revises Policy 209 to include a parental right to exempt their child from height and weight measurements. Secure the adopted policy text from Attachment 20 and add it to the state model policy file for parental rights.
✅ Why It Matters: Parental Rights
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District Revises ‘Coordinator of Teaching and Learning’ Job Description
The Board is approving a revised job description, retitling the ‘Coordinator of Teaching and Learning’ to ‘Supervisor of Assessment, Data, and Student Systems.’ The revision removes language requiring the coordinator to be a role model for ‘racial, cultural, and economic equity’ and shifts the role’s focus to data systems, assessment, and Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS).
How to Capture It
CAPTURE THE MODEL: Item 7.1 revises a key curriculum job description, removing ‘racial, cultural, and economic equity’ language. Secure the ‘before’ and ‘after’ job descriptions from Attachment 14 and add to the state model policy file as an example of administrative restructuring.
✅ Why It Matters: Administrative Restructuring
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