The ISD 190 Policy Review Committee met Nov. 18, 2025, and placed revisions to a slate of district policies on first reading while putting one item on the consent agenda for the full board. The meeting, chaired at 5:00 p.m., covered updates driven by new state law and MSBA model language.

Dr. Chris Belmont, assistant superintendent, opened the policy review and said the change to Policy 5‑15 (protection and privacy of public records) removes an unnecessary clause. "We included the language, but it's not limited to — and after reviewing that, that language is unnecessary and unhelpful," Belmont said, and the committee set the policy for first reading.

The committee considered the regulation for Policy 6‑02 (organization of the school calendar); Belmont recommended removing specific dates from the regulation and adding provisions "around scheduling or trying to avoid days with predictably low attendance." He noted graduation on Friday remains a preference, not a requirement. The committee placed the regulation on first reading.

On Policy 5‑19 (interview of students by outside agencies), Belmont said recent legislation clarified when designated welfare or law enforcement agencies may conduct interviews in maltreatment reports and that MSBA had incorporated the statutory language (260E.22) into the proposed policy text. The committee advanced the revision on first reading after brief discussion about referencing statutes versus including text verbatim.

Stacy Sylvine, executive director of administrative services, summarized several MSBA‑driven edits. For Policy 712 (video surveillance other than on buses), Sylvine said the district is changing the term "surveillance" to the more specific term "recording" and removing language about restrooms and locker rooms, noting, "We have never had any surveillance in restrooms or locker rooms." The policy change was placed on first reading.

Sylvine also described a statutory change affecting Policy 722 (public data requests) that allows districts to start the production process by inviting requesters to review data in person and pay for substantial requests, with the district able to suspend the request if the requester does not participate. "It's just to help with checking sincerity on the data request, without putting all of the invested hours into doing it," she said; the committee approved first reading.

On Policy 410 (family and medical leave), Sylvine proposed adding guidance on intermittent leave increments — awarding leave in eight‑hour increments or in the employee's average daily assignment to better accommodate employees who work shorter shifts, such as educational assistants and food service staff. The committee placed the revision on first reading.

Belmont said Policy 513 (student promotion, retention and program design) and Policy 606 (textbooks, instructional resources and library materials) saw no substantive changes beyond updated legal references and MSBA language about parental access to certain evaluation or survey data; both were placed on first reading. Dr. Daniels presented Policy 306 (administrator code of ethics), explaining MSBA language replaces earlier NAESP wording; members agreed it was mostly a different presentation of similar topics and advanced it on first reading.

Policy 520 (student surveys) was presented with no recommended changes and the committee agreed to forward it on the consent agenda for the full board meeting. Committee members confirmed necessary materials for the Dec. 11 meeting, and the chair adjourned the session.

No formal votes on final adoptions were recorded at this meeting; the actions taken were to schedule items for first reading or place one item on the consent agenda. The committee did not adopt final policy language or take final action on any policy at this session.