July 9, 2012 at 5:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting

Rationale:  Notice of the meeting was given in advance by publishing in the Dakota County Star. All proceedings hereafter shown took place while convened meeting was open to the attendance of the public.

Rationale:  Just removing the last paragraph of when the policy becomes operative.  We should be able to do this in one reading.

Rationale:  Policy 403.01 has been changed due to LB 959 which creates a limited degree of immunity to employers when releasing information on an employee to prospective employers.  We have placed the burden of asking for a consent form on the employee since all this requires additional record-keeping by the employer.  The first paragraph lists the information in the public domain that the school district may release to a credit agency without prior notice to the employee.  The second paragraph deals with information for which written consent of the employee is required.

Rationale:  Policy 503.01 has been changed as a result of LB 996 that prescribes in detail the exact procedure that must be followed for allowing a student to discontinue enrollment between the ages of sixteen and eighteen. This also applies to procedures that public school superintendents must use to allow parochial or home school students to withdraw.

Rationale:  This is a mandatory policy.  The paragraph following the four itemized services meets requirements for a policy describing notification of excessive absenteeism to the county attorney.  For notification purposes only, the district will no longer differentiate between excused or unexcused absences, nor will it base the notification on a quarterly limit, but will simply use the limit of 20 days absence per year. In paragraph four, the district and county attorney may choose a limit of absences smaller than five.

Rationale:  Due to the rapidly changing nature of technology, most specific rules in this area are best left to coverage under administrative regulations.  Prior to approval of the policy and adoption of associated guidelines, the Children’s Internet Protection Act requires public notice and at least one meeting for public comment on the regulations.  If the Board prefers that no personal e-mail should be sent or received by staff, the words "and only limited,incidental personal use" should be deleted from the second sentence of the Staff Use section. The Community Use section should be omitted if computer access is only available to students and staff.

Rationale:  The board may go into executive session, to discuss the Superintendent's evaluation, for the protection of public interest.