GENERAL PURPOSE

The governance committee is commissioned by and responsible to the Board of Directors to:

• assume the primary responsibility for matters pertaining to Board of Directors recruitment, nominations, orientation, training, and evaluation in accordance with the bylaws of the organization, and;
• establish policies and practices to recommend for approval by the Board of Directors.

Report results from March District Leadership Team review of policy and decide on next steps.

GCSB - Employee Use of Social Media - 2022 

Review a sample policy:

GBIA - Staff Participation in Political Activities

ADF - School District Commitment to the Learning Results

This is a legally required policy for all public schools in Maine.  The version in Google for CRCS does not appear to have ever been officially adopted.

In the link above is some suggested language to bring the draft in line with a sample policy and several other similar policies adopted by other districts in Maine are also included for comparison.

Review status of goals and discuss any necessary next steps.

1. Board development - quarterly trainings, goal setting updates
2. Review Board Calendar for the year - decide when/how to share with full Board for reference
3. Board manual - communicate Board Member expectations - review draft and plan when/how to share with full Board

1. Review status of the vote to approve first reading at March Regular Board Meeting of the following policies:

         BEB - Board Member Use of Social Media

         BHC - Board Communication with Staff 

         JLCD - Administration of Medication to Students 

         JLCD-R - Administration of Medication on Field Trips
 

  2. Review status of vote to approve first reading for consideration of ELIMINATION at March Regular Board Meeting of policy 

      BE - Regular Board Meetings

  3. Review status of the vote to approve adoption of legally required revisions in one reading to the following policies:

      JEA - Compulsory Student Attendance

      JHB - Truancy

      JK - Student Discipline

      JKA - Corporal Punishment

      JKAA - Use of Physical Restraint and Seclusion

      JKAA-R - Use of Physical Restraint and Seclusion - Procedures

      JKD - Suspension of Students

      JKE - Expulsion of Students
 

IHBAA - Referral and Use of General Education Interventions. (only edit = change "Superintendent" to "Executive Director")

IHBAA-R - Referral Procedures and General Education Interventions

JKE-R Expulsion of Students Guidelines
JKF - Disciplinary Removal of Students with Disabilities

JKF-R - Disciplinary Removal of Students with Disabilities - Procedures

Recommend that Governance Committee monitor the status of IHBAC monthly for awhile.

    IHBAC - Child Find - Recommend continuing to hold off on revision of this one because lawyers currently disagree with DOE opinion issued last year on changing the maximum age for enrollment.  MUSER and ME State Statute both still state a maximum age of 21.  There was a NJ court decision that ruled age 22, but lawyers do not believe it has any jurisdiction over the rest of the country at this time.

Review for recommendation to full Board for vote in APRIL to approve first reading of newly recommended revisions to the following policies:

    IGA. - Curriculum Development and Adoption

    IMDC - The Celebration of Holidays

Review for recommendation to full Board for vote in APRIL to approve adoption of legally required revisions in one reading to the following policies:

    IHBA - Individualized Education Programs

    JICIA - Weapons, Violence and School Safety

    JICK - Bullying and Cyberbullying Prevention in Schools

    JLCB- Immunization of Students

    JLCC - Communicable/Infectious Diseases

Review Tracking Document to check if current with adoptions/reviews that have happened to date and decide on next policies to review/revise.

Any other item added to the agenda at the beginning of this meeting