Rochester School Board
Policy Committee
Central Office Boardroom
April 15, 2008
7:00 PM

Members Present:	Members Absent:	Others Present:
Dr. Anthony Pastelis, Chair Mr. William Brennan, Vice-Chair Mr. Travis Allen Mr. Mark Torr	Mrs. Peggy Parker	Mr. Michael Hopkins Mr. Kent Hemingway Mr. Robert Watson

The meeting was called to order at 7:10 p.m. with a quorum present.

The Committee reviewed policy JHCA, Physical Examinations of Students and IGDJA, Athletic Rules and Regulations.

Mr. Torr moved, second by Mr. Allen, to recommend policies JHCA, Physical Examinations of Students and IGDJA, Athletic Rules and Regulations for second reading without any changes. The motion passed unanimously.

Mr. Allen moved, second by Mr. Torr, to recommend policy BCB, Board Committees and Structures for the second reading with changes to the language relate to Vice-Chair and assigning another Board member to create a quorum. The motion passed unanimously.

Mr. Brennan moved, second by Mr. Allen, to recommend the following policies to the Board for second reading and adoption:

ABA, Community Involvement in Decision Making

ABB, Staff Involvement in Decision Making

AC, Non-Discrimination

AC-R, Non-Discrimination: Title VII, Title IX Grievances

AC-R1, Non-Discrimination - Title VII Grievances - delete

ACA, Sexual Harassment

ACB, Racial and Other Harassment

ACB-R1, Flow Chart of Response Plan
ACB-R2, Incident Report Plan & Response Plan

ACB-R3, Student/Parent/Community Member Reporting Form

AE, School District Mission, Goals and Objectives

AF, Commitment to Accomplishment

AFA, Evaluation of School Board Operational Procedures

AFA-E, Evaluation of School Board Operational Procedures

AFB, Evaluation of the Superintendent

AFB-E, Superintendent’s Evaluation

AFD, Evaluation of Support Staff

The motion passed unanimously.

Mr. Brennan moved, second by Mr. Allen, to recommend the following policies for first reading: to the Board:

BA, Board Operational Goals

BA-E, Board Operational Goals - Responsibilities of Local School Boards (Delete)

BBA, School Board Powers and Duties (Delete)

BBAA, Board Member Authority

BBC, Board Member Resignation

BBFA, Board Member Conflict of Interest

BBF-E, School Board Member Ethics

BCA, Board Organization and Meetings

BCD, Board-Superintendent Relationship

BCD-R, Board-Superintendent Relationship (Delete)

BCF, Advisory Committees to the Board

BCG, School Attorney

BDA, Regular Board Meetings

BDC, Non-Public Sessions

BDDC, Agenda Preparation and Dissemination

The motion passed unanimously.

Mr. Brennan moved, second by Mr. Torr, to recommend to the Board policy KGF, Policy and Procedure for Naming Properties and Facilities for first reading. The changes to the proposed policy are that the Building Committee will hear the request first. They may hear it in non-public or public session, and may make a recommendation to the Board. The motion passed unanimously.

Mr. Torr moved, second by Mr. Allen, to adjourn the meeting at 8:05 p.m. The motion passed unanimously.

Respectfully submitted,

Dr. Anthony Pastelis