Legislation prohibits unions from soliciting teachers on campuses during work hours.

Residents call for the inclusion of Black and brown voices in educational policy discussions.

Committee discusses adding diverse members including students and parents to advisory group

Lawmakers approve bill to continue the commission until September 1, 2030

LB 1207 would require districts to provide five paid mental-health days yearly to full-time school employees without medical documentation. Supporters framed it as a workforce stabilization and retention tool; opponents called it an unfunded mandate with potential substitute and budgetary impacts.

This episode examines the potential impacts of dismantling the Department of Education, emphasizing the risks to educational equity and resources. Strategies for teachers to adapt to changes, including community partnerships and inclusive practices, are explored.

The board reviewed a state addendum and a new district policy addition that prohibits students from recording other students or staff without consent, restricts wireless earbuds/headphones during instruction (with IEP exceptions), and raises questions about smart glasses and prescription eyewear; staff will consult the attorney on future clarifications.

After extended debate over lockers, Yondr pouches and enforcement, the board directed the superintendent to require student phones be made inaccessible during the school day and to strengthen disciplinary implementation (immediate removal when devices are used) with periodic status reports; the board emphasized an implementation plan, early‑term reporting and attention to equity and developmental differences.

Assistant Superintendent Elizabeth Chien presented the district's seclusion and restraint annual report under Wisconsin Act 118: 30 students required the intervention (up from 22), with six seclusions, 24 restraints and four incidents involving both, totaling 34 incidents (prior year 32); 138 staff are ProAct‑certified and VECTOR training is provided annually.

The superintendent presented PS 456 (use of designated privacy spaces) as a first reading. The proposal ties access to privacy spaces to sex assigned at birth, allows exceptions for intersex students, and sets a process for privacy plans and staggered schedules; further discussion was deferred to the study session and October meeting.

Manning told trustees TEA is devaluing college‑prep coursework as a CCMR indicator and requiring approved providers; she used district data to show CCMR credit would fall sharply if college‑prep were excluded.

District academics staff presented Lightspeed Chromebook data showing an in‑school spring average of about 1.5 hours per day and high app engagement for Google Classroom; trustees urged caution, teacher involvement and a working-group approach rather than rapid policy change.

Board delegated authority to the superintendent to obligate the district under TEC §48.257 and related provisions for the 2026–27 purchase of attendance credits, approving the agreement and associated legal delegation.

Board members discussed proposed updates to the district's drug prevention policy, including law-enforcement referrals and disciplinary procedures, and asked for clearer handbook language and consistent application; administration will revise the documents for further review.

The board repealed the 2022 model policy and adopted the 2026 model policy (Draft 4) after inserting statutory language that spells out the objective/subjective legal tests for harmful and pornographic material; staff said training and flowcharts exist to help LEA review committees.

A state-board representative briefed the Professional Standards Teacher Education Board on July actions that included permission to adopt COMAR for alternate assessment practices, new child-abuse/misconduct history rules for school staff, and related regulations about superintendent removal; the board also previewed August items including the MSDE budget executive-session presentation and MCAP results.