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Proviso Township High Schools District 209 Board of Education Policy Committee met February 25

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Proviso Township High Schools District 209 Board of Education Policy Committee met Feb. 25.

Here is the minutes provided by the board:

I. Called to order 4:08pm

II. Review of Policies to be presented for Second Reading

i. 2:20 Powers and Duties of the Board of Education; Idemnification

ii. 2:70 Vacancies on the Board of Education - Filling Vacancies

iii. 4:15 Identity Protection

iv. 4:30 Revenue and Investments

v. 4:60 Purchases and Contracts

vi. 5:10 Equal Employment Opportunity and Minority Recruitment

vii. 6:190 Extracurricular and Co-Curricular Activities

Recommendation: Move forward for Second Reading on March 11, 2020

III. Discussion of Policies to be presented for First Reading

a. Requested Policies for Committee Consideration

i. 6:300 Graduation Requirements

Discussion: There are two major changes: 1. The policy is updated to include the West and East

Academies regarding graduation credit requirements, and 2. The addition of “Designated Elective” to

meet the graduation credit requirement at East and West Academies.

Recommendation: Move forward for First Reading on March 11, 2020 with changes as proposed.

IV. Review and Planning for Consideration of 1.1.2020 PRESS Updates

i. 5:20 Workplace Harrasment Prohibited

ii. 5:20E Resolution to Prohibit Sexual Harassment

Discussion: Changes reflect additional language to include a District mechanism for Board member

and elected officials to lodge a complaint of sexual harassment in the workplace, though the process

reporting is not required as other options exist, such as the department of human rights.

Recommendation: Move forward for First Reading on March 11, 2020.

iii. 5:30 Hiring Process and Criteria

Recommendation: Move forward for First Reading on March 11, 2020.

iv. 5:50 Drug- and Alcohol-Free Workplace; E-Cigarette, Tobacco, and Cannabis Prohibition

Recommendation: Move forward for First Reading on March 11, 2020

v. 5:90

vi. 6:20

vii. 6:60

viii. 7:20

ix. 8:30

x. 8:70

xi. 2:100

xii. 2:105

Recommendation: Move forward for First Reading on March 11, 2020.

xiii. 2:200

xiv. 2:220

xv. 2:260

xvi. 4:150

V. Adjourn

https://v3.boardbook.org/Public/PublicItemDownload.aspx?mk=50366290&fn=minutes.pdf