Agenda Item
1. Superintendent's Report - Policy Review Update (Updated 04.17.2023)
Summary: Presented by: Dr. Vasanne S. Tinsley, Interim Superintendent
Superintendent’s Report
April 17, 2023
Board of Education Meeting
POLICY REVISON PROJECT
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Georgia School Board Association (GSBA)
Who: Marvene Brooks, Policy Developer -
Purpose: To provide policy revision services
supports districts with revising their policy
for its members.
manuals.
DeKalb County School District’s Team
Dr. Vasanne Tinsley – Interim Superintendent
Ms. Stacy Stepney – Chief Academic Officer
Dr. Bernetta Jones – Superintendent’s Office
Dr. Yolanda Williamson – Executive Director, BOE
Ms. Melanie Slaton – General Counsel
Ms. Marissa Key – Executive Director, Employee Relations
Ms. Carolyn Lloyd – Manager of Strategic Partnerships
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Policy Review Findings
Policies were divided into the following categories:
Consider
Required Discretionary abolishing Revise
Required by law, Not required Redundancy, Policies to be
Georgia Department by law, or duplicative, updated
of Education already outdated
(GaDOE) rule addressed by
state law or
GaDOE rules
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TIMELINE
Fall October & January May December
2022 November 2022 2023 2023 2023
Ms. Brooks provided First set of policies
policy revision presented to the
recommendations Board
DCSD Internal Team
DCSD engaged Reviewed Ms. Brooks’ Proposed completion
GSBA for Policy recommendations and
Review Services proposed an implementation
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strategy
NEXT STEPS
FULL STEAM AHEAD
• May 2023 - 1st set of policies for review – Duplicative or policies
already addressed elsewhere in the policy manual
• “Except for matters of unusual urgency, proposed policies or revisions
will be presented for first reading at one monthly work session or
business meeting and for action at the next month’s or a later work
session or business meeting.” (Board Policy BDC: Policy Adoption)
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QUESTIONS
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