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Policy and Governance Technology Services
CSBA’s Policy and Governance Technology Services team continued to produce new and update existing sample board policies on relevant topics for public schools and in response to new legislation, judicial decisions and updated guidance from state and federal agencies. The department also focused on helping members access the suite of GAMUT products to help improve board management.
Year in Review
  • Board policies and bylaws — Published more than 130 new and updated sample board policies and bylaws, administrative regulations and exhibits for district and county governance teams, including:
  • Updating two policies in response to the new Mathematics Framework: 6142.92 – Mathematics Instruction and 6152.1 – Placement in Mathematics Courses
  • Incorporating language about the use of artificial intelligence into two sample policies: 4040 – Employee Use of Technology and 6163.4 – Student Use Of Technology
  • Assembly Bill 1078 — Released a special packet updating more than a dozen policies in response to the enactment of AB 1078, including:
  • 4119.11 – Sex Discrimination and Sex-Based Harassment
  • 4119.12 – Title IX Sex Discrimination and Sex-Based Harassment Complaint Procedures
  • 5145.3 – Nondiscrimination/Harassment
  • 5145.7 – Sex Discrimination and Sex-Based Harassment
  • 5145.71 – Title IX Sex Discrimination and Sex-Based Harassment Complaint Procedures
  • Policy workshops and reviews — Coordinated Policy Development Workshops for 49 districts and county offices of education to update and overhaul their policy manuals and conducted policy manual reviews/audits for an additional seven LEAs.
  • GAMUT — Updated the GAMUT platform with several enhancements for both the Policy and Meeting modules.
  • GAMUT Policy and Meetings — Increased total number of subscriptions for GAMUT Policy and Meetings.
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