School Subcommittee Sends Title IX Policy and School Choice Vote to Full Committee

NORTH ATTLEBORO -- March 22, 2022, North Attleborough school subcommittee advances Title IX policy and school choice program to full board. A School Committee subcommittee voted unanimously Tuesday to send two items to the full School Committee for action in April: a new Title IX sexual harassment policy drafted with guidance from student services attorney Katie Minot, and a continuation of the district's high school school choice program. The district handled roughly seven Title IX investigations this school year, up from a typical average of one or two, the presenting administrator said. The school choice program enrolled six new students this year across grades nine through eleven, generating approximately $19,000 in additional state reimbursement. The subcommittee also received a curriculum briefing on plans to adopt StudySync for grades six through eight and Wonders for elementary grades, both McGraw Hill programs, covering kindergarten through grade eight for an estimated five to six years using existing ESSER funding; no vote was required on the curriculum.