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Submit Your Resolutions for the 2018–20 Advocacy Agenda
Board approved resolution proposals will be accepted until 11:59 p.m. on June 15, 2018, and will be presented for consideration at the 2018 Delegate Assembly in September. The new 2018–20 agenda will guide the Association's advocacy activities during the 86th Legislative Session and interim. Learn how to submit your district’s resolutions, and find out more about the process of building the Advocacy Agenda.

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Subscribe to TASB's Legislative Report, a weekly e-newsletter, and Legislative Update, published daily during the legislative session, to keep up with all the activities at the state and national capitols.

August 17, 2018

Safer Schools: State senators want mental health training for all staff, BigCountryHomepage.com
Students in Texas Are Heading Back to School; So Are More Armed School Marshals, KUT, Austin
Texas students will be greeted with sign warning them about armed staff on campus, The Houston Chronicle
District outside of San Angelo becomes first in modern Texas history to go to 4-day-a-week classes, ABC 13
Are Texas High Schools Failing to Help Students Register to Vote?, Texas Monthly
No longer defenseless: Rural area school districts arm staff, increase security, KSAT 12
Armed ‘Marshals’ and ‘Guardians’ Ready to Protect Some Texas Schools, Governing and Pew Charitable Trust
What the DeVos-Led School Safety Commission Did This Summer, Education Week
Reading, writing, rapping: Teachers and students get their back-to-school groove on, Fort Worth Star-Telegram

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Policy Alert: Revised Credit-by-Examination Rules
Update 111 to the Policy Reference Manual
Update 56 to the Regulations Resource Manual
Vantage Points: A Board Member's Guide to Update 111
Revised text to the 2018–2019 Model Student Handbook
Policy Service will not release an updated Model Student Code of Conduct this year.
Policy Alert: Alternative Requirements for Graduation
Text of Education Code Chapter 37, Subchapter A
Policy Alerts: Employee Notification and Annual Review of Key Policies

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TASB Legal Services' article Metal Detectors in Schools (pdf) describes legal and practical considerations for school districts regarding using metal detectors on campus.
TASB Legal Services' Frequently Asked Questions on Credit by Exam (pdf) addresses what districts need to know about the credit by exam assessment process, including the validation and audit requirements for district created exams.
TASB Legal Services' Open Meetings Act—Basic Principles (pdf) provides a basic explanation for why school board members must hold open meetings and why they are subject to the Texas Open Meetings Act (OMA).
Last month's most-viewed eSource page: Governance—Districts of Innovation.

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High-Quality Prekindergarten Program Teacher Training and Qualifications
During the past few years, Texas has increased its focus on improving prekindergarten programs as a means to improve early reading, math, and social development.

The Dos and Don’ts of FML
We've put together a list of dos and don’ts that should help HR staff with some relevant Family and Medical Leave guidance.

Extra-Duty Stipend Survey Results for 2017–2018
Extra-duty pay for high school football coaches as well as stipend payment methods revealed in latest stipend survey results.

Pecos-Barstow-Toyah ISD Names Lone Finalist

On August 7, the Pecos-Barstow-Toyah ISD Board of Trustees named Jose Cervantes as the lone finalist for the position of superintendent. Cervantes currently serves as superintendent in La Villa ISD.