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The School Committee's first policy development covered a broad slate of day-to-day operational rules. On the December 3, 2025 agenda, four policies were listed for second-read approval: IKF (Graduation Requirement), IKFE (Competency Determination, replacing the MCAS-based requirement), JH (Student Absences and Excuses), and IHAIA (Middle School Pathway Exploration Policy). These appeared as agenda items for approval, with adoption not yet confirmed in the minutes.
By late spring 2026, attention shifted to managing the student day. In the approved minutes of the May 27, 2026 meeting, the committee voted 5-2 to enter into an agreement with the Doorman app company to implement a bell-to-bell cell phone restriction, contingent on an approving legal review from district counsel, ahead of a forthcoming new district cell phone policy.
The most consequential item follows on the June 24, 2026 agenda: Policy JKAA (Time-out, Seclusion, and Physical Restraint of Students) is scheduled for approval outside the normal two-meeting first/second read process, because the policy must be in place by August to align with amended state regulations (603 CMR 46.00, effective August 17, 2026).
What happened
Second-Read Policies on Graduation, Competency, Attendance, and Middle School Pathways Slated for Approval
The December 3, 2025 agenda lists four policies for second-read approval (IKF, IKFE, JH, and IHAIA) as agenda items, though they are not yet confirmed as adopted in minutes.
School Committee Approves Doorman App Agreement for Bell-to-Bell Cell Phone Policy
In approved minutes of the May 27, 2026 meeting, the School Committee voted 5-2 to approve an agreement with the Doorman app company for a bell-to-bell cell phone restriction, contingent on district counsel's approving legal review, ahead of a new district cell phone policy.
Policy JKAA on Time-out, Seclusion, and Physical Restraint Scheduled for Approval
The June 24, 2026 agenda schedules approval of Policy JKAA (Time-out, Seclusion, and Physical Restraint of Students), skipping the normal two-meeting first/second read process so the policy is in place by August to align with amended state regulations (603 CMR 46.00, effective August 17, 2026).
Synthesized from 3 published, source-verified alerts about policy for Wilmington Public Schools.
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