Want to Help Shape DUSD Policies on Drug Testing, Temp Coaches?

The Governing Board of the Dixon Unified School District has had discussions at recent meetings related to Board Policy and Administrative Regulation 5131.61, the Substance Use and Abuse Prevention Policy, and Board Policy and Administrative Regulation 4127 on Temporary Athletic Coaches.

As these policies have not been reviewed in over a decade, and in response to questions and concerns brought forward in the recent discussions, the District is forming a Task Force comprised of staff members, students, and parents or community members to review the policies and suggest possible revisions to the Governing Board.

Parents, guardians and community members interested in volunteering to serve on the Task Force should apply to be members at the District Office located at 180 South 1^st Street, Suite 6, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.  

Those who apply will be given a verification that their application has been accepted. Should there be more applicants than spaces on the Task Force, a random draw shall be held to select members. The draw shall be made in the presence of the Board Member selected to serve as the liaison to the Task Force.

Student members of the Task Force will be selected from the Dixon High student body.  Invitations to apply for membership on the Task Force will be made through the daily announcements on campus and applications shall be made in the school office.  Again, if there are more applicants than spots available on the Task Force, a random draw shall be held to determine the members.

The Task Force will have the following membership:

1 Site Administrator
1 Athletic Director
1 Teacher or other Certificated Staff member who is not a coach
3 Coaches who are certificated employees
2 Coaches who are not certificated employees
4 Students (2 male and 2 female)
6 Parents/Guardians/Community Members
            -At least 4 of the 6 spots will be filled by current parents
            -At least 2 parents will have a male child and at least two will have a female                child
1 Board Member as a liaison
1 District Level Administrator as a facilitator

Applications for parents, guardians, and community members will be available from March 21, 2012 through March 29, 2012.  The random draw for membership, if necessary, will be made on Friday, March 30, 2012.

The first meeting of the Task Force will be on Monday, April 9^th at 6:30 P.M.  Subsequent meetings will be scheduled at that time.

Anyone with questions about the Task Force or the process around selecting membership may direct them to:

            Brian Dolan
            Interim Superintendent
            bdolan@dixonusd.org
            693-6318