The McHenry School District 15 Board of Education on June 24 conducted a first reading of multiple policy updates drawn from the April 2025 PRESS (policy review) packet, including changes to Title IX and related grievance procedures that reflect a recent federal-court ruling.

District counsel and staff said a U.S. district court decision in the Eastern District of Kentucky struck down the 2024 Title IX rule revisions, restoring the 2020 regulations. "The result of this ruling was to restore the prior 2020 Title IX regulations," the presenter said, adding that the board’s policies will be revised to match.

The first reading covered a large suite of policies, some unchanged in substance but with updated legal cross-references (for example, policies on expenses, admissions and student records). The board reviewed Title IX–related policies and procedures (including the district’s uniform grievance procedure, the Title IX grievance procedure, and harassment and equal-opportunity policies) and a newly drafted policy addressing students who are parents, expectant parents, or victims of domestic or sexual violence.

Other updates noted in the packet include: increased capitalization threshold for capital assets (from $5,000 to $10,000), explicit guidance on use of AI-enabled tools in school networks, clarified definitions and protections for identity and personally identifiable information in grant reporting, and updates to attendance and student-behavior policies (including a new definition for sexting tied to criminal statutes).

Board counsel said this is the first reading; a second reading and a vote are scheduled for the July board meeting. Members were invited to ask questions between meetings and submit concerns to district staff.

The board did not take final action on the policies at the June meeting; the updates will return for formal adoption at a later session.