{
  "code": "FA",
  "title": "Parent Rights and Responsibilities",
  "description": "Policy FA addresses the rights and responsibilities of parents with children enrolled in the district. It governs how parents can engage with school administrators and the Board, including opportunities to submit comments and participate in public board meetings. The policy also covers guidelines for when and how board meetings are made accessible to parents.",
  "last_action_date": "2025-10-21",
  "last_action_result": "adopted",
  "timeline_local": [
    {
      "date": "2025-10-21",
      "school_year": "2025-2026",
      "action": "adopted",
      "result": "adopted",
      "summary": "This update creates a new \"Parental Engagement\" section in Policy FA (Local) for Conroe ISD, adding three new provisions: an online portal for parents to submit comments to administrators and the Board, a requirement that enrolled parents be allowed to speak first during the citizenship participation portion of board meetings, and a requirement that board meetings be held outside of regular business hours.",
      "changes_added": [
        "Parents of students enrolled in the District may submit comments to campus or District administrators and the Board of Trustees through an online portal made available on the District's website.",
        "Parents of students currently enrolled in the District shall be allowed to speak first during the citizenship participation portion of any public board meeting [See BED.]. The District shall make provision to ensure that parents are identified.",
        "Board meetings shall be held outside of regular business hours. [See BE.]"
      ],
      "meeting_notes_url": "https://cisd-meetings.boardmonitor.app/meeting.html?id=2025-10-21_regular",
      "confidence": "high",
      "source_redline": "FA_LOCAL.pdf",
      "notes": "All text on the redline page (page 2) appears in red underline, indicating this is entirely new language being added to what was previously a blank or minimal local policy. The section heading \"Parental Engagement\" is also red underlined, indicating it is new. No red strikethrough (removed) text was present."
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-09-16",
      "school_year": "2025-2026",
      "action": "first_reading",
      "result": "first_reading",
      "summary": "This update establishes a new \"Parental Engagement\" section in Policy FA (Local) for Conroe ISD, adding three new provisions: an online portal for parents to submit comments to administrators and the Board, a priority speaking right for enrolled students' parents during public board meetings, and a requirement that board meetings be held outside of regular business hours.",
      "changes_added": [
        "Parents of students enrolled in the District may submit comments to campus or District administrators and the Board of Trustees through an online portal made available on the District's website.",
        "Parents of students currently enrolled in the District shall be allowed to speak first during the citizenship participation portion of any public board meeting [See BED.]. The District shall make provision to ensure that parents are identified.",
        "Board meetings shall be held outside of regular business hours. [See BE.]"
      ],
      "meeting_notes_url": "https://cisd-meetings.boardmonitor.app/meeting.html?id=2025-09-16_regular",
      "confidence": "high",
      "source_redline": "FA_LOCAL.pdf",
      "notes": "All text on the redline page (page 2) appears in red underlined format, indicating this is entirely new language being added to a previously blank or nonexistent local policy. The section heading \"Parental Engagement\" is also red and underlined, confirming it is new. No red strikethrough (removed) text was present."
    }
  ],
  "timeline_legal": [],
  "policy_connect_url": "https://policyconnect.org/policy/conroe-isd/FA"
}