Is This a Real Policy Change?

A decision tree for sorting what actually matters from what you can safely ignore

Real Policy
Monitor It
Ignore It
You heard something. Is it a real policy change? School board published it? YES REAL None of the above? Keep going... Leadership spent money on it? YES REAL Was it sent via official email? YES REAL NO Dept chair or supervisor say it directly? YES Did admin also confirm it? YES REAL NO MONITOR NO Involves money, grades, discipline, or your evaluation? YES REAL NO Does it require new paperwork or new procedures? YES MONITOR NO Phrased as "we're thinking about it" or "eventually"? YES IGNORE NO Start of school year communication? YES REAL NO MONITOR

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