Meeting Overview
The Alta-Aurelia Community School District is scheduled to hold a regular board meeting at 6:00 p.m. on August 10, 2026, in Room 19 at Alta-Aurelia High School in Alta. The packet materials include proposed policy-related forms addressing student medication administration and a technology-adoption checklist for one-to-one digital device programs.
Policy and Student Health Items
Student Medication Self-Administration
The packet includes Code No. 507.2E1, an authorization and consent form governing student self-administration of medication for asthma, airway-constricting diseases, respiratory distress, and epinephrine auto-injectors.
The form provides that students may self-administer qualifying medication when required written authorization is supplied by a parent or guardian and prescribing health care professional. Among the requirements outlined in the document:
- Medication must be in its original labeled or manufacturer-labeled container.
- Authorization must be renewed annually.
- Parents are expected to notify school officials of changes in medication, dosage, or administration time.
- Students meeting the requirements may self-administer medication at school, during school-sponsored activities, and during qualifying before- or after-school activities on school property.
- The form also addresses liability protections established under Iowa Code § 280.16 and requires parent or guardian acknowledgment.
A related packet document, Code No. 507.2E3, addresses parental authorization for students to independently carry or co-administer prescription medication and participate in the delivery of special health services. It provides for student participation after competency or proficiency has been demonstrated to licensed health personnel, while also addressing confidentiality, coordination with school personnel, equipment and medication handling, and disposal of abandoned medication.
Technology and Instruction
One-to-One Digital Device Adoption Checklist
The packet includes Code No. 605.04E1, a technology-adoption checklist for one-to-one digital device programs. Before adopting or renewing such programming, the checklist calls for the board to consider:
- The instructional purpose of the device.
- Whether the device and associated software are age appropriate.
- Content-filtering limitations and the district's ability to mitigate them.
- Whether student data is collected, stored, or shared and the nature of those practices.
The document delegates responsibility to the superintendent or designees to bring forward recommendations on one-to-one instructional technology. It also states that the district maintains the checklist in its records for Iowa Department of Education audit requests.
What to Watch at the Meeting
The packet materials place particular attention on procedures affecting student health and medication management and on the district's review of one-to-one instructional technology. For the technology item, the checklist specifically brings instructional purpose, age appropriateness, content filtering, and student-data practices into the board's consideration before a one-to-one device program is adopted or renewed.
