School Board Policy Revisions: Recent Updates

Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS) policy revisions that are adopted by the Alexandria City School Board are available to access on our website, with staff being notified through the ACPS Insider newsletter. These are updates of existing Board policies, and we are informing staff of these changes as they govern school division operations. For more details about the policy revisions adopted by the School Board, please visit the webpage.

At the Alexandria City School Board meeting on Oct. 5, 2023, the School Board amended six policies and the superintendent approved revisions to one regulation and retired one regulation: GBE - Staff Health; GBE-R2 - Staff COVID Procedures; IGAD - Career and Technical Education; JECA - Admission of Children Experiencing Homelessness; JHCA - Physical Examinations of Students; JHCB - Student Immunizations; JHCB-R - ACPS Health Requirements for Registration; JHCC - Communicable Diseases.

At the Alexandria City School Board meeting on Oct. 19, 2023, the School Board amended five policies and the superintendent approved revisions to one regulation: AF - Comprehensive Plan; DB - Annual Budget; DJF - Purchasing Procedures; IKFB - Transfer Students and High School Credits; JFCF/JFCI - Alcohol and other Drugs (AOD) in Schools; JFCF-R/JFCI-R - Alcohol and other Drugs (AOD) Abuse: Regulations.

At the Alexandria City School Board meeting on Nov. 2, 2023, the School Board amended three policies and the superintendent approved revisions to the associated regulations. EFB/JHCH - ACPS School Nutrition Services; EFB/JHCH-R Regulations for School Meals and Snacks; GBEF - Lactation Support (also JHCL); JN - Student Fees Fines and Charges; JN-R - Regulation Tuition, Course, and Food Service Fees.

ACPS has more than 400 policies and regulations which are systematically revised prior to being presented to the School Board for information. The revision process includes alignment with the associated Virginia School Boards Association (VSBA) model policy, alignment with the Code of Virginia, an equity review, a legal review, revisions by a team of staff members, a Senior Leadership Team review and a School Board Policy Committee review. Public input on proposed revisions is taken at School Board Policy Committee meetings and regular School Board meetings.