School Board Policy Revisions: Update from Feb. 6, 2025

At the Alexandria City School Board meeting on February 6, 2025, the School Board amended two policies and the superintendent revised one regulation. The following is a summary of the key changes, additional details are available on BoardDocs.

EBCBA - Electronic Room Partitions

• Five-year review
• Added a clause that the policy is not intended to limit the use of fire-prevention devices.

EEBA - ACPS-Owned Vehicles

EEBA-R - Use of ACPS Vehicles Regulations

• Five-year review
• Standard changes
• Removed redundant content.
• Minor reorganization to improve readability.
• Adjusted the required documentation to reflect changes in DMV services.
• Removed the form.

ACPS has over 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 Board 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 Governance Committee review. Public input on proposed revisions is taken at School Board Governance Committee meetings and during regular School Board meetings.