School Board Policy Revisions: Updates from Oct. 10, 2024

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. 10, 2024, the School Board amended eight policies and the superintendent revised one regulation. The following is a summary of the key changes, details are available on BoardDocs.

GEA - Acceptance of Electronic Signatures and Records (also JOH)

• Reason: Five-year review
• Standard changes

IIAE - Innovative or Experimental Programs

• Reason: Five-year review
• Standard changes

GAB-R2 - Telecommunications Use (also IIBEA-R2)

• Reason: Five-year review
• Removed the IIBEA-R2 from the title as this only applies to staff
• Removed the purpose statement per the style guide
• Added breadcrumbs to the non-discrimination policy for accommodations

KFB - Administration of Surveys and Questionnaires

• Reason: Five-year review
• Standard changes
• Relocated the definitions to the top of the policy per the style guide
• Modernized the examples of instructional materials
• Added review of questionnaire occurs in a manner mutually agreed upon by the school and parent

KM - Relations with Community Organizations

• Reason: Five-year review
• No VSBA model policy
• The content is redundant with other policies
• Recommended for retirement

KMA - Relations with Parent Organizations

• Reason: Five-year review
• Standard Changes
• Minor rewording to align with the Virginia School Board Association (VSBA) model
• Removed content redundant with policy KF & KM

KNB - Reports of Missing Children

• Reason: Five-year review
• Standard changes

KP - Parental Rights and Responsibilities

• Reason: Five-year review
• Reworded to improve clarity
• Reorganized to improve readability and alignment with the VSBA model

LB - Relations with Private Schools

• Reason: Five-year review
• VSBA model policy alignment
• Removed prohibition against entering into agreements with private schools to transport students. Agreements are permitted under the code.

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 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.