Review Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 4/12/2018 - 7:00 PM
Category: New Business and Reports to the Board
Type: Info
Subject: Policy Revisions: BBBB, BBBB-R, EEA, EEAB, EEA-R/EEAB-R, EEBA, EEBA-R, IKF, IKF-R, IKFD, IKFD-R
ACPS 2025 Strategic Plan Goal:
Objective 6.2 Continuous Improvement
ACPS will engage in cycles of continuous improvement at every level of the school division, and it will employ evidence-based decision-making in its consideration of process improvements, policy making, and budgeting and accountability.
Policy: BF - Policy Manual
Funding Source or Fiscal Impact (where applicable)
File Attachment:
180412_Memo_Policy_Revisions.pdf
180412_Policy_IKF_SOL_Assessments_Verified_Units_of_Credit_and_Diploma_Classifications.pdf
180412_IKF-R_Standards_of_Learning_Assessments_Verified_Units_of_Credit_and_Diploma_Classification_Regulations.pdf
180412_DRAFT_IKFD_Credit_by_Exam.pdf
180412_DRAFT_IKFD-R_Credit_by_Exam_Regulations.pdf
180412_Policy_BBBB_Student_Representatives_to_the_School_Board.pdf
180412_BBBB-R_Markup_Proposed_Changes.pdf
BBBB-R_Changes_Accepted_180406.pdf
180412_Policy_EEBA_ACPS_Owned_Vehicles.pdf
180412_EEBA-R_Use of ACPS Vehicles_Regulations.pdf
180412_Policy_EEAB_School_Bus_Scheduling_and_Routing.pdf
180412_Policy_EEA_Student_Transportation_Services_v2.pdf
180412_DRAFT_EEA-R-EEAB-R_Student_Transportation_Services_Regulations.pdf
Agenda Item Summary: Statutory/Regulatory Policy Revisions:
State and federal statutory and regulatory changes impact School Board policies. As part of the Board’s continuing policy review, we recommend the following revisions to Policy IKF and Regulation IKF-R.

Policy IKF- Standards of Learning Assessments, Verified Units of Credit and Diploma Classifications
IKF-R- Standards of Learning Assessments, Verified Units of Credit and Diploma Classification Regulations

Best Practices/School Division-Initiated Policy Revisions:
The following proposed policy revisions are driven by best practices and the changing needs of the school division and community. (Hyperlinks to the current policies are included for reference.)

DRAFT Policy IKFD- Credit-by-Exam for World Languages
DRAFT IKFD-R- Credit-by-Exam for World Languages Regulations

Regulation BBBB-R: Student Representatives to the School Board-Regulations and Application (Policy BBBB: Student Representatives to the School Board is included for review. Although no changes are proposed for this policy, staff requests that the Board affirm it, as it has not been reviewed since 2015.)

Policy EEBA – ACPS-Owned Vehicles
Regulation EEBA-R – Use of ACPS Vehicles Regulations

Policy EEAB – School Bus Scheduling and Routing
Policy EEA – Student Transportation Services
DRAFT Regulation EEA-R/EEAB-R – Student Transportation Services Regulations
Background: The Code of Virginia § 22.1-253.13:7 requires that each local school board shall maintain and follow up-to-date policies, and that all policies shall be reviewed at least every five years and revised as needed. In addition, the Alexandria City School Board’s Policy BF provides that policies will be reviewed at least every three years and revised as needed.
Recommendation: The Superintendent recommends that the School Board review the proposed policy revisions.
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Final-Clerk of the Board - Proxy