Review Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 12/3/2015 - 7:00 PM
Category: Items Pulled from Consent Calendar
Type: Action
Subject: G Policies
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:
151203_Memo_G_Policies_BM.docx.pdf
151203_Policy_GAA_Staff_Time_Schedules_v2.pdf
151203_Policy_GAC_Employee_Use_of_Social_Media.pdf
151203_GAC-R_ACPS_Social_Media_Regulations.pdf
151203_Policy_GBB_Staff_Involvement_in_Decision_Making_v3.pdf
151203_Policy_GBEA_UNLAWFUL_MANUFACTURE,_DISTRIBUTION,_DISPENSING_POSSESSION_OR_USE_OF_A_CONTROLLED_SUBSTANCE_v2.pdf
151203_Policy_GBN_Application_for_Positions_v2.pdf
151203_Policy_GBO_Virginia_Retirement_System_v1.pdf
151203_Policy_GC_Licensed_Staff_v2.pdf
151203_Policy_GCB_Licensed_Staff_Contracts_v1.pdf
151203_Policy_GCBA_Staff_Salary_Schedules_v2.pdf
151203_Policy_GCBB_Supplementary_Pay_v1.pdf
151203_Policy_GCBC_Staff_Fringe_Benefits_v2.pdf
151203_Policy_GCBEA_Leave_Without_Pay_v2.pdf
151203_Policy_GCCA_Posting_of_Licensed_Staff_Vacancies_v1.pdf
151203_Policy_GCCB_Employment_of_Family_Members_v2.pdf
151203_Policy_GCD_Licensed_Staff_Hiring.pdf
151203_Policy_GCDA_Effect_of_Criminal_Conviction_or_Founded_Complaint_of_Child_Abuse_or_Neglect_v3.pdf
151203_Policy_GCDB_Filling_Administrative_Vacancies_v1.pdf
151203_Policy_GCDC_Teacher_Pay_Scales_v1.pdf
151203_Policy_GCE_Part_Time_and_Substitute_Licensed_Staff_Employment_v1.pdf
151203_Policy_GCG_Professional_Staff_Probationary_Term_v1.pdf
151203_Policy_GCJ_Licensed_Staff_Time_Schedules_v1.pdf
151203_Policy_GCL_Professional_Staff_Development_v2.pdf
151203_Policy_GCM_Supervision of the Evaluation_Process_v1.pdf
151203_Policy_GCN_Evaluation_of_Licensed_Staff_ v2.pdf
151203_Policy_GCPB_Resignation_of_Licensed_Staff_Members_v2.pdf
151203_Policy_GCPF_Suspension_of_Staff_Members_v2.pdf
151203_Policy_GD_Support_Staff_v1.pdf
151203_Policy_GDB_Support_Staff_Employment_Staff_v2.pdf
151203_Policy_GDBA_Suport_Staff_Salary_Schedules-deletion_v1.pdf
151203_Policy_GDG_Support_Staff_Probationary_Period_v1.pdf
151203_Policy_GDI_Support_Staff_Assignments_and_Transfers_v2.pdf
151203_Policy_GDJ_Support_Staff_Time_Schedules_v1.pdf
151203_Policy_GDN_Evaluation_of_Support_Staff_v2.pdf
151203_Policy_GDPB_Resignation_of_Support_Staff_Members_v1.pdf
151203_Policy_GDQ_School_Bus_Drivers_v2.pdf
Agenda Item Summary: The School Board reviewed these policies at its 11/23/15 Board Meeting, and they can now be advanced for Consent.

Policies Recommended for approval:

Policy GAA - Staff Time Schedules (Minor stylistic revisions)

Policy GAC– Employee Use of Social Media (Not VSBA; updated to reflect ACPS practice and to include references to regulation GAC-R and policy GBAA/JHA)

Regulation GAC-R(Included for reference)

Policy GBB - Staff Involvement in Decision Making (Not VSBA; revised to reflect ACPS practice)

Policy GBEA - Unlawful Manufacture, Distribution, Dispensing, Possession or Use of a Controlled Substance (References updated)

Policy GBN – Application for Positions (VSBA language & ACPS practice)

Policy GBO – Virginia Retirement System (Updated to reflect the current VRS benefit program language)

Policy GC – Licensed Staff (VSBA language & ACPS practice)

Policy GCB – Licensed Staff Contracts (VSBA language)

Policy GCBA – Staff Salary Schedules (VSBA language)

Policy GCBB – Supplementary Pay (Minor stylistic updates & revised to reflect new VSBA title)

Policy GCBC – Staff Fringe Benefits (Revised to reflect VSBA language & title)

Policy GCBEA – Leave Without Pay (References updated)

Policy GCCA – Posting of Licensed Staff Vacancies (Proposed for deletion; replaced by policy GBN)

Policy GCCB – Employment of Family Members (VSBA language and expanded definition of “family member” to include step children)

Policy GCD – Licensed Staff Hiring (Recommended for deletion; replaced by Policy GBN)

Policy GCDA – Effect of Criminal Conviction (VSBA language. Since the 11/16/15 Work Session, this policy has also been updated to include references to Va. Code § 22.1-307 and § 63.2-1505, which dictate Division procedures re: employees who are the subject of a founded complaint of child abuse and neglect.)

Policy GCDB – Filling Administrative Vacancies (Not VSBA; recommended for deletion; replaced with Policy GBN)

Policy GCDC – Teacher Pay Scales (Not VSBA; replaced by Policy GCBA)

Policy GCE – Part-Time and Substitute Licensed Staff Employment (VSBA language)

Policy GCG – Professional Staff Probationary Term¬ (Revised to reflect ACPS practice and VSBA language)

Policy GCJ – Licensed Staff Time Schedules (Not VSBA; recommended for deletion; replaced by GAA)

Policy GCL – Professional Staff Development (VSBA language)

Policy GCM – Supervision of the Evaluation Process (Not VSBA; recommended for deletion; replaced by GCN)

Policy GCN - Evaluation of Licensed Staff (VSBA language)

Policy GCPB – Resignation of Licensed Staff Members (VSBA language and ACPS practice)

Policy GCPF – Suspension of Staff Members (Current VSBA model policy – newly proposed ACPS policy)

Policy GD – Support Staff (VSBA)

Policy GDB – Support Staff Employment Status (VSBA language)

Policy GDBA – Support Staff Salary Schedules (proposed for deletion, replaced by policy GCBA)

Policy GDG – Support Staff Probationary Period (VSBA language and ACPS practice)

Policy GDI – Support Staff Assignments and Transfers (References updated)

Policy GDJ – Support Staff Time Schedules (Not a VSBA model policy; recommended for deletion; replaced by GAA)

Policy GDN – Evaluation of Support Staff (VSBA language)

Policy GDPB – Resignation of Support Staff Members (Not a VSBA model policy; recommended for deletion; covered in Policy GCPB: Resignation of Staff Members)

Policy GDQ – School Bus Drivers (VSBA language and modified to include drivers of other ACPS student transport vehicles)
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 Board approve the attached policies.
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Kevin North - Chief Human Resources Officer
Signed By:
Alvin Crawley - Superintendent
Vote Results:
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