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Meeting Date:
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6/21/2018 - 7:00 PM
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Category:
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Old Business and Action Items
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Type:
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Info/Action
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Subject:
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Resolution to Explore School Board Election Cycle and
Composition Adjustments
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ACPS 2025 Strategic Plan Goal:
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Objective 1.10 Civic Engagement and Civic Responsibility ACPS will engage with its students in an atmosphere conducive to mutual respect, civic engagement, and good citizenship.
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Funding Source or Fiscal Impact (where applicable)
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File Attachment:
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Agenda Item Summary:
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Any changes to the School Board’s term, election cycle, and/or composition would necessitate the Virginia General Assembly’s approval of an amendment to the Alexandria City Charter. As the Code of Virginia requires that the School Board’s and City Council’s terms of office and election cycles must coincide, such amendments would affect both of Alexandria’s elected bodies. This would necessitate embarking on a community engagement and public comment process that would likely include such feedback instruments as surveys, public hearings, and a citywide referendum. To open a dialogue with Council and the public on the benefits and impacts of various transition options, the School Board requested a resolution be drafted to serve as a starting point for consideration of the matter.
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Background:
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At its April 26, 2018 Board Meeting, the School Board discussed the background, current status, legal authority, process and timing for potentially transitioning:
• From concurrent to staggered Board Member terms of office, and therefore;
• From holding concurrent elections every three years to holding staggered elections more frequently;
• From three-year terms to four-year terms;
• From a nine-Member Board to a lesser number; and
• From representation based solely on Alexandria’s three voting districts, to the addition of one at-large Board Member.
At its May 31, 2018 Work Session, the School Board reviewed the legislative process and community engagement involved in its 1994 transition from an appointed to elected Board, staff responses to follow-up information requests from April 26th, staggered election implementation scenarios, and a draft resolution requesting City Council and community engagement on potential adjustments to its election cycle, term and composition.
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Recommendation:
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The Superintendent recommends the School Board adopt the Resolution to Explore School Board Election Cycle and Composition Adjustments.
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Approvals:
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Recommended By:
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Signed By:
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Final-Clerk of the Board - Proxy
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Vote Results:
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| Original Motion | | Member Margaret Lorber Moved, Member Cindy Anderson seconded to approve the Original motion 'The Superintendent recommends the School Board adopt the Resolution to Explore School Board Election Cycle and Composition Adjustments.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 8 Nay: 0. | | The motion Carried 8 - 0 | | | | | Ronnie Campbell | Yes | | William E. Campbell | Yes | | Karen Graf | Yes | | Christopher J. Lewis | Yes | | Ramee A. Gentry | Yes | | Margaret Lorber | Yes | | Cindy Anderson | Yes | | Veronica R. Nolan | Yes | |
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| New Motion | Member Karen Graf Moved, Member Christopher J. Lewis seconded to approve the New motion 'The Superintendent recommends the School Board adopt the Resolution to Explore School Board Election Cycle and Composition Adjustments.
In final sentence, add the word "possibly" before the word "include"'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 8 Nay: 0. | | The motion Carried 8 - 0 | | | | | Ronnie Campbell | Yes | | William E. Campbell | Yes | | Karen Graf | Yes | | Christopher J. Lewis | Yes | | Ramee A. Gentry | Yes | | Margaret Lorber | Yes | | Cindy Anderson | Yes | | Veronica R. Nolan | Yes | |
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