Fairfax County School Board Meeting, Thursday, March 7, 2024

What was decided · How each member voted

• 1.01 1.01 Closed Meeting - [When required for matters permitted by law]: Motion by Sandy B Anderson, second by Marcia St John-Cunning. · Motion Carries 10-0 Official minutes (FCPS BoardDocs)
• 2.02 2.02 Certification of a Closed Meeting Compliance: Motion by Ilryong Moon, second by Ricardy J Anderson. · Motion Carries 11-0 Official minutes (FCPS BoardDocs)
• 2.03 2.03 Confirmation of Action Taken in a Closed Meeting: Motion: I move to deny the school reassignment appeal of a student was charged with unlawful acts committed in the community and to confirm the disciplinary decision of the Division Superintendent. Motion by Marcia St John-Cunning, second by Melanie K Meren - Vice Chair. · Motion Carries 9-0 (Abstain: Ricardy J Anderson, Rachna S Heizer) Official minutes (FCPS BoardDocs)
• 2.03 2.03 Confirmation of Action Taken in a Closed Meeting: Motion: I move to deny the school reassignment appeal of a student who assaulted a staff member and students at school with a gel pellet gun and to confirm the disciplinary decision of the Division Superintendent. Motion by Melanie K Meren - Vice Chair, second by Sandy B Anderson. · Motion Carries 9-2 (No: Seema Dixit, Ricardy J Anderson) Official minutes (FCPS BoardDocs)
• 2.03 2.03 Confirmation of Action Taken in a Closed Meeting: Motion: I move to deny the school reassignment appeal of a student who assaulted a student at school and to confirm the disciplinary decision of the Division Superintendent. Motion by Robyn Lady, second by Seema Dixit. · Motion Carries 11-0 Official minutes (FCPS BoardDocs)
• 2.05 2.05 Women's History Month Proclamation: Motion by Robyn Lady, second by Ryan McElveen. · Motion Carries 11-0 Official minutes (FCPS BoardDocs)
• 2.06 2.06 Disability Acceptance/National Disabilities Awareness Month: Motion by Kyle McDaniel, second by Robyn Lady. · Motion Carries 11-0 Official minutes (FCPS BoardDocs)
• 5.01 5.01 Sole Source Contract Amendment - The College Board: Motion by Seema Dixit, second by Marcia St John-Cunning. · Motion Carries 11-0 Official minutes (FCPS BoardDocs)
• 5.02 5.02 Elementary Language Arts Basal Instructional Resources (K-6) Presentation and Action [NB 2/22/24]: I move that the School Board approves the purchase of Benchmark Advance, 2022 as the basal instructional resource for elementary Language Arts. Motion by Melanie K Meren - Vice Chair, second by Robyn Lady. · Motion Carries 11-0 Official minutes (FCPS BoardDocs)
• 5.03 5.03 Amending the School Board's Proclamation Process [NB 2/22/24]: I move that the School Board approve the changes to the Strategic Governance Manual, as detailed on BoardDocs, regarding the School Board’s proclamation process. Motion by Sandy B Anderson, second by Kyle McDaniel. · Motion Carries 8-3 (No: Ilryong Moon, Ricardy J Anderson, Ryan McElveen) Official minutes (FCPS BoardDocs)
• 6.01 6.01 Financial Planning (EL-5) Monitoring Report: I move that the Board find that the Superintendent has made adequate progress toward compliance with EL-5. Motion by Rachna S Heizer, second by Melanie K Meren - Vice Chair. · Motion Carries 9-0 (Abstain: Ilryong Moon, Ryan McElveen) Official minutes (FCPS BoardDocs)
• 7.01 7.01 Financial Planning (EL#5) Policy Review: I move that the School Board maintain Executive Limitation 5, Financial Planning, as it is currently detailed in the Strategic Governance Manual. Motion by Ryan McElveen, second by Sandy B Anderson. · Motion Carries 9-0 (Not Present at Vote: Ricardy J Anderson, Kyle McDaniel) Official minutes (FCPS BoardDocs)

Moments worth watching

• 03:42:51

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