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II. Policy Updates
a. The School Board approved the following policies at our October 6 Business Meeting:
i. 5-3.2 Alternative School Programs
- Clarifies that there are no tuition fees for high school equivalency or other alternative programs.
ii. 7-3.2 Weapons In School - Staff / 8-3.19 Weapons in School - Students
- Conforms policies based on VSBA-recommended legal clarifications.
iii. 7-9.1 (New) Telework and Remote Work
- New policy establishing a consistent framework for telework and remote work.
- Limits recurring telework to eligible twelve-month central office and administrative positions, generally for no more than two days per week.
- Requires supervisor and Talent Office approval through an annually renewed telework agreement.
- Maintains regular work hours, performance expectations, in-person obligations, and information-security requirements.
- Establishes standards for emergency telework, equipment, work locations, safety, and consistent application across similarly situated employees.
iv. 8-2.4 Student Attendance / 5-6.5 Attendance / 8-2.1 Compulsory Attendance
-Consolidates three policies into one.
-Comprehensive revision and consolidation of attendance-related policies to align with recent SCORE revisions and Virginia law.
- Clarifies excused and unexcused absences and establishes an 18-day maximum.
- Standardizes escalating interventions after the 5th, 10th, and 15th unexcused absences.
- Formalizes school-based attendance teams and family support plans.
- Authorizes mandatory attendance-recovery and remediation programs.
- Consolidates the three policies into one.
b. The School Board will receive several policy change proposals for first reading on Tuesday, November 10. You can find the summary here.
c. The next Policy Committee meeting is on Monday, November 16 at 6:00 PM.
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