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Facilities presenter reported the Osborne connector originated in a 2022 capital plan to improve campus safety and the connection between the main building and the Johnson Learning Center. The board had budgeted $3.2 million for the project; the final approved construction budget after bids, including a contingency allowance, is $3,032,000. Architect RRMM and general contractor RJ Crowley are on the project; site mobilization began in May and demolition and footer pours are complete.

The presenter said the project schedule calls for substantial completion in November 2025 and final completion in December 2025. \"This project is on time and is on budget,\" facilities staff said (a board member later clarified the project is on time and under budget given the lower bid numbers).

Facilities staff also updated the board on other summer work: a phase-two roof replacement at Osborne High; restroom refresh at Metz Bridal School (CTE wing); hallway flooring replacement at Hayden Elementary and new window installations and roller shades at Round (completed during winter break with final roller-shade work this summer). The district is upgrading security cameras at Hayden Elementary with grant funding from the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) totaling $250,000; the district provided the required 25% local match.

Board members acknowledged the projects as investments in student safety and facility modernization. Staff committed to minimizing classroom disruptions by scheduling major work during breaks and reported coordination with school principals for phased occupancy of renovated spaces.

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Policy Chair Stevens summarized the committee’s review, noting the VSBA updates included emergency management (adding athletic emergency action plans, bleeding-control and cardiac arrest protocols), expanded language on communication after threat assessments, and new material on first aid, CPR and AED certification. \"The VSBA added additional language and now includes an athletic emergency action plan, bleeding control program, and cardiac arrest plan,\" Stevens said.

Other model changes raised by the committee include:
- Opioid response: a proposed policy to permit school employees to administer an opioid antagonist in suspected overdoses (the committee has addressed this as a regulation and said a separate policy may not be needed) and a policy (IGAG) requiring overdose-prevention instruction in secondary schools.
- Sudden cardiac arrest drills: new language requiring bleeding-control kits during emergency drills (EB C B).
- Weapons (GBEB): expanded language to prohibit weapons at any school-sponsored events.
- Felony-employment language (GCDA‑M and DJF): new state law allows people whose rights have been restored to be employed by or contracted with public schools in some cases; the committee flagged the need to align local policy language, including discussion about limiting eligibility to certain offenses (for example, crimes of moral turpitude) and requirements such as a 20-year window and gubernatorial restoration of rights.
- Substitute-teacher age (GC E‑M): the model differs from the division’s modified policy, which currently requires substitutes to be 21 rather than 18.
- Professional development (GCL): new model language limits required nonacademic training to 25 hours over five years and adds optional autism-specific training guidance.
- Students with disabilities (IGBA): IEPs must address accommodations/supports needed during emergencies and include transition discussions for dual-enrollment rights before 11th/12th grade.
- Advanced math (IGBJ): new model requires automatic enrollment in accelerated math for grades 5–8 when students score in approximately the top quintile statewide, subject to guardian opt-out.
- Cell phones and devices (JFCCM): the VSBA model would move detailed device rules into regulation; the committee discussed how the local policy and regulation would interact.
- Student records and device access (JO, JF C/ JF CE, JRCA): updates on redacting foster-parent addresses and clarifying school-division access to school-issued devices.
- Commercial partnerships (KQ): model language requires sponsors to show employees who have direct contact with students are legally permitted to do so.

Stevens said the committee will bring several of the updated or new policies to the action agenda so the full board can deliberate; items judged minor would appear on the consent agenda. The board also agreed staff will continue to review regulatory text (GCBD‑R) related to leave communications between administrators and staff.

Board members pressed for clarification on the felony-employment language, noting the new state law generally applies to convictions older than 20 years and to crimes of moral turpitude, not all felonies. \"I wanted to clarify that it’s not all felons,\" one member said, and the committee recommended further discussion to determine whether the board should retain stricter local language or adopt the VSBA model’s permissive wording.

No policy changes were adopted during the meeting; the committee’s recommendations will appear on a future action agenda for full board votes.

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The proposal, drafted by the board development committee as BCA‑M, drew sharply divided remarks. Supporters said the change would broaden leadership opportunities and prevent the repeated selection of a single leader. \"Term limits create a space for new ideas. It prevents the consolidation of power and encourages all of our participation,\" a board member said.

Opponents warned that restricting future boards’ choice of leadership could remove useful flexibility and harm continuity. \"Imposing restrictions on future boards is both shortsighted and deeply concerning,\" another member said, arguing the annual election process already allows the board to change leaders by majority vote.

Committee members said the draft is a compromise arrived at after review of peer practices and internal discussion, and that the measure would take effect in January 2026 if adopted. The committee recommended the change but acknowledged it represents a significant governance shift that requires full-board consideration. Board members agreed the proposal would be placed on the action agenda for a future meeting to allow more discussion and possible refinement.

During the exchange, members emphasized differing priorities: some prioritized shared leadership and limiting long-term concentration of authority; others prioritized experience and stability in an annually elected leadership model. Several members suggested the vice-chair rotation details — including whether the rotation would be automatic or by vote and how to handle willingness to serve — should be spelled out in the policy or accompanying procedures before adoption. One board member said the Prince William County practice informed the committee's thinking but that Prince William uses a different arrangement for its chair.

No formal vote on the policy change occurred at the meeting. The committee noted that the board controls policy and can rescind or revisit the change if the trial period does not yield the intended results.

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The vote to \"waive second reading and execute and enter into an agreement with K12 Virtual Schools LLC for educational products and services\" passed 7-0 after a motion by Vice Chair Spall and a second by Board Member Breccia. \"The motion carries 7 0,\" the chair announced after the roll call.

The agreement allows Manassas to operate a locally affiliated Virginia Virtual Academy (VAVA) program and begin enrolling students immediately, staff said. Suzanne Sloan, a representative of Virginia Virtual Academy, told the board the program is \"a public school. It's an online public school,\" and that divisions retain control over which grade levels and eligibility criteria they will accept.

The board and staff discussed practical details before the vote, including which grade spans the division would offer, how state funding flows to the host division, and the timeline for moving currently enrolled Manassas residents onto the Manassas roster. Sloan said the VAVA enrollment process follows the state funding formula and that Manassas’ local seats would be filled first by returning partner students and then by applicants on the wait list.

Board members repeatedly noted that the district controls enrollment rules and the pace of any scale-up. \"You are in complete control,\" Sloan told the board, describing options to limit grade levels or eligibility. Superintendent Newman (addressed in the meeting as \"Doctor Newman\") and staff said they would work with VAVA on PowerSchool enrollment and that moving in city-resident students would restore state funding to the district's accounts.

Supporters on the board said VAVA could provide another school option for families, a pathway for students who struggle in traditional settings, and additional revenue the district might use for unfunded priorities such as staffing and meal programs. \"It may give a student who's struggling in a traditional setting a chance at an on-time graduation,\" Board Member Miles said.

Board members and VAVA staff also discussed capacity and rollout. Sloan said the VAVA network’s technical capacity can handle thousands of seats, but she cautioned the board against enrolling at maximum capacity in year one and recommended a phased approach. Sloan estimated the VAVA program’s broader network enrollment near 12,000 students statewide and noted that historically less than 1% of a region’s students move to virtual partners in a given year.

The agreement is year-by-year. The board voted to waive second reading and authorize staff to execute the contract so the district can begin onboarding students and configuring PowerSchool. Staff said more detailed decisions — including what grade levels the district will offer and whether to present Manassas Virtual Academy as a separate school in data systems — will be made by the board and staff in follow-up sessions.

The board and VAVA indicated the partnership will start with general-education offerings first and consider alternative-education placements later, since the division currently lacks an internal alternative program.

Board members said they plan further discussion at work sessions and the summer retreat to finalize eligibility rules, grade spans and communications with families.

","The Manassas City School Board voted 7-0 to waive second reading and enter a year-by-year contract with Virginia Virtual Academy (operated by K12) for 2025–26, authorizing enrollment setup and immediate student transfers for city residents.","actionData","errors"]

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