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Financial carryovers: The board voted to approve the FY25 year-end operating carryover reallocation request and to forward the request to the Clarke County Board of Supervisors. The board also approved the FY25 year-end capital carryover reallocation request and forwarded it to the Board of Supervisors. Both motions passed on voice votes; board members answered \"Aye.\" The meeting transcript does not record a roll-call tally or individual votes.

Policies and regulations: The board approved multiple policies and regulations for first and second reading, including updates driven by Virginia code changes and VSBA legal references. Officials identified the most substantive item among the set as a new student-athlete extreme heat safety and protection policy required by state law; the board indicated it was comfortable advancing that policy. The board also approved legal-reference updates for purchasing procedures, a hold-harmless agreement for bus drivers, online and virtual course policy references, and a FOIA/public-records update.

Crowdfunding policy: The board moved to have the proposed CCPS crowdfunding policy reviewed by the district administrative team and return it next month. The motion passed on a voice vote.

Closed session: The board voted to convene a closed session to discuss personnel matters, including appointments and resignations, citing \"Virginia Code §2.2-3711(A)(1).\" The chair estimated the closed session would last roughly 30 minutes and indicated action was expected after the session. The motion to move into closed session passed on a voice vote.

Votes at a glance (formal motions recorded in meeting transcript):
- FY25 operating carryover reallocation request — Motion to approve and forward to Clarke County Board of Supervisors; outcome: approved (voice vote).
- FY25 capital carryover reallocation request — Motion to approve and forward to Clarke County Board of Supervisors; outcome: approved (voice vote).
- Policies and regulations (first and second reading) — Motion to approve presented policies/regulations for first and second reading; outcome: approved (voice vote).
- CCPS crowdfunding policy — Motion to send the policy to the administrative team for review and bring back next month; outcome: approved (voice vote).
- Convene closed session under Virginia Code §2.2-3711(A)(1) to discuss personnel — Motion to convene closed session; outcome: approved (voice vote).

Notes: All votes reported in the transcript were voice votes recorded as \"Aye\"; the transcript does not provide named roll-call vote tallies. Where the transcript did not specify a motion maker or seconder by name, the record here lists the motion text and outcome without assigning unidentified makers. The board indicated it would forward financial carryover items to the Clarke County Board of Supervisors for final action.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Clarke County Public Schools School Board Meeting 09/22/2025","oneSentenceSummary","The board approved FY25 operating and capital year-end carryovers and advanced multiple policy items for first and second reading, voted to send the carryovers to the Clarke County Board of Supervisors, and approved sending the crowdfunding policy to administrative review; the board also voted to convene a closed session on personnel matters.","taxTitle","CLARKE CO PBLC SCHS, School Districts, Virginia","taxId",60767,"location","Virginia","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6461899,"Parent and staff warn state test cut-score changes could sharply lower Clarke County scores",228,62000,290000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5813335-5de541d2207c83938cf289d8351d03a0&start=62&end=290","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5813335-5de541d2207c83938cf289d8351d03a0/thumbnail_62000.jpg","/articles/6461899/Virginia/Parent-and-staff-warn-state-test-cut-score-changes-could-sharply-lower-Clarke-County-scores","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6461899-8be96ab42cb5c2e78326a3e01f173981/orig.mp4?Expires=1770446227&Signature=SOVfKUIuJgCfMrAPM4GleN~VNZKwUj~gztNoaLI~Tfx1JYOK8bS4XwbyEbhZog7iEHF2me-jS5soq2t~758qz8A25iVQ5TCnlOO1WynPDA2NW2eokNReELksfoCQtRU~WgIOtefbYcsKFzYqGk0BRzgOo79NJS3HXNWjfQkLrWj3mysgMwzRL8UNXKLyJUCoW184FUUcqbyusQovD2qlypLkAZK4zbirpPGwErE4PN8nqSmp5iOxpE1AGrzinHYBXhOIrUFSkMuu4pR3xT0dGyUGKaqRGBQu55QbbIevyUtuDraUFksWJe7T8b7QOctt1OxTyjn0vG-QFYXHW7Rieg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A parent and district staff speaker told the Clarke County School Board that changes to the state’s Standards of Learning (SOL) cut scores and changes in English language learner (ELL) accountability timelines could produce a significant, immediate drop in district accountability scores if implemented without advance notice or mitigation.

\"If we lift and shift our 20 25 scores...we just need to communicate that early and often,\" said Shane Boswell, a parent from Buck Marsh, addressing the board during public comments and urging local and state boards to coordinate communication with families. Boswell also said he had struggled to get clear information from the state board and raised questions about ELL students being moved from an 11-semester to a 3-semester timeline for counting assessments.

A district staff speaker, identified in the meeting as Dr. Bolling, explained how the new accountability framework and cut scores would affect the district’s reported results if the metrics were applied as described. \"The impact on our 20 25 scores, the reading, had it been in place, would have went from 75.87 to 39.32. And the math will go from 72.90 to 39.33,\" Dr. Bolling said, adding that staff will \"do the best we can for every individual kid\" but acknowledging a significant potential impact on reported division scores.

Board members expressed concern about pace and notice. Several suggested the state should phase in any cut-score increases and ensure additional support services—tutors, instructional assistants and targeted interventions—are in place before higher benchmarks take effect. One board member used the analogy of changing the parameters of a race mid-course to describe the perceived unfairness of changing standards during an academic year.

Discussion also noted that an ELL accountability timeline change had already been put in place in the accountability framework and that the upcoming accountability results would reflect that change. Board members urged district leaders to continue outreach to parents and to coordinate with other divisions and superintendents to amplify local concerns to the state board.

No formal district policy action on SOL cut scores or state accountability was taken at the meeting; the remarks were part of public comment and board member discussion.

","A parent and district staff described potential major drops in district accountability scores if proposed state cut-score changes and a shorter ELL timeline apply; board members urged better communication and a phased approach.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6461903,"Clarke County school board tables Family Life Education curriculum after mixed public feedback",337,317000,654000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5813335-5de541d2207c83938cf289d8351d03a0&start=317&end=654","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5813335-5de541d2207c83938cf289d8351d03a0/thumbnail_317000.jpg","/articles/6461903/Virginia/Clarke-County-school-board-tables-Family-Life-Education-curriculum-after-mixed-public-feedback","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6461903-7abb47ab7ccccbe7cf3f2139449524f5/orig.mp4?Expires=1770446227&Signature=NAq7bxy07wT0hzUViYf3weXdjgWC0oXy~zmjv2AvC15RzhR0HBZ3TeKrtagzVFO0J4rFwKeGdXjwBuy3~-PZXpM3eylafTT6jq1eAJ8JYQa~vzvgnv2B6ftI2WHVEfnYpRLel8pFUX9l6sdafi8Q394SVIVKGCrQXio4~wA9vfAwADX6Qb6evcJRbrO8cs99KFYjQ0u9QSiEyh8xRFnTI4N9gahKHjD~j9EDbFd-kNNMZM8nufEvOrJkPSbibYDeHhfHTbuZ7mYS5cNLXMrUg8F~uW1WBQ-nb9txvI~HyYWGfHZ5KAb3A9LeqEKuJcJRahIIlv4NVpTdCjBJH9PXkQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Clarke County School Board on the evening voted to table approval of the Family Life Education (FLE) curriculum, moving the item to next month’s agenda after public comment and discussion among board members.

Board members and a parent speaker said they want more community outreach and clearer, itemized curriculum materials before taking a final vote. \"I would maybe like to pick and choose certain things,\" said Shane Boswell, a parent from Buck Marsh, who addressed the board during public comments and urged earlier and clearer communication from the state and local boards. \"We just need to communicate that early and often... you can't just change the speed limit when the school bus is already going down the road and expect everything to end well.\"

Board members gave varied reactions during the discussion. \"If we did have to take a vote on this, I would probably be leaning toward a no vote on accepting it,\" said Mr. Brumback, School Board member, signaling reservations about parts of the curriculum and encouraging more public input. By contrast, Mr. Sipe, School Board member, emphasized the importance of the instruction for families who may not have consistent at-home support: \"I think that it's incredibly important... we are acting as a board for our entire community and not just families that may have a lot of support from home.\"

The board’s discussion touched on practical steps to increase public engagement: more district outreach, in-person conversations at community events, and targeted contact of parents in each trustee district. Several board members said the district’s pie-chart survey data were too small to be conclusive; one member described the survey response as about \"10 people.\"

After discussion, a board member moved to table the item to next month’s agenda. The motion was seconded and carried on a voice vote; board members answered \"Aye.\" The board did not vote to adopt or reject the FLE curriculum at the meeting.

Board members also asked staff to provide clearer copies of the curriculum with redactions or deletions indicated, and to continue soliciting parent feedback before a final vote.

The tabled item will be reconsidered at the next regular meeting when board members expect to review additional public feedback and any recommended edits from district staff.

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