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Committee to propose adding a second rotating student representative to the School Board
Summary
The Public Engagement Committee voted unanimously to draft a new-business item to add a second student representative who would rotate attendance between high-school pyramids; staff will draft language and return it as a new-business proposal to the full board.
The Fairfax County School Board Public Engagement Committee agreed Dec. 15 to draft language to add a second student representative who would rotate meeting attendance among different high-school pyramids.
Unidentified Speaker 3 moved that staff "work up the language for a new... Student representative" to add a second member who would trade off meeting responsibilities and represent a different high-school pyramid. Committee members discussed whether to start with two rotating students and expand later; one member said rotating representatives could ease scheduling conflicts and broaden opportunities for student participation.
Unidentified Speaker 2 described practical constraints that sometimes prevent a single student rep from attending (for example, course conflicts or lack of transportation) and said a rotating model could reduce scheduling burdens: "I think if there was 2, they would be able to split the work." The committee asked staff to draft the proposed new-business language and bring it to the full board as part of new business; the committee chair stated the motion passed unanimously at the table.
The committee did not set final selection rules in the meeting; members said they would draft language outlining rotation, geographic/pyramid representation and how responsibilities would be shared, with the expectation of returning the proposal as new business.
