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FCPS policy committee advances several policy revisions, decommissions two old policies
Summary
The Frederick County Public Schools policy committee voted to advance recommendations to decommission an outdated evening high‑school policy and a character‑education policy, and moved several revised nondiscrimination and bullying policies to the full board for further consideration.
The Frederick County Public Schools policy committee on Feb. 11 voted to advance multiple policy updates and to decommission two long‑standing policies, sending the changes to the full board for final action.
At the start of the meeting the committee approved the minutes from its Jan. 21 meeting. Staff then presented a package of policy work spanning virtual education, nondiscrimination, bullying and harassment, character education, assessments, materials distribution and special education.
Staff recommended decommissioning Policy 5.06, titled "evening high school," because its substance has been absorbed by the Frederick County Virtual School and by newer regulations governing virtual instruction. Watson, identified in the discussion as the principal of the virtual school, and Dr. Mirsha, introduced as the sale director overseeing high schools, described the program’s evolution from an in‑person evening dropout‑prevention model into a broader virtual‑school model and supported advancing the committee’s…
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