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Board previewed broad policy updates, including remote participation, recording permissions and accessibility coordinator requirement
Summary
Dr. Jamie Soltis presented a large packet of policy revisions aligning board policy with recent statutory and VSBA changes: clarified remote participation approval, added recording permissions (superintendent/designee), updated volunteer access language, clarified teacher removal and evaluation linkages, and introduced a required digital accessibility coordinator role.
Dr. Jamie Soltis reviewed a set of recommended policy updates the district must consider prior to formal adoption.
Key changes presented included: clarifying language to align remote participation with the code of Virginia (individual remote participation to be approved by the chair unless it violates FOIA), a new line tying teacher removal of students from class to evaluation of classroom management, a policy for electronic room partitions (relevant to the new CTE center), an addition noting that access by certain registered offenders is prohibited except as allowed by statute or court order (referencing policy 3.12), and a new requirement to identify a digital accessibility coordinator to ensure digital content meets WCAG and IDEA accessibility expectations. Dr. Soltis also summarized administrative regulation updates (payroll timing, PTO/vacation scheduling), family medical leave revisions, and an update that instructional resource selection must follow the Virginia Procurement Act.
Board members were encouraged to review the printed underlined/strikethrough version of the packet in BoardDocs and to raise questions at the next meeting prior to adoption. No formal adoption occurred at the work session; staff offered to present any requested policy items again at the meeting when adoption is on the agenda.
