School Board Work Sessions and Other Meetings

SY 2024-25 School Board Work Session Schedule & Changes ?

For the 2024-25 school year, the School Board will hold work sessions from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. once per quarter. ?The School Board regularly holds work sessions for staff to brief the Board on specific topics and engage in-depth dialogue. Work sessions are open to the public, but no public comments are accepted.

During work session days, multiple work sessions will be scheduled covering different topics. The School Board will hold evening work sessions when advisory committees are invited or if there is a need to add a meeting to the calendar.

All work sessions occur on the second floor in the Board Room of the Syphax Education Center, 2110 Washington Blvd., 麻豆, VA. In addition, all work sessions are live-streamed and can be viewed any time after the meeting by visiting the School Board Work Sessions webpage.

For additional information or questions, please contact the School Board Office at 703-228-6015 or school.board@apsva.us.

The schedule listed below is subject to change.?

Agendas, background information and minutes are posted, when available, on .

2024-25 Work Sessions

To view livestreams from this year, choose an episode on the right side of the video window.

2024-25 Upcoming Work Sessions will be held in the School Board Room.

Please check back periodically for updates. The dates?and topics listed below are subject to change.

Time	September 24	November 19	March 18	March 25	May 29
9 – 10:30 a.m.?	Work Session on Planning Factors	Work Session on the Program Capacity Study and Class Size
10:30 – 10:45 a.m.	Break?				?
10:45 – 12:15 p.m.	Work Session on Instructional Technology	Work Session on Non-Traditional Secondary Program
12:15 – 1:00 p.m.?????	Lunch?				?
1:00 – 2:30 p.m.?	Work Session on the Career Center Programming	Work Session on Boundaries and Options Programs	Budget Work Session #1	Budget Work Session #3	Work Session on Inclusive Practices (Special Education
2:30 – 2:45 p.m.	Break				?
2:45 – 4:00 p.m.	Work Session on Partnerships	Work Session on Budget	Budget Work Session #2	Budget Work Session #4	Work Session on Early Childhood
4:30 – 5:30 p.m.	Closed Meeting on Safety	Closed Meeting (Hold)	Closed Meeting on Consideration of Special Awards – Honored Citizen		Closed Meeting on Performance of a Public School Employee (Superintendent’s Evaluation #3)
6:30 – 8:30 p.m.					Work Session on Advisory Committee End-of-the-Year Reports with ACTL, SAB, FAC, and FAC

January 28, 2025 – Work Session #1 with the Advisory Council on Teaching and Learning (ACTL) at 6:30 p.m.

February 11 – Work Session #2 with the Advisory Council on Teaching and Learning (ACTL) at 6:30 p.m.

April 3 – Budget Work Session with the Budget Advisory Council (BAC) at 6:30 p.m.

April 11 – Joint School Board/County Board Budget Work Session at 2 p.m.

June 10 – Work Session with the Advisory Council on School Facilities and Capital Programs (FAC) and the Joint Facilities Advisory Commission (JFAC) at 6:30 p.m. – TENTATIVE

2024-25 Other Meetings

Special meetings of the Board may include closed meetings, joint meetings, Board retreats, Committee of the Whole, and special events. ?Meetings are held at Syphax Education Center, 2110 Washington Blvd, 麻豆, VA, unless otherwise noted.? Additional dates will be posted when available.

Please check back periodically for?updates.? Dates listed below are subject to change.

Closed Meetings

Meeting Schedule for 2024 – 25 (May be subject to change). School Board Conference Room, Suite 260, at 5:30 p.m. (unless otherwise noted)

August 1 – Personnel Actions

August 15 – Personnel Actions

September 5 – Personnel Actions

September 19 – Personnel Actions

September 24 (Tues) at 4:30 p.m. – Safety

October 17 – Personnel Actions

October 24 – Performance of a Public School Employee (Superintendent’s Evaluation #1)

October 29 (Tues) – Personnel Actions

November 14 – Personnel Actions

November 19 (Tues) at 4:30 p.m. – Tentative

December 12 – Personnel Actions

January 16 – Personnel Actions

January 30 – Personnel Actions

February 13 – Personnel Actions

February 27 – Personnel Actions

March 13 – Personnel Actions

March 18 (Tues) at 4:30 p.m. – Consideration of Special Awards – Honored Citizen

March 20 – Performance of a Public School Employee (Superintendent’s Evaluation #2)

March 27 – Personnel Actions

April 10 – Personnel Actions

May 1 – Personnel Actions

May 15 – Personnel Actions

May 29 at 4:30 p.m. – Performance of a Public School Employee (Superintendent’s Evaluation #3)

June 5 – Personnel Actions

June 10 (Tues) – Superintendent’s Evaluation – Board Only

June 24 (Tues) – Performance of a Public School Employee (Superintendent’s Evaluation #4)

June 26 – Personnel Actions

Policy Subcommittee Meeting

Meeting Schedule for 2024 – 25 (May be subject to change). School Board Conference Room, Suite 260, at 8 a.m.

August 5 (1 p.m.)

August 21

September 11

September 25

October 9

October 23

November 6

November 20

December 4

December 18

Audit Committee Meeting

Meeting Schedule for 2024 – 25 (May be subject to change). School Board Conference Room, Suite 260.

Committee of the Whole

Meeting Schedule for 2024 – 25 (May be subject to change).?

September 26 at 5:30 p.m. – Budget

Other Meetings

August 7 at 8 – 4 p.m. – Administrative Conference, Location: Wakefield High School, 1325 S Dinwiddie St.

November 7 at 9 a.m. – Legislative Breakfast (Location TBA)

November 13 at 9 a.m. – Snow date for Legislative Breakfast

November 20 – 22 – VSBA Annual Conference in Williamsburg, VA.

January 25 at 9 – 4 p.m. – School Board and Superintendent Retreat (Location TBA)

February 22 at 9 – 4 p.m. – Snow date for School Board and Superintendent Retreat

March 11 – Civic Federation Annual Visit (Time and Location TBD)