Board Buzz

We offer this recap of our school board meetings as part of our commitment to providing timely updates for students, families, staff, and the community.

In Monday's planning session, the school board heard about various proposals that will come up for a vote at their next action meeting, including:

• The 2025-26 instructional (academic year) calendar
  
• Revisions to the Student Code of Conduct
• Routine approval of instructional fees for 2024-25

Details will be shared in the July 22 Board Buzz after these items are finalized and approved.

Note: The item on cafeteria meal prices for the 2024-25 school year was tabled to allow for further explanation from staff before seeking board action.

The school board approved the professional leave requests and a contract renewal with PowerSchool, a Human Resources information system.

In addition to those mentioned above, other items slated for action at the July 22 meeting include:

• Resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds to fund the construction of Rise STEM Academy for Girls and HVAC replacements at several schools
  
• Recommendation from the Local Planning Committee to amend the current (2021) District Facilities Plan
• Contract for a feasibility study to transform Eastside Technical Center's building into a Transportation Administration Center (Eastside Tech is adjacent to the Liberty Road bus garage)

The Board Buzz appears in the News feed on our district's homepage (FCPS.net). For more information about the meeting, including PDF attachments:

• Skim the July 8 agenda or listen to the meeting (audio file).
• Read the official minutes, which will be posted later within the agenda of the next board meeting.

The public is welcome to attend planning sessions and action meetings in person at the John D. Price Administration Building, 450 Park Place. (Note: June and July meetings are virtual.) The monthly action meetings are also livestreamed on the FCPS YouTube channel and the district's Video on Demand service. These videos are archived in a YouTube playlist.

The video series “Murphy’s Minute” features Board Chair Tyler Murphy answering frequently asked questions. Topics include the school board’s roles, responsibilities, service to the community, advocacy, meeting schedules, and decisions that affect our students, schools, and families. Students from several of our secondary schools host the biweekly series, which is on hiatus during summer break.

• The videos are archived on the school board's main webpage and in a YouTube playlist.