Agenda Item
Closed Meeting - 6:00 p.m.
Closed Meeting Certification
Call to Order (6:30)
Moment of Silence
Approval of Agenda
Approval of Consent Agenda
Exemption from Compulsory Attendance
Personnel Action
For Action: Policy review and revision
For information: Policy Review and Revision
For Action: ACSA Easement for Crozet Elementary Waterline
For Action: ACSA - Western Albemarle HS Waterline Easement
Mountain View Elementary Learning Cottages
Spotlight on Education
Announcements
School Board/Superintendent Business
Public Comment
New Transgender Policy (8:00 to 8:05)
COVID-19 Update (8:05 to 8:10)
ACPS Strategic Plan (8:10 to 8:35)
Break (8:35 to 8:45)
Resource Utilization to Support Learning Recovery, Summer 2021 - Summer 2022 (8:45 to
FY 2021/22 Revenue and Expenditure Amendments (9:00 to 9:15)
Other Business by Board Members/Superintendent
Closed Meeting - if needed
Closed Meeting Certification
Adjournment
Print
Meeting Date:
7/8/2021 - 6:30 PM
Category:
SCHOOL DIVISION BUSINESS
Type:
Info
Subject:
New Transgender Policy (8:00 to 8:05)
ACPS Division Objective
:
Policy:
Enclosure
:
File Attachment:
Final Transgender-Gender-Expansive Policy for School Board Review with Changes Requested by SB and Comments 6-14-21 final.docx
Summary
:
Compliance with Va. Code § 22.1-23.3
Virginia Code § 22.1-23.3, which was enacted by the General Assembly in 2020, mandates action by both the Virginia Department of Education (DOE) and local school boards. The statute requires the DOE to develop model policies concerning the treatment of transgender students in public schools, addressing, among other things: • compliance with applicable nondiscrimination laws; • maintenance of a safe and supportive learning environment free from discrimination and harassment for all students; • prevention of and response to bullying and harassment; • maintenance of student records; • identification of students; • protection of student privacy and the confidentiality of sensitive information; • enforcement of sex-based dress codes; and • student participation in sex-specific school activities and events and use of school facilities. Activities and events do not include inter-scholastic athletics which are governed by VHSL or similar organization. The DOE’s Model Policies for the Treatment of Transgender Students in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools were made available for public comment, as required by law, in late December. The DOE received over 9,000 comments during the public comment period. The final version of the document was distributed to local school divisions via Superintendent’s Memo 085-21 on April 2, 2021, https://www.doe.virginia.gov/administrators/superintendents_memos/2021/085-21.pdf Virginia Code § 22.1-23.3 requires school boards to adopt policies that are consistent with the DOE’s Model Policies by the beginning of the 2021-2022 school year. The proposed ACPS policy is aligned with the VDOE’s guidance as well as the decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in Grimm v. Gloucester County Public Schools.
Funding
:
Recommendation
:
Receive policy for information.
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Jamie Gellner - Program Evaluation
Signed By:
Ross Holden - School Board Attorney
Signed By:
Dr. Matthew Haas - Superintendent
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