Board conducts work session (Feb. 20, 2024)
At today’s School Board work session, the Orange County School Board reviewed spring rezonings, the library media selection process and IJOA, JIC and IA policies.
Student enrollment representatives presented technical and targeted rezoning plans and proposed enrollment zones for relief school 130-E-2.
Next steps
March 26 - Rule Development Workshop
April 2 – Board approval
Effective date – Upon Board approval
Members of the school board received a detailed presentation from the Division of Learning to share how books are selected, acquired and weeded in media centers and reviewed for approval in classroom libraries.
Additionally, various departments presented changes to three board policies:
IJOA – School Trips and Excursions
• Step 1 - 1st Revision (now): Initial proposed revisions to remove the prohibition of field trips for the last two weeks of school and update the terminology.
• Step 2 - 2nd Revision (later this summer): More comprehensive proposed revisions to include evaluations of Policies EEAF Special Use of Buses, JJ Extracurricular Activities, JJB Social Events for Students, and JJI Interscholastic Athletics.
IA – Student Progression Plan
• Step 1 - 1st Revision (now): Proposed revisions to remove the crosswalks of End of Course exam grade percentages for Algebra I and Geometry.
• Step 2 - 2nd Revision (later this summer): Proposed revisions to the policy language and to include the incorporation of a Student Progression Plan Handbook, a searchable guide that contains links and all expectations and requirements for students to progress. This Student Progression Handbook will be more user-friendly for parents/legal guardians/staff than the current version of Policy IA.
JIC – Code of Student Conduct/ Code of Student Conduct
• Policy JIC (now): It is not anticipated that there will be any substantial revisions to the policy language itself, but the purpose of today’s work session is to provide an overview and timeline of the process.
• 2024-2025 Code of Student Conduct (later this summer): Proposed revisions will be presented after the community meetings, survey, input from the administrators/union, and new legislation.
Watch the session to hear the full discussion.
*Reminder* Work sessions and rule development workshops are live-streamed on the School Board’s YouTube channel and will be accessible from web browsers on computers or mobile devices.