The Fairfax County Public Schools Governance Committee met on May 19, 2026, for a working session focused primarily on policy review and consolidation. The committee addressed several agenda items including approval of minutes from the prior meeting, and substantive discussions around updating and streamlining school board policies. A key focus was the review of a consolidated draft of Policy 1344 (Standard School Year Calendar), which would merge five existing policies covering topics such as emergency school closings, length of the school day and year, and school ceremonies and observations.
Approved minutes from the April 21, 2026 Governance Committee meeting, with leave for the Clerk to make grammatical, technical, and formatting edits
Directed that Policy 6860 (Broadcasting Curricular and Extracurricular Activities or Events) and Policy 6220 (Information Security, Disaster Recovery, and Contingency Planning), as revised, be sent to the full Board for consideration
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Clerk to make grammatical, technical, and formatting edits to the April 21, 2026 meeting minutes
Forward Policy 6860 and Policy 6220, as revised, to the full School Board for consideration
Continue review of consolidated draft Policy 1344 (Standard School Year Calendar), which incorporates Policies 1350, 3415, 3380, and 4275
Continue review of the Innovation in Instructional Technology draft policy
Determine next steps and identify further policies for upcoming review sessions
Post meeting minutes and exhibit file materials once approved and available
