Policies and Regulations Updates

August 2023 Updates

• Policy 2-40 - Principals
• Policy 2-41 - Assistant Principals
• Policy 2-44 - Department/Grade Level Chairpersons
• Policy 2-49 - Recruitment and Selection
• Policy 2-52 - Probationary Terms and Reassignment of Principals, Assistant Principals, and Supervisors
• Policy 2-53 - Evaluation of Administrative Staff
• Policy 2-54 - Administrative Compensation
• Policy 2-58 - Professional Development
• Policy 3-97 - Naloxone Administration in Response to a Suspected Opioid Overdose in a School Setting
• Policy 4-1 - Definitions
• Policy 4-37 - Retirement Plans/Benefits/Insurance
• Regulation 4-37.3 - Designation as Full-Time Employee
• Regulation 4-45.8 - Leave for Organ or Bone Marrow Donation
• Regulation 5-10.1 - Admission Requirements: General
• Regulation 5-11.1 - Compulsory School Enrollment - Exceptions
• Regulation 5-34.2 - Cheating and Plagiarizing
• Regulation 5-36.3 - Hazing/Assault and Battery or Fighting/Profane, Obscene or Abusive Language or Conduct/Bullying
• Policy 6-64 - Acceptable Use Policy

September 2023 Updates

• Policy 4-7 - Nepotism: Employment/Supervision of Relatives
• Policy 4-9 - Health Certificates/Medical Examinations/Communicable Disease Awareness/Fitness for Duty
• Policy 4-10 - Conditions of Employment
• Policy 4-11 - Appointment
• Policy 4-12 - Assignment, Reassignment and Transfer
• Policy 4-13 - Contract Period/Calendar Work Days
• Policy 4-14 - Alternative Work Schedules: 12-Month, Non-Instructional Employees
• Policy 4-20 - Reduction in Force
• Policy 4-23 - Conflicts of Interest
• Policy 4-33 - Investigative Procedures
• Policy 4-38 - Travel Expenditures/Reimbursement
• Policy 4-42 - Property Damage/Reimbursement
• Policy 4-45 - Sick Leave Banks
• Policy 4-49 - Military Service
• Policy 4-51 - Lawsuits and Subpoenas
• Policy 4-57 - Licensed Personnel: Contracts
• Policy 4-65 - Meetings and Conferences
• Policy 4-66 - Tutoring for Pay
• Policy 4-67 - Investigating/Reporting Alcohol or Drug Use
• Policy 4-68 - Reporting Child Abuse or Neglect
• Policy 4-70 - Licensed Personnel: Teacher Salary Scale
• Policy 4-73 - Awards for Achievement and Service
• Policy 4-83 - Classified Personnel: Evaluation
• Policy 4-85 - Classified Personnel: Meetings, Conferences and Conventions
• Policy 4-86 - Classified Personnel: Compensation
• Policy 4-87 - Overtime
• Policy 4-91 - Observation Students, Practicum Students, Student Teachers and Interns
• Policy 4-92 - Summer School Teachers Assignment and Placement
• Policy 4-97 - Administrative Intern and Administrative Assistants
• Policy 5-9 - Age of Entrance/Kindergarten
• Policy 5-7 - Non-discrimination and non-harassment of students
• Policy 5-31 - Scholastic Records

October 2023 Updates

• Policy 3-71 - Public-Private Education Facilities and Infrastructure Act Projects
• Policy 4-43 - Payment to the Estate of Deceased Employees: Earned/Accrued Leave
• Policy 5-7 - Non-discrimination and non-harassment of students
• Policy 5-7.1 - Treatment of Transgender Students
• Policy 5-31 - Scholastic Records
• Policy 5-44.2 - Use of facilities
• Policy 5-49.1 - Eligibility
• Policy 6-56_1 - Field/Class/Curriculum or Extra-curricular Trips
• Policy 6-60_1 - Textbooks

November 2023 Updates

• Bylaw 1-14 - Compensation and Expenses
• Bylaw 1-36 - Open Meetings and Closed Meetings
• Bylaw 1-47 - Public Comments at School Board Meetings
• Regulation 2-48.1 - Salary Adjustments for Promotions/Demotions
• Regulation 2-48.2 - Salary Adjustments for Acting Pay and Temporary Duty/Overload Compensation
• Regulation 2-48.3 - Salary Allowances
• Regulation 2-53.1 - Evaluation of Administrative Personnel
• Regulation 4-10.1 - Classified Employees: General Employment Information
• Regulation 4-35.2 - Placement of Positions on the Unified Experience-Based Step Pay Scale
• Regulation 4-35.3 - Salary Adjustments for Acting Pay or Temporary Duties/Assignments Pay
• Regulation 4-35.4 - Salary Allowances
• Regulation 4-37.3 - Designation as Full-Time Employee
• Regulation 4-44.1 - Reporting Absences
• Regulation 4-44.2 - Emergency Absences: Instructional Employees
• Regulation 4-46.1 - Bereavement Leave
• Regulation 4-52.1 - Religious Holiday Leave
• Regulation 4-55.1 - Family and Medical Leave
• Policy 4-62 - Evaluation: Licensed Personnel
• Regulation 4-66.1 - Tutoring for Pay: Licensed Personnel
• Regulation 4-87.2 - Closures and Limited Operations
• Policy 5-6 - Student/Parent/Guardian Appeals
• Policy 5-11 - Age of Compulsory Attendance/Exemptions
• Policy 5-12 - Legal Withdrawal
• Policy 5-13 - Home Instruction
• Policy 5-17 - Absences/Truancy/Parental Notification
• Policy 5-21 - Student Suspensions and Expulsions
• Policy 5-36 - Conduct Invoking Punitive Action
• Policy 7-3 - Access to Records

December 2023 Updates

• Policy 5-34 - Student Conduct
• Policy 5-37 - Reporting Data About School Violence and Crime
• Policy 5-64 - Interrogations/Investigations by Outside Agencies
• Regulation 6-13.1 - School Hours
• Policy 6-80 - Summer School

January 2024 Updates

• Regulation 6-13.1 - School Hours

February 2024 Updates

• Bylaw 1-9 - Qualifications
• Regulation 4-23.4 - Non-school Employment
• Regulation 4-45.1 - Sick Leave
• Regulation 4-45.5 - Public Health Emergencies
• Policy 4-66 - Tutoring for Pay
• Policy 4-66 - Tutoring for Pay
• Policy 4-88 - Holidays
• Regulation 5-58.1 - Student and Staff Wellness
• Policy 6-20 - Division Curriculum
• Policy 6-21 - Curriculum Committees
• Policy 6-22 - Scope and Sequence
• Policy 6-24 - Addition and Deletion of Courses and Programs
• Policy 6-25 - Evaluation of the Curriculum
• Policy 6-32 - Health and Physical Education
• Policy 6-34 - Technical and Career Education
• Policy 6-35 - Title I Program
• Policy 6-37 - World Languages
• Policy 6-38 - Core Content Areas
• Policy 6-39 - Mathematics
• Policy 6-42 - Social Studies
• Policy 6-43 - Art, Music, and Theater Arts Programs
• Policy 6-44 - School Counseling
• Policy 6-45 - Theme-Based Academies
• Policy 6-57 - International Travel
• Policy 6-60 - Textbooks
• Policy 6-65 - Library Media Centers/Professional Libraries
• Policy 6-67 - Social Work Services
• Policy 6-79 - Homebound Instruction
• Policy 6-83 - Non-School Division (VBCPS) Sponsored Educational Courses
• Policy 6-86 - Naval Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC)
• Policy 6-87 - Governor's School for the Arts

March 2024 Updates

• Bylaw 1-12 - Oath of Office
• Bylaw 1-13 - Orientation/In-service Programs
• Policy 2-42 - School Support Process
• Policy 2-50 - Appointment/Reappointment and Reclassification
• Regulation 2-50.1 - Job Classification and Reclassification
• Regulation 4-12.1 - Teacher Assignment and Transfer
• Regulation 4-33.1 - Investigative Procedures
• Regulation 4-37.3 - Designation as Full-Time Employee
• Regulation 4-35.4 - Salary Allowances
• Regulation 4-51.1 - Subpoenaed Witness, Jury Duty, and Court Appearance Leave
• Regulation 4-60.1 - Planning Time/Lunch Period
• Regulation 4-62.1 - Evaluation: Licensed Personnel
• Regulation 4-69.1 - Research Involving Employees
• Regulation 5-10.2 - Custody Students
• Regulation 5-58.1 - Student and Staff Wellness
• Policy 5-45 - Use of Drugs, Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Nicotine Vapor or Alternative Nicotine Products
• Regulation 6-20.1 - Curriculum Strategies
• Regulation 6-24.1 - Addition and Deletion of Curriculum Courses
• Regulation 6-24.2 - New Program Proposal Development and Approval Process
• Regulation 6-35.1 - Title I Program - Parental Involvement
• Regulation 6-44.1 - Guidance and Counseling Policy
• Regulation 6-56.1 - Field/Class/Curriculum or Extra-curricular Trips
• Regulation 6-79.1 - Homebound Instruction
• Regulation 6-87.1 - Governor's School for the Arts
• Policy 6-69 - Psychological Services
• Policy 7-43 - Fund-Raising by Students

April 2024 Updates

• Regulation 4-3.1 - Grievance Procedures - Teachers
• Regulation 4-3.2 - Grievance Procedures - Non-Instructional and Classified Employees
• Policy 4-16 - Resignation and Job Abandonment
• Policy 4-48 - Leave of Absence for Employee and Professional Organization Presidents
• Policy 5-1 - Extent of School Authority
• Policy 5-2 - Student Rights and Responsibilities
• Policy 5-3 - Formulation of Student Rules and Regulations
• Regulation 5-10.1 - Admission Requirements: General
• Regulation 5-17.1 - Absences/Truancy School and Class Attendance - Grades K-12
• Policy 6-20 - School Division Curriculum
• Regulation 6-20.1 - Curriculum Strategies

May 2024 Updates

• Regulation 4-69.1 - Research Involving Employees
• Policy 5-45 - Use of Drugs, Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Nicotine Vapor or Alternative Nicotine Products

June 2024 Updates

• Policy 1-28 - Committees, Organizations and Boards – School Board Member Assignments
• Regulation 4-35.2 - Placement of Positions on the Unified Experience-Based Step Pay Scale
• Regulation 4-87.2 - Closures and Limited Operations
• Policy 5-10 - Admission Requirements
• Policy 5-15 - Transfer Students
• Policy 5-20 - Married Students
• Policy 5-35 - Discipline and Control of Students
• Regulation 5-36.3 - Hazing/Assault and Battery or Fighting/Profane, Obscene or Abusive Language or Conduct/Bullying
• Policy 5-47 - School sponsored Associations, Clubs and School Organizations
• Policy 5-48 - Student Social Activities Sponsored by School Division
• Policy 5-51 - Student Vehicles
• Policy 5-53 - Activities: Access to School Facilities
• Policy 5-56 - Contagious and Infectious Diseases: Human Immunodeficiency Virus(HIV)
• Policy 6-56 - Student Travel for School-Sponsored Events
• Regulation 6-61.1 - Instructional Materials
• Regulation 6-61.2 - Review and Challenge of Instructional Materials by Parents/Legal Guardians and Adult Students
• Regulation 6-65.1 - School Library Collections
• Regulation 6-65.2 - Parent/Legal Guardian Partnerships and School Library Collections
• Regulation 6-65.3 - Sexually explicit library materials
• Policy 7-48 - Community Use of School Facilities/Generally

July 2022 Update

• Bylaw 1-43 - Board Minutes/Recording Votes/Extensions
• Policy 3-84 - School Lunch and Breakfast Program/Generally
• Policy 3-87 - Free and Reduced-Price Meals
• Regulation 4-45.4 - Disability Programs for Employees in the VRS Hybrid Plan
• Regulation 4-49.1 - Military Leave
• Regulation 4-75.1 - Classified Employees: General Employment Information
• Regulation 4-83.1 - Evaluation: Classified Employees
• Regulation 4-90.1 - Substitute Teachers
• Policy 6-16 - Ceremonies and Observances
• Policy 6-18 - Instructional Time - Importance and Impact Review
• Policy 6-27 - Alternative Education
• Policy 7-3 - Access to Records
• Policy 7-12 - Complaints from the Public: Challenged/Controversial Materials
• Regulation 7-12.1 - Complaints from the Public: Challenged Controversial Materials

August 2022 Updates

• Policy 3-22 - Tuition Fees
• Policy 3-65 - Security of Buildings and Grounds: Cellular Phones and other Portable Telecommunications Devices
• Regulation 3-65.1 - Cellular phones and personal communication devices- use during instructional time prohibited
• Regulation 4-31.2 - Remote Work and Remote Working Agreements
• Policy 5-14 - School Attendance Zones
• Policy 6-46 - Extracurricular Activities
• Policy 6-48 - Middle School Activities Program
• Policy 6-51 - Scheduling for Instruction
• Policy 6-53 - Grouping for Instruction

September 2022 Updates

• Policy 2-15 - Communication with Staff
• Policy 4-8 - Employee Input Process
• Regulation 5-14.1 - Criteria for Out-of-Zone/School Attendance Areas
• Policy 6-29 - Drug Education
• Policy 6-40 - Science
• Policy 6-54 - Homework
• Policy 6-73 - Testing and Assessment
• Policy 6-81 - Adult Education
• Policy 6-82 - Adult High School Diploma Program

October 2022 Updates

• Policy 3-63 - Safety: Weapons on School Property
• Policy 5-22 - Teacher Removal of Students From Class for Disruptive Behavior
• Policy 5-23 - Students Over 20
• Policy 5-24 - Dropouts: Prevention/Intervention and Retrieval
• Policy 5-42 - Property Damage
• Policy 5-55 - Health Services/Health Services Manual
• Policy 5-57 - Medications
• Policy 5-60 - Toxic Art Materials
• Policy 5-63 - Early Dismissal/Leaving School Grounds
• Policy 5-65 - Search and Seizure
• Policy 5-68 - Sex Offender Registry Notification
• Policy 5-70 - Employment Counseling and Placement Services
• Policy 5-72 - Student Photographs/Class Rings/Other Sales
• Policy 5-75 - Indigent Students
• Policy 6-23 - Curriculum Documents
• Policy 6-52 - Class Size
• Policy 6-73 - Testing and Assessment

November 2022 Updates

• Appendix C - School Board Standing Committee Procedures
• Bylaw 1-1 - Authority and Title
• Bylaw 1-2 - Corporate Seal
• Bylaw 1-3 - Powers and Duties
• Bylaw 1-4 - Responsibilities of the School Board
• Bylaw 1-5 - Legal Counsel
• Bylaw 1-6 - Fiscal Agent
• Bylaw 1-8 - Composition/Election/Term of Office
• Bylaw 1-10 - Ineligibility for Office
• Bylaw 1-15 - Vacancies
• Bylaw 1-16 - Removal from Office
• Bylaw 1-17 - Publications Regarding School Board
• Bylaw 1-18 - Officers: Election and Term of Office
• Bylaw 1-19 - Duties of Chair/Vice Chair
• Bylaw 1-20 - Duties of the Clerk/Deputy Clerk/Acting Clerk/Bonds/Oath
• Bylaw 1-21 - Officers: Vacancies
• Bylaw 1-23 - Authority of Members
• Bylaw 1-24 - Conflict of Interests/Immunity/Disclosure Statement of Personal Interests/Economic Advisory Interests
• Bylaw 1-34 - Annual Report
• Bylaw 1-43 - School Board Meeting Minutes and Maintenance of Meeting Documents/Posting of Meeting Minutes
• Bylaw 1-45 - School Board Minutes Retention Schedule
• Policy 3-51 - School Activity Funds/Internal Accounts
• Policy 5-9 - Age of Entrance/Kindergarten
• Policy 5-14 - School Attendance Zones
• Regulation 5-14.1 - Criteria for Out-of-Zone/School Attendance Areas
• Regulation 5-28.1 - Reporting Student Progress
• Policy 6-13 - School Day
• Policy 7-57 - Vehicles, Motorized Devices and Animals on School Grounds

December 2022 Updates

• Appendix A - School Board Standing Rules
• Appendix B - School Board Standing Rules
• Bylaw 1-25 - Public Complaints and Procedures
• Bylaw 1-26 - School Visitations
• Bylaw 1-27 - Service of Process
• Bylaw 1-28 - Committees, Organizations and Boards – School Board Member Assignments
• Bylaw 1-29 - School Board/Staff Communications/Staff Reports to School Board
• Bylaw 1-30 - Adoption, Amendment, Repeal or Suspension of Bylaws
• Bylaw 1-31 - Policy Formulation
• Bylaw 1-32 - Adoption, Amendment, Repeal or Suspension - Policies
• Bylaw 1-33 - Formulation and Approval/Revision/Recision of Regulations
• Bylaw 1-35 - Annual Budget and Financial Decision Making/Notice Timeline for Annual Budget
• Bylaw 1-36 - Open Meetings and Closed Meetings
• Bylaw 1-38 - Regular Meetings, Time and Place, Order of Business, Recessed Meetings, and Work Session/Public Hearing, and Retreats and Abridged Meetings
• Bylaw 1-39 - Agenda Preparation and Notice
• Bylaw 1-40 - Parliamentary Authority, Special Rules of Order, and Standing Rules
• Bylaw 1-41 - Quorum/Call to Order/Action
• Bylaw 1-46 - Special Meetings
• Bylaw 1-47 - Public Comments at School Board Meetings
• Bylaw 1-48 - Decorum and Order-School Board Meetings
• Policy 6-11 - Instructional Materials with Sexually Explicit Content

February 2023 Updates

• Regulation 5-6.2 - Appeals and Appeals Procedures - Non-Disciplinary Actions
• Regulation 6-65.1 - School Library Collections
• Regulation 6-65.2 - Parent/Legal Guardian Partnerships and School Library Collections

March 2023 Updates

• Policy 2-1 - Management Plan/Goals and Objectives
• Policy 2-2 - Definition
• Policy 2-5 - Superintendent: Qualifications
• Policy 2-6 - Superintendent: Recruitment and Selection Procedures
• Policy 2-7 - Superintendent: Appointment/Term of Office/Oath/Compensation
• Policy 2-8 - Superintendent: Powers/Duties/Responsibilities
• Policy 2-9 - Superintendent: Evaluation
• Policy 2-10 - Superintendent: Vacancy in Office/Acting Superintendent/Fines/Suspension/Separation/Conditions of Employment
• Policy 2-13 - Job Descriptions
• Policy 2-14 - Organizational Structure
• Policy 2-19 - Administrative Action in Absence of Policy
• Policy 2-20 - Review of Administrative Decisions/Board Requests of Administrators
• Policy 2-33 - Coordinators: Title IX/Section 504/ADA
• Policy 5-29 - Awards for Achievement/Class Rank/Honor Designations
• Policy 7-49 - Organizations Eligible to Use Facilities

April 2023 Updates

• Bylaw 1-28 - Committees, Organizations and Boards – School Board Member Assignments
• Bylaw 1-32 - Adoption, Amendment, Repeal or Suspension - Policies
• Policy 2-48 - Salaries and Compensation
• Policy 4-5 - Criminal Charge Filed Against Employee: Notification of Superintendent
• Policy 4-10 - Conditions of Employment
• Policy 4-21 - Payment to the Estate of Deceased Employees: Earned/Accrued Leave
• Policy 4-22 - Drug and Alcohol Testing of Employees Holding a Commercial Driver's License
• Policy 4-27 - Gifts to Staff Members
• Policy 4-35 - Salaries and Compensation
• Policy 4-43 - Payment to the Estate of Deceased Employees: Earned/Accrued Leave
• Policy 4-55 - Leave With/Without Pay for Family and Medical Purposes
• Policy 4-56 - Duties and Responsibilities of Professional Teaching Staff
• Policy 4-75 - Conditions of Employment
• Policy 7-37 - Gifts to Staff Members
• Appendix B - School Board Standing Rules

May 2023 Updates

• Policy 2-3 - Consultants
• Policy 3-68 - Employee Lactation Support
• Policy 4-29 - Employee Lactation Support
• Policy 4-34 - Response to Allegations Against Staff of Assault/Other Acts
• Policy 4-41 - Personnel Protection from Assault/Other Acts
• Policy 5-19 - Pregnant and Parenting Students

June 2023 Updates

• Regulation 2-15.1 - Superintendent's Communication Plan
• Policy 3-46 - Audits
• Policy 3-87 - Free and Reduced-Price Meals
• Policy 3-96 - Office of Internal Audit and the Audit Committee
• Regulation 4-9.1 - Fitness for Duty Evaluations
• Regulation 4-10.1 - Classified Employees: General Employment Information
• Regulation 4-10.2 - Alcohol, Drug and Tobacco-Free Workplace
• Regulation 4-12.1 - Teacher Assignment and Transfer
• Regulation 4-12.2 - Temporary Alternative Duty
• Regulation 4-19.1 - Retiree Benefits
• Regulation 4-23.2 - Endorsement of Commercial Products or Services
• Regulation 4-23.3 - Political Activities
• Regulation 4-23.4 - Non-school Employment
• Regulation 4-24.2 - Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Regulation 4-27.1 - Alcohol, Drug and Tobacco-Free Workplace
• Regulation 4-29.1 - Political Activities
• Regulation 4-30.1 - Endorsement of Commercial Products or Services
• Regulation 4-31.1 - Nonschool Employment
• Regulation 4-31.2 - Remote Work and Remote Working Agreements
• Regulation 4-37.1 - Retirement Benefits
• Regulation 4-37.2 - Temporary Alternative Duty
• Regulation 4-40.1 - Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Regulation 4-44.3 - Administrative Leave for Emergencies/Disasters
• Regulation 4-44.5 - Workers' Compensation: Work Related Injury or Occupational Disease
• Regulation 4-45.1 - Sick Leave
• Regulation 4-45.2 - Sick Leave Bank
• Regulation 4-45.3 - Pay for Unused Sick Leave Upon Retirement
• Regulation 4-45.4 - Disability Programs for Employees in the VRS Hybrid Plan
• Regulation 4-45.6 - Leave for Long-Term Illness or Injury of an Employee or Family Member
• Regulation 4-45.7 - Donation of Leave
• Regulation 4-47.1 - Personal Reasons Leave
• Regulation 4-50.1 - Annual Leave
• Regulation 4-53.2 - Professional Leave
• Regulation 4-53.3 - Political Leave
• Regulation 4-53.4 - Leave for Long-Term Illness or Injury of an Employee or Family Member
• Regulation 4-54.1 - Donation of Leave
• Regulation 4-74.2 - Political Leave
• Regulation 4-74.3 - Professional Leave
• Regulation 4-75.1 - Classified Employees: General Employment Information
• Regulation 4-87.2 - Closures and Emergency Conditions
• Regulation 4-96.1 - Closures and Emergency Conditions
• Policy 7-36 - Soliciting Funds or Sales
• Policy 7-68 - Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations: Parochial and Private Schools

July 2021 Update

• Bylaw 1-19 - Duties of Chair/Vice Chair
• Bylaw 1-47 - Public Comments at School Board Meetings
• Policy 3-52 - Sales on School Property
• Policy 3-56 - Safety Program
• Policy 3-64 - Security of Buildings and Grounds
• Policy 4-6 - Healthy Work Environment
• Regulation 4-31.2 - Remote Work and Remote Working Agreements
• Regulation 5-10.1 - Admission Requirements: General
• Regulation 5-25.1 - Students Without Records
• Regulation 5-25.2 - Placement of Transfer Students
• Regulation 5-25.3 - Awarding Transfer Credits
• Regulation 5-26.1 - Waivers to Full Day of School
• Regulation 5-26.2 - Dropping/Adding Courses and Purging/Expunging Grades
• Regulation 5-27.1 - Acceleration
• Regulation 5-28.1 - Reporting Student Progress
• Regulation 5-29.1 - Recognition of Student Achievement
• Regulation 5-30.1 - Graduation Requirements
• Regulation 5-30.2 - Alternative Methods for Granting Credits
• Regulation 5-30.3 - Locally Awarded Verified Credits

August 2021 Updates

• Regulation 4-3.1 - Grievance Procedure - Teachers
• Regulation 4-5.1 - Employee Submission to Background Check
• Regulation 4-11.1 - Teacher Recruitment and Selection
• Regulation 4-13.1 - Hours of Employment/Work Day
• Regulation 4-19.1 - Retirement Programs
• Regulation 4-26.1 - Personnel Identification System
• Regulation 4-29.1 - Political Activities
• Regulation 4-33.1 - Investigative Procedures
• Regulation 4-36.1 - Payroll Deductions
• Regulation 4-36.2 - Garnishments
• Regulation 4-37.2 - Temporary Alternative Duty
• Regulation 4-38.1 - Travel Expenditures Reimbursement
• Regulation 4-70.2 - Salary Scale for Teachers - Placement and Advancement
• Regulation 4-72.1 - Payment for Work Beyond Regular School Term
• Regulation 4-81.1 - Nurses and Interpreters: General Conditions of Employment
• Regulation 4-92.1 - Summer School Teachers Assignment and Placement
• Regulation 5-17.1 - Absences/Truancy School and Class Attendance - Grades K-12
• Regulation 7-17.1 - School Visitors

September 2021 Updates

• Appendix B - School Board Standing Rules
• Appendix C - School Board Standing Committee Procedures
• Bylaw 1-28 - Committees, Organizations and Boards – School Board Member assignments
• Bylaw 1-30 - Amendment of Bylaws
• Bylaw 1-32 - Approval for Content/Sufficiency, Format for Presentation, Policy Adoption, Amendment and Suspension
• Bylaw 1-36 - Open Meetings and Closed Meetings
• Bylaw 1-37 - Annual Organizational Meeting
• Bylaw 1-38 - Regular Meetings, Time and Place, Order of Business, Recessed Meetings, and Work Session/Public Hearing
• Bylaw 1-40 - Parliamentary Authority, Special Rules of Order, and Standing Rules
• Bylaw 1-47 - Public Comments at School Board Meetings
• Policy 3-55 - Buildings, Grounds and Equipment/Generally
• Policy 4-1 - Definitions
• Policy 4-18 - Dismissal or Placement on Probation
• Policy 4-88 - Holidays
• Policy 5-7 - Non-discrimination and non-harassment of students
• Regulation 5-7.1 - Treatment of Transgender Students
• Regulation 5-21.1 - Student Suspensions and Expulsions
• Policy 5-25 - Student Placement
• Policy 5-26 - Course Load
• Policy 5-27 - Promotion, Retention and Acceleration
• Policy 5-28 - Reporting Student Progress
• Policy 5-31 - Scholastic Records
• Regulation 5-44.2 - Use of facilities
• Regulation 6-56.1 - Field/Class/Curriculum or Extra-curricular Trips
• Policy 6-77 - Literacy and Response to Intervention Screening and Services
• Policy 7-17 - School Visitors
• Policy 7-49 - Organizations Eligible to Use School Facilities
• Policy 7-53 - Community Use of School Facilities: Application and Approval for Use of School Facilities
• Policy 7-54 - Rules and Conditions for Use of School Facilities

October 2021 Updates

• Bylaw 1-32 - Approval for Content/Sufficiency, Format for Presentation, Policy Adoption, Amendment and Suspension
• Bylaw 1-48 - Decorum and Order-School Board Meetings
• Policy 5-29 - Awards for Achievement/Class Rank/Honor Designations
• Policy 7-16 - Expressive Activities

November 2021 Updates

• Policy 3-60 - Safety: Radon Measurements
• Policy 3-72 - Safety: Water Management Program to Prevent Legionella Growth
• Regulation 4-25.1 - Transportation of Students in Private Vehicles
• Regulation 4-27.2 - Drug-Free Workplace
• Regulation 4-31.2 - Remote Work and Remote Working Agreements
• Regulation 4-37.1 - Workers' Compensation: Work Related Injury or Occupational Disease
• Regulation 4-45.1 - Sick Leave
• Regulation 4-57.1 - Licensed Personnel: Contracts
• Regulation 4-58.1 - Instructional Preparations/Learning Plans
• Regulation 4-59.1 - Noninstructional Duties
• Regulation 4-68.1 - Child Abuse or Neglect
• Regulation 4-90.2 - Other Substitutes
• Policy 5-30 - Graduation Requirements/Diplomas/Certificates

December 2021 Updates

• Policy 4-75 - Conditions of Employment
• Policy 6-3 - Accreditation
• Policy 6-6 - Kindergarten Program
• Policy 6-7 - Access to Programs
• Policy 6-8 - Controversial Issues
• Policy 6-9 - Religion in the Curriculum

January 2022 Updates

• Regulation 2-48.3 - Salary Allowances
• Policy 3-10 - Budget: Transfer of Funds
• Policy 3-22 - Tuition Fees
• Policy 3-28 - Reserve Fund
• Policy 3-34 - Direct Appropriation Funds – Individual Schools
• Policy 3-36 - Receiving/Paying for Goods and Services
• Policy 3-37 - Vendors/Contractors/Sales Representatives
• Policy 3-39 - Competitive Negotiations/Awards: Procurement of Professional Architectural and Engineering Services
• Regulation 4-9_1 - Fitness for Duty Evaluations
• Regulation 4-27_1 - Use of Alcohol, Drugs/Tobacco Products and Electronic Cigarettes
• Regulation 4-39_1 - Employee Professional Development Reimbursement
• Regulation 4-67_1 - Investigating/Reporting Alcohol or Drug Use - Employee Responsibilities
• Regulation 4-90_1 - Substitute Teachers
• Regulation 4-91_1 - Student Teachers: Placement Procedures
• Regulation 4-91_2 - Observation Students: Placement Procedures
• Regulation 4-91_3 - Practicum Students: Placement Procedures
• Regulation 4-91_4 - Placement Procedures for Observations and Practicums

February 2022 Updates

• Policy 3-11 - Budget: Surplus Funds
• Policy 3-43 - Fiscal Responsibility of Administrators for Individual Accounts
• Policy 3-45 - Inventories
• Policy 3-57 - Safety: Hazard Communication Program
• Policy 3-58 - Safety: Hazardous Waste - Containment/Disposal
• Policy 3-59 - Safety: Asbestos Abatement
• Policy 3-66 - Environmental Barriers/Accessibility
• Policy 3-67 - Environmentally Sustainable Practices

March 2022 Updates

• Policy 3-69 - Contract Maintenance
• Policy 3-70 - Equipment
• Policy 3-76 - Transportation/Generally
• Policy 3-77 - Transportation and Non-Transportation Zones
• Policy 3-78 - Schedules, Routes and Stops/Traffic Control Plan
• Policy 3-80 - School Board Owned Vehicles
• Policy 3-81 - Vehicle Maintenance
• Policy 3-86 - School Cafeterias

April 2022 Updates

• Policy 7-5 - School News: Divisionwide and Individual School
• Policy 7-14 - Advertising in the Schools
• Policy 7-40 - Performances by Students
• Policy 7-41 - Contests for Students
• Policy 7-45 - Recognition of Students and Staff by the School Board
• Policy 7-52 - Use of School Board Equipment: Use of School Buses
• Policy 7-55 - Fees for Use of School Facilities
• Policy 7-56 - Concession Stands on School Property

May 2022 Updates

• Policy 3-84 - School Lunch and Breakfast Program/Generally
• Policy 7-57 - Vehicles, Motorized Devices and Animals on School Grounds
• Policy 7-61 - Relations with Governmental Agencies: Public Safety Agencies and Disaster Agencies
• Policy 7-62 - Relations with Governmental Agencies: Department of Parks and Recreation
• Policy 7-63 - Relations with Governmental Agencies: Voter Registrar's Office
• Policy 7-65 - Membership in Educational Associations: Virginia High School League (VHSL)
• Policy 7-69 - Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations: Colleges and Universities
• Policy 7-70 - Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations: Corporate and Other Private Sponsorship of Interscholastic Activities

June 2022 Updates

• Policy 3-79 - Schedules, Routes and Stops: Activity Buses
• Policy 3-85 - Outside Food and Beverage in Schools
• Policy 4-21 - Payment to the Estate of Deceased Employees
• Policy 6-1 - Mission Statement/Vision Statement
• Policy 6-2 - Goals/Objectives
• Policy 6-8 - Controversial Issues
• Policy 6-10 - Guest Speakers
• Policy 6-11 - No Child Left Behind
• Policy 6-14 - Emergency Drills and Planning
• Policy 6-15 - Delayed Opening/Emergency Closing of School(s)
• Policy 6-61 - Instructional Materials/Selection
• Regulation 6-61.2 - Review and Challenge of Instructional Materials

July 2020 Update

• Regulation 4-31.2 - Remote Work and Remote Working Agreements

August 2020 Updates

• Policy 3-33 - Requisitions/Purchase Orders
• Policy 3-38 - Competitive Negotiations/Awards/Small Professional Service Contracts
• Policy 3-42 - Financial Record Keeping of Individual School Funds
• Regulation 5-28.1 - Reporting Student Progress
• Policy 6-26 - Evaluation of New and Existing Programs
• Policy 7-13 - Appeals of School Board Decisions
• Policy 7-51 - Use of School Board Equipment
• Policy 7-58 - Relations with Governmental Agencies
• Policy 7-59 - Relations with Employment/Career Agencies: Employment Counseling and placement services

September 2020 Updates

• School Board Standing Rules Appendix B
• Bylaw 1-18 - Officers: Election and Term of Office
• Bylaw 1-47 - Public Comments at School Board Meetings
• Policy 3-32 - Emergency/Small/Sole Source Purchases
• Policy 3-89 - General Contract Execution Policy
• Policy 5-4 - Educational Equity
• Regulation 5-17.1 - Absences/Truancy School and Class Attendance - Grades K-12

October 2020 Updates

• Regulation 2-33.1 - Coordinators: Title IX/Section 504/ADA
• Policy 2-57 - Staff Members as Consultants Outside the School Division
• Policy 3-74 - New Construction/Additions/Alterations: Naming of Schools or Parts Thereof, Commemorative Displays
• Policy 3-82 - Transportation of Disabled Students
• Regulation 4-3.2 - Grievance Procedures for Dismissal, Suspension or Other Disciplinary Action - Non-instructional Personnel and Classified Employees; Probationary Status
• Policy 4-4 - Equal Employment Opportunity, Non-discrimination and anti-harassment and Compliance Officers
• Regulation 4-4.1 - Employee Complaints of Discrimination or Harassment Based on Membership in a Protected Class
• Regulation 4-4.2 - Americans with Disabilities Act: Reasonable Accommodation Requests
• Regulation 4-4.3 - Sexual Harassment, Sexual violence, Inappropriate Sexual Conduct and Non-retaliation Complaint Procedures- Employees
• Regulation 4-8.1 - Employee Groups
• Regulation 4-12.1 - Teacher Assignment and Transfer
• Regulation 4-17.1 - Suspensions and Administrative Leave
• Regulation 4-18.1 - Dismissal/Placement on Probation
• Regulation 4-22.1 - Drug and Alcohol Testing of Commercial Motor Vehicle Operators
• Regulation 4-31.1 - Nonschool Employment
• Regulation 4-36.3 - Section 403 Investment Plans
• Regulation 4-62.1 - Evaluation: Licensed Personnel
• Regulation 4-76.1 - Teacher Assistants: General Employment Information
• Regulation 4-82.1 - Contracts: Classified Personnel
• Regulation 4-88.1 - Holidays
• Regulation 4-92.2 - Summer Workshops
• Policy 5-44 - Sexual Harassment, sexual violence, and inappropriate sexual conduct prohibited - students
• Regulation 5-44.1 - Sexual Harassment, Sexual Violence, Inappropriate Sexual Conduct and Non-retaliation-complaint procedures
• Policy 5-66 - Student Directory Information
• Policy 7-44 - Awards to Students

November 2020 Updates

• Regulation 4-24.1 - School Bus Privileges
• Regulation 4-65.1 - Meetings and Conferences
• Regulation 4-87.1 - Overtime

December 2020 Updates

• Policy 2-1 - Management Plan/Goals and Objectives
• Policy 2-2 - Definition
• Policy 2-3 - Consultants
• Policy 2-13 - Job Descriptions
• Policy 3-15 - Local Funds
• Policy 3-19 - Certain Special Revenue Funds

January 2021 Updates

• Bylaw 1-36 - Open Meetings and Closed Meetings
• Bylaw 1-38 - Regular Meetings, Time and Place, Order of Business, Recessed Meetings, and Work Session/Public Hearing
• Policy 2-59 - Outside Legal Counsel
• Policy 4-17 - Suspension From Work or Administrative Leave
• Policy 4-39 - Employee Professional Development & Growth in Job Skills

February 2021 Updates

• Bylaw 1-28 - Committees, Organizations and Boards – School Board Member assignments
• Bylaw 1-36 - Open Meetings and Closed Meetings
• Bylaw 1-39 - Agenda Preparation
• Policy 4-32 - Employee Associations
• Policy 4-36 - Payroll Deductions/Tax Sheltered Accounts/Deferred Compensation Plan
• Regulation 5-58.1 - Student and Staff Wellness

March 2021 Updates

• Policy 3-1 - Criteria
• Policy 3-2 - Ethics in Public Contracting
• Policy 3-41 - System of Accounts
• Policy 3-44 - Financial Reports
• Policy 3-47 - Surety Bonds
• Policy 3-48 - Insurance
• Policy 3-49 - Petty Cash Funds
• Policy 3-53 - Advances on Expenses
• Regulation 4-23.1 - Conflicts of Interest
• Regulation 4-28.1 - Firearms and Weapons
• Regulation 4-30.1 - Endorsement of Commercial Products or Services
• Regulation 4-40.1 - Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Regulation 4-63.1 - Room and Class Assignment
• Regulation 4-66.1 - Tutoring for Pay: Licensed Personnel
• Regulation 4-71.1 - Credit for Previous Teaching Experience
• Regulation 4-83.1 - Evaluation: Classified Personnel
• Regulation 5-66.1 - Student Directory Information: Guidelines

April 2021 Updates

• Policy 3-32 - Emergency/Small/Sole Source Purchases
• Policy 5-38 - Freedom of Speech
• Policy 5-39 - Publications
• Policy 5-46 - Student Government/City-Wide Student Cooperative Association
• Policy 5-69 - Fees/Materials/Deposits/Reimbursements
• Policy 5-74 - Fingerprinting/Videotaping

May 2021 Updates

• Appendix B
• Bylaw 1-47 - Public Comments at School Board Meetings

June 2021 Updates

• Appendix B
• Appendix C
• Regulation 3-52.1 - Sales on School Property: Book Fairs
• Regulation 4-35.1 - Pay Schedule
• Policy 4-37 - Insurance/Retirement Plan
• Policy 5-41 - Dress Code
• Policy 6-31 - Gifted and Talented Students
• Policy 6-41 - Computer Literacy

July 2019 Update

• Policy 4-69 - Research Involving Employees/Research Review Committee
• Policy 5-8 - Evaluation: Licensed Personnel
• Policy 5-10 - Admission Requirements
• Policy 5-58 - Student and Staff Wellness
• Regulation 5-58.1 - Student and Staff Wellness
• Policy 5-67 - Research Involving Students/Research Review Committee

August 2019 Updates

• Policy 3-38 - Competitive Negotiations/Awards/Small Professional Service Contracts
• Regulation 4-69.1 - Research Involving Employees
• Regulation 5-67.1 - Research Involving Students

September 2019 Updates

• Policy 2-42 - School Support Process
• Policy 3-90 - Contract Execution Policy for Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Projects
• Policy 5-3 - Formulation of Student Rules and Regulations
• Policy 6-26 - Evaluation of New and Existing Programs
• Policy 7-66 - Membership in Educational Associations: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

October 2019 Updates

• Bylaw 1-19 - Duties of Chair/Vice Chair
• Policy 3-5 - Budget/Generally
• Policy 3-6 - Budget: Preparation and Approval
• Policy 3-7 - Budget: Capital Expenditures
• Policy 3-8 - Small, Women-Owned, Service Disabled Veterans and Minority-Owned Business Participation in School Division Procurements
• Policy 3-9 - Budget Administration

November 2019 Updates

• Bylaw 1-5 - Legal Counsel
• Bylaw 1-28 - Committees, Organizations and Boards - School Board Member assignments
• Policy 2-7 - Superintendent: Appointment/Term of Office/Oath/Compensation
• Policy 2-10 - Superintendent: Vacancy in Office/Acting Superintendent/Fines/Suspension/Separation/Conditions of Employment
• Policy 2-5 - Superintendent: Qualifications
• Policy 2-50 - Appointment/Reappointment and Reclassification
• Policy 2-51 - Assignment and Transfer - Administrators
• Policy 4-12 - Assignment, Reassignment and Transfer
• Policy 4-16 - Resignation and Job Abandonment

December 2019 Updates

• Regulation 4-6.1 - Communication and Maintaining an Effective Work Environment

January 2020 Updates

• Bylaw 1-25 - Public Complaints and Procedures
• Bylaw 1-28 - Committees, Organizations and Boards – School Board Member assignments
• Policy 3-14 - School Board Funds
• Policy 3-20 - Fines and Fees/Generally
• Policy 3-21 - Fines and Fees: Collection of Past Due Accounts
• Policy 3-23 - Sale/Exchange/Lease/Disposal of Property
• Policy 3-24 - Gifts, Grants and Bequests of Property
• Policy 3-25 - Trust Funds
• Policy 3-26 - Investments
• Policy 3-27 - Borrowing
• Policy 3-30 - Purchasing and Procurement of Goods and Services
• Policy 3-31 - Purchasing: Cooperative Procurement
• Policy 3-35 - Competitive Sealed Bidding/Awards
• Policy 4-15 - Personnel Records
• Policy 5-18 - Attendance Records

February 2020 Updates

• Policy 3-12 - Capital Improvement Program (CIP)
• Policy 3-16 - Local Funds: Virginia Beach Education Foundation, Inc.
• Policy 3-17 - State Funds
• Policy 3-18 - Federal Funds
• Policy 4-75 - Conditions of Employment

April 2020 Updates

• Policy 5-30 - Graduation Requirements/Diplomas/Certificates

May 2020 Updates

• Policy 3-68 - Employee Lactation Support
• Policy 5-7 - Non-discrimination and non-harassment of students
• Regulation 5-21.3 - Discipline of Students with Disabilities
• Regulation 5-30.3 - Locally Awarded Verified Credits
• Policy 5-76 - Homeless Children and Youth
• Policy 7-37 - Gifts to Staff Members

June 2020 Updates

• Bylaw 1-26 - School Visitations
• Bylaw 1-28 - Committees, Organizations and Boards – School Board Member assignments
• Policy 2-6 - Superintendent: Recruitment and Selection Procedures
• Policy 2-8 - Superintendent: Powers/Duties/Responsibilities
• Policy 2-9 - Superintendent: Evaluation
• Policy 3-84 - School Lunch and Breakfast Program/Generally
• Policy 4-3 - Grievances and Grievance Procedures: Teachers
• Policy 4-4 - Equal Employment Opportunity, Non-discrimination and anti-harassment and Compliance Officers
• Regulation 4-44.3 - Administrative Leave for Emergencies/Disasters
• Regulation 4-44.4 - School Volunteering/Student Related Activities
• Regulation 4-47.1 - Personal Reasons Leave
• Regulation 4-50.1 - Annual Leave
• Regulation 4-53.1 - Academic Leave
• Regulation 4-53.4 - Leave for Long-Term Illness or Injury of an Employee or Family Member
• Policy 5-49 - Interscholastic Competition
• Policy 5-62 - Student-Athletes – Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prevention Awareness
• Policy 7-48 - Community Use of School Facilities/Generally

August 2018 Updates

• Policy 4-39 - Employee Professional Development & Growth in Job Skills
• Policy 4-65 - Meetings and Conferences
• Policy 5-17 - Absences/Truancy
• Regulation 5-17.1 - Absences/Truancy/Parental Notification
• Policy 5-21 - Student Suspensions and Expulsions
• Regulation 5-21.1 - Student Suspension and Expulsion

September 2018 Updates

• Regulation 2-42.2 - Principal's Advisory Committee
• Policy 3-89 - General Contract Execution Policy
• Regulation 5-14.1 - Criteria for Out-of-Zone/School Attendance Areas
• Policy 6-33 - Special Education
• Regulation 7-21.3 - General Advisory Committee for Technical and Career Education
• Policy 7-36 - Soliciting from/by School Personnel
• Policy 7-43 - Fund-Raising by Students

October 2018 Updates

• Regulation 2-42.1 - School Planning Council
• Policy 4-6 - Criminal Charge Filed Against Employee: Notification of Superintendent
• Policy 4-14 - Alternative Work Schedules: 12-Month, Non-Instructional Employees
• Policy 4-22 - Drug and Alcohol Testing of Employees Holding a Commercial Driver's License
• Policy 4-91 - Observation Students, Practicum Students, Student Teachers and Interns
• Policy 5-1 - Extent of School Authority
• Regulation 5-36.2 - False Fire Alarms/Bomb Threats/911 Calls/ Hoaxes-Imitation Infectious Biological, Toxic, or Radioactive Substances
• Policy 5-43 - Threats
• Regulation 5-43.1 - Threat Assessment Procedure

November 2018 Updates

• Policy 4-56 - Licensed Personnel: Role of Professional Teaching Staff
• Policy 4-67 - Investigating and Reporting Alcohol and Drug Use
• Policy 5-34 - Student Conduct
• Regulation 5-34.1 - Student Conduct on School Buses, School Vehicles or Vehicles used for School Purposes
• Regulation 5-34.2 - Cheating and Plagiarizing
• Policy 5-36 - Conduct Invoking Punitive Action
• Regulation 5-36.3 - Hazing/Assault and Battery or Fighting/Profane, Obscene or Abusive Language or Conduct/Bullying
• Regulation 5-36.4 - Explosives/Fireworks
• Regulation 5-36.5 - Trespass Upon School Property, Vehicles or Buildings/Grounds
• Policy 5-37 - Reporting Data About School Violence and Crime
• Regulation 5-42.1 - Property Damage/Theft
• Policy 7-21 - Citizens Advisory Committees
• Regulation 7-21.1 - Citizens Advisory Committees/Procedures

February 2019 Updates

• Policy 1-17 - Publications Regarding School Board
• Policy 1-18 - Officers: Election and Term of Office
• Policy 1-28 - Committees, Organizations and Boards – School Board Member assignments
• Policy 1-30 - Amendment of Bylaws
• Policy 1-40 - Parliamentary Authority, Special Rules of Order, and Standing Rules
• Policy 1-5 - Legal Counsel
• Policy 2-59 - Outside Legal Counsel
• Policy 5-15 - Transfer Students
• Policy 5-19 - Pregnant and Parenting Students
• Policy 5-20 - Married Students
• Policy 5-35 - Discipline and Control of Students
• Policy 5-40 - Student led Assemblies/Demonstrations
• Regulation 5-40_2 - Dispersal Statement (Suggested)
• Policy 5-71 - Employment Certificate
• Policy 5-73 - Voter Registration
• Policy 7-21 - Citizens' Advisory Committees

March 2019 Updates

• Bylaw 1-19 - Duties of Chair/Vice Chair
• Policy 4-2 - Employee Conduct
• Policy 5-14 - School Attendance Zones
• Policy 5-48 - Student Social Activities sponsored by School Division
• Policy 5-50 - Class Gifts/Exchanging Gifts
• Policy 5-51 - Student Vehicles
• Policy 5-53 - Activities: Access to School Facilities

April 2019 Updates

• Policy 5-47 - School sponsored Associations, Clubs and School Organizations
• Policy 5-61 - First Aid/Emergency Care
• Policy 7-1 - Relations with the Public
• Policy 7-2 - Notification of School Board Meetings
• Policy 7-3 - Access to Records
• Policy 7-6 - Relations with the News Media
• Policy 7-10 - Communications from the Public
• Policy 7-15 - Distribution/Announcement of Outside Communications

May 2019 Updates

• Policy 3-61 - Tobacco and nicotine vapor products
• Policy 5-2 - Student Rights and Responsibilities
• Policy 5-56 - Contagious and Infectious Diseases: Human Immunodeficiency Virus(HIV)
• Policy 7-31 - Parent-Teacher Associations (PTAs)
• Policy 7-32 - Gifts, Grants and Bequests

June 2019 Updates

• Bylaw 1-5 - Legal Counsel
• Policy 4-48 - Leave of Absence for Employee and Professional Organization Presidents
• Policy 4-88 - Holidays
• Policy 5-45 - Use of Drugs, Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Nicotine Vapor or Alternative Nicotine Products
• Regulation 5-45.1 - Possession/Use/Sale of Alcohol, Drugs, Drug Paraphernalia, Tobacco, Tobacco Products or Nicotine Vapor or Alternative Nicotine Products
• Regulation 5-45.2 - Use of Tobacco, Tobacco Products and Nicotine Vapor or Alternative Nicotine Products
• Policy 6-62 - Computer Systems
• Policy 6-64 - Acceptable Use Policy
• Policy 7-18 - Community Engagement/Volunteers and Partnerships
• Policy 7-19 - Community Engagement/Volunteers: School/Community Partnerships
• Policy 7-20 - Community Engagement/Volunteers: Mentorship Program