Fredericksburg City School Board October 7 Meeting Preview
An overview of items on the agenda for the monthly meeting.
By Adele Uphaus
MANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT
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Tonight’s meeting of the Fredericksburg City School Board includes a recognition of Gladys West, for whom the division’s third elementary school will be named; five action items; and updates on facilities, staffing, and funding going into the fiscal year 2026 budget season.
Recognitions
There are 12 recognitions on the agenda, including Gladys West; the division’s National Merit Scholarship program’s commended students; the College Board’s National Recognition Program honored students; and a new administrative appointee.
Action Items
Personnel items
Approval of James Monroe High School field trip requests to Scotland and Orlando, Florida
Approval of proposed policy revisions
Approval of 2024-29 Comprehensive Strategic Plan
Information Items
Instructional update, to include updates on pupil-teacher ratios; attendance; VA Tiered Systems of Support; Responsibility Centered Discipline; National Bullying Prevention Month; and “school performance and support framework.”
Staffing and funding update
Facilities update, to include update on the solar program, the new middle school; the 1935 Walker-Grant building; the middle-to-elementary school conversion; and switchgear at James Monroe High School.
Meeting Details
Closed session at 5 p.m., followed by the open session beginning at 7:30 p.m.
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