Fredericksburg School Board August 4 Meeting Preview
By Adele Uphaus
MANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT
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The Fredericksburg School Board meets this evening. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. with a closed session to discuss personnel matters. The open session will begin at 7:30 p.m.
Recognitions
Character Education Spotlight—Critical Thinking
Perfect SOL Scores
Action Items
Personnel items
Resolution requesting reduction of maximum speed in school zones, specifically on Washington Avenue in front of James Monroe High School, and on Idlewild Bouelvard and Gateway Boulevard in front of the new Walker-Grant Middle School.
Information Items
Instructional update (including a report on the 2025 summer programs, an update on the Virginia Department of Education’s new School Performance Framework, CTE, and Artificial Intelligence and its impact on education)
“Exciting” new school year previews from school principals
Monthly financial report
Policy updates (presented for information; includes updates to three policies to reflect correct code sections and code amendments)
Facilities update, to include 1935 Walker-Grant building committee
New Business
Dates will be announced for the
Walker-Grant Middle School ribbon cutting
Walker-Grant Center/Preschool Programs mural unveiling
FCPS Convocation
Walker-Grant Middle School community preview
Gladys West Elementary School ribbon cuttings
Organizational audit—discussion of “objectives and options”
Work session—to be held “in the near future”
Meeting Details
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