Fairfax County · School Board

Fairfax County School Board Meeting, Thursday, August 27, 2026

Fairfax County School Board meeting · video 3h 59m

What was decided · How each member voted

  • 1.01 1.01 Motion to Convene a Closed Meeting: Motion by Tom Dannan, second by Sandy B Anderson. · Motion Carries 7-0 Official minutes (FCPS BoardDocs)
  • 3.03 3.03 Honoring the 2Twenty Club Proclamation: Motion by Ilryong Moon, second by Ryan McElveen. · Motion Carries 10-0 (Not Present at Vote: Kyle McDaniel - Vice Chairman) Official minutes (FCPS BoardDocs)
  • 7.01 7.01 Certification of Closed Meeting Compliance: Motion by Ricardy J Anderson, second by Sandy B Anderson. · Motion Carries 9-0 (Abstain: Ryan McElveen, Kyle McDaniel - Vice Chairman) Official minutes (FCPS BoardDocs)
  • 7.02 7.02 Confirmation of Action Taken in a Closed Meeting: Closed Motion #1: I move to excuse from attendance at school certain students identified in closed meeting, pursuant to Virginia Code Section 22.1-254(B)(1). Motion by Ricardy J Anderson, second by Ilryong Moon. · Motion Carries 9-0 (Abstain: Ryan McElveen, Kyle McDaniel - Vice Chairman) Official minutes (FCPS BoardDocs)
  • 7.03 7.03 Advanced Academics – Proposal to expand Full-Time AAP to All FCPS Middle Schools Community Engagement and Implementation Plan: Motion by Kyle McDaniel - Vice Chairman, second by Mateo Dunne. · Motion Carries 10-1 (No: Melanie K Meren) Official minutes (FCPS BoardDocs)
  • 8.01 8.01 Global Executive Limitations (EL-1) Monitoring Report: I move that the School Board finds that the Superintendent is in compliance with Executive Limitation #1: Global Executive Limitations. I further move that the School Board approve the monitoring report based on the Superintendent’s reasonable interpretation of Executive Limitation #1: Global Executive Limitations, as outlined in the Strategic Governance Manual. Motion by Sandy B Anderson, second by Seema Dixit. · Motion Carries 8-2 (No: Melanie K Meren, Ricardy J Anderson; Abstain: Ilryong Moon) Official minutes (FCPS BoardDocs)
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