Fairfax County School Board Meeting, Thursday, July 16, 2026

What was decided · How each member voted

• 1.01 1.01 Motion to Convene a Closed Meeting: Motion by Sandy B Anderson, second by Marcia St John-Cunning. · Motion Carries 7-0 Official minutes (FCPS BoardDocs)
• 4.03 4.03 Proclamation Honoring Harry Henderson: Motion by Ricardy J Anderson, second by Ilryong Moon. · Motion Carries 11-0 Official minutes (FCPS BoardDocs)
• 7.01 7.01 Certification of a Closed Meeting Compliance: Motion by Ilryong Moon, second by Marcia St John-Cunning. · Motion Carries 9-0 (Abstain: Robyn Lady - Chair, Tom Dannan) Official minutes (FCPS BoardDocs)
• 7.02 7.02 Confirmation of Action Taken in Closed Meeting: Closed Motion #1: I move to adopt the hearing officer’s recommendation and deny the employee’s grievance as discussed in the closed session. Motion by Karl V Frisch, second by Sandy B Anderson. · Motion Carries 8-0 (Abstain: Robyn Lady - Chair, Tom Dannan; Not Present at Vote: Mateo Dunne) Official minutes (FCPS BoardDocs)
• 7.02 7.02 Confirmation of Action Taken in Closed Meeting: Closed Motion #2: I move to adopt the recommendation of the fact-finding panel that the employee identified in closed session be dismissed. Motion by Ricardy J Anderson, second by Karl V Frisch. · Motion Carries 7-0 (Abstain: Melanie K Meren, Robyn Lady - Chair, Tom Dannan; Not Present at Vote: Mateo Dunne) Official minutes (FCPS BoardDocs)
• 7.02 7.02 Confirmation of Action Taken in Closed Meeting: Closed Motion #3: I move that the School Board deny the petition for license revocation of the employee identified in the closed session. Motion by Ricardy J Anderson, second by Ilryong Moon. · Motion Carries 6-1 (No: Sandy B Anderson; Abstain: Robyn Lady - Chair, Seema Dixit, Tom Dannan; Not Present at Vote: Mateo Dunne) Official minutes (FCPS BoardDocs)
• 7.03 7.03 FY 2026 Year End Review: Motion by Seema Dixit, second by Sandy B Anderson. · Motion Carries 9-2 (No: Ilryong Moon, Ricardy J Anderson) Official minutes (FCPS BoardDocs)
• 7.03 7.03 FY 2026 Year End Review: Amendment to Main Motion: Amendment to the Main Motion: I move to amend the FY2026 Final Budget Review to provide transportations to non-boundary elementary and middle school students who decide to stay at their current schools under the phasing options in the comprehensive boundary changes the school board made on January 22, 2026, with the funding to provide these transportations in the amount of $1.8 million to come from the Transfer to the Health Fund Motion by Ilryong Moon, second by Ricardy J Anderson. · Motion Fails 4-7 (No: Sandy B Anderson, Karl V Frisch, Kyle McDaniel - Vice Chair, Robyn Lady - Chair, Seema Dixit, Tom Dannan, Marcia St John-Cunning) Official minutes (FCPS BoardDocs)
• 7.04 7.04 Skyview High School and Western Pyramids Boundary Study: Motion to Suspend the Rules: I move to suspend the rules to bring an amendment to this agenda item Motion by Ilryong Moon, second by Seema Dixit. · Motion Carries 9-0 (Abstain: Sandy B Anderson, Robyn Lady - Chair) Official minutes (FCPS BoardDocs)
• 7.04 7.04 Skyview High School and Western Pyramids Boundary Study: Amendment to the Main Motion: I move an amendment to the Superintendent’s boundary adjustment recommendations to keep the community called “Stonebrook at Westfield” at its current schools of Chantilly High School and Franklin Middle School. Motion by Ilryong Moon, second by Seema Dixit. · Motion Fails 4-7 (No: Sandy B Anderson, Karl V Frisch, Melanie K Meren, Kyle McDaniel - Vice Chair, Robyn Lady - Chair, Tom Dannan, Marcia St John-Cunning) Official minutes (FCPS BoardDocs)
• 7.04 7.04 Skyview High School and Western Pyramids Boundary Study: Motion by Seema Dixit, second by Sandy B Anderson. · Motion Carries 11-0 Official minutes (FCPS BoardDocs)
• 7.04 7.04 Skyview High School and Western Pyramids Boundary Study: Follow-on Motion #1: I move to direct the Superintendent to work with Fairfax County staff to deliver publicly to the School Board quarterly updates about housing projected to come to market in Western Fairfax County for five years on a rolling basis, with the first report delivered as part of the FCPS Capital Improvement Program (CIP) public presentation as scheduled in early 2027 Motion by Melanie K Meren, second by Mateo Dunne. · Motion Carries 11-0 Official minutes (FCPS BoardDocs)
• 7.04 7.04 Skyview High School and Western Pyramids Boundary Study: Motion to Suspend the Rules: I move to suspend the rules to allow for two additional follow-on motions. Motion by Mateo Dunne, second by Melanie K Meren. · Motion Carries 11-0 Official minutes (FCPS BoardDocs)
• 7.04 7.04 Skyview High School and Western Pyramids Boundary Study: Motion by Melanie K Meren, second by Mateo Dunne. · Motion Carries 11-0 Official minutes (FCPS BoardDocs)
• 7.04 7.04 Skyview High School and Western Pyramids Boundary Study: Follow-on Motion #3: I move the Fairfax County School Board to direct the Superintendent to develop and present to the School Board, by October 2026, a comprehensive analysis for establishing specialized programming pathways at Westfield High School in the areas, including but not limited to, Business, Information Technology, and Skilled Trades. The plan shall include recommended programs of study, industry and higher education partnerships, implementation timelines, staffing and facility requirements. Motion by Seema Dixit, second by Ricardy J Anderson. · Motion Carries 10-0 (Abstain: Robyn Lady - Chair) Official minutes (FCPS BoardDocs)
• 7.05 7.05 Skyview High School Student Phasing and Transportation (Presentation & Vote): Motion by Ilryong Moon, second by Seema Dixit. · Motion Carries 11-0 Official minutes (FCPS BoardDocs)
• 7.06 7.06 Secondary Mathematics Basal Instructional Resources (Presentation & Vote): Motion by Melanie K Meren, second by Mateo Dunne. · Motion Carries 11-0 Official minutes (FCPS BoardDocs)
• 7.07 7.07 Educational Technology Motions: Amendment to Main Motion #1: I move to amend the main motion by inserting to the end of it the following language: “This prohibition shall remain in effect pending the Educational Technology Review Committee's recommendation to the Superintendent and any resulting Board action, including the adoption of policy.” Motion by Tom Dannan, second by Karl V Frisch. · Motion Carries 11-0 Official minutes (FCPS BoardDocs)
• 7.07 7.07 Educational Technology Motions: Amended Main Motion #1: I move that the Fairfax County School Board to direct the Superintendent to prohibit the use of FCPS-issued laptops and tablets for students enrolled in pre-kindergarten and kindergarten commencing in SY 2026-2027, except for students who require access to and use of such devices for Individualized Education Programs, 504 plans, translation purposes, or multilingual education support. This prohibition shall remain in effect pending the Educational Technology Review Committee's recommendation to the Superintendent and any resulting Board action, including the adoption of policy. Motion by Melanie K Meren, second by Mateo Dunne. · Motion Carries 11-0 Official minutes (FCPS BoardDocs)
• 7.07 7.07 Educational Technology Motions: Main Motion #2: I move the Fairfax County School Board to direct the Superintendent to deliver a plan no later than November 12, 2026 for the storage of FCPS-issued laptops and tablets in the classroom (or other areas) when they are not in use by students for instructional purposes, except for students who require access to and use of such devices for Individualized Education Plans, 504 plans, translation purposes, or multilingual education support. The plan shall include a proposed timeline for division-wide implementation. Motion by Melanie K Meren, second by Mateo Dunne. · Motion Carries 10-0 (Abstain: Ilryong Moon) Official minutes (FCPS BoardDocs)
• 7.07 7.07 Educational Technology Motions: Amendment to Amendment to Main Motion #3: I move to amend the amendment to main motion #3 by inserting the phrase “, and will only be permissible for secondary students” after the phrase “elementary school students” and before the phrase “unless specifically authorized in writing”. Motion by Karl V Frisch, second by Mateo Dunne. · Motion Carries 10-1 (No: Melanie K Meren) Official minutes (FCPS BoardDocs)
• 7.07 7.07 Educational Technology Motions: Amended Amendment to Main Motion #3: I move that the Fairfax County School Board direct the Superintendent to provide a comprehensive inventory of Generative Artificial Intelligence tools and solutions (AS DEFINED BY FCPS) provided by or through FCPS on FCPS-issued laptops and tablets by JANUARY 14, 2027, and to prohibit the use of such Generative AI tools and solutions by ELEMENTARY SCHOOL students, and will only be permissible for secondary students unless specifically authorized in writing by a School Principal or the Superintendent (or their designee) for specialized student projects or particular uses, until a formal policy is adopted by the School … (full text in the official record) · Motion Carries 9-2 (No: Melanie K Meren, Ilryong Moon) Official minutes (FCPS BoardDocs)
• 7.07 7.07 Educational Technology Motions: Amended Main Motion: I move that the Fairfax County School Board direct the Superintendent to provide a comprehensive inventory of Generative Artificial Intelligence tools and solutions (AS DEFINED BY FCPS) provided by or through FCPS on FCPS-issued laptops and tablets by JANUARY 14, 2027, and to prohibit the use of such Generative AI tools and solutions by ELEMENTARY SCHOOL students, and will only be permissible for secondary students unless specifically authorized in writing by a School Principal or the Superintendent (or their designee) for specialized student projects or particular uses, until a formal policy is adopted by the School Board to govern … (full text in the official record) · Motion Carries 9-1 (No: Ilryong Moon; Abstain: Melanie K Meren) Official minutes (FCPS BoardDocs)
• 7.07 7.07 Educational Technology Motions: Main Motion #4: I move the Fairfax County School Board to direct the Superintendent to develop a pilot program to implement a tiered, positive-list (whitelist-only) firewall architecture for FCPS-issued electronic devices at two elementary schools, two middle schools and two high schools and provide this plan to the School Board for approval no later than December 10, 2026, with implementation planned no later than the beginning of the third quarter of the 2026-2027 school year. The development of the pilot program should consider access to apps, extensions, and websites by grade levels, as well as how such an architecture would provide additional … (full text in the official record) · Motion Carries 9-1 (No: Robyn Lady - Chair; Abstain: Sandy B Anderson) Official minutes (FCPS BoardDocs)
• 7.07 7.07 Educational Technology Motions: Main Motion #5: I move the Fairfax County School Board to direct the Superintendent to deliver a report by December 10, 2026 on the technical and operational feasibility of allowing elementary, middle, and high school students with a documented medical or developmental need to opt out of the use of FCPS-issued laptops and tablets for instructional purposes. Motion by Mateo Dunne, second by Ilryong Moon. · Motion Carries 6-3 (No: Sandy B Anderson, Kyle McDaniel - Vice Chair, Robyn Lady - Chair; Abstain: Seema Dixit, Marcia St John-Cunning) Official minutes (FCPS BoardDocs)
• 7.07 7.07 Educational Technology Motions: Main Motion #6: I move that the Fairfax County School Board direct the Superintendent to amend all student device regulations, including Regulations 2601 (Student Rights and Responsibilities Booklet) and 2602P (Acts for Which Students May be Disciplined, Disciplinary Procedures, and Interventions), to prohibit student use of personal electronic communication and computing devices (including but not limited to personal laptops, tablets, smart watches, and smartphones) during the instructional day, requiring the exclusive use of FCPS-issued devices for school-related digital activities. Motion by Robyn Lady - Chair, second by Ricardy J Anderson. · Motion Carries 10-0 (Abstain: Ilryong Moon) Official minutes (FCPS BoardDocs)
• 7.07 7.07 Educational Technology Motions: Main Motion #7: I move that the Fairfax County School Board direct the Superintendent to direct the Education Technology Review Committee to prioritize evaluating a plan to implement network-level filters to block direct student access to the YouTube platform (including the YouTube website and mobile application) for all students in PreK through 8th Grade while utilizing school networks or FCPS-issued devices; while providing instructional YouTube content that is directly embedded by a teacher within an approved educational platform, presentation tool, or learning management system. Motion by Robyn Lady - Chair, second by Seema Dixit. · Motion Carries 11-0 Official minutes (FCPS BoardDocs)
• 7.08 7.08 Middle School Configuration Motion: I move that the Fairfax County School Board direct the Superintendent to evaluate best practices for middle school configurations (either Grades 7-8 or 6-8), establish a standard FCPS configuration for middle schools, and identify near-term and long-term opportunities to transition particular middle schools to the recommended configuration in order to promote academic achievement, reduce overcrowding in elementary schools, ensure effective capacity utilization, and support the accomplishment of Strategic Plan objectives. Motion by Mateo Dunne, second by Ricardy J Anderson. · Motion Carries 11-0 Official minutes (FCPS BoardDocs)
• 7.10 7.10 Federally Identified Schools CSI: Motion by Mateo Dunne, second by Seema Dixit. · Motion Carries 11-0 Official minutes (FCPS BoardDocs)

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