Las Cruces Public Schools meeting summaries, agendas, and minutes

School board committees review $16.3M dental contract, $1.1M resource hub; full board to vote on policy changes

This week, school board committees reviewed several contracts and proposals, including a $16.3 million dental insurance contract and a $1.1 million resource hub. No formal decisions were made, as all recent meetings were agenda-only. The full board will consider policy changes and other items at its Aug. 11 meeting.

Finance & Operations Committee (Aug. 4)

The committee reviewed a proposed $16,326,368 dental insurance contract award to Delta Dental, along with a $355,000 renewal for printing, graphic design, and mailing services. Members also discussed an adjustment to a sanitary sewer easement at Lucketts Elementary School, proposed easements for Evergreen Mills Rd widening at Heritage High School, Simpson Middle School, and Evergreen Elementary School, and a blanket authorization for the School Board Chair to sign easements for Waterford Elementary School renovation.

Performance Monitoring Committee (Aug. 4)

This committee received updates on the Data Dashboards Project for public and stakeholder use. Members also discussed the relationship between student behavior and school climate data, including violation trends from 2022-2025.

Audit Committee (Aug. 5)

The Audit Committee reviewed the Office of the Auditor General's recommended audit topics and rationale for the FY2027 audit universe. The committee is tasked with approving the draft FY27 Audit Plan to establish priorities for the upcoming fiscal year. Draft minutes from the June 17, 2026 meeting were also reviewed.

Curriculum & Instruction Committee (Aug. 5)

This was a procedural meeting in Ashburn, Virginia. Members approved draft minutes from the June 4, 2026 meeting and heard an informational update from the Science Office on academic programming and new positions. No formal decisions or votes were scheduled.

Specialized Programs & Centers Committee (Aug. 6)

The committee reviewed a proposal for a centralized Family and Community Engagement (FACE) Resource Hub to coordinate basic needs resources for students, with an anticipated Year 1 budget impact of $1.1 million. Members also received an update on elementary school special programs and admissions timelines, and approved draft minutes from the June 3, 2026 meeting.

Upcoming: School Board Meeting (Aug. 11, 4:30 p.m.)

The full board will consider consent agenda items, including adopting revised Policy 8160 on exceptions to school assignment due to attendance zone changes, which sets a 60-day appeal period. The board will also approve an adjustment to a sanitary sewer and treatment facility easement to Loudoun Water at Lucketts Elementary School property, personnel actions and appointment lists, proclamations for September 2026 as Attendance Awareness Month and Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, and minutes from June 23 and July 13, 2026 meetings.

Upcoming: Legislative & Policy Committee (Aug. 12, 5:00 p.m.)

The committee will review proposed changes to four policies: Policy 1010 (School Division Legal Status), Policy 1035 (School Board Norms, Protocols, and Violations), Policy 7712 (Sick Leave), and Policy 7713 (Bereavement Leave). The first two may be approved for community feedback, while the leave policies will be brought back to the next meeting with any feedback. The agenda also includes public comment and approval of draft minutes from June 24, 2026.

Coming up

• **School Board Meeting** – Aug. 11, 4:30 p.m. (policy vote, easement, proclamations)
• **Legislative & Policy Committee** – Aug. 12, 5:00 p.m. (policy reviews)

LCPS Board and Committees Address Device Policy, Easement, and Grants in Recent Meetings

Loudoun County Public Schools committees and the School Board convened multiple meetings between June 22 and June 29, with agendas addressing student device storage, a historic park easement, and federal grant applications. All listed meetings are agenda-only, as minutes have not yet been published; therefore, final vote tallies and outcomes are not available in the current record.

Student Device Policy and Historic Park Easement

The June 23 School Board meeting agenda included a consent agenda with several notable items. The board was scheduled to vote on adopting revisions to Policy 8655, which covers Student Personal Device Use. The revision would restore high school student device storage language that was removed in December 2025. The same agenda included authorization for the School Board Chair to sign easement documents for Elaine E. Thompson Elementary School, related to the Arcola Quarters for the Enslaved historic park. The consent agenda also listed the adoption of minutes from June 8 and June 9, 2026, and a personnel actions list and addendum.

Federal Grant Application

Also on the June 23 consent agenda was the 2026-2027 Consolidated Grant Application for the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), covering Titles I, II, III, and IV. The agenda indicates the board was set to approve the application.

Policy and Legislative Committee

The Legislative and Policy Committee met June 24 to consider a revision to Policy 2420, which governs meeting procedures. The agenda states the revision aligns with the Virginia School Boards Association (VSBA) annual update requirement and Virginia Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) rules. If approved, the revision would be forwarded to the full School Board as an information item. The committee was also scheduled to receive a discussion-only update on the 2026 Virginia General Assembly session and its potential impacts on LCPS. Public comment at this meeting was limited to 10 minutes.

Student Discipline and Appeals

The Student Behavior and Accountability Committee met June 22 to approve draft minutes from May 18 before entering a closed meeting to discuss student discipline recommendations under § 2.2-3711(A)(2) of the Code of Virginia. The agenda included a motion to certify the closed meeting as compliant with the Virginia FOIA via Resolution #49-25/26. A separate closed meeting for the same committee was scheduled later that day, with a motion to certify compliance via Resolution #48-25/26.

On June 29, the Select Committee of the School Board for Hearing Appeals met in a closed session to discuss student scholastic records. The agenda listed an appeal of a student walk-zone, a waiver request for the Virginia High School League (VHSL) Transfer Rule (28A-7-1), and requests for students to attend schools outside their assigned attendance zones.

Library Book Appeal

The Select Committee of the School Board for Hearing Appeals also met June 22 to deliberate on a library book appeal. The agenda provided no specific book or appeal details, listing only the deliberation, adjournment, and approval of minutes from a prior session.

Coming up

No upcoming meetings are listed for the next 14 days.