Loudoun County Schools: 03-17-2025 Loudoun Education Alliance Of Families (Leaf) Meeting

View Video

Key Topics Discussed

• 🕒 00:00:45 Meeting Introduction: The Leaf Meeting was officially called to order, with a welcome and introduction by the chair.
• 🕒 00:01:08 Public Comment: The opportunity for public comments on agenda items was announced.
• 🕒 00:02:08 Approval of Minutes: The February 10th, 2025 meeting minutes were approved as submitted.
• 🕒 00:02:19 School Board Update: Lauren Shernoff provided an update from the school board, including the adoption of calendar option one for the 2627 school year and revisions to policies 1040 and 5345.
• 🕒 00:04:08 Dominion Energy Proposal: The potential impact of Dominion Energy's Golden Tamars transition line on school property was discussed.
• 🕒 00:07:05 Membership Drive: The start of the membership drive for the next school year was announced, with reminders to be sent to principals regarding their representatives.
• 🕒 00:08:11 Student Success Talks: Upcoming Student Success Talks with Superintendent Dr. Aaron Spence were announced, covering topics such as parent view, testing, mental health, and college readiness.
• 🕒 00:08:38 Distance Learning Webinar: A webinar on synchronous online learning and LCPS was announced, covering curriculum delivery, student engagement strategies, and special needs considerations.
• 🕒 00:09:14 Diploma Options Webinar: A virtual webinar on diploma options and graduation requirements for students with IEPs was announced.
• 🕒 00:09:34 Accelerated College and Employability Skills Academy: The launch of the Accelerated College and Employability Skills Academy for the 2025-2026 school year was announced, with an informational webinar scheduled for April 1st.

Decisions & Votes

• ✅ Vote Passed: The minutes from the February 10th, 2025 meeting were approved as submitted.
• ❌ No Vote: No other votes were taken during this portion of the meeting.

Notable Quotes

• 🗣️ "May the spirit of the day bring us some great conversations and fresh ideas and maybe a little extra good fortune as we move forward." – Chair
• 🗣️ "We've been, I feel like talking about that for the whole year that it's been in committee. So appreciative of your engagement in that feedback process and now it will head on." – Lauren Shernoff

Follow-up Actions

• 📌 Recruitment of New Representatives: Principals were reminded to recruit new representatives for the 2025-2026 school year if current representatives are unable to continue.
• 📌 Attend Upcoming Webinars and Talks: Members were encouraged to attend the upcoming webinars and Student Success Talks to stay informed about important topics.
• 📌 Provide Feedback on Policies: Members were reminded to provide feedback on policies under review, including the use of generative AI policy.

Summary by Timestamp

• 00:00:00 - Introduction and welcome
• 00:01:08 - Public comment opportunity announced
• 00:02:08 - Approval of minutes
• 00:02:19 - School board update
• 00:04:08 - Discussion of Dominion Energy proposal
• 00:07:05 - Membership drive announcement
• 00:08:11 - Student Success Talks announcement
• 00:08:38 - Distance learning webinar announcement
• 00:09:14 - Diploma options webinar announcement
• 00:09:34 - Accelerated College and Employability Skills Academy launch announcement
• 00:11:28 - Introduction of guest speakers for collaborative conversation activities
• 00:12:14 - Start of collaborative conversation activities

Notice:

• Summaries are AI Generated using AI generated subtitles.
• As such, they may contain errors.
• Review the original video for accuracy before you make any decision based on these summaries.