Review Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 5/17/2022 - 6:30 PM
Category: Adoption of Meeting Agenda
Type: Action
Subject: Allow Participation of Board Member Ashley Simpson Baird by Electronic Means
ACPS 2025 Strategic Plan Goal:
Goal 5: Family and Community Engagement
ACPS will ensure that all families and community members feel welcomed, respected, and valued.
Policy: BDD - Electronic Participation in Meetings from Remote Locations
Funding Source or Fiscal Impact (where applicable)
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Agenda Item Summary: Allow participation of Board Member Ashley Simpson Baird by electronic means.
Background: This is the first meeting of 2022 that Ms. Simpson Baird has participated electronically.
Recommendation: Whereas Board Member Ashley Simpson Baird has notified the Board that she is unavailable to be physically present for today’s Special Called School Board Meeting due to personal matter, specifically a childcare issue; and whereas she has not participated in more than two or 25% of School Board Meetings by electronic means during 2022; and whereas Board Member Ashley Simpson Baird requests the opportunity to participate in the Special Called Meeting by video conference call from Alexandria, Virginia where the video conference call shall be heard by all participants in this Board Room; and whereas a quorum of the School Board is physically assembled in this Board room;
Therefore, I move, pursuant to Virginia Code 2.2-3708 that the Board approve the participation of Board Member Ashley Simpson Baird in this meeting by video conference call.
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Final-Clerk of the Board - Proxy
Vote Results:

Original Motion
Member Tammy Ignacio Moved, Member Abdel-Rahman Elnoubi seconded to approve the Original motion 'Whereas Board Member Ashley Simpson Baird has notified the Board that she is unavailable to be physically present for today’s Special Called School Board Meeting due to personal matter, specifically a childcare issue; and whereas she has not participated in more than two or 25% of School Board Meetings by electronic means during 2022; and whereas Board Member Ashley Simpson Baird requests the opportunity to participate in the Special Called Meeting by video conference call from Alexandria, Virginia where the video conference call shall be heard by all participants in this Board Room; and whereas a quorum of the School Board is physically assembled in this Board room;
Therefore, I move, pursuant to Virginia Code 2.2-3708 that the Board approve the participation of Board Member Ashley Simpson Baird in this meeting by video conference call.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 5 Nay: 0.
The motion Carried 5 - 0
   
Jacinta Greene     Yes
Kelly Carmichael Booz     Yes
Tammy Ignacio     Yes
Abdel-Rahman Elnoubi     Yes
Willie F. Bailey, Sr.     Yes