School Board of the City of Virginia Beach
Regulation 2-47.1
ADMINISTRATION
Faculty Meetings
The school hours do not necessarily include the time for a reasonable number of general faculty meetings. Where feasible:
- Communication with the faculty shall be handled by announcements, memos, or other written communications.
- Faculty meetings will be scheduled to begin within the regular school hours except in those cases where the faculty agrees to meetings before the school day begins.
- Advance notice of faculty meetings, including time of meeting and matters on the agenda, will be given.
- The time and frequency of faculty meetings shall be established at the individual school level.
- With the principal's approval, a teacher may be excused from a faculty meeting with the understanding that the absent faculty member will make the efforts necessary to become informed of matters dealt with at the meeting.
Approved by Superintendent: February 16, 1993
Revised by Superintendent: August 14, 1993