Falls Church City School Board - Work Session - June 23, 2026

The Falls Church City School Board closed out the school year June 23 with advisory committee reports, the district's five-year International Baccalaureate evaluation, and adoption of FCCPS's first Use of Artificial Intelligence policy.Committee chairs walked the board through a year of work: the Business in Education committee facilitated more than 200 student-business partnerships and launched the Biz Buzz newsletter; Advanced Academics tracked a rise in advanced-academic identification to roughly 25 percent of students in grades three through eight; and Health & Wellness reported on the intersection of AI and student wellbeing. Chair Kathleen Tysse shared that the Falls Church Education Foundation has returned $326,579.72 to the schools this year, the largest investment in the foundation's history, including $100,000 for the Family Assistance Fund.Dr. William Bates presented findings from February's in-person IB evaluation, which praised FCCPS's well-resourced classrooms, strong instructional leadership, and psychologically safe school culture, and offered five division-level recommendations. The board also approved the FCEF office lease, a collective bargaining agreement and side letter with the Falls Church Education Association, and adopted policies on the use of AI, the school attorney, and safe storage of prescription drugs and firearms.Listen for the full discussion. Falls Church City Public Schools | www.fccps.org