[0:07] I call the order to the York
[0:09] [clears throat] County regular school
[0:10] board meeting for August 24, 2026.
[0:14] Good evening everyone and welcome to the
[0:16] start of new school year. Today is an
[0:18] exciting day across York County as our
[0:20] schools fill back up with students,
[0:23] teachers, and staff. There is just
[0:25] something special about the first day of
[0:27] school. It is a fresh start, a chance to
[0:29] set the new goals, make new connections,
[0:32] and look ahead to all the possibilities
[0:35] the year will bring. To our teachers and
[0:38] staff, thank you for everything you do
[0:40] to make our school such a wonderful
[0:42] place for our students. To our families,
[0:44] thank you for your continued partnership
[0:46] and support. And to our students, we
[0:49] hope you have a great first day and a
[0:51] year filled with learning, growth, and
[0:54] plenty of moments that will make us
[0:56] proud. We are excited about the year
[0:59] ahead and all that we will accomplish
[1:00] together. Welcome back everyone and
[1:03] here's to a great school year. I would
[1:06] now like to share the YCSD mission
[1:08] statement. The mission of York County
[1:10] School Division is to ensure every
[1:12] student is valued, supported, and
[1:14] challenged through learning experience
[1:17] which prepares them for success in
[1:19] future.
[1:21] Please join me now in moment of silence.
[1:47] Thank you.
[1:50] This evening, we are pleased to have
[1:51] Tyler Stockton, a fifth grade from
[1:53] Coventry Elementary, here to lead us in
[1:55] the pledge of allegiance. Coventry
[1:58] Elementary School is proud to have Tyler
[1:59] Stockton represent our school as the
[2:01] pledge leader this evening. He just
[2:04] completed his first day of fifth grade
[2:06] and is wonderful example of the positive
[2:09] qualities we encourage in our Coventry
[2:11] Cougars. Tyler is a hard worker with a
[2:14] strong curiosity about a world,
[2:16] especially history, geography, different
[2:19] cultures, and wildlife [clears throat]
[2:21] wildlife with a particular interest in
[2:23] birds. He often explores those topics
[2:26] independently and is excited to study
[2:29] history more deeply this school year.
[2:32] Our outside the classroom, Tyler is part
[2:34] of the Hampton Little League geoc
[2:36] climbing team and takes swimming lessons
[2:39] through the co coastg guard blue diamond
[2:40] swim program. He also attends the local
[2:44] matnasium to strengthen his math skills.
[2:47] His parents share that Tyler enjoys
[2:48] school and continues to thrive with
[2:50] outstanding support he receives at
[2:52] Coventry Elementary. Tyler's curiosity,
[2:55] determination, and love of learning
[2:57] makes us all incredibly proud. Please
[3:00] stand as Tyler leads us in our pledge.
[3:08] » I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
[3:11] United States of America and to the
[3:14] republic for which it stands, one nation
[3:18] under God, indivisible, with liberty and
[3:22] justice for all.
[3:29] Thank you, Tyler.
[3:32] Of course, a new school year also means
[3:34] welcome some new faces to our YCSD
[3:37] family. We are excited to have them with
[3:40] us and look forward to all they will
[3:42] bring to our schools. Dr. Carol, Carol,
[3:45] I'll turn over to you so you can
[3:47] introduce new administrative staff.
[3:49] >> All right. Thank you, Mr. Private. as
[3:51] you said, we want to introduce some new
[3:52] staff members and our leadership and
[3:54] also a couple of uh old faces but in new
[3:58] spots. So, uh first of all, we'd like to
[4:00] have as I say her name, please stand. Uh
[4:03] so, first of all is Miss Katherine
[4:05] Cooper.
[4:07] Miss Cooper is the assistant principal
[4:08] now of McGrder Elementary. Uh she brings
[4:11] extensive experience in elementary
[4:13] education and instructional leadership.
[4:15] She previously served as an ACC at Bethl
[4:18] Manor Elementary.
[4:20] Uh she's known for her strong datadriven
[4:22] approach, commitment to [clears throat]
[4:24] student achievement, and ability to
[4:26] build meaningful partnerships with
[4:27] students, families, and staff. With more
[4:29] than a decade of experience in
[4:31] education, she has served as a classroom
[4:34] teacher, reading specialist, and teacher
[4:36] leader across multiple grade levels. Uh
[4:38] Mrs. Cooper holds a master's degree uh
[4:41] in administration and supervision from
[4:43] Liberty University, master's degree as a
[4:45] reading specialist from Old Dominion and
[4:47] a bachelor's degree from the College of
[4:49] William and Mary. She is recognized for
[4:51] her collaborative leadership and
[4:53] dedication to supporting the whole child
[4:55] and she brings a strong foundation of
[4:57] instructional excellence. So, welcome
[4:59] Miss Cooper.
[5:06] Next, we have Miss Melissa Dickerson.
[5:09] or Missy as we know her. Missy is now
[5:12] the assistant principal at Mount Vernon
[5:14] Elementary. Miss Dickerson uh recently
[5:16] served as the York County School
[5:18] Division's assessment and compliance
[5:20] coordinator where she supported schools
[5:22] with data-driven decision-making and
[5:25] assessment practices. She previously
[5:27] worked as a literacy support specialist
[5:29] coaching teachers and leading
[5:30] professional learning and brings prior
[5:32] experience as a classroom teacher and
[5:34] mentor. U throughout her career, Mrs.
[5:37] Dickerson has demonstrated a strong
[5:39] commitment to academic excellence and
[5:41] educator development. She's also served
[5:44] as a literacy support specialist with
[5:46] Hampton City Schools where she coached
[5:48] teachers there, facilitated professional
[5:50] learning, and supported schoolwide
[5:52] literacy initiatives rooted in the
[5:54] science of reading. Her background also
[5:56] includes extensive experience as a
[5:58] classroom teacher in grades one through
[6:00] five, mentoring new educators and
[6:02] leading professional development focused
[6:05] on student engagement and instructional
[6:07] best practices. She holds a master's
[6:09] degree in educational leadership from
[6:10] Old Dominion and is licensed uh in
[6:13] educational administration and
[6:15] supervision. Welcome, Miss Dickerson.
[6:22] Next is Miss Connie Forier.
[6:24] Miss Forier is the assistant principal
[6:26] now at Seafford Elementary. She brings
[6:29] over 15 years of experience in
[6:31] education, including her most recent
[6:33] role as an assistant principal in
[6:35] Williamsburg James City County Schools,
[6:37] where she led data-driven instructional
[6:40] planning, strengthened school culture,
[6:41] and improved student achievement. Her
[6:43] leadership has contributed to
[6:45] significant gains in student outcomes
[6:47] and reductions in discipline referrals
[6:49] through innovative behavior and
[6:50] supportive systems. In addition to her
[6:53] administrative experience, she has
[6:55] served as an instructional leader,
[6:57] teacher, and mentor with a strong focus
[6:59] on building collaborative teams and
[7:00] fostering positive student- centered
[7:03] learning environments. She holds a
[7:04] master's degree in ed leadership from
[7:06] the College of William and Mary and is
[7:08] licensed in school administration.
[7:10] Welcome, Miss Forier.
[7:16] Next, we have Miss Darlene Hood. She's
[7:19] the new assistant principal at Grafton
[7:21] Middle School. She brings a strong
[7:23] background in educational leadership,
[7:25] student support, and school improvement.
[7:27] She most recently uh served as an
[7:29] assistant principal at Booker T.
[7:31] Washington High School in Norfolk, where
[7:33] she contributed to increasing graduation
[7:35] rates, reducing dropout rates, and
[7:38] improving student attendance and
[7:39] academic performance. Prior to that
[7:41] role, she served as dean of students at
[7:43] Kickotan High School and has extensive
[7:45] experience as a school counselor,
[7:47] clinical supervisor, and program leader.
[7:50] Throughout her career, she's
[7:52] demonstrated a deep commitment to
[7:54] student success. She's led initiatives
[7:56] focused on improving chronic
[7:57] absenteeism,
[7:59] uh increasing credit recovery,
[8:01] strengthening school culture, and
[8:03] supporting both academic and social
[8:05] emotional growth. Uh she holds advanced
[8:07] degrees in counseling and educational
[8:09] leadership. and has earned her
[8:11] educational specialist degree in
[8:13] educational leadership. She's also a
[8:15] licensed professional counselor and
[8:17] holds post-graduate light lensure in
[8:20] administration and supervision. And
[8:22] that's a lot to say. Congratulations.
[8:30] Now, not a new face, but someone who is
[8:33] now in her first principal ship. Dr.
[8:35] Jessica Wayoth German known as Dr. WG.
[8:40] She is now the principal at Queens Lake
[8:42] Middle School. Dr. WG has served as an
[8:45] assistant principal at Tab High and
[8:46] Grafton High and began her career as a
[8:49] teacher in 2010. She brings a strong
[8:51] track record of instructional
[8:52] leadership, student support, and
[8:54] building a positive school culture. She
[8:56] earned her EDDD in educational
[8:59] leadership from Virginia Tech and holds
[9:01] advanced degrees in administration and
[9:03] teaching. Congratulations,
[9:10] Next is Miss Katie Coyle.
[9:12] She's now our assistant principal uh at
[9:14] Queens Lake working with Dr. WG. Uh she
[9:18] uh recently served as the ACC at Tab
[9:20] High School and Bethl Manor Elementary
[9:22] School where she's provided leadership
[9:24] and assessment, student support, school
[9:27] safety, discipline, and instructional
[9:29] improvement. Throughout her career, she
[9:31] has demonstrated a strong commitment to
[9:33] student success, collaborative
[9:34] leadership, and building positive school
[9:36] cultures. Katie earned a bachelor of
[9:38] science and education from the
[9:40] University of Nebraska, a master's in
[9:42] curriculum and instruction from Don
[9:44] College, and an educational specialist
[9:47] degree in educational leadership from
[9:48] Old Dominion. She also is nationally
[9:50] board certified in English as a new
[9:53] language. So, congratulations and
[9:56] welcome, Miss Coyle.
[10:02] Miss Meredith Hair.
[10:05] Miss Hair is now the assistant principal
[10:07] at or a assistant principal at Buden
[10:09] High School. Uh she brings extensive
[10:12] experience in educational leadership,
[10:13] most recently serving as an assistant
[10:15] principal in Hampton City Schools as an
[10:18] assistant uh where she oversaw daily
[10:20] operations, supported instructional
[10:22] practices and uh daily operations and
[10:26] fosters a positive school culture. She
[10:29] has demonstrated strong leadership in
[10:31] improving student outcomes through
[10:32] datadriven decision-making, supporting
[10:34] both general and special education
[10:36] programs and being in building
[10:38] meaningful partnerships with staff and
[10:40] families. Prior to her administrative
[10:42] role, she served as an AVID coordinator
[10:44] and a history teacher in Virginia Beach
[10:46] City Schools where she advanced college
[10:49] readiness and student achievement. She
[10:51] has also led professional development
[10:53] for educators across multiple districts
[10:55] focusing on instructional strategies and
[10:57] leadership development. Miss Hair holds
[10:59] a masters of science in education and
[11:01] administration and supervision from Old
[11:03] Dominion and maintains Virginia lenture
[11:06] in both administration and secondary
[11:08] social studies. She's received multiple
[11:10] recognitions for her excellence in
[11:12] teaching and leadership. Congratulations
[11:14] and welcome, Miss Eric.
[11:20] And now up into the schoolboard office,
[11:22] uh we have a new administrator with us,
[11:25] Dr. Karen Swan.
[11:27] Dr. Swan is now the associate director
[11:30] of student services in elementary. Dr.
[11:32] Swan brings more than 15 years of
[11:34] progressive leadership experience in
[11:36] public education, including her most
[11:38] recent role as a principal with
[11:40] Williamsburg James City Schools.
[11:42] Throughout her career, she has served as
[11:43] an elementary school principal for 12
[11:46] years, secondary principal for three,
[11:49] and as the division hearing officer.
[11:51] She's demonstrated strong commitment to
[11:53] improving student outcomes through
[11:54] data-informed decision-making, school
[11:56] improvement initiatives, and
[11:58] comprehensive support systems designed
[12:00] to meet the needs of diverse learners.
[12:02] In addition to her K12 leadership
[12:04] experience, she serves as an adjunct
[12:06] professor at Old Dominion, where she
[12:08] supported the development of future
[12:10] educational leaders. Dr. Swan earned a
[12:12] PhD in educational foundations and
[12:14] leadership from Old Dominion, a master's
[12:16] degree, and a bachelor's degree in
[12:18] English from the College of William and
[12:20] Mary. Welcome aboard, Dr. Swan.
[12:28] And Dr. Melissa Pedigrew.
[12:31] you know her. She's our now our new
[12:33] chief operations officer. Thank you. Uh
[12:38] on days like this, I appreciate that.
[12:40] Dr. Pedigrew brings extensive experience
[12:43] in operations, technology leadership,
[12:45] cyber security, budget management, and
[12:47] largecale system modernization that
[12:50] directly support instructional
[12:51] excellence and organizational
[12:53] effectiveness. Most recently, she served
[12:55] as the director of information
[12:57] technology for the division. Dr.
[12:59] Pedigrew has led divisionwide
[13:00] initiatives to modernize systems,
[13:02] strengthen cyber security, reduce costs,
[13:04] and improve service efficiency. Her
[13:07] leadership has resulted in measurable
[13:08] operational improvements, including
[13:10] significant reductions in student device
[13:12] damage, increased service efficiency,
[13:15] and enhanced support for teaching and
[13:16] learning. Dr. Pedigrew holds a doctor of
[13:19] strategic leadership, a master's in
[13:22] public administration, and a bachelor's
[13:24] degree in industrial and organizational
[13:26] psychology. Her career includes
[13:28] leadership roles in K12 education,
[13:30] higher education, and public sector
[13:32] technology organizations.
[13:34] Congratulations.
[13:40] And succeeding her in the IT department
[13:43] is Dr. Bob Sherlock.
[13:46] Dr. Sherlock since joining YCSD in 2021
[13:50] as the associate director of educational
[13:52] technology and innovation. Dr. Sherlock
[13:55] has led initiatives in educational
[13:56] technology, online learning, STEM, and
[13:59] career and technical education. In 2023,
[14:02] he became associate director of
[14:04] secondary instruction and academic
[14:06] programs, supporting curriculum,
[14:09] instruction, assessment, school
[14:10] improvement, and strategic initiatives
[14:12] that enhance student achievement. More
[14:15] than 25 years in public education, he
[14:17] served as a teacher, assistant
[14:18] principal, principal, district
[14:20] coordinator, and division administrator.
[14:22] He holds a doctor of education in
[14:24] organizational leadership from Brandman
[14:25] University, a master's in science of
[14:28] science and educational administration
[14:30] from California State University,
[14:32] Fullerton, and a bachelor's of science
[14:34] and biology from the University of
[14:35] California, Irvine. Dr. Sherlock has
[14:38] been a strong advocate for using
[14:39] technology to improve learning uh
[14:42] teaching, communication, and operational
[14:44] effectiveness. His leadership and vision
[14:46] will help advance YCSD's technology
[14:48] systems and support the evolving needs
[14:50] of students, staff, and community. So,
[14:53] please join me in giving a warm welcome
[14:55] to these YCSD leaders.
[15:03] We're excited to have them on our team.
[15:06] Thank you, Dr. Carol. Now, under special
[15:09] uh recognitions, we have very exciting
[15:11] news. So, I would invite Dr. Carol, if you would uh share more
[15:15] information about BHSL class 2 state
[15:18] champions.
[15:18] >> Thank you, Mr. Pavich. Just needed to
[15:20] catch my breath.
[15:21] >> Go for it.
[15:23] >> Tonight, we have with us the Brutin High
[15:25] School class 2 boys tennis state
[15:28] champions.
[15:37] [applause]
[15:40] » Yeah. Coming up. That's great. if you'll
[15:42] just let the crowd know when uh you know
[15:45] raise your hand or something. Members of
[15:47] two of the team include Kristoff
[15:49] Schweitzer
[15:51] uh Brian Bryson Jones,
[15:54] Alec Rivera,
[15:58] Noah Proik. All right, I did okay. Yeah.
[16:02] Tieran Bradley,
[16:04] Sam Huertus, Peter Henderson,
[16:08] Aaron Lynn, Fernando Moreno, Grayson
[16:12] Cook, and Liam Childress. So, your class
[16:15] two boys state champions, Brutin High
[16:18] School.
[16:29] » I'm sorry.
[16:30] Certainly. Board members, if you'd like
[16:32] to go down there, I'm gonna I'm gonna
[16:34] hang back.
[16:36] >> Understandable. Tonight, sir.
[16:38] >> I got a bad wheel.
[16:45] » And while they're getting in position,
[16:47] uh, Brutin High School athletic
[16:48] director, Mr. Brian Weaver shared under
[16:50] the guidance of their coach James Bar.
[16:53] The boys team played in their fifth
[16:54] consecutive state championship match and
[16:57] were able to win their second state
[16:59] championship.
[17:12] And also I'd like to highlight Kristoff
[17:14] Schwitzer was the individual state
[17:16] champion champion for class two boys. So
[17:20] raise your hand again Kristoff so
[17:21] everyone knows you.
[17:30] » We good?
[17:31] >> Yes. Thank you.
[17:32] >> All right.
[17:34] >> Congratulations guys. And uh are you
[17:37] coach Bar? Yes.
[17:38] >> Okay. Would you like to say a few words
[17:40] for the podium?
[17:47] Just thank you to the board for having
[17:48] us. It's an honor to be recognized
[17:50] tonight. Um this uh this championship
[17:53] today was really or this year was really
[17:55] a testament to the community that
[17:57] supports Brutin High School tennis. Um
[17:59] there were definitely some tribulations
[18:01] along the way. Uh we had injuries
[18:03] towards the end of the season that our training staff helped us um recover
[18:08] from. Both our guys were able to perform
[18:10] at the end of the season. We dealt with
[18:13] graduation on the exact same day as the
[18:16] uh the championship match and we had six
[18:18] seniors and many of them were able to
[18:22] make the trip um in in no small part due
[18:25] to the efforts of many of you in coming
[18:27] to Brutin so that on uh rehearsal day we
[18:31] could actually have a pretty much a full
[18:32] graduation. So so huge thanks to you
[18:34] guys for making that happen. that
[18:36] changed the minds of some of my guys and
[18:38] uh they got up there and competed and
[18:40] were able to get it done. Um parents,
[18:43] huge support from the parents and also
[18:44] helping that take place and so just um a
[18:48] huge a huge effort by everybody. We
[18:50] played our best tennis at the end of the
[18:52] season, but uh as I just mentioned, it
[18:54] wasn't quite that easy to get it done.
[18:56] It took a lot of other help and a big
[18:58] effort by a lot of people and we're uh
[19:00] we're greatly appreciative of that and
[19:02] I'm greatly appreciative of of you guys
[19:04] and them and the parents. So, thank you
[19:06] so much. Thank you for having us. Um we
[19:08] appreciate it.
[19:09] >> All right. [applause]
[19:12] Of
[19:15] course, I'd like to point out that yes,
[19:17] sir, they they are being very modest and
[19:20] everything, but they took they took the
[19:23] state championship five-2. Okay, so it
[19:26] wasn't even close.
[19:30] » Uh, and coach Bar, thank you for those
[19:32] words. And we were uh honored to be able
[19:35] to use the graduation practice to uh to
[19:39] do that. I think on the girls team they
[19:41] had their valid Victorian. She got to
[19:42] give her speech. So that was actually
[19:44] that was a great morning. We enjoyed it.
[19:46] So thank you.
[19:49] » Congratulations one more time guys. Uh
[19:52] we're going to move to the York
[19:54] Foundation for Public Education. I'll
[19:56] ask Mr. Schaeer to share more about it.
[20:01] I'd like to invite Miss Lori Armstrong,
[20:03] York Foundation for Public Education
[20:06] member to step forward and assist Mr.
[20:08] Bowen as he presents gifts to our pledge
[20:10] leader. Congratulations to Tyler
[20:13] Stockton, a fifth grader from Coventry
[20:15] Elementary School for reciting tonight's
[20:18] pledge of allegiance.
[20:26] Special gifts from Cookie Text and
[20:28] Edible Tweet are being presented on
[20:29] behalf of the York Foundation for Public
[20:31] Education in partnership with their
[20:33] donor Gene Fioa of Cookie Text and
[20:36] Edible Tweet. A Sweet Frog gift card is
[20:38] also being noted by Derek Madan.
[20:41] Congratulations, Tyler.
[20:44] [applause]
[20:50] » Thank you, Mr. Schaefer. [clears throat]
[20:53] Now, we're going to be moving to a very
[20:55] exciting section under Dr. Kira's
[20:58] direction. It's going to be grand
[21:00] towards.
[21:00] >> All right. Thank you, Mr. Povich. I'd
[21:02] like to um invite Dr. Vika Stevenson to
[21:05] the podium to present uh to Mr. Bowen.
[21:08] He's going to get up there in my place.
[21:10] And uh we are receiving four grants
[21:14] tonight. So uh Dr. Stevenson, please do
[21:17] the honors.
[21:18] >> Okay. Good evening, Chairman Pyik,
[21:19] members of the board, and Dr. Carol. It
[21:21] is my pleasure tonight to present a
[21:25] 15,500,000
[21:28] Department of War Education Activity
[21:30] Military Connected Schools construction
[21:32] grant to the York County School
[21:34] Division. This award is particularly
[21:37] significant as it represents DOIA's
[21:40] inaugural construction grant and it
[21:42] reflects the AY's commitment to
[21:44] investing in the schools and communities
[21:45] that serve military connected students
[21:48] and families. Our partnership with DOIA
[21:50] has provided YCSD with an important
[21:53] opportunity to strengthen educational
[21:55] facilities for the children and families
[21:57] connected to our military community.
[22:00] This grant will support major
[22:01] construction projects at Bethl Manor
[22:04] Elementary School and TAB High School,
[22:06] helping ensure these students have
[22:08] access to modern highquality learning
[22:10] environments. Tonight, they're already
[22:12] there, but I'd like to invite Dr.
[22:13] Pedigrew and Mr. Bowen and Chairman Pyik
[22:16] to accept this ceremonial check.
[22:19] >> We had our pictures.
[22:20] >> We have had our pictures. Thank you.
[22:28] » Nice try.
[22:29] >> I' I'd like to ask the three of you to
[22:31] remain standing there as we continue
[22:33] this important work. I am very pleased
[22:36] to introduce Mrs. Sonia Zadell, our new
[22:38] coordinator of grants and instructional
[22:40] engagement. She'll be leading the school
[22:42] division's grant efforts moving forward.
[22:44] I'd like to invite Sonia to join me at
[22:46] the podium to present our DCJS awards
[22:48] tonight.
[22:55] » Good evening. I am pleased to present a
[22:58] combined ceremonial check totaling
[23:00] $673,920
[23:04] in funding from the Virginia Department
[23:06] of Criminal Justice Services. This
[23:08] combined award includes $161,150
[23:14] for the school security officer grant to
[23:16] support five new school security officer
[23:19] positions at elementary schools.
[23:21] $386,750
[23:24] for the school security officer grant to
[23:27] continue funding school security officer
[23:29] positions at our secondary schools and
[23:31] $126,20
[23:33] for the school safety personnel grant to
[23:36] continue support for school safety
[23:38] personnel across the division. Together,
[23:40] these grants strengthen school safety
[23:42] and security across the York County
[23:44] School Division.
[23:48] Give a round of applause.
[23:52] All right. Thank you to Sonia and thank
[23:54] you to our school board, Dr. Carol, uh,
[23:57] for your continued support and advocacy
[23:59] for grant opportunities that strengthen
[24:00] our schools and support the division's
[24:02] mission. It has been my pleasure to
[24:04] serve the school division in this
[24:05] capacity for the past five years, and I
[24:07] wish you all the best. Have a good
[24:08] evening.
[24:14] » Thank you very much. Uh at this time the
[24:17] board will take a short recess to meet
[24:18] with award recipients and their
[24:20] families.
[24:47] Uh we will now reconvene the meeting. Uh
[24:50] currently we don't have any unfinished
[24:52] business
[24:54] and under presentations we're going to
[24:55] have capital projects report and I will
[24:58] invite uh Dr. Carol to share report with
[25:02] us.
[25:02] >> All right. Thank you Mr. Povich. Ask Mr.
[25:04] David Kilburn associate director for
[25:06] capitals plans and projects to come up
[25:09] and he's going to share what we've been
[25:10] doing over the summer.
[25:12] >> Mr. Gilbert,
[25:13] >> Chairman Pyovich, members of the board,
[25:15] Dr. Carol, thank you for having me
[25:16] tonight on the capital projects report.
[25:18] I want to recognize up front that I have
[25:20] a lot of slides in this deck, but I will
[25:22] not take all night for you. And I have
[25:23] to chase down Dr. Stevenson with that
[25:25] check for Tab High and Bethl Manor. Uh
[25:27] so starting off with we'll talk about
[25:30] Tab High School, the additions and
[25:31] renovations that is currently under its
[25:33] second round of review at the county. Uh
[25:35] we have about 10 more days left on that
[25:38] review. There were not major glaring
[25:40] issues in the first round of review. So,
[25:42] we are expecting a very favorable
[25:44] outcome with them. Uh, and then we'll
[25:46] start talking with the county purchasing
[25:47] about going out to bid. Uh, over the
[25:49] summer, we did have some significant
[25:51] progress though because we went after
[25:53] and I jumped too far. Nope, I'm out. So,
[25:55] the drama room, we did renovations in
[25:57] the drama room this summer because if
[25:58] you'll remember on the original design,
[26:00] this room was going to be split into
[26:02] two. So, when we made more
[26:03] optimizations, we took this room and
[26:05] this was right before we started. And
[26:07] then my team went through and this was
[26:10] right before the 13th. Um, and if you'll
[26:13] notice the very edges of the stage were
[26:14] not done, but that is the real flooring,
[26:16] the real paint, lighting. Um, and then
[26:19] after the 13th, I'm going to go back one
[26:21] on that. We added the the perimeter to
[26:23] that front stage. So, we did try to
[26:24] truly make this drama room like an
[26:26] auditorium. So, dark stage, the back
[26:28] hallway behind it is dark as well. So,
[26:30] that if they black it out and turn on
[26:31] the spotlights, you are getting
[26:33] theatrical performances in this room.
[26:36] Uh we also did move the visitors
[26:38] entrance along with the security
[26:40] vestibule to another door on the front
[26:42] of the building. That is anticipation of
[26:44] us starting this year. To move that
[26:46] during the middle of the school year
[26:48] would cause great disruption to just the
[26:50] flow of the school and as well as
[26:51] bringing those contractors in to
[26:52] complete that work wouldn't have been
[26:54] feasible as well. So we have moved that
[26:56] now in anticipation of going out to bid,
[26:58] awarding the contract and starting work
[27:00] on the front of the school. I'll remind
[27:02] you that where the the main addition on
[27:04] the front is going to fill in that big
[27:05] sidewalk. So, we had to shift it to
[27:07] another door because we won't be able to
[27:09] use those doors when we start building.
[27:13] Um the some of the things I wrote down
[27:14] that were under review by the county had
[27:16] to do with storm water BMP
[27:17] modifications. Um some parking
[27:19] modifications. Uh again, nothing that
[27:22] was glaringly bad for us.
[27:25] So, then I will jump into Dair
[27:28] Elementary School. The parking lot and
[27:29] bus loop expansion is actually in its
[27:31] third round of review at the county.
[27:33] Also, not a lot of major issues here,
[27:36] but it's, you know, dotting the eyes,
[27:38] crossing the tees, making sure that
[27:39] everything's out there. We are expecting
[27:41] that review to be uh back to us either
[27:43] late this week or by September 2nd is
[27:45] when they actually have to have it back
[27:47] to us. And then again, we will go to the
[27:49] county and go out for bid on this. Um,
[27:51] we are entertaining progress during the
[27:53] school year. We do think that there will
[27:55] be a possibility of going after the end
[27:57] that's towards the baseball field,
[27:59] towards the soccer field without
[28:01] interrupting the functionality of the
[28:02] current parking lot, but we can't really
[28:04] get into that until we've gone out to
[28:06] bid and awarded to a contractor to work
[28:08] through those those details.
[28:12] Uh during the summer though, we did go
[28:14] after the HVAC and building automation
[28:16] with a focus on the building automation
[28:18] for this summer. Uh, I'll remind you
[28:20] that the building automation system is
[28:22] what tells it to turn on, turn off, what
[28:24] set points. It's monitoring CO2
[28:27] and the system that was in there was end
[28:30] of life. We could not get parts for it.
[28:32] So, when a classroom unit would go down,
[28:34] we would spend a day, possibly two,
[28:36] chasing down the problem. And even then,
[28:38] we couldn't get parts for it. So, we
[28:39] were having to go purchase what we put
[28:41] in place this summer, but doing it peace
[28:43] meal. By doing it all this summer, that
[28:45] entire building has been upgraded. The
[28:47] only things that are not at 100% is the
[28:49] heaters that are in the hallways, which
[28:51] as of today we don't need yet, but we
[28:53] will be done with those in the next week
[28:55] or two. And then that part of the
[28:56] project will be complete. And then for
[28:58] next summer, we're going to focus on
[29:00] replacing all of the actual the heat
[29:02] pumps, the mechanical equipment for the
[29:04] gym itself.
[29:07] Seafford Elementary School, I am happy
[29:09] to tell you that the sewer line is 100%
[29:11] complete. Uh passed all inspections. The
[29:14] bus loop was returned to the school
[29:16] about a week before uh teachers came
[29:19] back. Uh there was a little overlap with
[29:20] our cleanup. The storm water is
[29:22] complete. It is installed. Um there's
[29:24] just a simple camera inspection that has
[29:26] to be done on that and that will be done
[29:28] as well. So then there will be one very small thing left to do which is to
[29:32] move the school zone sign. Um and that's
[29:34] really just a matter that we're waiting
[29:36] on VOTE to coordinate. It got a little
[29:38] bit more complicated because it's not
[29:39] just about where it is right now. Now it
[29:41] correlates to the the speed zone
[29:43] cameras. So, we have a little
[29:44] triangulation thing. The V dot has to
[29:46] tell us, you know, X marks the spot.
[29:47] This is where you put the concrete.
[29:51] The divisionwide facility study, I don't
[29:52] have any major updates on that other
[29:54] than we will be meeting on September
[29:56] 1st, joint board meeting, and we'll
[29:58] receive that final report from them.
[30:00] They'll give us some recommendations.
[30:01] So, I'm greatly looking forward to that.
[30:04] Burton High School HVAC replacement. Uh,
[30:06] so if you'll remember, we started this
[30:08] one a little bit early. Um, we were able
[30:11] to put funding towards the design of it
[30:13] prior to July 1st. It wasn't supposed to
[30:14] start until July 1st. So, we're actually
[30:16] sitting at about 70 75% complete on that
[30:20] design. Um, when we got that that uh
[30:23] design back, it came with the cost
[30:25] estimate and currently we are thinking
[30:27] that that estimate is high. Um, so we've
[30:30] talked with the the engineers. They're
[30:32] acknowledging some some room for uh
[30:34] optimizations. We're acknowledging some
[30:36] room for optimizations as well as
[30:38] fine-tuning those numbers. If you
[30:39] remember on tab high, we came down a
[30:41] significant amount when we went from 66
[30:43] to 95% in those cost estimates. Um, so
[30:46] we're we're still continuing with the
[30:48] way that we designed it. Um, and I'll
[30:50] give you an update the next time we we
[30:52] get into the 95 numbers.
[30:55] Burnt High locker rooms. Like I said,
[30:56] I'm going to flow through these and Mr.
[30:58] Schaefer, I heard that you snuck in
[31:00] without me. [laughter]
[31:03] Um, so work is in progress and if Mr.
[31:06] Weaver was still here, I would tell you
[31:07] that the team at Brutin High has been
[31:09] extremely accommodating. We all knew
[31:11] that this project would not be done for
[31:12] the first day of school, but they are
[31:14] moving extremely fast. Um, in fact, I I
[31:17] would not upload my presentation until
[31:19] yesterday because things are not
[31:21] changing by the day, they're changing by
[31:23] the hour. Um, so this is an example of
[31:27] we took out what I would call a flimsy
[31:29] wall. was wood and glass, but this also
[31:31] happened to be the room that the kids
[31:32] were supposed to lock down in if they
[31:34] happened to be in the lock lock locker
[31:35] room during a lockdown. So, we took out
[31:37] that flimsy wall where we're putting
[31:39] brick and mortar back. Um, this is a
[31:41] 24-hour difference. I left at maybe 3:00
[31:44] on Friday, and when I came back at 2
[31:46] o'clock on Saturday, it was up, it was
[31:48] painted, it was done.
[31:51] Um, this is a before picture of the team
[31:54] room side of the boys locker rooms.
[31:55] You'll see, you know, we have damaged
[31:57] lockers in there. there's old wooden
[31:58] benches. Um, it's not great for for
[32:01] walking and definitely not for ADA
[32:03] access. And so this is what we're going
[32:05] back with. Um, and this is a model that
[32:08] my predecessor implemented before me. So
[32:10] you have the the concrete uh blick bra
[32:13] brick um benches and it widens up the
[32:16] walkway so we don't have the wooden ones
[32:18] down the middle. Um, and what you aren't
[32:21] seeing is what we're really waiting on
[32:22] is the lockers. Um, and that's one thing
[32:24] that we've been clear with the school
[32:25] from the get-go. September 16th is that
[32:27] expected delivery date. But again,
[32:30] progress picture. This was again Friday
[32:33] afternoon and this was Sunday. So the
[32:36] epoxy flooring is in, the extra paint is
[32:38] in. Really, this room is just waiting on
[32:40] cleanup and lockers. Um, if it's
[32:42] somewhat hard to notice, but also the
[32:44] LED lighting is installed in all of
[32:45] these rooms.
[32:47] Um, this is the PE side of the boys
[32:50] locker room. They were prepping the girl
[32:51] side of the locker rooms to receive this
[32:53] flooring today. So, in the next 48
[32:55] hours, I would expect to have the same
[32:56] pictures of the girl side just like
[32:58] this.
[33:01] The Queens Lake roof replacement, we
[33:03] have received the preliminary design
[33:04] from the contractor, from the engineer,
[33:06] and so we'll be sitting down as a group
[33:08] within YCSD to re to review that design.
[33:11] Uh, and then we'll give them feedback
[33:12] and then hopefully again go out to bid
[33:14] for that to get some some cost
[33:16] estimates.
[33:18] Bethl Manor Editions. Uh, like I said, I
[33:21] need to find Dr. Stevenson um because
[33:23] she is doing a fantastic job her and her
[33:25] team of setting us up for success on
[33:27] both Bethl Manor and Tab High School. Uh
[33:29] but I do have to you know say with
[33:32] caution we don't have all the guidelines
[33:34] for that money yet. So we have the
[33:37] original grant we got under Whitman. Now
[33:39] we have this one and then there was the
[33:41] PSMI the the military schools on or
[33:45] public schools on a military
[33:46] installation. Um we did receive that
[33:48] final report back. They rank schools
[33:51] from a Q1 down to a Q4. Q4 being the
[33:54] lowest. Bethl Manor did score as a Q4.
[33:57] What I'd like to remind you is that's
[33:59] not a reflection on the school, the
[34:02] instruction. They're still doing a
[34:04] fantastic job and we've been doing a
[34:06] fantastic job prolonging the life of
[34:08] that building. But when we go back and
[34:10] we talk about the division facility
[34:11] studies, it was built in the 60s. It
[34:15] doesn't meet today's standards and
[34:17] that's what they grade the school on.
[34:19] So, uh, we won't get more conversation
[34:22] on that until January time frame is when
[34:24] they fi, so Septemberish they finish
[34:27] assessing all the other schools
[34:28] throughout the nation and then January
[34:30] is when they come back to us and
[34:31] actually sit down with us and start
[34:33] talking about what they're prepared to
[34:34] offer. So it it's a slow roll where we
[34:39] get these grants and then we're going to
[34:40] get this PSMI and they're all sort of
[34:42] going to come to fruition January
[34:44] February time frame when we're going to
[34:45] start having some serious conversations.
[34:50] And then the last one is Brutin High
[34:51] School erosion. That project is complete
[34:54] started and finished during the summer.
[34:55] The contractor did a fantastic job.
[34:59] And that is the report I have for you
[35:00] tonight, but I'm happy to take any
[35:01] questions.
[35:05] » Thank you so much for the detailed
[35:06] report. Anybody has any questions?
[35:09] >> I guess the only question that I have uh
[35:12] on waiting for the funding for Bethl
[35:14] Manor, is there any way knowing that we
[35:17] already have twothirds of what we're
[35:19] looking at? Can we start putting things
[35:21] together and have an idea knowing that
[35:25] we may or may not
[35:27] >> get the third?
[35:28] >> So, the fear is we don't know what the
[35:31] Department of Defense will recommend.
[35:32] >> Okay.
[35:33] >> Um we've we've heavily looked into this
[35:35] PSMI uh program. It can range anywhere
[35:38] from where they say we need to build a
[35:40] couple classrooms to expand. We need to
[35:43] paint lights, update the mechanical
[35:45] features, all the way to we need to
[35:47] build a whole new school. So, I don't
[35:50] want to tell you what they're going to
[35:52] say because I don't know. But for us to
[35:54] go forward and pay, let's say, a million
[35:56] dollars to have an architect design an
[36:00] expansion and then have this program
[36:01] come in and say, "No, we want to do
[36:03] this. We just don't want to go and
[36:05] expend that amount of money on a design
[36:07] when we don't know what they're going to
[36:08] come back to us with."
[36:09] >> Okay, I understand. Thank you.
[36:12] >> And and you're right. I I went to Brutin
[36:15] [laughter]
[36:16] but uh and I I wasn't expecting it to be
[36:19] done by the start of school. What I was
[36:22] looking for was for the 50th anniversary
[36:24] on October 2nd and I think that we are
[36:27] going to hit that.
[36:28] >> That that is the goal. Um I will say I'm very pleased with my team. Um it's
[36:33] been nice to distribute the workload and
[36:35] that's how we've been able to uh
[36:37] accomplish so much. We've had a team at
[36:38] DAR, we've had a team at Brutin carrying
[36:40] off both projects there. Um whereas I've
[36:42] been handling like focusing on Seafood.
[36:45] So um we know that October 2nd date and
[36:48] we will be there. Um like I said, we're showing up to anything the
[36:52] contractor needs, we will be there.
[36:56] >> I got one question, a couple comments
[36:58] actually. Uh on Tap High School, you
[37:00] said we finished the second review and
[37:02] we sent him back plans to the county for
[37:04] the third.
[37:04] >> That one's in in second right now.
[37:06] >> In second, right? Do you think
[37:08] >> Dar went back for the third? What are
[37:10] chance to be the last review before the
[37:12] approval?
[37:13] >> Theirs should be the last. Um I've
[37:14] already um I spoke with some of um the
[37:17] county codes officials the other day
[37:19] asking for an informal update trying to
[37:22] see, you know, when am I going to get it
[37:23] back and if you have anything that I can
[37:25] have the engineers working on even
[37:26] though you haven't given me the formal
[37:28] one. Um so all the comments on DARE were
[37:31] minimal. We we should not be going for a
[37:33] fourth round. TAB I'm fairly confident
[37:35] we're not going for a third round as
[37:37] well. Um, so what we're doing is usually
[37:40] the architects will receive the comments
[37:42] or the engineers will receive the
[37:43] comments, but we want the comments as
[37:45] well. So we're looking at them. We're
[37:46] seeing, you know, is it something that
[37:48] we can talk through with the county like
[37:51] um there's a an issue called screening,
[37:53] right? Where you plant bushes beside a
[37:54] parking lot to hide it from the general
[37:56] view. Well, we as the school division
[37:59] may have a different view on that and
[38:00] want to have a discussion about it
[38:01] because we want our campuses visible
[38:04] both for safety and for appearance. So
[38:06] we have those kind of conversations with
[38:08] them informally to try and help that
[38:10] process move through. I don't see us
[38:12] going back for a third and if I if it
[38:13] does it's going to be so minute that it
[38:15] won't take 45 days.
[38:17] >> Uh just today I visited uh Grafton High
[38:21] and Grafton Elementary and I want to say
[38:24] uh thank you for the Go Tech Lab. Uh
[38:27] your team did a phenomenal job.
[38:29] >> I can't take full credit for that one.
[38:30] That was Mr. Doolak's team that did did
[38:32] most of that work. I was I was just the
[38:33] face bringing it to you.
[38:34] >> Okay. I'll thank you for that.
[38:36] >> I will share that with you now.
[38:39] >> Thank you.
[38:42] >> All right. And uh summer academy, Dr.
[38:45] Carol, who would be presenting about
[38:47] that?
[38:47] >> Yes. I'd now like to ask Dr. Kristen
[38:50] Bolum, our new associate director of
[38:53] secondary instruction. You remember she
[38:55] was in the elementary slot uh last year
[38:59] uh for secondary instruction and
[39:01] academic programs. And Dr. Dr. Bob
[39:02] Sherlock, director of information
[39:04] technology to the podium to share about
[39:06] our summer programs and the impact they
[39:08] had on our students. Dr. Sherlock, Dr.
[39:11] B.
[39:12] Good evening, Chairman Pyovich, members
[39:14] of the board, and Dr. Carol. Tonight,
[39:17] Dr. Bull and I will provide a overview
[39:19] of our YCSD summer programs, including
[39:21] summer academy, our summer camps, and
[39:24] summer family engagement. I'll first
[39:26] provide an overview of all these
[39:28] programs.
[39:31] So on the screen you'll see at the
[39:33] elementary level uh Heather Roberts and
[39:35] Katie Cooper uh led our Graf &Bth
[39:38] elementary school which served our lower county. Uh to the right uh
[39:44] Steve Leawitz served our Brutin zone
[39:46] which is a combination of elementary and
[39:48] middle school sites. Uh on the bottom
[39:51] left there our middle school site was
[39:53] led by Dr. Jessica Waith German and Dr.
[39:56] Brittany West. So that was for our uh
[39:59] Grafton Tab and York um zone middle
[40:02] school students. And Kristen McNal in
[40:05] addition to overseeing and leading the
[40:07] entire summer programs, she also led the
[40:11] virtual and inerson high school program
[40:13] at Grafton High School.
[40:15] Um for our extended school year program,
[40:18] uh so these are additional services we
[40:20] provide our students with disabilities
[40:21] outside of the school day. that was led
[40:23] by Amanda Thai and Missy Dickerson who
[40:26] you also met a little bit earlier today
[40:27] led our summer camps and family
[40:29] engagement program. So let's take a
[40:31] little bit deeper dive into the
[40:33] elementary program. As you see we served
[40:36] 544 students at both our elementary
[40:39] sites at the Grafton and Bethl and at
[40:41] the uh Waller Mill Elementary School
[40:43] site. And one of the big things for our
[40:46] uh summer academy program is really to
[40:48] enforce those literacy and math skills
[40:50] for our students with the goal to uh
[40:53] integrate not just a math and science,
[40:55] but also to have enrichment activities
[40:57] such as the art you'll see in the upper
[40:59] right there uh art activities and our
[41:01] art um activities that really bring the
[41:04] uh the material to life.
[41:07] The goal of our summer academy uh is to
[41:10] reiterate and to um support the
[41:13] standards and skills students learned in
[41:15] the in their previous uh uh grade in
[41:18] order for them to be successful in their
[41:20] future grade classes. Um in addition uh
[41:23] again we talk we want to make sure that
[41:24] students are exposed to exciting and um
[41:27] hands-on activities such as STEM art and
[41:30] physical education. On the bottom you'll
[41:32] see that um on the bottom right is a
[41:34] STEM activity where students are working
[41:35] collaboratively in a group to again
[41:37] those critical thinking skills. So it's
[41:38] got collaboration skills for the for the
[41:40] students. Bottom left our uh our summer
[41:43] academy uh staff also uh collaborated
[41:46] with the living museum um to bring in
[41:49] presenters to again to bring that the
[41:51] learning to life. And all in all, again,
[41:54] we are the goal really was to support
[41:56] our students uh tuition free to make
[41:59] sure that they're prepared for the next
[42:01] grade level in YCSD. And now, Dr. Bow
[42:04] will talk about our middle school
[42:06] program.
[42:10] » Thank you. Um, so this summer, 259 of
[42:13] our middle school students participated
[42:15] in summer academy with a focus on
[42:18] strengthening English and mathematics
[42:20] skills while also having the opportunity
[42:23] to engage in meaningful career
[42:25] exploration.
[42:26] Our summer academy teachers provided
[42:29] intensive targeted remediation
[42:32] in English and mathematics, allowing
[42:34] students to strengthen foundational
[42:36] skills that they may not have fully
[42:37] developed during the school year.
[42:40] address identified learning gaps and
[42:42] build confidence through focused small
[42:45] groupoup instruction and learning
[42:46] opportunities.
[42:48] Additionally, this year we interwo
[42:52] career awareness throughout the summer
[42:54] academy program for our middle school
[42:56] students, helping them to connect their
[42:59] interests, abilities, and academic
[43:01] experiences to potential future
[43:03] opportunities. Students completed the
[43:06] find your path and would you rather
[43:09] assessments using our school links
[43:10] program which matched their interests
[43:13] and preferences to potential career
[43:15] clusters.
[43:17] Students then had the opportunity to
[43:19] investigate individual careers exploring
[43:22] the education and training requirements,
[43:24] salary expectations, and projected job
[43:27] growth in both Virginia and across the
[43:30] nation. Students also had the
[43:32] opportunity to benefit from direct
[43:34] interaction with professionals in the
[43:37] field through our career cafe breakfasts
[43:40] where guest speakers shared insights
[43:42] about their careers, educational
[43:44] journeys, and workplace experiences.
[43:48] Teachers across the content areas
[43:50] incorporated these career connections
[43:52] into their instruction as they reinforce
[43:54] those English and mathematics skills. So
[43:57] for example, when students um explored
[44:00] budgeting and personal finance, they
[44:02] were able to use salaries from specific
[44:04] careers, helping them to understand the
[44:06] relationship between education, earning
[44:09] potential, and lifestyle choices. These
[44:12] experiences helped our students to see
[44:14] the relevance of the academic learning
[44:16] they were engaging in this summer and
[44:18] broadened their awareness of future
[44:20] opportunities.
[44:24] Our high school summer programs provided
[44:27] students with multiple pathways to
[44:29] accelerate learning, recover credits,
[44:31] and prepare for future academic success.
[44:35] The summer academy
[44:37] achieved outstanding results with 98% of
[44:40] our enrollments resulting in earned
[44:42] credits this year, demonstrating our
[44:44] students commitment as well as the
[44:47] effectiveness of the interventions and
[44:49] supports that were provided by our
[44:51] instructional staff. Throughout summer
[44:54] academy, students earned a total of 449
[44:57] credits, including 354 original credits
[45:00] and 95 recovery credits, helping
[45:03] students to either stay on track or get
[45:06] back on track toward their graduation
[45:08] requirements.
[45:10] This summer, we were especially proud to
[45:13] recognize our five summer graduates.
[45:16] This group included early graduates who
[45:18] also demonstrated determination,
[45:21] perseverance, and academic achievement.
[45:24] For those students, summer academy was a
[45:26] catalyst for reaching an important
[45:28] milestone just a little bit sooner than
[45:31] anticipated.
[45:33] Students also participated in summer
[45:35] enrichment opportunities, including AP
[45:38] boot camp, which helped prepare students
[45:40] for the rigor of advanced placement
[45:42] coursework and position them for success
[45:44] in more challenging academic programs as
[45:48] well as the game of life. Allow me to
[45:51] share a little more about the game of
[45:53] life. Um, this is one of our more
[45:55] popular programs that gives our students
[45:57] the opportunity to engage in hands-on
[46:00] experiences designed to prepare them for
[46:02] the realities of independent living and
[46:04] adulthood. So, you'll see that during
[46:06] the meal planning and kitchen basics
[46:08] component, students learned practical
[46:11] skills related to food preparation, food
[46:14] safety, budgeting, and meal planning.
[46:17] Through the home maintenance and fire
[46:19] safety portion, students developed an
[46:22] understanding of basic household
[46:23] responsibilities, safety procedures, as
[46:26] well as emergency preparedness.
[46:29] And in basic car care and maintenance
[46:31] module, students gained exposure to
[46:34] routine vehicle maintenance, including
[46:36] tire care, fluid checks, and roadside
[46:38] safety. By engaging students in these
[46:41] authentic real world learning
[46:43] experiences, the game of life supports
[46:45] our commitment to preparing graduates
[46:47] who are not only college and career
[46:49] ready, but also equipped to navigate
[46:52] those everyday challenges of adulthood.
[46:57] This summer, we expanded learning
[46:59] opportunities beyond traditional
[47:01] academic interventions by offering a
[47:03] variety of grant-f funded camps to um
[47:06] students in grades K through eight at no
[47:09] cost to our families. You'll see
[47:11] pictured here our bridge to kindergarten
[47:14] camp which helped our youngest learners
[47:15] to build confidence and develop
[47:17] foundational skills to support their
[47:19] successful transition into school.
[47:22] Accompanying that was a parent
[47:24] university component to help support our
[47:26] families as they prepared for this
[47:28] milestone. As well, our STEM camp, which
[47:31] was supported through DODIA grant
[47:33] funding, immersed students in science,
[47:35] technology, engineering, and mathematics
[47:37] through inquiry based learning,
[47:39] collaboration, and problem solving
[47:41] experiences like the one you see on the
[47:43] screen. And our middle school band camp
[47:46] allowed students to continue developing
[47:48] their musical talents during the summer
[47:50] while collaborating with peers and
[47:52] maintaining their instrumental skills
[47:54] over the summer.
[47:58] » Right. To wrap things up, we have our
[48:01] summer family engagement events. Uh and
[48:03] I'd like to uh just kind of touch on a
[48:05] few of those. Uh on the upper left, we
[48:07] have our uh learning to read to uh
[48:10] reading to learn. And that's a second to
[48:12] third grade transition where um one of
[48:14] our reading specialists worked with our
[48:16] parents to uh talk about that critical
[48:18] transition where students are actually
[48:20] um learning what by reading what they're
[48:22] learning. Um on the upper right we again
[48:25] partnered with uh Bayport Credit Union
[48:28] to do our uh bite of reality where
[48:31] students uh learn all about finances of
[48:33] the real world as far as you know is it
[48:35] better to lease a car or buy a car, buy
[48:37] a buy a house or rent a house. uh they
[48:40] even kind of learned about credit scores
[48:42] and such and they're doing this in
[48:43] partnership with their parents which I
[48:44] mean is a great thing for the kids to uh
[48:47] have that conversation with the parents
[48:49] that the parents have probably been
[48:50] talking about this for a while but when
[48:51] they see an actual credit union talking
[48:53] about it I think there's a little more
[48:54] potentially relevance to it for the
[48:56] students on the bottom was our uh STEM
[48:59] night where we partnered with NASA and
[49:01] students learned a few they have about
[49:03] eight or nine different stations and one
[49:05] of those items was they learned about
[49:06] the Aremis uh rocket uh which hopefully
[49:08] will be going to the moon soon and uh
[49:11] they talk about that along with the
[49:14] Q59 quiet supersonic aircraft. So I love
[49:18] that these students are learning about
[49:19] real world things with their families,
[49:21] with their parents, with their
[49:22] grandparents uh about and so it's really
[49:24] a great collaboration between um our
[49:27] partners and the schools. One item
[49:29] that's not on the uh pictures here is
[49:30] our transition to high school. We had uh
[49:33] 250 people uh you know between parents
[49:36] and rising ninth graders attend uh an
[49:40] evening where they heard from high
[49:41] school principles, high school
[49:42] counselors, APs all about those kind of
[49:45] the tricks and the the and the secrets
[49:47] so to speak and just how to survive your
[49:50] first day or your first week, your first
[49:51] year of nth grade. So those are all
[49:54] always that's always a a great event for
[49:56] our our um rising ninth graders.
[50:00] And that concludes our presentation for
[50:02] the 2026 summer programs. We did want to
[50:05] thank the board for continuing to
[50:06] support these programs that been so
[50:09] benefited so many of our students. Um
[50:11] however, we also wanted to thank the
[50:13] administrators, our teaching staff, our
[50:16] uh support staff who really made these
[50:18] programs what they are today. Um we are
[50:20] happy to take any questions or comments
[50:22] at this time.
[50:26] » Okay, Dr. Well, the game of life.
[50:30] >> Yes, sir.
[50:31] >> What uh what campuses was it held at?
[50:35] >> So, um it was held at the Grafton campus
[50:38] this year, but students from all four
[50:40] zones are welcome to attend and
[50:42] participate in that.
[50:44] >> Could they do all three things?
[50:45] >> They could.
[50:48] >> It's definitely necessary. [laughter]
[50:50] >> They really are. I wish I had had some
[50:52] of those experiences myself.
[50:55] >> Have a question. with the game of life.
[50:56] Are you also covering things like powers
[50:59] of attorney, medical powers of attorney,
[51:01] wills, trusts, so they have that
[51:04] experience?
[51:06] >> That's an interesting thought. It's not
[51:07] something that we've covered to date.
[51:10] I I strongly suggest that maybe you add
[51:12] it in there. Especially I know one of
[51:15] the things I had learned uh when our son
[51:18] went to college that when they leave
[51:23] the parents don't have access to any of
[51:26] that information as well as if they're
[51:28] away at college and they have some type
[51:30] of injury or an accident, the parents
[51:33] can't have any access to that. So they
[51:34] need the medical power of attorney and
[51:36] things like that. that may be something
[51:38] that would be beneficial especially with
[51:40] the the high school levels.
[51:42] >> Yeah, thank you for sharing that
[51:43] insight.
[51:44] >> You're welcome.
[51:46] >> Well, just want to say thank you guys uh
[51:48] for bringing such a good news to us
[51:50] every summer. We're proud what you
[51:52] putting together and how many students
[51:53] participate and I believe families
[51:55] appreciate it as well.
[51:57] >> Thank you.
[52:00] >> All right, looks like we have a pay plan
[52:03] update. So, Dr. Carol Yes, thank you. Uh
[52:05] Dr. Wright has pay plan update for your
[52:08] consideration later tonight. So, he's
[52:10] got a brief report on uh what he's
[52:13] proposing. Dr. Rex,
[52:21] » good evening, Chairman Pyitch, Dr.
[52:23] Carol, members of the board. I know
[52:25] you're saying to yourself, uh oh, he's
[52:26] back. So, we have a pay plan update for
[52:30] you this evening for you to consider
[52:32] during the consent portion of this
[52:33] evening. So, first is we have
[52:39] a an addition of an RBT lead. So, we
[52:42] have registered behavior technicians and
[52:45] we're looking at adding a lead to um the
[52:49] pay plan and this um will also be a lead
[52:53] role that will be paid through a grant.
[52:56] So, it is um that grant funded. Next, we
[53:00] have an LPN summer pay for for next
[53:02] summer. We are adding LPNs to our pay
[53:05] plan and we're also adding the LPN to
[53:08] the pay structure for summer and that
[53:12] will be $20 an hour where RNs are $26 an
[53:16] hour. So we have the difference between
[53:18] the two.
[53:20] An addition of 17 days to our IIC's. So
[53:23] we have four IIC's. Three of the four
[53:26] are at 217 days. one is not and we would
[53:29] like to include that one that helps
[53:32] instruction throughout the summer um
[53:35] beginning of school those extended days
[53:37] prepare for welcoming our students and
[53:40] also um for support activities
[53:43] throughout the summer months and we
[53:44] would like to add that to that one IC so
[53:48] that all of them are equal for the 217
[53:50] days. We also have a special education
[53:53] room supplement. We'd like to reinstate
[53:55] the room supplement for qualifying
[53:57] onetoone pair of professionals. We took
[54:00] that away and this is for our pair of
[54:01] professionals that are assigned to one
[54:04] and one onetoone with our students but
[54:06] only in the communication support
[54:08] behavior support or multiple disability
[54:10] classrooms. So we would like to um bring
[54:13] back and reinstate that 5,000 supplement
[54:15] $5,000 supplement to those paras. And
[54:19] then lastly, this is something that in
[54:21] the past the board has approved and
[54:23] after further research, documentation
[54:25] has identified um confirming that this
[54:28] practice was previously approved by the
[54:31] board and historically has been
[54:32] implemented through the annual pay plan
[54:34] update, but it has inadvertently been
[54:38] left out. We like to put it back in to
[54:40] ensure the pay plan accurately reflects
[54:42] existing board approved compensation
[54:44] packages. Um, we're recommending an
[54:47] administrative adjustment to restore the
[54:49] language that aligns substitute rates
[54:51] for our um, substitute bus drivers
[54:58] uh, assistance and security SSOs. I
[55:01] forgot the SSO, but yes, the SSO's in
[55:03] there, too. um and that will put it to
[55:06] the sub rate of zero for the
[55:08] corresponding positions pay scale. But
[55:10] that is something that we would um we
[55:12] need to put back in as a correction to
[55:14] our pay plan that you have previously
[55:16] approved before. With that, that is all
[55:19] the five. Does anyone have any
[55:20] questions?
[55:22] >> I just have one on the special education
[55:24] uh room supplement for the one to one. I know those individuals who perform
[55:29] that uh that that job uh it's a lot. And
[55:34] uh was there a reason why that was
[55:36] removed? I I don't know why that was
[55:38] removed and it was it harder to get
[55:40] somebody to do those jobs is why it's
[55:41] being put back?
[55:42] >> No, we currently have them filled.
[55:44] >> Okay.
[55:45] >> But um we had it removed and it was
[55:48] supposed to be subsumed into their
[55:50] salary. Okay.
[55:51] >> But um due to I think we have four of
[55:53] them um due to the nature and the hard
[55:56] work that they do for those students and
[55:58] what they go through, that supplement
[56:00] needed to be reinstated.
[56:02] >> I wholeheartedly agree. Thank you.
[56:06] >> And for folks at home, uh, IIC, what
[56:09] does it stand for? The IIC's are our um
[56:14] they they work with the division
[56:16] technology integration services and
[56:18] they're they're in our schools and they
[56:21] primarily work with our um teachers with
[56:24] technology in each one of our buildings.
[56:26] >> Thank you.
[56:31] so much. appreciate your time.
[56:40] At this moment, we're going to be moving
[56:42] to the public participation at the board
[56:44] meetings. And before I open to the
[56:46] public comments, I will share some
[56:48] remarks. The school board provides
[56:50] public comments periods for the public
[56:52] to comment on matters related to the
[56:54] business or duties of the school board
[56:56] and school division. School board policy
[56:59] KDBDH
[57:01] governs these public comments periods. I
[57:03] would encourage citizens to review this
[57:05] policy prior to speaking before the
[57:07] board. Briefly, the school board expects
[57:09] speakers to refrain from any speech or
[57:12] conduct that is clear violation of the
[57:13] law such as abusive or threatening
[57:15] language that incites criminal behavior
[57:18] or that creates an actual disruption of
[57:20] the meeting. We ask the speakers direct
[57:22] their comments to the school board and
[57:24] not to the members of the audience.
[57:26] Violation of the schoolboard policy
[57:28] KDBDH
[57:30] may result in a warning or termination
[57:32] of a speaker's time by the chair. This
[57:34] sanction is immediately appealable to
[57:36] the whole board at the speaker's option.
[57:39] Each speaker may speak for up to three
[57:41] minutes. Speaker will present their
[57:43] comments at the podium at a time timers
[57:47] visible to the speaker from the podium
[57:49] and speaker should conclude their
[57:50] remarks when the red light comes on. The
[57:53] timer will begin after you state your
[57:55] name and district or area of residence.
[58:00] We have three speakers tonight and the
[58:03] first one is Miss Pam Pushelle.
[58:15] Good evening. My name is Pam Fusho. I am
[58:18] in district 4.
[58:20] Shannondela County lost their court case
[58:23] on the naming of two schools after
[58:24] Confederate enslavers. Their case was
[58:27] unique as a previous board admitted the
[58:29] names were racist and renamed those
[58:31] schools. A newly elected school board
[58:33] chose to return the original racist
[58:35] names. They are appealing the decision.
[58:38] If they lose, they must pay the legal
[58:39] fees of the plaintiffs over $15 million.
[58:43] Renaming a school such as McGrder is
[58:46] much cheaper. Also consider Waller Mill,
[58:48] named after Benjamin Waller, who owned
[58:50] at least 39 slaves in the Williamsburg
[58:53] area that worked in his home mill and
[58:55] plantations. Waller was a judge and
[58:57] lawyer who handled the legal
[58:59] transactions involved in the sale,
[59:00] conveyance, or management of enslaved
[59:02] people for various estates. John Waller,
[59:06] Benjamin's father, was the original
[59:07] owner of Countente, made famous in Alex
[59:10] Haley's book and movie Roots. Our
[59:14] supervisors and this board discussed the
[59:16] proposed 1% increase in our sales tax to
[59:18] fund school construction. There is a
[59:21] need as many of our schools are aging
[59:23] and an increasing student population
[59:25] means more classrooms. Allowing a
[59:27] potential lawsuit that may end up
[59:29] costing the taxpayers tens of millions
[59:31] of dollars is just foolish. The survey
[59:34] that was conducted purposely failed to
[59:36] explain the history behind the name
[59:38] McGrder, resulting in ignorance induced
[59:40] answers. Failure to respect the black
[59:43] student population is just plain bigotry
[59:45] in action. In 1865, freed blacks created
[59:50] 151 free black public schools in
[59:52] Virginia. Let's honor them, not
[59:54] enslavers.
[59:55] It's about time to welcome black
[59:57] students rather [clears throat] than
[59:59] require them to go to school that was
[1:00:02] named after a person who fought to keep
[1:00:03] them enslaved.
[1:00:05] When the supervisors and Senator Tommy
[1:00:08] Norman created the Tommy tax, we were
[1:00:10] required to pay Williamsburg $400,000
[1:00:12] yearly. The supervisors knew the
[1:00:14] creation of the sports complex would
[1:00:16] cost us 300 to 800,000 uh yearly for
[1:00:20] decades. There is talk of an
[1:00:22] entertainment venue, another losing
[1:00:24] investment. York County is required to
[1:00:26] build a new courthouse or expand its
[1:00:28] size. This and or a failure to enact the
[1:00:31] 1% tax may result in an increase in our
[1:00:33] real estate and personal property taxes.
[1:00:36] All of this when many citizens are just
[1:00:38] trying to survive the Trump
[1:00:39] administration's attack on our economy.
[1:00:42] Have you contacted Congressman Rob
[1:00:44] Whitten to Whittmann to request funding
[1:00:46] for some of these school projects? Oh, I
[1:00:49] forgot. He voted for the destruction of
[1:00:51] our public education system. does not
[1:00:53] care if we have overcrowded or vintage
[1:00:54] schools, but prefers to fund Trump's
[1:00:56] vanity projects and wars. Better to
[1:00:58] concern yourselves with unvaccinated
[1:01:00] students, school vouchers, arresting
[1:01:02] undocumented children, attacking
[1:01:03] transgender students while requiring the
[1:01:06] rewriting of history and science as we
[1:01:07] impose Christianity on students. If the
[1:01:10] referendum passes, will the supervisors
[1:01:12] reduce their contribution by the income
[1:01:15] generated, negating any gain? We need
[1:01:17] facts. Thank you.
[1:01:22] Next, it's Miss Denil Francis.
[1:01:30] Good evening. My name is Denille
[1:01:33] Francis, District 2. History matters.
[1:01:37] McGreder Elementary School was named in
[1:01:39] 1920 during the Jim Crow era. History
[1:01:43] matters. The psychological impact of
[1:01:46] names of enslavers, Confederate imagery,
[1:01:49] and language signaling segregation are
[1:01:51] undeniable. History matters. The
[1:01:55] resistance to integration was so immense
[1:01:57] in Virginia that four school divisions
[1:02:00] completely closed for five years rather
[1:02:03] than integrate. History matters. Some
[1:02:06] Virginiaians forget, never knew, or live
[1:02:09] without impact. So momentum moved
[1:02:11] forward. Truth stretched into what was
[1:02:14] convenient. And folks said, "Rooker
[1:02:16] Elementary was named for a place." But
[1:02:19] that place, that name, that word is,
[1:02:24] was, and will always be inextricably
[1:02:27] tied to Confederate General John B.
[1:02:30] McGrder, a man who ordered the
[1:02:32] destruction and burning of our
[1:02:33] neighbors, the entire city of Hampton,
[1:02:36] rather than concede to the Union. an
[1:02:39] enslaver, a man accused of treason
[1:02:41] against the Union. History matters. As
[1:02:45] we recently heard in the ruling of the
[1:02:47] Shannondoa case with school names, local
[1:02:49] officials everywhere should know the
[1:02:51] actions they take today can cast long
[1:02:54] shadows.
[1:02:56] Local officials have the ability to
[1:02:57] impact history. While the school
[1:03:00] division is always dealing with a lot
[1:03:02] and we are all living in times where
[1:03:04] everything is triaged from capital
[1:03:07] improvements to leaking roofs to laptop
[1:03:09] insurance policies, bus schedules and
[1:03:12] restoration of teacher steps that are
[1:03:14] sure to make the spotlight very soon. We
[1:03:17] need to all keep sight of the bigger
[1:03:20] picture, too. the larger messages to
[1:03:24] students and our community about
[1:03:26] compassion, inclusion, and belonging
[1:03:29] that are literally shaping the future
[1:03:31] for all of us. History matters. McGrder
[1:03:36] Elementary School has held its name due
[1:03:38] to inertia and the path of least
[1:03:40] resistance, but one day soon that will
[1:03:43] end. And that history will show that the
[1:03:47] future of all our students matter even
[1:03:50] more. Please rename Recruiter Elementary
[1:03:52] School. Thank you.
[1:03:58] » Last, it's Miss Mary Lasser.
[1:04:04] » Good evening. Mary Lacader, Brutin
[1:04:06] District. In May 1921,
[1:04:10] in in May uh 2021, York County school
[1:04:14] administrators gaslighted the public in
[1:04:18] an article titled community torn over
[1:04:20] name change. Let's be clear, the former
[1:04:23] residents of McGrder never felt lost.
[1:04:26] That patronizing tagline was invented by
[1:04:29] a women Mary graduate student for a
[1:04:31] dissertation.
[1:04:33] Instead, [clears throat] the words of
[1:04:34] the black man were weaponized to advance
[1:04:38] a racist agenda, keeping a Confederate
[1:04:40] general's name on a school.
[1:04:43] Students are never taught the atrocities
[1:04:45] committed by John B. McGruda.
[1:04:49] No photo no photos of the vibrant
[1:04:51] historic predominantly black village of
[1:04:53] McGruda exists on the school walls. Even
[1:04:56] in the 1990s, students created a time
[1:05:00] capsule. The history of black residents
[1:05:02] was ex entirely excluded in favor of
[1:05:06] interviewing a white former resident,
[1:05:09] Mr. Bingley. Non-black citizens loudly
[1:05:13] protest that they do not want their
[1:05:15] history erased. Yet, they make zero
[1:05:18] effort to teach the truthful history of
[1:05:21] this man on this or this community. This
[1:05:24] institutional disregard has deep roots.
[1:05:27] Black students were barred from McGruda
[1:05:30] until roughly 1964
[1:05:32] as York County actively participated in
[1:05:35] massive resistance against Brown versus
[1:05:39] the Board of Education. When the
[1:05:41] government displaced McGrder residents
[1:05:44] in 1942,
[1:05:46] black students were forced into the
[1:05:48] segregated Brutin Height School,
[1:05:50] subjected to substandard accommodations,
[1:05:53] academics, and extracurriculars.
[1:05:56] School board members and administrators
[1:05:58] are smart enough to know that a first
[1:06:01] name is not required to honor someone.
[1:06:05] Walle Park was named for in for the
[1:06:07] enslaver Benjamin Waller. McGruda
[1:06:10] Boulevard and Ronald Reagan airport
[1:06:12] similarly omit first names. School
[1:06:16] leaders school leadership knows exactly
[1:06:18] who this school honors. Every day,
[1:06:21] innocent children are forced to wear
[1:06:24] shirts featuring the name of a
[1:06:26] Confederate defender of slavery. They
[1:06:28] are being turned into little billboards
[1:06:31] unknowingly continuing the legacy of
[1:06:34] massive resistance.
[1:06:37] And I hope that you all will
[1:06:40] look within yourself. I don't I don't
[1:06:42] know what's inside of you. I'm beginning
[1:06:44] to feel that you're empty. So, uh, you
[1:06:47] know, it's time to face the truth and
[1:06:50] stop telling the public these untruths
[1:06:52] that, uh, you're teaching about McGrder
[1:06:55] and that it's named for the village and
[1:06:57] you want to honor that that community.
[1:07:01] You didn't talk to those people. They
[1:07:03] would never have agreed and say, "We
[1:07:05] feel lost, so please keep the name."
[1:07:08] >> Thank you, Mr.
[1:07:11] >> I close the public participation for
[1:07:13] comments of citizens.
[1:07:15] Uh moving to financial matters. Mr.
[1:07:18] Richardson, please discuss with us.
[1:07:22] >> Thank you. Uh Mr. Chair, financial
[1:07:25] matters is quite long this evening. I
[1:07:27] have uh the month of June and the month
[1:07:29] of July uh to report on. So significant
[1:07:33] expenditures for June. And I'm just
[1:07:35] going to uh briefly cover some of the
[1:07:38] instructional instructional related
[1:07:40] expenditures
[1:07:41] uh that totaled approximately
[1:07:43] $2,692,640.
[1:07:47] All of this is uh actually on board
[1:07:49] docs. So you'll be able to see the
[1:07:50] detailed um details on that as well. Uh
[1:07:54] so accelerated learning, we spent
[1:07:56] $684,900
[1:07:58] for STEM scopes math for grades three
[1:08:01] through five. America's healthc care
[1:08:03] staffing 23,290
[1:08:06] for contracted sign language speech
[1:08:08] language private services and special ed
[1:08:10] teacher Emily Hayes uh $45,450
[1:08:16] for contracted interpreter services uh
[1:08:19] Hton Mufflin Publishing $673,700
[1:08:23] for middle school English uh and
[1:08:25] publications in audiovisisual materials
[1:08:28] uh IB organization annual fee 313
[1:08:32] $13,000.
[1:08:33] Language Line Services, $18,200
[1:08:36] for document translation services. New
[1:08:39] Horizons, $563,900.
[1:08:42] And that was for tuition for special
[1:08:44] education students. Uh Red, Inc.
[1:08:47] Corporation, $42,200
[1:08:49] for new renewal, licensing, and
[1:08:51] training, online program design to
[1:08:53] improve grammar, punctuation, and
[1:08:55] writing skills. Uh, Plan B Academy for
[1:08:58] CSA tuition was $103,825.
[1:09:03] Uh, the College of William and Mary,
[1:09:05] $22,600
[1:09:06] for graduation services for uh, this
[1:09:09] past for graduation. Um, Fasian Center 8
[1:09:12] $81,270
[1:09:14] for CSA tuition. Uh, Treasure of York
[1:09:18] County, County of York for APNIB fee
[1:09:20] reimbursement for schools, $18,300.
[1:09:24] Treasure of Virginia $11,100
[1:09:27] and that was for tuition for the 2026
[1:09:29] summer residential governor school and
[1:09:32] world languagemies
[1:09:34] and
[1:09:36] varo vir
[1:09:38] uh for cafeteria seating for Grafton
[1:09:40] High School was $13,000 was paid out to
[1:09:42] that uh Winger Corporation $11,000 for
[1:09:46] band instruments and for replacement of
[1:09:48] band instruments $13,400
[1:09:51] to West Music and payments to technology
[1:09:54] related items totaled approximately
[1:09:56] $613,521
[1:09:59] and included some payments to uh CDWG
[1:10:03] LLC uh for Microsoft license license
[1:10:06] renewal and miscellaneous computer uh
[1:10:09] peripherals $52,000
[1:10:11] and $52,300.
[1:10:15] Uh Cox Cox communication 37,600
[1:10:18] and that was for our divisionwide
[1:10:20] internet and Ethernet services. Uh Shik
[1:10:23] Communications, $15,350
[1:10:26] to install cameras at McGrder Elementary
[1:10:29] and other miscellaneous wiring and
[1:10:30] installations.
[1:10:32] Verizon Wireless 16,700 for divisionwide
[1:10:35] cell phones
[1:10:37] and payments for administration totaled
[1:10:40] $ 38,110
[1:10:42] and included payments for workman's comp
[1:10:44] claims and payments for operations and
[1:10:47] maintenance total 1,33,365
[1:10:51] and included payments to centus which is
[1:10:54] for our fire safety and inspections and
[1:10:56] uniform rentals and that was $39,545.
[1:11:01] Dominion Energy for Divisionwide Utility
[1:11:03] Services and that was for our April
[1:11:05] payment uh which was paid in in June. Uh
[1:11:09] $392,500.
[1:11:12] Ferguson Holdings, $12,900 for HVAC
[1:11:15] parts and supplies. HRSD for plumbing
[1:11:18] services was $66,150.
[1:11:22] Uh Newport News Waterworks for
[1:11:24] Utilities, $23,985.
[1:11:27] Uh train HVAC parts and supplies
[1:11:31] $11,135.
[1:11:33] Treasure York County uh $597600.
[1:11:38] Uh so $597,600
[1:11:40] for extra duty deputies fuel and sho
[1:11:43] sewage utilities. Uh so just as a side
[1:11:46] note to that, I'll refer to Mr. Bowen
[1:11:48] for that. Um that's not just for the
[1:11:51] month of June. That's an accumulated
[1:11:53] total. Is that right, Mr. Bowen? this
[1:11:55] these bills come in and we pay them.
[1:11:57] They they tally up over the over the year
[1:12:04] » because when people see that and they
[1:12:06] see like deputy services, it's not all
[1:12:08] just
[1:12:09] >> that's that's correct.
[1:12:10] >> All at one time. So
[1:12:11] >> that's for the quarter for deputies,
[1:12:13] >> right? I just want to point that out and
[1:12:14] for also for sewage utility,
[1:12:15] >> right? Because it's going to be the same
[1:12:16] thing for the next month. It's a large
[1:12:18] amount, but it's not just for that
[1:12:19] month. It's an accumulation. So I just
[1:12:22] want to point that out when they see
[1:12:23] that. While I have you out there, uh,
[1:12:24] the fuel cost, did it went up over time?
[1:12:28] >> The fuel cost did increase, but we were
[1:12:29] able to cover those expenses within that
[1:12:31] budget.
[1:12:31] >> All right. Thank you.
[1:12:33] >> Um, and so our Virginia National Gas was
[1:12:36] $16,150
[1:12:38] for a utilities payment. Um, custodial
[1:12:41] maintenance supplies to WW Granger, 21
[1:12:44] $22,100.
[1:12:46] And we spent for floor wax for schools,
[1:12:49] $17,300.
[1:12:51] Uh, we got a lot of floors to cover in
[1:12:52] all of our schools, our 19 schools. Our
[1:12:55] payments for transportation totaled
[1:12:57] $821,100
[1:12:59] and included payments to Auto House
[1:13:01] Collision Center for paint and repair
[1:13:03] services, $26,400.
[1:13:06] Kingmore Supply, $646,800
[1:13:10] for four buses and parts and supplies.
[1:13:13] McCarthy Tire, 14,700 for parts and
[1:13:16] supplies. Rush Truck Center, uh, 17,500
[1:13:21] for miscellaneous bus parts and
[1:13:23] supplies. She Ford Lincoln, $105,700
[1:13:28] for two vans for school nutrition. And
[1:13:30] our payments related to school nutrition
[1:13:32] totaled appro approximately $859,150
[1:13:36] and included payments to Sedexo,
[1:13:39] $836,150
[1:13:41] for food service operations and Wellbar
[1:13:45] truck equipment, $23,000 for liftgates
[1:13:49] for the two new truck vans that were
[1:13:50] purchased. Uh payments related to CIP
[1:13:53] projects totaled $795,910
[1:13:58] and included uh payments to AC's uh
[1:14:01] 27,200 to TAB middle school HVAC
[1:14:04] projects for building uh automated
[1:14:06] controls at DAR at DAR elementary school
[1:14:09] HBA architecture and interior design
[1:14:12] which division which was for
[1:14:14] divisionwide facility study and that was
[1:14:16] $96,890
[1:14:19] and Hudson Associates 51 $1,750
[1:14:22] for the Queens Lake roof design.
[1:14:25] Thompson Engineers, $130,260
[1:14:28] for the Brute and High HVAC replacement.
[1:14:30] Uh MSAPC for the Daryl Elementary bus
[1:14:33] loop project, $77,430.
[1:14:37] And RMM Architects for the Tab High
[1:14:40] Design, $412,380.
[1:14:44] Now, we're going to move into the July
[1:14:46] claims certified for payment for July of
[1:14:49] 2026 for technology related items
[1:14:52] totaled approximately $495,350.
[1:14:56] Active Internet Technologies uh $83,500
[1:15:00] for communications platform for staff
[1:15:02] and parents. Frontline Technologies
[1:15:05] $21,700
[1:15:08] uh for HRMS MIS uh ASAP Subfinder Kev
[1:15:13] Group 29,100 for school cash line
[1:15:16] accounting system for school activity
[1:15:18] funds Tyler Technologies 24,700
[1:15:22] for Vers Versatan transportation system
[1:15:26] Virginia bus systems $35,450
[1:15:30] for print shop printers copier fleet
[1:15:32] payments and X2 development 120,900
[1:15:37] for Aspen student information system
[1:15:39] renewal.
[1:15:40] Payments for administration total $48,50
[1:15:44] and included payments to NAFUS which was
[1:15:47] $10,100 which is membership to the
[1:15:49] National Association of Federally
[1:15:51] Impacted Schools. Our Virginia High
[1:15:54] School League membership for the 2627
[1:15:57] year was 16,900.
[1:15:59] Our Virginia School Board Association
[1:16:01] membership and board docs renewal was
[1:16:04] $21,50.
[1:16:06] Payments for operations and maintenance
[1:16:08] totaled 61 $631,310
[1:16:11] and included payments to Centas uh
[1:16:14] Centas, which was the fire inspection
[1:16:16] and safety inspections and uniform
[1:16:19] rentals, $12,800.
[1:16:22] Mobile lease 39,400
[1:16:24] lease expense for modular classrooms.
[1:16:27] Republic Services
[1:16:29] 13,960
[1:16:31] solid waste disposal custodial supplies
[1:16:33] to Riverside Paper $10,700
[1:16:36] and again the treasurer for the York
[1:16:38] County for extra duty deputies and fuel
[1:16:41] 524,950
[1:16:44] WW Granger for custodial maintenance and
[1:16:46] supplies $29,500.
[1:16:49] And with that, uh, significant changes
[1:16:52] relating to the operating budget for
[1:16:54] July revenues. State revenue for July 26
[1:16:57] is approximately 1.5 million higher than
[1:17:01] July of the previous year. And the
[1:17:02] increase was primarily driven by an
[1:17:05] increase in basic aid, special
[1:17:06] education, and a rollover from the state
[1:17:08] bonus funding from 26 to 27 uh fiscal
[1:17:12] year. And for July expenditures for
[1:17:15] technology are approximately $500,000
[1:17:18] less in July 26 than in 2025
[1:17:22] as a result of a significant payment in
[1:17:25] 2025 for student services or student
[1:17:27] devices that we we paid out. I'm sorry.
[1:17:30] Um significant changes relating to the
[1:17:32] food service budget. There were none um
[1:17:35] for the nutrition budget. And resolution
[1:17:39] 26-46 requires the board's approval
[1:17:42] authorizing the procurements of more
[1:17:43] than $100,000 and change orders greater
[1:17:46] than $50,000.
[1:17:48] And there are two items on the
[1:17:49] resolution totaling $356,000
[1:17:52] and the details of which can be you can
[1:17:55] be viewed again on board docs. And Mr.
[1:17:57] Chairman, I would now move to approve
[1:18:00] financial matters as listed.
[1:18:02] >> Thank you, Mr. Richardson. May I have a
[1:18:04] second?
[1:18:06] We have a second. Is there any questions
[1:18:08] or discussions?
[1:18:09] >> Yes, I have one question on uh 10 C the
[1:18:14] uh financial resolution. Are we at that
[1:18:16] or are we doing each individual?
[1:18:19] Are we doing all of all four of these
[1:18:21] together or are we doing each one
[1:18:22] individual?
[1:18:23] >> This is just for one resolution which is
[1:18:25] 2546
[1:18:27] >> 2646.
[1:18:28] The question I had on that
[1:18:31] resolution was uh why are we hiring Sans
[1:18:34] Anderson law firm?
[1:18:46] » Mr. Pman, thank you for that question.
[1:18:48] Um we well we often get that that
[1:18:50] question but Sans Anderson uh we
[1:18:52] contract with them to uh provide
[1:18:55] specific services often related to um
[1:18:58] special education. So while we do have a
[1:19:01] board attorney um this is sometimes the questions and the work that is
[1:19:07] needed is beyond her immediate scope um
[1:19:10] of expertise. And so when we when we
[1:19:13] talk about um uh attorney services
[1:19:17] relating to specific things like special
[1:19:20] education, it's important to have
[1:19:22] someone who is is is whose field of work
[1:19:25] is specific to special education.
[1:19:28] >> Is there a reason that we chose Sans
[1:19:30] Anderson and not another firm? Did we
[1:19:33] seek any other firms for bidding? So for
[1:19:36] professional services, it's not required
[1:19:37] that you go out to bid um because you
[1:19:40] what you want to do is you want to go to
[1:19:41] the firm that provides the best
[1:19:43] expertise and SAS Anderson is one of the
[1:19:46] top firms in the state that provides
[1:19:48] legal services for spec specifically to
[1:19:52] special education.
[1:19:53] >> I understand they do a large volume but
[1:19:57] >> not just a large volume but the
[1:19:58] attorneys there that we have
[1:20:00] historically used provide us with
[1:20:02] excellent service.
[1:20:03] >> I have heard from um some different
[1:20:06] special ed families around the state
[1:20:10] that they were not pleased with Sans
[1:20:13] Sand Anderson, sorry. Um
[1:20:17] that
[1:20:19] it it was not a professional um
[1:20:23] combination and
[1:20:26] they had great difficulty with it. So
[1:20:28] I'm not supportive of using Sans
[1:20:31] Anderson. I I I will defer to Miss Barry
[1:20:34] if she has anything to add to that. Um
[1:20:39] >> and all our dealings with Sans Anderson,
[1:20:40] they've been always professional and
[1:20:42] I've never heard a complaint. It could
[1:20:44] be that the people who you've reached
[1:20:47] out to or you've spoken to were on the
[1:20:49] other side against Sans was against
[1:20:52] them. Maybe they represent they
[1:20:54] represent school divisions, not
[1:20:56] necessarily parents.
[1:21:04] Thank you, Mr. Bowman. Uh, Miss Howard,
[1:21:09] >> a motion was made by Mr. Richardson and
[1:21:12] seconded by Mr. Schaefer to approve
[1:21:14] financial matters as listed. Mr.
[1:21:16] Richardson,
[1:21:18] >> yes.
[1:21:20] >> Mr. Schaefer,
[1:21:21] >> yes.
[1:21:22] >> Mrs. Fairman,
[1:21:23] >> no.
[1:21:24] >> Mrs. Goodwin,
[1:21:25] >> yes. And Mr. Pyovich,
[1:21:27] >> yes.
[1:21:28] >> The motion passed 4 to one.
[1:21:31] Thank you, M. Howard. Uh, we're going to
[1:21:33] be moving to consent calendar. Uh, we
[1:21:36] have approval of personal actions,
[1:21:38] approval of minutes for the work session
[1:21:40] on May 11th, work session on June 8th,
[1:21:43] special meeting on June 8th, special
[1:21:45] meeting on June 11th, special meeting on
[1:21:47] July 8th, and special meeting on August
[1:21:50] 3rd. Approval of donations in the amount
[1:21:52] of 48,218
[1:21:54] 99 cents. Approval of the fiscal year
[1:21:56] 2028 proposed budget calendar. Approval
[1:22:00] of 2526 annual progress report for and
[1:22:04] financial statement for York River
[1:22:06] Academy. Motion to authorize Melissa
[1:22:08] Pedigrew, chief operations officer.
[1:22:10] Candy Skinner, chief academic officer.
[1:22:13] William Bowen, chief financial officer,
[1:22:15] or Dr. David the writes, chief human
[1:22:18] resource officer to sign for division
[1:22:20] superintendent in the absence of
[1:22:22] division superintendent as of August
[1:22:24] 24-26.
[1:22:26] Approval of lease agreement between the
[1:22:28] county school board of York County,
[1:22:29] Virginia and child evangelism fellowship
[1:22:32] of Virginia
[1:22:34] Peninsula chapter approval to authorize
[1:22:36] division superintendent to donate a
[1:22:38] surplus of school buses to the uh to the
[1:22:41] county of York and approval of pay plan
[1:22:44] updates and approval of consent calendar
[1:22:47] as listed.
[1:22:49] >> Can I have a motion for approval?
[1:22:51] >> I make appro a a motion that we approve
[1:22:53] the consent calendar as listed. I'll
[1:22:55] second
[1:22:56] >> Miss Howard.
[1:23:01] » A motion was made by Mrs. Goodwin and
[1:23:02] seconded by Mr. Richardson to approve
[1:23:04] the consent calendar as listed. Mrs.
[1:23:06] Goodwin.
[1:23:08] >> Yes, Mrs. Fairman.
[1:23:09] >> Excuse me. Could I ask a question? There
[1:23:11] was just one on 11A.
[1:23:15] There was one name that was listed twice
[1:23:18] u for Tab Middle School volleyball
[1:23:20] coach. It has like the first and last
[1:23:23] name and then right next to it it's
[1:23:25] first name, middle initial, last name. I
[1:23:28] just want to make sure that it's
[1:23:30] basically just one individual getting
[1:23:34] that funding. I'm going to assume that
[1:23:36] that's just a typo.
[1:23:38] >> I'd ask Dr. Wrights to come up and
[1:23:40] address that question.
[1:23:46] » You are correct. It is just one name. It
[1:23:48] was just twice on there. and I will
[1:23:51] admit that.
[1:23:52] >> Okay. Thank you,
[1:23:55] » Miss Howard.
[1:23:58] >> Uh, Mrs. Fairman,
[1:24:00] >> yes.
[1:24:01] >> Mr. Schaefer,
[1:24:02] >> yes.
[1:24:03] >> Mr. Richardson,
[1:24:04] >> yes.
[1:24:04] >> Mr. Pyovich,
[1:24:05] >> yes.
[1:24:06] >> The motion passed five to zero.
[1:24:09] >> Thank you.
[1:24:12] And uh we have an actions uh under
[1:24:15] actions consideration of approval of
[1:24:17] resolution 2648.
[1:24:20] A resolution declaring its intention to
[1:24:23] reimburse itself from the pro proceeds
[1:24:26] of one or more grants made by the
[1:24:28] Commonwealth of Virginia for certain
[1:24:30] expenditures made and or to be made in
[1:24:32] connection with certain capital
[1:24:34] improvements.
[1:24:36] Uh can I help please motion second?
[1:24:38] >> If it please the chair. I've got Mr.
[1:24:41] Bowen up here. speak to items A and B.
[1:24:44] >> Thank you, Dr. Carol. Um members of the
[1:24:46] board, this resolution um is a
[1:24:48] resolution that's required by the
[1:24:50] Department of Education. They issue
[1:24:52] bonds for our state technology funds. Um
[1:24:55] we receive $544,000
[1:24:58] annually for those funds and in the
[1:25:00] summary have provided what those funds
[1:25:03] can be used for. In addition, we have to
[1:25:05] provide $108,800
[1:25:08] in matching funds for a total of 652.8
[1:25:12] $652,800.
[1:25:14] So that that incorporates all the
[1:25:15] funding that's required, but it's an
[1:25:17] annual resolution that has to be adopted
[1:25:20] by the board declaring our intent to
[1:25:22] reimburse ourselves for those qualifying
[1:25:24] technology expenses.
[1:25:29] » U may I have a motion and second?
[1:25:31] >> I I move approval of resolution 26-48.
[1:25:35] >> I'll second.
[1:25:37] >> Okay. Any discussion? [clears throat]
[1:25:40] Howard? A motion was made by Mr.
[1:25:42] Richardson and seconded by Mrs. Goodwin
[1:25:45] to approve resolution 4648.
[1:25:48] >> Mrs. Goodwin,
[1:25:50] >> yes. Mrs. Fairman,
[1:25:52] >> yes.
[1:25:53] >> Mr. Schaefer,
[1:25:54] >> yes.
[1:25:54] >> Mr. Richardson,
[1:25:56] >> yes.
[1:25:56] >> And Mr. Povich,
[1:25:57] >> yes.
[1:25:58] >> The motion passed five to zero.
[1:26:01] >> We have the resolution 26-49 presented
[1:26:04] to us for uh approval. It's a resolution
[1:26:07] approving the transfer of 2,355,500
[1:26:12] from the revenue stabilization fund to
[1:26:15] the school division's capital
[1:26:16] improvement fund as identified in FY27
[1:26:20] through 32 approved capital improvements
[1:26:23] plan.
[1:26:26] » Thank you, Dr. Mr. Povich.
[1:26:29] Um, for this resolution, um, there's
[1:26:31] actually two pieces or two parts to it.
[1:26:34] Um it's $2,355,500
[1:26:37] from the revenue stabilization fund to
[1:26:39] support our capital improvements uh
[1:26:41] fund. 2 million of that goes to support
[1:26:44] the TAB high school project which was
[1:26:46] approved by the board in in uh January.
[1:26:49] It was also adopted by uh the board of
[1:26:51] supervisors in May. Um what's been added
[1:26:54] to that is $355,500
[1:26:57] which is for some unanticipated
[1:27:00] unexpected repairs at the Brutin High
[1:27:02] School campus. We had three areas in the
[1:27:05] campus where we um had some significant
[1:27:08] erosion and we found out that there were
[1:27:10] drain pipes that needed to be replaced.
[1:27:12] This was something that was not planned
[1:27:13] as part of our CIP and so we didn't have
[1:27:16] the funds readily available for that. So
[1:27:18] we're asking for your approval tonight
[1:27:20] then to ask the board of supervisors
[1:27:22] also to um cover the cost of that using
[1:27:25] stabilization fund dollars. And then the
[1:27:28] last piece is um in late spring Dr.
[1:27:32] Skinner um shared with the board that we
[1:27:35] had a temporary uh loss of funding in
[1:27:39] title one, a partial loss of funding in
[1:27:41] our title one grant. And part of that,
[1:27:44] we had as as a result of that, we had to
[1:27:46] move four positions off of title one
[1:27:48] into our operating budget. So, we're
[1:27:50] asking the the school board and the
[1:27:52] board of supervisors to appropriate just
[1:27:55] uh for the year $425,000
[1:27:58] to cover the cost of the loss of that
[1:28:00] title funing. Now if this loss extends
[1:28:03] greater than one year then we'll have to
[1:28:05] incorporate that in our FY28 budget
[1:28:07] process but u to get us through this
[1:28:10] just first year we're asking for that
[1:28:13] temporary transfer from the revenue
[1:28:15] stabilization fund. Now I will say uh we
[1:28:17] have 12 over $12 million in the fund now
[1:28:21] and um with the end of 2026 it looks
[1:28:24] like we're going to have $1.8 8 million
[1:28:26] that will be transferred in excess
[1:28:28] impact aid that was collected in 26 that
[1:28:30] will be redeposited into the fund. So
[1:28:33] the actual use of funds is just
[1:28:36] negligible because we're we're
[1:28:37] reimbursing ourselves from uh excess
[1:28:40] balances in 2026 or from 2026.
[1:28:44] >> Thank you. Uh may I have a motion and a
[1:28:47] second approval?
[1:28:51] Go ahead.
[1:28:53] Um, I'll make a motion to accept the
[1:28:57] resolution number 26-49.
[1:29:00] >> I'll second.
[1:29:02] >> Any discussion?
[1:29:05] >> Miss Howard?
[1:29:09] » A motion was made by Mrs. Goodwin and
[1:29:11] seconded by Mr. Schaefer to approve
[1:29:13] resolution 2649.
[1:29:16] Mr. Richardson.
[1:29:18] >> Yes.
[1:29:19] >> Mrs. Goodwin.
[1:29:21] >> Yes. Mr. Schaefer,
[1:29:22] >> yes.
[1:29:23] >> Mrs. Fairman,
[1:29:24] >> yes.
[1:29:25] >> And Mr. Povich,
[1:29:26] >> yes.
[1:29:26] >> The motion passed five to zero.
[1:29:28] >> Thank you, Miss Howard. Uh, we have the
[1:29:30] consideration of approval of minutes
[1:29:32] from the regular meeting on May 18, 26,
[1:29:35] and special meeting on July 1st. Can I
[1:29:37] have a motion and a second for approval
[1:29:39] of those two?
[1:29:41] >> I make a motion that we approve the
[1:29:43] minutes from those two meetings.
[1:29:45] >> Second.
[1:29:46] >> Discussion.
[1:29:50] A motion was made by Mr. Schaefer and
[1:29:51] seconded by Mr. Richardson to approve
[1:29:53] minutes from a regular meeting on May
[1:29:55] 18th and a special meeting on July 1st.
[1:29:58] Mr. Richardson,
[1:29:59] >> yes.
[1:30:00] >> Mr. Schaefer,
[1:30:01] >> yes.
[1:30:01] >> Mrs. Fairman,
[1:30:02] >> abstain.
[1:30:03] >> I was not there.
[1:30:04] >> Mrs. Goodwin,
[1:30:06] >> yes. And Mr. Pyovich,
[1:30:07] >> yes.
[1:30:08] >> The motion passed four to zero with one
[1:30:10] abstension.
[1:30:12] >> Under policy, we don't have any
[1:30:14] discussions. We don't have any first
[1:30:16] readings, but uh under Our second
[1:30:19] reading we have policy IK which is for
[1:30:21] academic planning and course selection.
[1:30:23] Dr. Carol any comments?
[1:30:25] >> Yes. Thank you Dr. Mr. Privich. Dr. It's
[1:30:28] twice now. Uh Dr. Candy Skinner uh chief
[1:30:31] academic officer will come to the podium
[1:30:33] to give you information regarding this
[1:30:34] policy as we're asking for expedited
[1:30:36] approval. Dr. Skinner.
[1:30:39] >> Good evening. Mr. Piovich, members of
[1:30:41] the board. Tonight we bring to you an
[1:30:44] expedited policy approval for policy IK,
[1:30:48] academic planning and course selection.
[1:30:51] This is coming before you tonight
[1:30:53] because the Virginia Code, which was
[1:30:55] approved on July 1st of 2026, now
[1:30:59] requires school divisions to develop and
[1:31:01] implement policies requiring each public
[1:31:04] middle and high school to provide at
[1:31:05] least three days prior to the course
[1:31:07] registration deadline, parental
[1:31:09] notification by email or text message of
[1:31:12] course enrollment deadlines, and the
[1:31:15] process for parents to request changes
[1:31:17] to their students course selection.
[1:31:21] Dr. SK, is it three days or 30 days?
[1:31:24] >> Did I say three? It's 30. I apologize.
[1:31:26] 30.
[1:31:27] >> Sorry. I need better glasses, I think.
[1:31:29] >> All right.
[1:31:33] » Can I have a a motion and second for
[1:31:36] approval?
[1:31:38] >> Make a motion to approve policy
[1:31:41] IK. Second reading.
[1:31:44] >> I'll second.
[1:31:45] >> Any discussion?
[1:31:48] Miss Howard,
[1:31:49] >> a motion was made by Mr. Richardson and
[1:31:51] seconded by Mrs. Goodwin to approve
[1:31:53] revisions to policy IK, academic
[1:31:56] planning and course selection. Mrs.
[1:31:58] Goodwin,
[1:31:59] >> yes. Mrs. Spearman,
[1:32:01] >> yes.
[1:32:02] >> Mr. Schaeer,
[1:32:03] >> yes.
[1:32:03] >> Mr. Richardson,
[1:32:04] >> yes.
[1:32:05] >> And Mr. Povich,
[1:32:06] >> yes.
[1:32:06] >> Motion passed five to zero.
[1:32:08] >> Thank you.
[1:32:09] Miss Howard. Uh, and I will
[1:32:11] take turn time over to Dr. Carol for his
[1:32:14] report.
[1:32:15] >> All right. Thank you, Mr. Pyovich and
[1:32:18] board [clears throat] members, we
[1:32:19] enjoyed a great first day of school,
[1:32:21] welcoming over 12,700 students. Our
[1:32:25] executive leadership team was out at
[1:32:27] schools this morning, and we had a video
[1:32:29] call with our principles at 1:00,
[1:32:32] followed up with a team call, the
[1:32:34] executive team call 4:00 to make sure
[1:32:36] that we had uh to get feedback and to
[1:32:39] make plans for action steps to smooth
[1:32:40] out any problems that occurred during
[1:32:43] the day.
[1:32:44] Comments from the principles were that
[1:32:46] everything was going really well. Uh
[1:32:48] some remarked about the high energy in
[1:32:50] the schools and other ones said it was
[1:32:52] so calm. Um others noted that it was
[1:32:55] really smooth opening while another
[1:32:57] stated it was like a normal day and
[1:33:00] which is probably the strangest comment
[1:33:02] because anyone knows the first day is
[1:33:04] never normal. Uh in our executive team
[1:33:08] followup uh this afternoon, we
[1:33:09] identified some minor areas to address
[1:33:11] tomorrow and uh traffic and
[1:33:13] transportation should improve over the
[1:33:15] rest of the week. I I do want to thank
[1:33:18] our custodial crews for the hard work in
[1:33:20] turning over our buildings uh this
[1:33:22] summer uh and the pride in which they
[1:33:24] carry out that summer cleaning. I mean,
[1:33:26] the buildings looked fantastic and
[1:33:28] everybody was mentioning that. I also
[1:33:31] want to thank the county grounds
[1:33:33] maintenance crews. Uh I went to every uh campus over the last week and I can't
[1:33:40] remember when the campuses looked so
[1:33:42] good that they had them looking great.
[1:33:44] Uh great shape as we welcomed everybody
[1:33:46] back. Uh we did have bus transportation
[1:33:49] issues that will get ironed out over
[1:33:51] this week as well as a lot of car riders
[1:33:54] on that first day. Uh that caused some
[1:33:56] traffic delays which is typical the
[1:33:58] first day uh but they always reduce over
[1:34:00] the first week. And I urge anyone that
[1:34:03] had an individual subpar experience to
[1:34:05] reach out to their individual schools or
[1:34:08] let the division know through our let's
[1:34:09] talk blue uh platform so that we can
[1:34:12] assist. U I'd also like to pass along
[1:34:15] since you passed in the consent agenda
[1:34:17] uh the donation of one of our older
[1:34:19] buses to uh the fire department. Chief
[1:34:21] Baldwin wants me to extend his thanks
[1:34:24] for that.
[1:34:26] Next, I'd like to share some good news
[1:34:27] about academic performance. US News and
[1:34:30] World Report uh published their national
[1:34:32] high school rankings last week. It was
[1:34:35] exciting to see that all four of our
[1:34:36] comprehensive high schools rated in the
[1:34:39] top 11% in the nation uh with TAB High
[1:34:42] School placing in the top five. So
[1:34:44] that's a that's a great uh a great mark
[1:34:47] for us. Um also the state will be
[1:34:50] releasing last year's last spring so
[1:34:53] test scores at 10:00 a.m. tomorrow
[1:34:56] morning. We extend we expect again to be
[1:34:59] a state leader in results but I can't
[1:35:01] share any details at at this time. We
[1:35:03] are we are under an embargo. Uh Dr.
[1:35:06] Skinner will be presenting those details
[1:35:08] to you at our next work session on
[1:35:10] September 14th in detail.
[1:35:13] Also my last two items regard capital
[1:35:15] planning and financing. As you saw we
[1:35:17] were busy this this summer and as you
[1:35:20] know there will be a referendum question
[1:35:22] before the county's voters in November.
[1:35:24] Division staff is making efforts to
[1:35:26] ensure that there is true and accurate
[1:35:28] information available about the proposal
[1:35:31] to assist voters in making an informed
[1:35:33] decision. We have a section on our new
[1:35:36] web page dedicated to this subject on
[1:35:38] the front page titled sales tax
[1:35:40] referendum.
[1:35:42] It also links to a York County
[1:35:44] government page with additional
[1:35:46] information. So um so that we know that
[1:35:49] that's going on. Um, and on a related
[1:35:52] note, the division entered into a
[1:35:54] contract with an architectural
[1:35:55] consultant back in March, and this was
[1:35:58] before the passage of the legislation
[1:36:00] about the 1% sales tax. We are scheduled
[1:36:03] to receive the recommendations from that
[1:36:05] consultant jointly with the board of
[1:36:07] supervisors at their next work session
[1:36:09] on September 1st. These recommendations
[1:36:12] will inform our capital planning over
[1:36:14] the next 15 years. I want to I want to
[1:36:17] emphasize that these will be
[1:36:19] recommendations and they will inform our
[1:36:21] thinking, but no commitments are made
[1:36:23] based on a consultant's report. So, I
[1:36:26] encourage those that are interested to
[1:36:27] watch the broadcast because they will
[1:36:29] inform us and help guide us as we now
[1:36:32] start to look at a 15-year horizon on
[1:36:35] our capital improvement program, not
[1:36:37] just a six-year one. And that completes
[1:36:39] my superintendent's report. Thank you
[1:36:41] very much.
[1:36:42] >> Thank you, Dr. Carol. Uh I just want to
[1:36:44] say thank you uh and to entire staff,
[1:36:47] families for such a great and successful
[1:36:50] first day of school. Uh for presenters
[1:36:53] that came to us tonight and work hard on
[1:36:55] a summer break to present all the
[1:36:59] information for us. We do appreciate
[1:37:00] that. Uh with that being said, I just
[1:37:03] want to remind that our next meeting
[1:37:04] will be a work session here at Yorkole
[1:37:07] on September 14th at 6 pm. Uh, and right
[1:37:11] now we have some close session this
[1:37:13] evening. So I could I would like to ask
[1:37:15] our board members to take us into close
[1:37:17] session.
[1:37:18] >> Okay. I move that the York County School
[1:37:20] Board meet in close session pursuant to
[1:37:22] Virginia Code section 2.2-3711A1
[1:37:25] of the Virginia Freedom of Information
[1:37:27] Act for consideration and discussion
[1:37:29] regarding specific candidates for
[1:37:31] appointment to the following advisory
[1:37:33] committee. Career and Technical
[1:37:35] Education Advisory. As the matters
[1:37:37] addressed in close session are
[1:37:39] confidential. No minutes or recordings
[1:37:41] are permitted.
[1:37:43] >> Second,
[1:37:44] >> Miss Howard.
[1:37:47] >> A motion was made by Mr. Schaefer and
[1:37:49] seconded by Mr. Richardson to approve
[1:37:51] the York County School Board to meet in
[1:37:53] close session as stated. Mrs. Goodwin,
[1:37:55] >> yes.
[1:37:56] >> Mrs. Fairman,
[1:37:57] >> yes.
[1:37:57] >> Mr. Schaefer,
[1:37:59] >> yes.
[1:37:59] >> Mr. Richardson,
[1:38:00] >> yes.
[1:38:01] >> Mr. Pyovich,
[1:38:02] >> yes.
[1:38:02] >> Motion passed five zero.
[1:38:05] >> Thank you, sir.
[1:38:06] >> We are in close session.