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Hampton School Board

6 meetings on our record, 5 of them from the past year and 1 with an unconfirmed date · 19,657 students · 7 members on our roster

Latest · Sep 2, 2026
Hampton school board approves block of action items, including artificial intelligence policyPlay 45:54
Newest meeting we have
Sep 2, 2026 · District's board page ↗ (it may list later ones)
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On the board: Richard Mason, Chair · Stephanie Jackson Afonja, Vice Chair · Tina Banks-Gray, Board member · Ann Cherry, Board member · Joseph C. Kilgore, Board member · Jason S. Samuels, Board member · Reginald Woodhouse, Board member

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What the board took up lately

Board meeting · 1 h 06 minWednesday, September 2, 2026Hampton school board approves block of action items, including artificial intelligence policySpeakers: Richard Mason, Joseph C. Kilgore, Jason S. Samuels, Reginald Woodhouse
Play 45:54
Board meeting · 1 h 03 minWednesday, August 5, 2026Hampton School Board approves Crown Castle cell tower lease itemAI in schoolsSafety, weapons and policeSpeakers: Richard Mason, Stephanie Jackson Afonja, Ann Cherry, Joseph C. Kilgore and 2 more
Play 37:54
Board meeting · 52 minWednesday, July 15, 2026AI in schoolsSpeakers: Richard Mason, Stephanie Jackson Afonja, Ann Cherry, Joseph C. Kilgore and 2 more
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Board meeting · 1 h 07 minWednesday, February 4, 2026Speakers: Richard Mason, Ann Cherry, Joseph C. Kilgore, Jason S. Samuels
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The board

Who talks on this board

Minutes speaking per full board meeting · 5 board meetings, Jan 7, 2026 – Sep 2, 2026 · talk time only, never tone or stance

Listed by seat5 board meetings on our record; we rank members seated for 8.
Coverage: about 90% of members’ speaking time named (60%–91%)

Minutes = time we heard them speak per meeting, from the speech we have named so far, so each is a floor: at least that much.

Runs the meeting
Richard MasonChair · runs the meeting, not rankedShare10.2min, at least5 of 5meetings heard, of those while seated—runs the meeting, counted apart0.2questions asked per meeting, at least
Members · listed by seat
Stephanie Jackson AfonjaVice Chair · Seated for 5 board meetings on our record; we rank at 8Share1.3min, at least3 of 5meetings heard, of those while seated—not ranked0.0questions asked per meeting, at least
Tina Banks-GrayBoard member · Seated for 3 board meetings on our record; we rank at 8Share0.9min, at least1 of 3meetings heard, of those while seated—not ranked0.0questions asked per meeting, at least
Ann CherryBoard member · Seated for 5 board meetings on our record; we rank at 8Share2.1min, at least4 of 5meetings heard, of those while seated—not ranked0.2questions asked per meeting, at least
Joseph C. KilgoreBoard member · Seated for 5 board meetings on our record; we rank at 8Share1.5min, at least5 of 5meetings heard, of those while seated—not ranked0.0questions asked per meeting, at least
Jason S. SamuelsBoard member · Seated for 5 board meetings on our record; we rank at 8Share1.0min, at least5 of 5meetings heard, of those while seated—not ranked0.6questions asked per meeting, at least
Reginald WoodhouseBoard member · Seated for 5 board meetings on our record; we rank at 8Share0.6min, at least3 of 5meetings heard, of those while seated—not ranked0.3questions asked per meeting, at least

Minutes speaking per full board meeting held while seated; a meeting they missed or stayed silent in counts as zero · bar = minutes named so far · talk time only, never tone or stance · Hamlet

Meetings on our record
All 6 meetings on our record
Meeting time

Where the board's meeting time went

Ceremony and recognition16%5%–33%
Public comment4%1%–8%
Budget and finance4%1%–10%
Safety and discipline0%0%–32%

    The two readers didn’t agree on 20% of the time; it counts toward no topic, so every share above is a floor.

    Not shown: facilities, closures and enrollment, curriculum and instruction, student services and special education, labor and personnel, governance and policy, routine business, other subjects, whose checks haven’t passed

    Public comment

    Of the 6 meetings on our record, we counted public speakers at 6; 4 had at least one.

    1 speaker1 speaker1 a meeting on average
    Attendance

    The roll call at 5 of the 6 meetings on our record: the ones where we could read it

    Roll-call attendance, member by meeting
    MemberSep 2Aug 5Jul 15Feb 4Jan 7
    Ann CherryPresentPresentPresentPresentPresent
    Richard MasonPresentPresentPresentPresentPresent
    Stephanie Jackson AfonjaPresentPresentPresentPresentPresent
    Tina Banks-GrayPresentPresentPresentPresentPresent
    Joseph C. KilgorePresentPresentPresentPresentPresent
    Jason S. SamuelsPresentPresentPresentPresentPresent
    Reginald WoodhousePresentPresentPresentPresentPresent

    PresentNot shownNot recorded

    Federal district ID 5101800 · student count from the federal 2023-24 count · meeting videos posted by the district