Prince George County Public Schools board meeting, date not confirmed yet
1 h 54 min · 1 public speaker
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- Who spoke · first speaks at
- Sherry TaylorMember
- Michelle CristMember
- Robert E.L. Eley, IIIVice-Chair
- Jessica VlkojanMember
- Jill A. AndrewsChair
What happened
What happened at this meeting
School board hears year-end financial report projecting underrun of just over $300,000 42:22
- A speaker stated the personnel report was approved, and staff set a work session for 7/27 at 6 o'clock on the grading policy and budget. 33:41
- A district finance staff member presented a first look at fiscal year '26 year-end figures, projecting an underrun of just over $300,000 and reporting healthcare costs $753,000 over budget. 42:22
- A staff member said staff needed consensus to request the additional $1.1 million, and Michelle Crist said where that money goes would be discussed at a work meeting. 1:06:30
- A staff member reviewed the annual code of conduct review and proposed changes, and asked for the board's consensus to print the guide before students return August 24th. 1:08:10
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Item by item (15)
- Opening, closed session and resulting actions 0:00
- Jill A. Andrews called the meeting to order and asked for a motion to go into closed session, and a motion was made to discuss personnel matters and student residency and out-of-district requests. 0:00
- Sherry Taylor moved to reconvene in open session and certify that only lawfully exempted matters were discussed. 1:33
- A staff member read recommendations to reclassify an employee to Associate Director of Human Resources and to appoint a person to the position of Coordinator of Student Services. 2:35
- Pledge, agenda and minutes 5:05
- Recognition of new administrators 7:41
- A district staff member introduced a new principal at J.E.J. Moore Middle School and several administrators moving into new roles for the upcoming school year. 7:46
- Human resources vacancy update 13:58
- A human resources staff member said that as of July 8th the district had hired 82 new employees, 22 classified and 60 certified, with 20 vacancies. 14:55
- The staff member said there were 12 vacancies still to fill compared with 15 at this time last year, and 8 classified vacancies compared with 12 at this time last year. 15:02
- Jill A. Andrews asked about the Strings Alive position, and the staff member said no applicants had come in for it. 18:11
- Public comment 20:11
- Board member comments 24:13
- Staff report and enrollment 26:33
- A district staff member said back-to-school events are scheduled August 18th through the 20th and the VSBA Annual Convention is scheduled for November 18th through the 20th. 26:35
- Sherry Taylor said enrollment had gone from 6,079 students on May 29th to 5,750, a drop of 329 students. 28:11
- Jill A. Andrews said military transients coming in may bring the number back up. 28:32
- Consent agenda and personnel report 28:44
- Policy updates and attendance requests 33:55
- A district staff member shared policy updates for review and said they would return at the next meeting for approval. 34:01
- One board member said students already in the county who attend a school outside their zone should be able to stay there once they reach 3rd grade unless there are issues. 35:08
- One board member asked why the district has a policy requiring students to attend their zoned school if it is not followed. 37:28
- Financial report and budget 42:22
- A finance staff member said the district had received 97.8% of revenue compared with 97.2% last year and projected an underrun of just over $300,000. 42:22
- The staff member said healthcare came in $753,000 over budget and substitutes $730,000 over budget. 46:12
- The staff member said going from a 2% to a 4% pay raise would take $1 million and the EPI fee had a shortfall of $314,000. 51:16
- Code of conduct review 1:07:23
- A staff member said a new state law, fully effective next July, requires schools to consider at least one evidence-based restorative practice before suspending or expelling a student. 1:08:10
- One board member called the law absurd, and another board member said they did not support the code and that rules should be stricter. 1:13:59
- The staff member said fighting behaviors fell by 33% and recommended changes raising the response level for bullying and adding the attendance regulation. 1:17:37
- Elementary math textbook adoption 1:24:52
- A staff member said KIDM was the only option with appropriate alignment to the Virginia SOLs and proposed a 7-year adoption for kindergarten through 5th grade. 1:26:36
- The staff member said the adoption costs $848,025.51 and staff needed consensus to request the money from the county. 1:29:33
- One board member said they were good with buying the books. 1:29:54
- Crisis plans review 1:30:18
- Work session scheduling 1:33:35
- A district staff member asked to schedule a work session on the grading policy and regulation and options for remaining money. 1:33:40
- Robert E.L. Eley, III said Robert E.L. Eley, III would participate as possible and send input on the grading policy. 1:38:20
- Staff confirmed the work session for 7/27 at 6 o'clock on the grading policy and the budget. 1:39:00
- Staff attire regulation 1:39:09
- One board member said the staff attire rules were loosened during the pandemic and it was time to go back to what they were before. 1:39:27
- One board member said business casual is already defined in the policy and principals need to hold staff accountable. 1:42:33
- A district staff member said educators need to dress the part if they want to be held in high regard. 1:47:13
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