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  1. Who spoke · first speaks at
  2. Sherry TaylorMember
  3. Michelle CristMember
  4. Robert E.L. Eley, IIIVice-Chair
  5. Jessica VlkojanMember
  6. Jill A. AndrewsChair
What happened

What happened at this meeting

Prince George school board hears report of $146,000 fiscal 2026 underrun 52:13

  • Motions were made to approve the agenda, the consent agenda and VSBA policy revisions. 5:07
  • One board member said the July 22nd minutes did not accurately reflect that meeting, and a speaker proposed moving those minutes to the September meeting. 5:57
  • A district staff member said the fiscal 2026 underrun stood at $146,000 on a $90 million budget, or 0.16% under budget. 54:28
  • A staff member said the grading regulation requires each team in each school to have the same practice, while some specifics, such as how to deal with late work, are left to individual teams. 1:14:54

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Item by item (15)
  1. Opening and closed session 0:04
    • Jill A. Andrews called the meeting to order. 0:04
    • A motion was made to go into closed session to discuss personnel matters and a student residency out-of-district request. 0:31
    • After the closed session, a staff member said the personnel matter was information only and the student matter was pulled from discussion. 4:42
  2. Approval of minutes 5:26
    • One board member voted no on the July 22nd minutes, saying they listed only the Associate Director of HR when the consent agenda included multiple people. 5:57
    • One board member abstained, saying they were not at the July 27th meeting. 6:26
    • A speaker proposed moving the July 22nd minutes to the September meeting so board members could review them first. 7:45
  3. Student recognitions 8:37
    • A staff member read a resolution recognizing a high school junior for earning the rank of Eagle Scout. 8:44
    • A student described a Girl Scouts Silver Award project to add 2 sensory tables to a playground at North Elementary School. 14:32
  4. AI guidelines for educators and students 16:52
    • A staff member said the district is building a framework for responsible use of AI and forming an AI leading coalition to write guidelines. 18:26
    • The staff member said staff can take a free AI learning series of 3 courses and earn up to 20 recertification points. 19:17
  5. Bus tracking app 21:23
    • A staff member said parents would be able to track buses and that sign-up instructions would be posted in English and Español on the district website. 22:02
    • The staff member said students should still be at the stop 10 minutes early in case network or cellular service fails. 25:07
    • The staff member said the app would roll out this week. 26:38
  6. Staffing update 27:21
    • A staff member said that as of August the 4th, 2026, the district had hired 102 new employees, 34 classified and 68 certified. 28:06
    • The staff member said the district had candidates for special education paraprofessional openings at several schools. 30:40
  7. Public comment 31:18
    • A speaker addressed the board during public comment, after which the chair closed public comment. 32:38
  8. Board comments, staff report and consent agenda 43:41
    • Robert E.L. Eley, III asked whether the Board of Supervisors had put money into a fund where the school board had placed $300,000 for a new school. 44:54
    • One board member said they would not attend the VSBA conference in November because money is too tight this year. 48:13
    • A motion was made to approve the consent agenda as presented. 51:44
  9. Monthly financial report 52:13
    • A staff member said revenue was at about 5.1% compared with 8.1% at this point last year, mainly because federal and state revenue was lagging. 52:13
    • A staff member said July had 11 POs over $100,000 for a total of about $3.2 million. 53:36
    • A staff member said there would be stronger enforcement of no purchases without a PO. 58:11
  10. Local sales tax option 1:02:01
    • A staff member said the state biennium allowed localities to add a 1% sales tax, that it is not in state code, and that discussions with the Board of Supervisors would need to start soon. 1:02:05
    • One board member asked that the record reflect that they disagreed with the Board of Supervisors' decision regarding a 1% sales tax for school construction. 1:05:19
  11. Additional policy updates for review 1:08:16
    • A staff member asked the board to review policies JO, JOA, JOD and JOD-F, which will return in September for approval. 1:08:20
  12. Grading regulations 1:08:49
    • A staff member said grading regulations were sent to staff and principals would explain them to teachers for the '26-'27 school year. 1:08:52
    • Asked whether a minimum grade was still required, a staff member said it is not an expectation within the grading regulation. 1:10:27
    • Jill A. Andrews thanked staff for requiring grades to be updated once a week. 1:25:55
  13. SEAC slate and emergency response plans 1:26:28
    • A speaker said one liaison on the SEAC slate was leaving and a replacement name would be forthcoming. 1:27:12
    • A staff member asked for approval of crisis and emergency plans so they could be submitted to the state by the deadline later this month. 1:28:18
  14. VSBA policy revisions 1:28:51
    • Michelle Crist asked whether SEAC feedback was incorporated, and a staff member said changes were shown in red font. 1:29:31
    • Michelle Crist moved to approve the VSBA May 2026 policy revisions and SEAC feedback recommendations. 1:30:58
  15. VSBA media honor roll nominations 1:31:31
    • A staff member said the board could nominate up to 3 people and each nomination must be unanimously supported by the board. 1:34:37
    • Sherry Taylor made a motion for a nomination from Prince George High School. 1:34:47
    • Further nominations were made, followed by a motion to adjourn. 1:35:57

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