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  2. Melinda RogersBoard member
What happened

What happened at this meeting

Part 1 · 49 min

School board approves HRT bus shelter easement at Renaissance Academy 39:01

  • District staff presented course proposals, including anatomy and physiology, IB German at Princess Anne High School and 2 new college-credit courses for the Entrepreneur and Business Academy at Kempsville High School. 12:26
  • The consent agenda as presented and modified passed with 10 ayes and 1 nay. 35:50
Item by item (10)
  1. Opening, agenda and minutes 1:44
    • The chair called the meeting to order at 6 PM, and the clerk announced the roll. 1:44
  2. Public comment 5:31
    • A speaker at public comment said the board chose to completely remove classroom access in pre-K, kindergarten and 1st grade and cited increased teacher workload. 9:34
    • The speaker also said having 2 items on the consent agenda that were not presented for information was not very transparent. 11:30
  3. Anatomy and physiology course proposal 11:57
    • The executive director said the course would have an estimated $15,000 budget impact for initial instructional supplies, already built into the department budget. 12:26
    • The executive director of secondary teaching and learning proposed a 1-credit anatomy and physiology elective for students who have completed biology, beginning in the 27⁠-⁠28 school year. 13:38
  4. IB German course proposal 14:30
    • The director of K-12 and gifted programs proposed adding German as a third language pathway in the IB program at Princess Anne High School beginning in the 2027⁠-⁠28 school year. 14:48
    • The director said the school's IB Latin program was discontinued in 2022 due to declining enrollment and that the German pathway would add no textbook costs. 14:48
    • A speaker asked whether German was introduced because of an existing foundation, and a staff member responded that it was an existing foundation with staff allocation already in place to take on the coursework. 19:44
  5. Business and AP course proposals 21:09
    • The executive director proposed Business 200 Principles of Management and Philosophy 111 Logic for the Entrepreneur and Business Academy at Kempsville High School in partnership with Tidewater Community College. 21:30
    • The executive director said the Business 200 textbook would cost an estimated $108 per student and the Philosophy 111 course about $1,875, both already part of the current budget. 21:30
    • The executive director also proposed AP Business with Personal Finance and AP Cybersecurity, saying neither would have a new budget impact. 30:34
  6. Consent agenda 33:57
    • After a request for information on the bus shelter item, items D and E were moved from consent to action because items are not discussed on consent. 34:42
    • The clerk reported 10 ayes and 1 nay, and the consent agenda passed as modified. 35:50
  7. Personnel report and administrative appointments 35:58
    • One administrative appointment was announced, a new Coordinator of Transportation Routing and Analytics in the Office of Transportation and Fleet Management Services. 36:34
  8. Annual field trip report 37:03
    • A speaker said school policy and regulation require an annual field trip report to the board and that it had been placed on the consent agenda for the last 20-some years, adding that it could be turned into a presentation if the board wished. 37:31
  9. Bus shelter easement at Renaissance Academy 39:01
    • A staff member said HRT is adding a shelter to an existing bus stop in front of Renaissance Academy and that the easement makes HRT responsible for maintaining and repairing it. 39:25
    • A board member said many adult students attend Renaissance Academy and a shelter is needed at the stop. 42:21
    • Asked about termination, the staff member said the easement runs with the deed and is in perpetuity. 43:12
  10. Board member reports 43:50
    • A board member said the legislative breakfast will be on December 4th at 8:30 a.m. at Renaissance Academy and that an ad hoc committee will host an information session at Bayside Middle School on October 20th at 6:00 PM. 44:02
    • Board members reported attending a superintendent's student roundtable that discussed the calendar and vaping, as well as a teacher forum and a calendar committee meeting. 45:28
    • The chair adjourned the meeting at 6:46 PM. 47:10

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Part 2 · 1 h 01 min

School board hears quarterly update on student meal debt 9:27

  • The board heard a quarterly update on student meal debt from the director of food services, who said the Office of Food Services is prohibited from paying unpaid student meal debt. 9:27
  • Speakers asked about the meal debt committee's goals, the audiobooks available for listening centers and the makeup of the teacher advisory group. 21:33
  • The board also heard a first-quarter update on Policy 6⁠-⁠18, under which pre-K through 1st grade classrooms do not use Chromebooks or other devices. 32:06
Item by item (5)
  1. Call to order and roll call 2:15
    • The chair called the administrative informal and workshop session to order, and the clerk called the roll. 2:15
    • The clerk announced the roll, listing members present in the board chamber and members attending via Zoom. 2:15
  2. Board member reports and recognitions 3:08
    • A board member recognized Bayside Middle High School for its college night. 3:26
    • October observances read into the record included Bullying Prevention Month and LGBTQ+ History Month. 4:12
    • A board member described visiting Tallwood High School to observe a course with an integrated internship experience. 6:43
  3. Student meal debt quarterly update 9:27
    • The director of food services said 38 schools operate under the Community Eligibility Provision, with over 22,000 students benefiting, and that over $15,000 in donations had been collected to date. 9:53
    • Asked about the committee's target, the director said this year's goal is lessening the debt year over year by a percentage. 21:33
    • A speaker said the debt had gone from $250,000 to 383,000 and asked that the committee set a goal of getting the debt down to zero. 22:09
  4. Early-grade instructional time and devices update 31:35
    • The executive director of elementary teaching and learning said teachers reported a reduced logistical burden but cited the loss of adaptive tools and increased prep time and copying. 31:54
    • The staff member said the teacher advisory group has 10 members at each level and that updates would return to the board at the January 26th meeting. 31:54
    • Asked about listening centers, the staff member said 25 audiobooks were available for the whole year and that the team was researching buying more. 40:51
  5. Closed session 54:26
    • The vice chair read the motion to recess into closed session under Code of Virginia 2.2⁠-⁠3711. 54:59

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What was said

What board members said, in order

Miss Rogers, thank you so much for this presentation. Um, as an educator, I firmly believe that if students, um, don't have their basic needs met, um, they're not going to be able to learn.Melinda Rogers · Board member19:20
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Video: posted by the district as “School Board Meeting, October 13, 2026”