001:30 p.m. And I call the Thursday, February 12th meeting to order. Madam cler, please call. >> Dr. Williams, >> preser >> here. Next, I'll move to item 1.3, approval of the agenda. This is an action item. Mr. Chair, I move that we approve the minutes as >> motion made by Mr. Second by Mham. Any discussion >> hearing? None. Madam clerk, please call the Mham. >> Yes. >> Miss, >> yes. >> Miss Walker. >> Yes. Mr. G. >> Yes. Next. We move to item 1.4. A moment of silence. Pledge of allegiance led by the Savior. >> Please stand for a moment of silence of the United States of America and to the republic for it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Thank you. Next, we moved item 2.1, approval
002of minutes. These are the minutes from the January 22nd, 2026 regular school board meeting. This is an action item. >> Mr. Chair, I move that we uh approve the minutes as >> second. >> Motion made by Dr. Williams second by Miss Avery. Any discussion on the motion? Any discussion on the motion? Hearing none, madam clerk, please call. >> Miss A. >> Yes. >> William, >> yes. >> Miss Walker, >> Yes. Next, we'll move to item 3.1, consent items. Schoolboard clerk appreciation week, February 16th through the 20th, 2026. This is an action item. Mr. J, I move >> second. >> Motion made by Dr. Williams, second by Miss. Any discussion on motion? Please call. >> Yes. Next, we'll move item 4.1. Public may address the board. Do we have any signed up this evening? >> All
003right. Next, we'll move to item five, recognitions. And at this time, if I'll ask Mr. Harrison come forth. And if Dr. Harrison will join me at the podium, please. It's 5.0. I would just like to take this opportunity to recognize Dr. Haristen for being named the region six superintendent of the year. Let's all recognize Dr. HARRISON. And forformational purposes, Dr. Haristen will also move on um to compete for our state superintendent of the year. Uh and just for information also, it was 14 school divisions. So 14 superintendent uh that that uh was a part of this process and Dr. Harrison was the chosen one. And then for the state superintendent, there are seven superintendents that will also be competing and we know that Dr. Harrison will also be the state superintendent as well. So, thank
004you. I'm going to take a picture and then I'll yield to the board for any comments that they have. >> So, picture Stick as possible. Say a few words, sister. >> Yes, we do. As you know, I I really don't seek these opportunities out in frequently over the career. I know that frustrates some of you all. Um, throughout my career, I've taught and led in a wide range of contexts and circumstances. I truly value pouring into others and seeing others grow and seeing others expand their depth knowledge around educating our children. To date, I have seven superintendants that have worked with me closely. their superintendent and some of them their third year of contract, some second year, first year, and some who just said thanks but no thanks. They walked away from work. I've had
005the privilege of leading high performing communities and communities that needed support and they're very very different. And so as we grow our districts and work with our children, I truly believe and try to expand on the fact that every child deserves a quality seat at the table. Now, every child's not ready to receive what we offer them, but every child deserves an opportunity. Every child. When I stand here today, I see some of my former students, Marquita, Julianne, and Tasha. Tasha was my student at GW High School, and now she's a teacher involved. And I'm so very proud of the individuals that have grown over the years. But as you know turnaround work is very challenging and it requires change and it requires a lot of us to change our attitudes our way of thinking
006and I'm so very proud that the individuals behind me some of our staff members and principles have been willing to make this shift. So if you would stand if you are an employee of the public schools or you would stand. Let's give THEM A HAND. AND I ALWAYS LIKE TO say that you know anytime there's change there seems like it's a storm around us but out of most storms comes renewal and I feel that um as I mentioned and I've always mentioned it takes teamwork and uh everybody is important everybody who has a part in supporting our teachers is important and to our board. I appreciate your support. It is not easy as a board to champion the superintendent who leads change and change is necessary to get to where we have to be. I
007know it's not easy and I appreciate you. And I give honor to my children, my grandchildren, my 83 year old and 84 year old parents and again my amazing husband who celebrates every good moment with me but also lifts me up when things are tough. And again, I want to thank our region superintendent who selected me to to rec to represent our region. Um, and ask everyone to remember, we make a lot of excuses about why we can't do something, but we need to find only one reason to make it work. But I leave us with all children, and I do mean all children deserve access to a quality seat in education. Not some, but all. They are our future. And thank you for joining me in this belief because it did take everyone and
008we're not done. We just hey we hit a milestone. We we hit our target but the work is now even more difficult because now we have to sustain it. So thank you for recognizing um here this evening. I do appreciate it and it is an honor to to move on to um fill out that application first and I usually don't apply but I will. Okay. Thank you so much. >> Thank you Dr. HAR. DR. HARSTON, if you'll stay put for just a second, I want to yield to the board members to give brief comments, an opportunity to give brief comments. We'll start to my left with Miss A. >> Congratulations again. Um, it has been an honor for me to serve on the board under your leadership. Um, as I always tell you, I know
009you cannot get any sleep. Um, you are a true visionary. I admire your work ethic. I admire how when you decide this is going to happen, it happens. So, I appreciate you for all that you do for our district and it could not have been given to a better superintendent. >> Sophia, >> congratulations, Dr. Harrison. Um, I don't have anything else to say, but I see all that you do every meeting and every time you show up um at an event, I see you up there talking, meeting, and I'm just I look up to you. You're someone that that really inspires me. Thank you, >> vice. >> Good evening, everyone. Um, I'll try to keep this brief as chair told me to. Um, of course, Dr. Harrison, congratulations. Um, I've said it before and I'll
010say it again. Um, if trust the process was a person, um, it would truly be you are the definition of trusting the process. Um, it takes in order for progress to really happen, you have to believe in the vision, but you also have to believe in the visionary. And for that, this is just a congratulations. This is a thank you for your commitment to first of course our students um to our staff to our community and for believing in the city of Danville in a whole um to want to make our education better um to want to make our students better um to want to make our community come together and thrive for our children. So congratulations and I look forward to saying congratulations again when you win the next title. Thank you >> Dr.
011Weights. Good evening everyone. Dr. Harrison, congratulations. It's been a true honor to work with you with this work on both sides of the spectrum. From the long nights here to the days in the classroom or still getting text saying the big eagle's here, she's here. She's looking. But you truly are about the work. Uh, but you truly do. You embody this work and you're always looking to improve teaching and learning for our students, our staff, our teachers. Best of luck. I also look up to you. Hope to be in your shoes one day. Good luck and I know that you will win this. Miss McCl. >> Um, thank you Dr. Harrison for all that you have done. Um, I had the pleasure of working um on in DPS and now I'm serving and supporting the
012work that you are doing. So, just thank you and I look forward to when you win the state. >> Miss Walker. >> Yes. Congratulations again, Dr. Harrison. Um, thank you for all that you do. Um, I understand leadership is hard. earlier today she like she said she never mentioned anything but she did an amazing presentation for the um Danville region Association of Realators and even standing there and they're trying to give her like um tell her congratulations she's still not you know sometimes taking ownership but like I told her the other day I said sometimes um you remind me of Joshua I told her in the Bible I said because sometimes um Moses tried to get to the promised man, but Joseph got him there even in his quietness. So, I thank you for all
013that you do. Um, as we always end everything, I thank you for answering all my hard questions, but um, as they said, hopefully at the end of the year, we'll be doing another Congratulations. Thank you. >> Let's give her another round of applause. >> Next, we'll move to item 5.1, Virginia School Board Appreciation Month, February 2026. I'll turn it over to Dr. Thank you so much for this opportunity. Whereas the education of Virginia's schoolage children is the foundation upon which the economic, social, and intellectual capital of our state is built. And whereas locally elected and appointed school boards play an important and vital government role and decisions made by local boards directly influence instruction in Virginia's public schools. And whereas the decisions affect the present and future lives of children and also set direction to
014prepare all students to be competitive in a local, state, national, and global 21st century knowledge economy. And whereas local board members work with parents, businesses, education professionals, and other community members to create the educational vision we want for our students. And whereas this year's theme is from strong roots come endless possibilities highlights the vital role of schoolboard members playing in planting the seeds for student success. Ensuring every student has the resources needed to grow, thrive, and reach their full potential. where schoolboard appreciation month provides an opportunity to celebrate Virginia school board members who champion the mission of public education and now therefore be it withdrawal. The Danville public schools division joins the Virginia school boards association in recognizing the contributions of the local board members to the athletic success of its public school students and
015expresses the sincerest recognition to local board members for their focus on well-being and achievement of students throughout the Commonwealth. and be it finally resolved. The Damble Public Schools Division declares February 26 as schoolboard appreciation month and encourages local community members and leaders to appropriately recognize the school division's dedicated board members sign the 22nd day of January. And more than this, I will have to share with the public, you all are a very active board and it is appreciated when you go out to events, whether they be community events, supporting our students, supporting our business partnerships, celebrating the success of our children, you are there. And that is not everywhere. That's unique to this board. And just know that your time and your presence doesn't go unnoticed. And we know it's a lot. A lot of
016emails, a lot of reading, a lot of decisions are made. And you probably hear a lot. You probably hear a lot. But just know that success starts from the head. Starts from the head. And your contributions uh lend themselves to a greater school district. So I would like everyone to join me in giving them a hand for them. Now, we have certificates which we're going to have, but I think some we have some wonderful young people here tonight. Is that right? Who would like to first start us off and we'll bring Miss Rhonda up first. >> Good evening, Danville Public Schools school board members. We are so excited to be here this evening. My name is Rhonda Wright Simmers and I am the principal of Grove Park and North Side Preschools. Today I've brought along
017some very special guests, some of our preschoolers who have cards and small gifts for you. We wanted to take a moment wanted to take a moment to honor the quiet work that you do for our children in preschool. our two year olds, three year olds, and four year olds. We understand that quiet work. Our children do not win spelling bees because they can't spell yet. We don't win reading competitions because we don't read yet. There are no math labs or science fairs for us. But we are learning our colors, numbers, and letters to be ready for all of that. But what we can also do is we can learn how to help our friends, share what we have, listen to others, and show kindness. We learn how to be a part of a community, and
018we learn how to be wonderful students. In many ways, our preschoolers remind me of you. Your work often happens quietly. You don't always receive praise or recognition, but the impact of what you do is felt every single day in our classrooms. Because of your decisions, our children are safe, supported, and given opportunities to grow. So on behalf of Grove Park and North Side Preschool and our youngest learners, we want to thank you for the care, time, and commitment that you give our children. We truly appreciate you. So, Councilman Corey, Dr. Corey Williams. Here is Fenty Wallace and Jackson Daniels. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Hang out, guys. >> Yeah. Councilwoman Kesha Walker. Here is Edric Valisteros and Isaiah Clemens. Oh, sorry. Schoolboard members, forgive me. Forgive me. Edric and Isaiah and Chzn. Chzn Yates is here too.
019You guys sit over there. School board member Tyro Payne. Here is Alani Harris and Cairo Ballard. Hi, >> that's Mr. School board member Kesha Ait. Here is Caori Williams, Carter Saunders, and Corwin Saunders. And No one vice chair school board member Casey Cunningham. Here is Olivia Donigan, Kinsley Smith, Leo Salis, and Bliss Pearson. and school board chairman Taekwon Graves. Here is Abel Klene, Joanna Harrell, and Caroline Harrell. And there are some other special people we cannot leave out. our very special preschool friend, Miss Marquita Bash Jones. Here is Zorian Jones, Lucas Bueno, and Nova Gibson. and school board member Trina Mclofflin. Here is Kaani Saunders and Callen Marvin. And we cannot forget our fearless leader, our region Superintendent of the Year, Dr. Angela Haristen. We have Messiah Gardner and Anari Mallister. Thank you again for
020all that you do. Let's get a pinch. Let's get Okay. How many All right, one more time. Hi. Are you You have a gift basket from the school board from the district office. You have a little red bag from activate. You have a lunch box from human resources. And Mr. Crestle has provided us some eagle gear. Okay. So, thank you all so much. Thank you. Let's give our amazing students and principal sims a hand. Thank you guys for coming. Next, we'll move to item 5.2, Black History Month, February 2026. And at this time, I'll turn it over to Dr. Thomas. You would come. We have a proclamation that'll be read by Mr. >> Aclamation. Proclamation Black History Month, February 2026. Whereas in 1926, Dr. Carter G. Woodson, son of formerly enslaved parents, former sharecropper and
021minor, Harvard scholar and founder of the Association for the Study of African-American Life and History established Negro History Week to ensure that the achievements, experiences, and contributions of black Americans would be taught, preserved, and celebrated. And whereas Dr. Woodson intentionally chose February because black communities had long commemorated the birthdays of fe Frederick Douglas and Abraham Lincoln grounding this celebration in the legacy of emancipation and the ongoing struggle for freedom. And whereas the purpose of Negro History Week, now Black History Month, has always been to correct the historical omissions that miseducated generations of children by elevating the contributions of black writers, inventors, educators, public servants, artists, musicians, and community builders. And whereas black Americans helped build this nation, cultivating its land, shaping its culture, advancing in democracy, and fighting for freedoms that have expanded rights and
022opportunities for all people. The contributions of black Americans are foundational to the American experience. And whereas the 2026 national theme, a century of black life history commemorations, calls us to honor the legacy of sacrifice, endurance, and empowerment by continuing to uplift, protect, and preserve the stories that define our past, inform our present, and shape the future for generations to come. And whereas Black History Month belongs to the Danville community, we reflect on the rich history and teachings of black Americans within our community. Let us all bear witness to the progress, beauty, and achievements of those who came before us and those who are presently pioneering with purpose have made throughout our region. We center our voices, our achievements, our music, our knowledge, and our narratives as an essential part of American history. And now, therefore,
023the Danville School Board does hereby proclaim the month of February, 2026 as Black History Month in the Danville public schools. We encourage the celebration. We encourage the celebration study in recognition of the ingenuity, resilience, creativity, and enduring contributions of black Americans. And we call upon our students, staff, families, and community to join us in honoring this century long legacy of truth and transformation. Sign this 22nd day of January, 2026. Mr. Taquan Graves, chair. Dr. Angela S. Haristen, superintendent. Good evening. >> Thank you. Thank you. Good evening, Chair Graves, Vice Chair Cunningham, members of the board, and our esteemed leader. It is an honor and a privilege for me to present before you this evening. Uh, black history is not merely a chapter in American history. It is a defining thread that's woven throughout the nation's
024tapestry. It carries the resilience, the brilliance, the enduring contributions of generations whose impact continue to shape the cultural and moral fabric of our country. In a moment when conversations around diversity, inclusion, and the ways we understand our collective past are shifting and at times challenged, the role of education becomes even more profound. Our organization remains steadfast in its commitment to reaching communities by building relationships that are intentional, that are illuminating, and that are rooted in truth. Through this work, we invite each generation to engage more deeply with the triumphs and the struggles and the complexities that have formed our history. It is a way of honoring where we've come from while opening space for informed courageous dialogue about where we are going. This year marks a significant milestone. 100 years of formally recognizing black history
025during the month of February. What began in 1926, established by Carter G. Woodson, often celebrated as a father of black history, was the groundbreaking effort to ensure that black voices and achievements were acknowledged and preserved. Over the decades, this effort has grown into a nationwide observance that encourages reflection, learning, celebration, and a renewed commitment to the stories that deserve to be told. Today, Black History Month reminds us that history is alive, that it evolves with every story we choose to preserve and every truth that we are willing to confront and every voice that we intentionally lift up. It calls upon us not only to remember but to participate to help shape the future that reflects the fullness of our past. Now, at this time, the highlight, if I could introduce to you Miss Barley and
026Jeremiah Wixs from Arnett Hills Elementary to present speech for us this week. >> Good evening. Our theme for our district um our district history competition was revolution reaction and reform. We selected bloody Monday as a focus topic because it strongly aligns with the revolution reaction and reform framework while also censoring Virginia history and civic understanding. I think it's important for our students to learn the history of our community. We have we have certainly been with you in spirit and we have agonized with you as you have faced the brutality and the ruthlessness of vicious police force. I have seen some brutal things on the part of policemen all across the south in our struggle. But very seldom if ever have I heard the police force being as brutal and vicious as the police force here
027in Vanville, Virginia. And you have stood up admin this with great courage. You have done it with great discret discipline. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and I learned during my research that Bloody Monday had had arrested, beaten and killed during peaceful protest. I learned that the revolution does not always involve weapons or war. Thank you for this opportunity. I was just going to say just to highlight what we're doing here at David Book Schools. Uh we have the Black History Month and we're celebrating. We'll come to you here in the next couple weeks with some winners for that. We have celebrations in all of our schools. We have uh history chats going on. So, there's many things. So, please come around and see all the things that we're doing. Thank you for this opportunity. around
028because we got a picture and I know uh Mr. Graves from our police department and retired Lieutenant Colonel Harrison. We have come a long way to a very peaceful community engaged police force. So that you all doing the research and speaking to the transition. Thank you so much. >> Let's give them another round. Next we'll move to item 5.3 career and technical education February 2026. At this time ask Dr. Stone to come forward and I'll turn it over to Dr. Williams public schools proclamation career and technical education month February 2026. Whereas economic and technological changes in society are rapidly reflected in the nature of today's workplace, thereby placing new responsibilities on Virginia's education system. And whereas career and technical education provides the Commonwealth students with career pathway for post-secary education and workplace readiness in a
029global economy. And whereas career and technical education gives students experience in a practical meaningful applications of basic skills such as reading, writing and mathematics which promotes deeper learning and improves the quality of their education. And whereas career and technical education is the foundation of a strong well-educated workforce which fosters productivity in industry and contributes to Virginia's leadership in the international marketplace. Whereas career and technical education offers lifelong learning opportunities that provide individuals with more career choices, expanded earning potential, and greater job satisfaction. And whereas leaders from business and industry nationwide report increasing challenges related to addressing the skills gap and connecting qualified professionals with available careers in critical and growing CTE related fields including healthcare, energy, advanced manufacturing, cyber security and information technology. And whereas the national theme of career and technical education month, readying
030learners for career, college and career success demonstrates the crucial role that career and technical education plays in readying Virginia students for successful careers. Now therefore, be it resolved that the Damble school board recognizes February 2026 as career and technical education month signed its 22nd day of January 2026. Taekwon Grace chair and Dr. Angela Harrison superintendent. Good evening. Good evening, Chair Graves, Vice Chair Cunningham, school board members, and superintendent stellar, Dr. Harrison. February is Career and Technical Education, affectionately known as CTE Awareness Month, a time to celebrate the powerful impact CTE programs have on preparing students for college, careers, and life. CTE in Danville public schools continues to provide students with hands-on learning experiences, industry certifications, and realworld career exposure that strengthens our workforce pipeline and supports the economic growth in our community. This month, we
031are proud to highlight the tremendous dedication of our staff, students, and community partners who make these opportunities possible. I would like to take a moment to recognize two exceptional educators whose leadership and commitment continue to elevate our programs. Miss Dandridge, our prize veteran in education, one of our department chairs who always lends a hand behind the scenes at our hall of fame in the MLFK breakfast and has been instrumental in mentoring numerous of teachers including myself, strengthening instructional practices and spearheading spearheading our CTE marketing efforts through our JVG school-based enterprise, the Eagle Press. sweatshirts that you all have received tonight was done by our students. Mr. Presto kind of stole my thunder. He already gave them to you, but that's okay. Students provided those sweatshirts um to all of you all. That symbolizes the authentic
032business and entrepreneurial experiences students are learning. We also recognize our culinary arts teacher, Miss Harris, whose passion and dedication along with her student Cameron Richardson at helping build a thriving culinary program. Her students have already demonstrated their outstanding service and professionalism through their volunteer work supporting major community events such as the Danville Public Schools Hall of Fame and the L MLK breakfast hosted by the Omega Sci-Fi Fraternity, showcasing both technical and community pride. Throughout the school year, CTE programs have continued to expand opportunities for student engagement and career exploration highlights, including our 8th to 10th grade CTE tours, the CTE electors fair, um career exploration fairs for elementary and middle school students, and the second annual career fair scheduled for April the 1st, connecting students with industry partners. We look forward to our mobile career
033exploration opportunity through the support of the Kaguanas Club grant. Additionally, we continue to strengthen community partnerships through expanded work-based learning opportunities, our summer internship paid program, and the innovative experiences such as our elementary Lego robotics competition. These accomplishments reflect our division's commitment to providing meaningful high quality career preparations that empowers students and supports the future of Danville. Again, thank you for your continued support. Our culinary um instructor as well as our culinary student have a gift for you this evening on top of the sweatshirts that Mr. Crystal stole my thunder with tonight. But thank you all. Thank you. Let's give them another round of applause. Thank you. Next, we'll move to item 5.4, for National School Counseling Week, February 2nd through the 6, 2026. At this time, I'll turn it over to Miss Walker for
034proclamation. Miss Lee Goff will join us at the vote. Good evening. Proclamation National School Counseling Week, February the 2nd through the 6. Whereas school counselors are employed in the public and private schools to help students reach their full potential. And whereas school counselors are actively committed to helping the students explore their abilities, strengths, interests, and talents as these are traits relate to career awareness and development. And whereas school counselors help family focus on ways to further academic careers and social and emotional development of the children. And whereas school counselors work with teachers and other educators to help students explore their potential and set realistic goals for themselves. And whereas school counselors seek to identify and utilize community resources that can enhance and complement comprehensive school counseling programs and help students become more productive members of
035society. And whereas comprehensive development developmental school counseling programs are considered an integral part of education of the educational process that enables all students to achieve success in school. Therefore, Danville public schools hereby proclaim February 2nd through the 6, 2026 as National School Council Week. Signed this day, 22nd of January, 2026. Mr. the type 1 grades chair Dr. Angela S. Harrison, superintendent. >> Good evening. Thank you so much. I am so excited to be here to celebrate National School Counseling Week, which was next week. The snow hindered our celebration. We takes nothing from it. We are so excited to be here to celebrate this this awesome week. National School Counseling Week is a nationwide celebration that recognizes the critical role of school counselors play in student success. It highlights academic, career, and social emotional support counselors
036provide. It also celebrates school counselor partnerships with families, educators, and community stakeholders. Why school counselors matter? Research and practice consistently show that strong counseling programs improve attendance engagement, increase graduation and post-secary enrollment, reduce discipline incidents and dropout risk, support mental mental wellness and resilience, and ensure equitable access to opportunities for all students. DPS school counselors lead district initiatives and compliance efforts, support master scheduling and academic planning, partner with teachers, administrators, community agencies to support student success, and also serve as advocates for students navigating barriers. On behalf of Dam Public Schools, thank you to our school counselors for your unwavering commitment to students, your compassion, expertise, and leadership, and your dedication to equity and access and opportunities for our students. All of our counselors couldn't be with us tonight. Several of our schools have awesome events
037in their buildings tonight and we encourage them to be with their schools. Several of our team members are here and we are so excited to celebrate National School Counseling with them and they are the ones that even couldn't be here. We ought to list as well. So, thank you guys so much. Well, let's give them another round of applause. >> Yes. Yes. This is Miss Casey from Woodbury. Miss Dear Rosado from Activate. I know I messed that up. This is Miss Valentine from Gibson. Miss Bennett from Park Avenue and Mr. Ragdale from Arnett Hills. Thank you so much. six. I'll turn it back over to Miss Gunner. In honor of Virginia kindness week, several of our schools have done some exciting activities to help our students celebrate kindness in their building. The purpose of kindness
038week recognizes the simple day-to-day acts of kindness that enables our schools, communities, and state to be kinder, safer, healthier, and more inclusive places to live, work, learn, and play. Kindness can reduce anxiety, loneliness, stress, and bullying behaviors, but increases confidence, emotional resilience, and peer support. Kindness is a choice we make daily. Kindness contributes to better classroom engagement, stronger teacher student relationships, increased attendance, and improved motivation. Kindness helps students thrive both socially and academically. Kindness is not just an act, and it's a culture. As we celebrated kindness week, each of our schools took part in activities. We'll be able to share those pictures with you at our next meeting. But we're very excited to celebrate kindness week this week. Thank you all. >> Thank you. Let's give THEM ANOTHER ROUND. NEXT, WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM 6.1,
039CIS update. And at this time, I'll turn it over to Dr. Good afternoon, Chairman Graves, Vice Chair Cunningham, um, school board, and Dr. Harrison. We are here to present an update on community schools. I have Mr. Willie Gillis with me. He is the senior director of emerging programs for our community schools program. Danville public schools. We partner with communities and schools to provide a coordinated school-based student support services that address academics, behavior, attendance, and social emotional needs. Through our partnership with the CIS coordinators, they identify students who are at risk. They also connect with families to resources. They provide case management. They support attendance and engagement. And they also strengthen our school climate. And on the slide, you can see some of our communities and communities and school coordinators. We have Miss A, Miss Bailey,
040and Mr. Betho. We have six student support coordinators across multiple schools. We have two at GW, one at Westwood, one at Bonner, and then this year we have one at Arnett and Arnet Hills, and also one at Gibson. These coordinators, they're embedded in our schools. They're not separate. They're part of the culture of our schools. They collaborate with our administrators, our counselors, our teachers, social workers, and attendance team. Their role is preventative, not just reactive. So, they're on the front end to try to help our students so that they don't get off track. And on that picture, that's another one of our um coordinators who's at Westwood. No, I'm sorry, Bonner. Thank you to that, Bonner. Um our they also support our schools by reducing barriers to learning, improving attendance, connecting families to services like
041I said before, and strengthening our schooltoome relationships. So this partner in this partnership ensures that our students stay at school, that they stay engaged, and they stay supported. And on that picture, um this is Miss Bailey Ray who is the CIS coordinator at Westwood. And she won the heart of the CIS award, which recognizes colleagues who bring CIS mission to life every day and inspiring their teams along the way. So we're proud of her for receiving that award through CIS. I'm going to turn it over to Mr. Gillis. Good evening. Good evening, Chair Grace. Vice Chair, I want to first start out by congratulating you on the school board and congratulating you for supporting continued support for Dr. Angela Harrison in regards to being superintendent of the year. Without you, without your support, without your
042guidance, we wouldn't have the opportunity to have such an awesome superintendent. But you got to make sure that you appreciate her because it's challenging to have someone as supportive and innovative as Dr. Anthony. So we really appreciate I really thank you all for the work you doing. Um and yes, we started this couple years ago. We came community schools and we surround students with a community of support and power which empower them to stay in a school and achieve life. We believe that all stu students should have what they need to realize their potential in school and beyond. Um, and we right now in Danville, we're proud to say that we have vertical alignment. We have CIS in elementary, middle, and high schools. So, a student has the opportunity to be in CIS from K
043through 12. And we're so proud we all have an opportunity. We just CIS just had a national study by Har the Harvard, the Harvard study, and recognizing CIS and the work it does. And it talked about if the child is connected with CIS during the school year during the school tenure how successful this kid will be if he's connected through CIS and Dr. Bad get a chance could you email it back to all the school members because it is an awesome report and it was done last month. It's awesome report. Next slide. Uh we've had remarkable growth in student reach. Um CIS Virginia Southside is now serving five schools in Danville with tier one service provided to over 3,000 students. Tier 2 and tier three services provide nearly 300 students. This represents a 150% increase
044uh in total students served 2023 2024 to 2025 2026. Our site coordinators work with school and district leadership to support schoolwide goals, develop individual student goals and and connect with community partners to ensure students and family have the support they need. And so this work is not only done in the schools. We're done a lot doing a lot of work in the community connecting the community to our schools and making sure partnerships work. We recently last year we had partners from a college coming over tutoring our students. So it's it's not just the in school but connecting the community to um our school district. Next slide please. Um we saw in 20124 CI as Virginia Southside partner with three schools support school goals relate to improving schools and science site coordinators uh delivered 126 tier
045one service across the three schools and supported goal. George Washington had a 29% increase in so science s school. uh our students did from 35% to to 64%. B had a 2% increase in size as well scores. And for some reason every year, every year we've had a disruption in services because every year we have one of our one of our coordinates go out on maternity leave and so there's been a disruption in services right up and we've managed to continue to have support in those areas and so um it's it's great to have some in addition but that the disruption in services does has been kind of challenging to navigate So we managed to get it done. Next slide. The student impact individual um support success in 2024 and 2025. CIS of Virginia site
046coordinator provided individual service 104 students total of 4,28 tier two and tier three service were provided throughout the school year to help students meet their goals. We're at 67% in goal achievement, 83% great promotion and 100% of our seniors graduate. So those are remarkable numbers and we expect those numbers to to go up this year because it takes a while for CIS to really continue services year in year out and having vertical alignment over the years. Uh we've definitely been improving what we see in CIS across the nation. So we are number one. We're really impressed with the partnership and the individual we work with with infield and we're al always excited for our CIS. We're in the process some of the things we're going tier one we're headed to the MAK basketball tournament for
047for our kids to be exposed to the MAK tournament. It's just not basketball. We're going to on-site admissions where all of our students will engage with admissions coordinators from all our MAK schools. They're doing on-site admissions where they will give scholarships and dollars to students right on site. They have to bring the transcript that only gives also gives students an opportunity to have some dialogue with admissions counselor and provide those that that valuable experience in interviewing in front of admissions counselor. So, we're excited about that tier one trip at Bonner. Um these are some of the additions of tier one. We had family night, career day, ambassador program, vision screening, life skills, and eighth grade career. Westwood, catch my breath program, life skill curriculum, racist challenge, and guest speaker series in George Washington High School.
048We have the pipeline business for middle schools, pushing professional program, launching alumni mentorship network. And these are just some of the things that we're doing and we expect to build on that everything we're doing from year to year. And so we're like again, like I said again, we're so proud of the partnership, proud of people we work with and excited about what's going to become one of the greatest school districts in the nation to work with the CIS. Any questions? Any questions, Miss W? >> Yes. Thank you and thank you all for what you're doing in this program. I always mention this program to me is very special because I think it helps sometimes we um may not identify certain students and certain from certain backgrounds but this is like a support service for any
049type of student. So, while we're on this screen, it says looking ahead. Um, so have with any of those initiatives, have they already been implemented? And then if they are, is there some like updated like maybe a little success stories or some type of success that you could speak on? >> Yes, we uh all of our programs are actually these are programs that we already implemented already things they're already doing. What we rather do as another time is bring those students and share those with that's what that's where we really have the impact not me talking but some of those students talking and these will bring really tears to drive in regards to CIS and how much they love CIS and students support. So next time I hope we'll be able to do that and
050bring those success stories so you can see them and so they're very impactful. And then my last question is, is there an update or any information in regards to the director of this program? I know that um we were in need of a director. So, is there any updates? Any information on that? >> You're looking at the director right now. So, I've taken on that role. Um and Dr. Harris has I'm here two to three times a week now on weekly basis. I drive up from Emporia. I've been here for two to three days this week. And so I'm leading the charge until June because the next piece of of hiring someone has to be someone that's going to be embedded into the community. That's going to be someone that that's embedded in the community.
051It's going to be someone that that not only knows these kids but goes to the church with these kids, who's in the same community with these kids. That's where we found the most success. So we are we're going to be very very deliberate in who we choose and working with school district um and who we choose to be the next director. Very important. That's a great question. >> Thank you so so so much. I more than what you know. I really appreciate that. Thank you. >> Go. >> I want to say I I'm glad you touched on the piece of someone that's from our community. I think you already have some amazing community um employees currently. Um, I learned from Crystal um about your alumni launch and I got excited about that because we do
052have alumni that are continually ask how can I get involved and this is a perfect way. But thank you for taking your time to make sure we have somebody that knows our kids. >> Any other questions? Any other questions? Just a statement. Mr. Gillis, thank you. I just saw you at GW a couple days ago. The program was absolutely phenomenal and we see the progress from our students, but also we see the conversations from your staff. They truly care, you know, and this is not work to them. This is, you know, their love and their support of our students and our community. And again, as Mr. Bolton stated, someone who is here, who's walking the walk with them, talking and talking, understands the needs of our students here in this community. It's definitely important. So,
053thank you again. I know you're true to what you say because I see you doing it. So again, I appreciate that. We fully support this program and anything you need from us, we're here to support. Thank you. >> And thank you all. And my last thing, I we were in the state office the other day and I said I was giving the state office me some guidance one day. Do not park in anyone's parking space. I had I had the misfortune of parking in someone's parking space. And when I got back, I receive the it was the most eloquently written scolding I've ever got in someone parking space. And so I said, "Uh, Mark, don't park in anyone's parking space. Park in the very back corner because you will get a really nice." So, thank
054you all. I've enjoyed it and look forward to working with you. >> Thank you, sir. Thank you. >> Next item 6.2, to PLA textbook adoption process. At this time, I'll turn over. >> Good evening, Chair Graves, Vice Chair Cuttingham, school board members, and Dr. Harrison. Uh, I come before you tonight to present you with details about the English language arts textbook adoption process and our recommendations. Um, in order to remain current with the standards alignment and shifts in Virginia aligned curriculum related to the Virginia Literacy Act, Danville Public Schools requests approval to adopt new English language arts textbooks. The changes in the Virginia Standards of Learning have necessitated a review of the materials that we use. There are some quite dramatic differences between the 2017 and 2024 English standards and those have led us to
055conclude that it is time to update our resources um to ones that are designed to promote success within these specific learning expectations. The textbooks that we currently use are based on the old 2017 English standards of learning. Um the new standards include significant revisions especially relating to the science of reading. As you can see the new standards are very focused on foundational reading and writing skills in grades K through three and they have a stronger um coherence between strands and grade levels and definitely some increased rigor. Um, previously we only had four strands of standards, communication, reading, writing, and research. And as you can see now, they have expanded and um are more detailed and explicit. The other piece of the textbook adoption is the Virginia Literacy Act. Now, that was first passed um along
056with the accompanying list of approved highquality instructional materials back in 2023. At the time, Danville public schools did not have to adopt new textbooks because all of our curriculum resources were on the approved list. Um so, thankfully, we were able to wait for the implementation of the 2024 standards. We've had a year now to um teach those standards and become more familiar with them, get some more resources from the state and at this time we feel it is time to you know move forward and select a new textbook. So um we began the curriculum review process in August of 2025 by looking at those approved um vendors from the state. We identified ones that had programs um approved for all grade levels and then we formed a textbook review committee in early September. Membership on
057that committee consisted of teachers from each school and grade level, instructional coaches and administrators. We provided them with physical and digital samples from the three publishers we had identified um HMH, Savis and McGraw Hill. And um the committee was tasked with reviewing those materials with an eye to um alignment with the state standards availability again for all grade levels. And that committee convened three times in person um to pick up review materials. We viewed presentations from the publishers and then we voted on official recommendations. Like I said, we sought the curricular resources that best aligned with both the standards of learning and the Virginia literacy act. The committee found the strongest alignment within the following programs. For elementary, the committee's choice was HMH into reading. They now have a specific Virginia program um with a
058much stronger foundational skills piece. and for secondary SAVIS my perspectives. Following the committee's vote, the top two curricula were released for all DPS teachers and the public to review. We had a public review period from November 2025 through January 2026. Um textbook resources were available physically at the school board office and digitally. And um again, we chose these textbooks um because of the strong foundational skills component in K3. We also noticed um that these textbooks included questions and tasks that better supported the increased rigor of the 2024 SOS. There are materials within these textbooks that we think do a good job of promoting student engagement and discussion. There are also a lot of instructional supports for the teachers. Um, lots of scaffolding to make sure that all of our learners have what they need to
059be successful. They are highly aligned to Virginia standards and they all have online access. Um, textbook review materials have been included in your packets along with a handout that more explicitly details the steps that the committee took um to make these recommendations and some reasons why they recommend these materials. We will be returning on February 19th to formally request approval and funding for the ELA textbook adoption. At this time, are there any questions? >> Any questions? as well. >> Thank you for your presentation. So, when would these textbooks, if it's passed, would be implemented into the district? Would it be 2020 this coming school? >> Next year for the 26 27 school year. >> Any others? Thank you. >> Next, we'll move to item 7.1, update on student and bus discipline. At this time, I'll
060ask Miss Hilton, Mr. Stairs to come forward. Good evening chair of the board. So we'll go over some brief numbers for you that we compiled comparing first semester data on bus discipline from 23 just kind of give you a snapshot. There are some highlights that we would like to point out. Um a lot of things are trending downward. We'll get into that as we move forward. Next slide please. Thank you. So, we decided to break these down by school just so that we could highlight some of the things that we thought were important. And we broke these down by semester, as you'll see. We've got 23 24 25 26. And as we move across the the board, um some obviously the first one stayed pretty consistent from 23 to 25, a little bit of an
061increase. A lot of those were um found to follow you know, directives state and receive that kind of brand new learners students in school. So that's fairly consistent with the past. Um, activate there was a trend EA Gibson was a remarkable trend and I'll highlight some reasons for that in just a few moments. Um, Forest Teals relatively same. Um, you can see the GLH Johnson data here and then We skipped down space and showed on hills there. So that was actually a downward trend there as well. Uh schoolfield was a downward trend. Woodbury Hills was up um somewhat and I'll explain that in just a moment as well. Next slide. Uh Bonner down trend. West downward trend. Y downward trend. North Washington High School downward trend. our residential day uh school programs downward trend rise.
062Um there was an increase there as well. Um and I think that has something to do with an increase in student population there and students adjusting to a new regiment, a new learning situation. So and if you look across the district for those three semesters, there's definitely a downward trend in numbers uh that we're dealing with. So, one of the things that uh a lot of the drivers will hear me say a lot of times on the radio uh is double C, constant coaching. Constant coaching. U most of our bus routes are 20 to 30 minutes in length. There are a few a little bit longer. Um, and one of the things that we have to remind the drivers of, especially, um, you know, some of the ones where you see a upward tip, pulling
063back to the Woodbury one because I'm sure, you know, everybody looks at that all of a sudden, Gibson was kind of in the same situation last year and the constant coaching monitoring kind of came about and it's, okay, so if you if you had to deal with this student in the AM, let's hold off and see what happens in the PM. um don't necessarily have to double dip on let's do an A in referral and a P in referral. Let's go back to the constant coaching. Now, if it's obviously a a serious offense, it's obviously you you've done a lot of verbal coaching, you feel it's necessary, go ahead. So, I think that's why we see a lot of the downward trend is a lot of drivers are taking to that role a little more
064seriously. We appreciate that. Um with the Woodbury situation there there were some uh students that were repeat instances over a several day period. Um there were a couple of days where there were some spikes and just for reference um there are five buses that service genes that service blueberry with an average student ridership about 46 per bus. Uh and there are two special education buses. It's a lot of students on buses for a small area. Next slide, please. So, we decided to break this down um by grade. And there again, u prek a lot of those are verbal. So, you're you're looking at trying to establish a baseline. Uh kindergarten definitely had a downward trend. First grade considerable downward trend. Second was downward trend. Um continue with third, fourth, and fifth grade. Next slide, please.
065Uh, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, all downward trends. 10th grade, uh, did have an upward trend. Uh, 11th downward and 12 relatively the same, but not much not much of a change there. Next slide, please. So, we we picked the top 10 reasons. Um and if you look at the constant coaching um you know once you've given so many verbal directives it comes to a point where that's where we start everything fail to follow reasonable directives. So that's why that number is considerably high is that I' I've had this conversation with you this week last week before I'm going to have to send in a referral now. So that's where everything starts as follow director um moving while the bus is in motion. Majority of those are elementary um you know I get it all young
066ones when you get out you're wound up you want to get home. You want to play. You want to watch TV. You want to do whatever. And so there's a lot of constant coaching needed to keep students seated. Um and I think the drivers are starting to do a whole lot more with that. The second highest uh is is the language. Um there are there are certain group of students that there again it's constant coaching. This is it's a contextual thing. Uh what students are exposed to outside of the school system that's not you know something that we can change but we can set a better example by working with students. So that's one that you know a lot of failing to follow reasonable directives that follow them. So, those are your top seven right
067there. Next slide, please. Um, Miss Hope Adams was actually supposed to be here tonight to help with this because she's been doing a lot of hard work and I'm going to highlight something in just a moment. Uh, unfortunately, she's out on medical. So, um, y'all got stuck with me. Um so this first line here admin conference with student and having her in this role has really made a huge difference. Um at the school level and I can speak just from from mine that you wear so many hats and you got so many things going on. There's so many moving components uh that you may not have had time for all of that, but that's all she's doing. And so, if you can see confidence with students, some of those were online, some of a lot
068of those were in person. You know, she's got a band. She's hitting all these campuses, got a time slot for every campus, and she's meeting with students, going over things, uh working with student groups. We usually try to um and I'll mention more of this in a little bit. We try to make sure that after any extended break in uh educational learning days um we schedule a time especially at the elementary level which is where our hottest numbers come from where we go over the bus rules and expectations as soon as they come back from the break. So the next schedule one will be right after spring break. So you can see where um a lot of those conferences with the students have taken place. uh and that cuts down on the ones that we
069have to have conference with parents. You know, you've met one-on-one with the student, you've gone over those expectations and so she's doing a fantastic job with that and we appreciate that. Next slide, please. Um we went over this uh carefully with her as well and looking at the data. Um you can also see some downward trends in in bus suspensions uh over the last couple of years. Um there were no single day bus suspensions um for this first semester. Um and there were quite a few in the previous two semesters from the two school years. The reason for no single day bus suspensions is that the offense and Miss Miss Adams there again would meet with on-site administrator to make sure that listen I'm working with student X. let's let's see what's going on here
070in the classroom and and they look at all that together because it all tracks in power school together. So, but you can look at the data there. Two-day bus suspensions, uh downward trend, almost cut in half. Three-day bus suspensions, same thing. Um 4-day bus suspensions really, really close. Five day that did have an uptick. Um, and some of those were related to some physical confrontations, some verbal confrontations got a little heated, but those were all addressed as as appropriate. Next slide, please. Um, little bit of an uptick here in the seven, but not compared to school year 23 24. It's definitely still a downward trend. Um, 10day bus suspensions definitely a downward trend. 1530 and other action taken, those were all zeros. So, we're trying to stick more to the the core guidelines um and
071aligning everything with the power school program. Uh next slide. So, here are some of the reasons for either increases or decreases uh in bus referrals. Increased student ridership, especially at our elementary level. Uh we have a lot of our elementary buses that are are nearing max capacity. Um so you do have increased ridership. Uh increased adult supervision on buses. So previously with the addition of uh the 10 new bus aid positions um you had a driver that may have done a lot of verbal and didn't get to turn in things as much. Now they have an extra set of eyes and ears on the bus that they can help with those things. So they're able to apply a little more focus to that and that's why some of those numbers change. Now what we do
072with the rotation um if an aid is assigned to say a Woodbury bus they they may do that bus for two weeks and then they'll move to another bus and do for two weeks or if we have extended problems or we've had some concerns expressed from an administrator or even from a parent we may leave that a date on that bus for a couple of weeks before we rotate them. We have some situations where an aid may ride one bus in the morning, another bus in the afternoon just so that we have a consistency and students know, okay, Miss so and so is going to be on that bus this afternoon and I got to I got to watch my step. So that's that's helped as well. Increased observation by by drivers. We we constantly
073go over that. Um it's constant coaching. It's constant coaching. 20 30 minute bus ride and then you have these students home. So just do that. um staff to student relationship that that has um we see a lot where you know I I subbed in on the bus the other day and the first student I picked up said where's Miss Holly like she's not feeling good today. Well for that student to say that then that driver has established some kind of connection with that student. So that makes you feel good in the supervisory role that the students are concerned asking about their drivers. So that's always a good next slide. So we'll continue uh with our strategies for reducing bus conduct issues. Rotational bus aids when applicable. Uh retraining of drivers, that's always an ongoing assigned
074seats at elementary and middle school level. We have a safety conduct video project which is still in process. Uh the conduct safety reviews um that we do after each major break in uh educational days and continuous professional development to drivers and aids when applicable and available. Next slide. Any questions on that before we jump into the second chance? >> Any questions? regards to the slide that um you had put up the total um top seven reasons for referrals and of course I hadn't added them up but going back to the slides where Miss Adams and it was like um in regards to the admin conference the students with like35 did she pretty much talk to every student that I guess had a referral? >> Yes. >> Wow. Some days she would actually spend two, three
075hours at one campus and then in the afternoon she would be at another campus and then the next day she might be back at that campus following up on she come in with a stack of what she had worked on and printed out meet with those students. Yes. Any others? So, we're continuing uh our second chance transportation shuttle um to help combat uh absenteeism in the district. Next slide, please. Uh our guidelines for that um pretty much the same. A bus or a van will be available between 7:45 um to assist with bus incidents. Um I apologize for that typo. It should say until 11:00 a.m. Um, we do run that till 11:00 a.m. Um, after normal bus delivery times, it does say it down there. So, I missed that when I was putting this
076together. It starts at 9:00 a.m. What we try to do when the buses are in service, if a bus, if we get a call, we look at the GPS, see where the bus is located. If it's still within range, we may ask that driver to circle back. if it's without uh if it's without outlined the area, it's not within range, we put them on the list and we track that list and so we use whatever driver is available. And then once all of the bus routes are complete, we do have drivers that stay on until 11 to to keep monitoring that. Uh it's not available on delayed start dates or or um early release days. Next slide. Uh so the steps for that is parents obviously must call the school school call transportation. We put
077them on the tracking data sheet uh dispatch a shuttle. They're picked up at their regular assigned bus stop or as close as we can get them. We track all that data. It's shared with student support services um and their attendance team. And the shuttle service for for this school year is discontinued after a student and there was my other typo. There was two. I apologize for that. It was 14 last year. It's 12 this year. And that was decided from the superintendent's office working with the attendance team and student support services. Next slide. So we actually do have a down. We started out first semester 2324 with 1383 pickups. Uh 2425 with 26 or 2262. And for first semester for the current school year 1982. So definitely a downward trend. More students are catching the
078bus on time. Um and the buses obviously are being on time as well. So that's kind of dual reward there. Next slide. Any questions? Any questions? Any questions? Awesome. Thank you. Thank you. >> I just want to say one thing while Mr. Scarce is here. I'd like to thank um our bus garage and all of our drivers for delivering meals. Um and for I know that Mr. McVey is here as well, their maintenance team helping to get meals delivered um during our absence during inclement weather. Um that was um a major task in in getting to different locations and getting meals to our students during that time. So I'd like to personally thank him for that. So thank you Next, we'll move to item 7.2, multi-year school support plans, Mr. >> Good evening, Chairman Graves,
079Vice Chair Cunningham, Superintendent Dr. Haristston, and members of the board. I am Anastasia Bermouth, director of leadership development, and I come before you tonight to share some changes and updates to some of our school support plans. For the 25 2025 2026 school year, the Virginia Department of Education shifted to a multi-year school support plan for comprehensive support and improvement schools, replacing the single year plans of last year. Additionally, local school boards are asked to review these plans. Our continuing comprehensive support and improvement schools are EA Gibson Elementary, Woodbury Hills Elementary, and Westwood Middle School. Each school's multi-year school support plan has been provided to you for your review. Any questions? >> Any questions? Any questions? Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Next, we'll move to 8.1 makeup days and waiver. And at this time, I'll
080turn it over to Dr. Bol. >> Good evening again, Chairman Graves, Vice Chair Cunningham, board members, and Dr. Harrison. I am here to provide an update on our 202526 seat time makeup days and um requesting approval for a waiver. So, regarding our seat time, the state of Virginia has a requirement regarding how many days or how many hours students must be in school. So, each school must have a standard school year, which is at least 180 teaching days or a total of 990 teaching hours. And that is the state policy. Looking at this um slide, we have planned 180 days for our elementary and middle school. We have planned 179 days for our high school. And as you guys know, we've had six closed days due in due to inclement weather. We've had six remote
081learning days due to inclement weather. And we have had three two-hour delays due to inclement weather. Now, they said the groundhog saw his shatter. Did y'all hear that? Right. So, let's hope that was a flu that we don't get any more weather for the remaining days because we need our children in school for the rest of the year. The chart that you see on the screen displays um our total calculation of how many hours we have. So, if you look at the chart, the first column is the grade level. In elementary school, we gound 1, 102 day two hours per year, which already exceeds the 990 requirement. In middle school, we go 1,174 and a half hours, which also exceeds the 990 hour seat time. And in high school we go 1,124 and a2 hours
082which already exceeds the seat time as of February 9th 2026 which is currently which was 106 days of school. You can see on the screen how many hours we have enrolled our kids have been in school with instructional time. The next column outlines the instructional days needed to meet the requirement. So if we go to school 52 more days in elementary, 43 more days in middle school, 48 more days in high school, we will meet the 990 hours, but we also have more days than that minimum. So for elementary and middle, we have 68 more days left of school if there's not anything else that happens regarding the weather. And then high school, we have 67 days left. So we have we are way exceeding the minimum requirement of 990 hours to ensure that we
083meet that state requirement. February is already a makeup day that we have outlined and planned from the days that we missed in December. Um, we also have two more remaining makeup days on the academic calendar, which is May 26th and May 27th, which are currently scheduled as teacher professional days, aka work days. And we're I'm here to request approval to use those two days as half day instructional makeup days for time miss. And I'm also requesting approval to to wave any additional makeup days since we as a division has already exceeded the state requirement minimum of 9 90 instructional hours >> and the request is a joint approval for those. >> Yes, >> this is an action item. >> I'm sorry. >> Thank you again, Dr. Po. So, just for my clarification, they need to
084do those half days to be able to have the the extra days and stuff for >> No, we have enough hours, but we we know that we prefer our kids. We need them to have as much instructional hours as possible. We don't have to do that, but we want to have that. Our kids need all the instructional time possible. Okay, so motion on the floor. >> I move that we approve the request for to wave the days as approved and to also uh make the 26th and 27th have instructional makeup. >> Second. >> There was a second by >> a motion made by Dr. Williams, second by Miss Mclofflin. Any discussion on the motion? Any discussion on the motion? Hearing none, madam clerk, please call for >> Dr. Williams. >> Yes. >> Miss Cunningham. >>
085Yes. >> M. >> Yes. >> M. >> Yes. >> Miss Walker. >> Mr. >> Yes. Thank you. >> Next, we'll move to item 8.2 public schools mathematic innovation grant application. I'll turn it over to Mr. F. Good evening, Chair Graves, Vice Chair Cunningham, members of the board, and Dr. Harist. I'm pleased to present to you tonight regarding our 202526 comprehensive math innovation grant approval. The goal of this grant is to help school divisions strengthen mathematics instruction and improve outcomes for high need student groups. The VDOE has allocated funds to be used statewide to equip and support instruction and ensure student success. DPS applied for this grant to impact our community. And Danville Public Schools has been awarded the full amount for which we applied, $530,852. This funding will support professional learning on highquality instructional material
086implementation for grades K through8 and high school end of course mathematics. The mathematics CNI instructional team is prepared to use these funds to implement the summer 2026 HQIM mathematics institute. We're preparing for five days of learning experiences. Uh these are for math teachers and not only math teachers but anyone involved in mathematics instruction. Special ed education gifted e teachers coaches and administrators would be welcome for this. Uh our focus is going to be on understanding the standards of learning instructional practices supporting all learners in the classroom datadriven instruction and live practice for teachers. Uh, we respectfully request your approval and acceptance of the math innovation grant. >> Thank you. Any questions? Any questions? M. >> Um, so Mr. Font, um, you you listed those who are being included in this? Yes, ma'am. >> Is it
087mandatory for teachers? >> This would be a summer session. So we would be providing a stipend for their for them to come and be a part of this but it is over the summer section is not required but requested. >> Are we thinking about strongly recommending for some of our teachers that may help? >> We would like to strongly recommend to all of our teachers to participate in this and grow in their craft. Typically, typically if they do not attend the paid session, we offer it mandatory during pre-planning. They'd rather be paid than attending. >> Any other any other questions? This is an action item. >> Chair make a motion that we approve the grant application as presented. >> Second. >> Motion made by Miss Cond, second by Miss Avery. Any discussion? Any discussion here
088by ML cler please call for vote. >> Miss A. >> Yes. >> Dr. Williams. >> Yes. >> M. >> Yes. >> Miss Cunningham? >> Yes. >> Miss Walker? >> Yes. >> Mr. Grace? >> Yes. Thank you. Thank you. >> Next we'll move to item 9.1 personnel recommendations. Turn it over to Miss Wley. Good evening, Chairman Graves, Vice Chair Cunningham, Dr. Harrison, and members of the board. You've been presented with personal recommendations for your review, consideration, and approval. I'm happy to answer any questions that you may have at the time. >> Any questions, Miss W? >> Yes. I would like to pull all the first number 021226. It'll be 12, 16, and 17. Any others? Any others? This is next time it >> Mr. Chair, I move that we approve all of the recommendations before us
089except 12, 16, and 17. >> I second the motion. Motion made by Mr. Mclofflin and second by Dr. Williams. Any discussion on the floor? Any discussion? Any discussion? Hear none. Madam clerk, please call for vote. >> Miss A. >> Yes. >> Dr. Williams. >> Yes. >> Miss, >> yes. >> Miss Cunningham, >> yes. >> Mer, >> yes. Mr. Grace, >> yes. Thank you. Next, we'll move to item 10.1, policy BDD. This policy is electronic participation in schoolboard meeting for locations. This policy is needed to be uh approved annually. So our time is coming to approve uh this policy. >> Mr. Chair, I move that we approve the policy as presented. >> Second. >> Motion made by Dr. Williams, second by Miss Cington to approve policy BDD. Any discussion? Any discussion? Hearing none. If I clerk,
090please call. >> Dr. Williams. Yes, >> Miss Cunnington. >> Yes, >> Mr. W. >> Yes, >> Miss Favor. >> Yes, >> Miss Walker. >> Yes, >> Mr. >> Yes. Next item 11.1 for request for information on the future. >> Dr. Harrison um Dr. Harrison, I want a little bit more information or an update on the ASP program. >> Also, thank you so much, Dr. Harrison, for the this may their report for the buses, but I'd also requested also a districtwide. I don't know if but if not, we can, you know, whenever you can get that together. >> Actually, the schedule for the work session the first week in what is Olivia? What's next week? It's a work session next week. >> So, we have the full academic first semester data presentation and then it's a
091work session. The principles will be here to talk about it's on the draft agenda for next week. >> Okay. Thank you so much. >> Any others? Any others? >> Um, yes. I'd like to request if we could get um presentation or maybe even in a work session on the process for uh the special education program. um just the process as far as what parents can expect during that process. >> Um the referral process and eligibility show presented at the budget meeting. you doing budget meeting is it March 5th? Yeah. After the February 22nd pass, budget pass through for the state. So it's on that presentation. We presented it to the um committee today. >> Any others? Any others? >> Also like to announc that make sure I'm right. Monday, February 16th, we're going to be
092in school, right? In school. All right. I want everybody to hear that. Students will be and teachers be in school on Monday. Next, we'll move to item 12.1 for recess. Motion recess. >> Mr. Chair, I move that we uh recess for seven minutes. I second. >> Second >> motion made by Dr. Williams, second by Miss Cunningham in recess for seven minutes. Any discussion? Any discussion? Hear none. Madam cler, please call for vote. Dr. Williams. >> Yes.