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001As required by section 2.2-3712D of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, a roll call vote will be taken to certify that to the best of each member's knowledge, one only public business matters lawfully exempted from an open meeting requirements under the act. and two only such public business matters as were identified in the motion by which the closed session was convened were heard, discussed, or considered in the close session by the board. Prior to the vote, any member of the board who believes that there was a departure from the requirements of one and two is read shall so state the same indicating the substance of the departure that and his or her judgment has taken place. Does any board member wish to respond? >> Hearing no response, I will now take the freedom of information

002on roll call. Mr. Steven Pier senior >> Mr. H be house senior. >> Yes. >> Mr. Kenneth El Bridgetette. >> Yes. >> Mr. Cory Tucker. >> Yes. >> M. Joyce Proctor. >> Yes. >> Mr. Bernard J. Lundy Jr. >> And Mr. Adrien T. Dance senior. >> Yes. >> Thank you, Miss Davis. Board member, we move to number four. I actually have 4 A. Miss Brown and 4 A and then 4 B. He's not there. Thank you board chair Virginia and school board members. For items 4 A and 4B, it is a superintendent's recommendation that the school board approve the personnel agenda dated for February 18th, 2026 as provided. Then for 4B, for vendor contracts, it is the superintendent's recommendation that the vendor contracts the vendor contracts for Dr. Patricia Johnson, Miss Lori Newton, and Mr.

003John Wallenert be approved as provided. >> Thank you, Mr. B. Any questions? >> You heard the superintendent's recommendations. That motion to accept the recommendations for 4 A and B. >> I move to accept, Mr. Chair. >> Moved by Mr. Dis. >> All in favor? Opposed? >> Motion carries. >> Thank you. >> Motion to adjurnn from close. >> So moved by Mr. Pierce. Is there a second? >> Second, >> Miss Proctor. All in favor? >> I >> oppose. Motion carries. Thank you. Okay. Good evening once again, everyone. The time now is 5:14 p.m. And we would like to call our work session to order. Miss Davis, if you would call the role once again. >> Mr. Steel Pier, Senior >> here. >> Mr. Halby B senior. >> Mr. Halby M senior >> here. >> Mr. Kenneth

004Pritchard >> here. >> Mr. Carrie Tucker >> here. >> Miss Joyce Proctor >> here. Mr. Bernard Lundy Jr. >> here. >> And Mr. Adrian T. Dance senior >> here. >> Thank you board members. We'll move to 1B. Approval of the agenda. If there are no corrections, is there a motion to approve our agenda? >> Moved by Mr. Mundy. Is there a second? >> Second. >> Mrs. Tucker. All in favor? >> Opposed? Motion carries. 1 C. Moment of silence. Miss Davis. >> The following are to be remembered during the moment of silence. Miss Clara Day and family and the passing of her brother, Mr. Sherman L. Austin on Sunday, January 11th, 2026. Miss Deborah Witted, PCPS educator, and her family in the passing of her father, Mr. Lynwood Taylor, on January 27th, 2026. Mr. Lawrence E.

005Green and family in the passing of his sister, Miss Orura E. Green Bonner, on Thursday, January 29th, 2026. Miss Darlene Edmonds and family and the passing of her sister, Miss Pamela D. Edmonds, on Saturday, January 31st, 2026. Miss Cynthia Caldwell and the family and the passing of her sister-in-law, Miss Deborah Caldwell Morgan on Thursday, February 5th, 2026, and the family of former PHS school counselor Miss Sandra M. Smith in her passing on Sunday, February 8th, 2026. And to the family of Mr. William Henry Steel, the third PCP security specialist in the in his passing on Tuesday, February 17th, 2026. >> Someone else. >> Yes. Need to add Dr. Marsha Denise Johnson. She passed her funeral service would be this weekend at um Third Baptist. She was a former teacher of Petersburg. Thank you. At this

006time, we have a moment of silence. Okay, thank you. Next, we have our pledge of allegiance. If you led by Mr. Miles, ask that you stand, please. I pledge allegiance to the flag >> of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. >> Thank you. Next we move to number two. Our recognition is Miss Brown. Right. Thank you board chair and school board members. I'm excited this evening for our recognition section as we have lots of Petersburg stars to recognize this evening. And so tonight we will start with our very first one which is one of our students here at Pet here at Petersburg High School and is a part of our wonderful all-star basketball team. I want to

007recognize this evening Priscilla Trell Almond who is the McDonald's AllAmerican this year from Petersburg High School. Is Latrell here? >> He's in the gym. >> Okay. Of course he's in the gym. All right. So we are so proud of Latril as we know you know sports is very they're very sports are very competitive and it's hard to be recognized you know in your region in your state but to be a McDonald's all-American that is a big deal and so we are very very proud of Latril and his efforts and we just thank um the basketball team we thank coach Tyrell White and the entire staff we want to thank Petersburg High School for supporting and nurturing our learner because they are student athlete. They're students before they're athletes. And so, we're really, really proud of

008Latrell. Maybe we can get him over here, but we will come right back and recognize him. So, congratulations to Latrell, his family, and to the entire Petersburg High School Crimson Wave team. So for our ne next recognition this evening of course is abs are absolutely our all stars and these are the people that do the work every single day on the ground for kids and so we know that there are hard jobs all throughout the school division but we know that our teachers have a really really hard job and these are the teachers that do the best job at it and so I am excited as a superintendent this evening along with the school board to recognize our 2026 teacher of the year winners for Petersburg City Public Schools. And so with that, I want

009to thank our human resources team for working so diligently to pull together the celebration so that the school board could recognize our all-star teachers. And so tonight, we have ve a very special recognition. And as you can see on the back, we have some great gifts for our um teachers of the year. And of course, we're going to celebrate you later on this year at the end of the year at our formal banquet. But with to that with to that end, I want to start with our recognitions. So, we'll ask you to come forward and we have a nice token for you, which is the initial token from the school board from all the school board members here in Petersburg City Public Schools. And so, we will start with our assistant superintendent of human resources,

010Dr. Chenica Long Lane, who will announce each winner. And then of course we will celebrate our 2026 2026 teacher of the year for the entire school division. So with that I'll turn it over to Dr. Lane and her human res her human resources team. Thank you. >> Good evening board preacher vice chair Turker superintendent board members colleagues and community. I come back again excited to present our teacher of the year winners. Along with me is Miss Patrice Thornhill, supervisor of talent employment services. So, we'll begin with Petersburg High School with Miss Chassity Rick Green. Spring is currently in her third year as an educator at Petersburg High School. She is a United States Army veteran with 12.5 years of service and experience that shaped her leadership approach, discipline, and commitment to public service. She is

011also an army spouse and a mother of three roles that strongly influence her perspective and passion for education. Miss Rick Spring holds a master's degree in occupational safety and health administration and is nearing completion of her second master's degree in public administration from Columbia Southern University. She is also a two-time published children's book author reflecting her dedication to voice, storytelling, and meaningful impact. Miss Rick Green is motivated by a belief that children are the future and that intentional investment in students is essential to building strong communities. She teaches with purpose, intention, and a deep commitment to supporting the academic and personal growth of her students. Please join me again from Pittsburgh High School in congratulating Chidity Rick. Next, representing Pitman Academy is Miss Latoya Mason. Latoya Mason has served at Pitman Academy since 2021, beginning

012as a special education teacher. She has most recently transitioned over to serving in the GED program at Pitman. Please join me in congratulating Miss Latoya Mason from Pit County. Next representing Vernon John's Middle School in Blandford is Mr. Kevin Bibbons. With 11 years of service to Petersburg City Public Schools, he has close ties and connection to PCPS. He grew up seeing the great work of the district and his mother, Rita Bibons, recently retired after more than 30 years of service at Petersburg High School. He is a nudie wad married to Camille who is also an educator. She is an assistant principal. The foundation of his educational journey is rooted here in Petersburg as most of his elementary years were spent at Walnut Hill Elementary School. He earned a BS in sociology from Old Dominion University

013where he pledged Kalpa Alphasai fraternity incorporated before returning to Etric to obtain a master of education and special education from Virginia State University and replanted his roots to work here in Petersburg. His favorite quote is the power of education lies in its ability to transform lives. Please join me in congratulating Mr. Next from Cool Spring Elementary School is Miss Kira Patterson. >> Miss Patterson graduated with honors from North Carolina ENT State University Aggie Pride in Greensboro, North Carolina in 2007. The Richmond Teacher Residency Program, RTR, provided through BCU, created the pathway that brought her to Petersburg City Public Schools. She has had the privilege of teaching in Petersburg for six years. Her first two years coincided with the pandemic, and it helped strengthen her knowledge and application of the Virginia Standards of Learning, instructional best

014practices, and relationship building strategies, and the value of remaining positive and solutions oriented when facing challenges. She is married with two children, Donovan and Zara. Her family motivated her to do her best every day and she strives to provide her students with the same type of learning environment and education that she wants for her own children. She's truly grateful for the opportunities and lessons that she has learned from Petersburg family and she looks forward to your continued growth. Please join me in congratulating Miss Kira Patterson. Next from Lake Elementary School, Miss Trina Claymore. Miss Claywin is a dedicated and passionate educator who graduated from Virginia State University in 1994 with her bachelor's degree in music education. With over 30 years of teaching experience, including 27 years of committed service with Petersburg City Public Schools, she

015views education not merely as a profession, but as a ministry and divine caller. Trquia is deeply devoted to nurturing their whole child, instilling self-worth, confidence, and the belief that greatness already exists within every student. She is committed to transforming young lives from high risk to high rewards, empowering students to make meaningful contribution to their families, schools, and communities. As a proud seed planner, she pours purpose, creativity, and higher level thinking into every learner she encounters. Through her innovative use of music as an education and motivational tool, she lives out her philosophy mus Christ is still using me to inspire growth, excellence, and lifelong success in all she serves. Please join us in congratulating Miss Tia CLAYMORE from West View. Miss Natasha C. Collins. Miss Collins is a dedicated early childhood educator with over 15 years

016of experience teaching children ages 2 to 5 years old. She currently serves as a Head Start teacher at Westview. For nine of those years, she has proudly taught in Peace University public school system. Her passion for teaching was inspired by her parents, the late Dr. Alphonso Collins and Rosa Collins who encouraged her to follow her dream of becoming an educator. She earned an associate of applied science and early child development from J. Sergeant Reynolds Community College. She holds a bachelor of science and interdisciplinary studies with a minor in community based education from Virginia State University as well as a masterers of interdisiplinary studies with a concentration in leadership and counseling. She is a proud and active member of Zeta Feta Sorerti Incorporated. education and leadership run by family as her sister Lata A. Collins is

017a college professor and head girls basketball coach at St. Mary's College of Maryland and she's a proud aunt of a nephew who plays in the NFL. Her favorite scripture, Proverbs 3:5-6, guides her life and career. Trust in the Lord with all thine heart and lean not into thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him and he shall direct thy paths. She strives each day to walk in faith, lead with love, and make a positive impact in the lives of children and families she serves. Please join me in congratulating Miss Collins. Next from Warner Hill is Miss Shante Mason. Miss Mason began her career in education in January 2020 and all of her years of service have been dedicated to Walnut Hill Elementary School. During her time, she has served as first grade team lead

018for two years, taught second grade, and is currently teaching third grade. She is motivated by witnessing her students academic and social growth. She values open communication with parents and is committed to building lasting relationships that support our students. She is a native of Import, Virginia and a proud graduate of the illustrious Virginia State University. She is guided by the belief if you stay ready, you don't have to get ready. Please join me in congratulating Miss Mason. And last from Pleasant Lane Elementary School, representing her school as well as being named the division teacher of the year. Jashima Smith is a career switcher and devoted PCBs educator for 11 years. She has inspired students and teachers across the division by fostering relationships centered around her love for teaching and learning. She has served as a classroom

019teacher, title one reading teacher, KT K2 literacy coach, assistant principal, and now reading specialist. Her passion for literacy is reflected in her work and she aims to build a capacity of teachers and positively impact student outcomes. What motivates her as an educator is the desire to have a positive lasting impact on children's lives. During her free time, she loves to read, dance, and spend time with family and friends. Please join me in congratulating Miss Jashima Smith and all of our take one group photo and then one. Y two and then four members of superintendent. >> Yeah, I can see the window. >> I got to give Mr. Lundy a kiss. >> I can see you. Have you different window that way till she's right? >> Smile at me. I cannot see which one. Thank you.

020>> Thank you. Congratulations again to all of our teachers of the year. Well done. Well done. Well done. And so if we have any family members of any of our teacher of the year winners, if you could just stand so that we can recognize you as well. If you have any family members, thank you. And thank you to all of our principles that came out to support your teachers and staff. I heard Dr. Parham over there. I saw her Stacey Pam. I saw her over there cheering her West View over. She was representing from Westview Elementary School. >> Stay here. Go back to >> And so we have our principles. Of course, we know that those schools that they're still going to be here, those ones for our accreditation recognition. And so teachers, you're welcome

021to stay as well if you know if you want to stay. If not, we please have a great evening and get home safe. And we have principles that are remaining because we will be recognizing um three of our principles this evening. So, thank you all again. Congratulations. And so, what we'll do is we'll go back to our very first recognition of this evening, which started with our student. And so, as you heard me say, sports of course we know is very, very competitive. And we know that Petersburg is full of we're full of student athletes, who can play the game, and who are students on and off the court. And so it is exciting. And I am definitely a sports enthusiast and I love sports. And so to know that as superintendent there is a

022student in Petersburg City Public Schools that has been named a McDonald's All American >> is absolutely amazing. And so I will turn it over to our allstar coach and assistant athletic director, coach Tyrell White, to tell us a little bit about Latril. Again, our McDonald All American. >> Good evening everyone. >> Good evening. Uh, Latril is one of 24 players throughout the whole United States of America who's recognized as one of the best players throughout the country. Let's clap for that. Latel Tashan Almond. I call him out. Yes. Latrell Tashawn Alman. He is a,000 point scorer. He is a Oklahoma State commit which he's already signed in the fall. He holds over a 3.4 GPA and he's one of the hardest working young men in the country. And I'm excited today to recognize him as

023a McDonald's All-American. >> Thank y'all for coming out and supporting me. I appreciate everything that know Petersburg community and just the family here has to offer and you guys welcome me with open arms and I just want to say thank you. Appreciate you guys. >> Thank you. Chelsea >> Oh, you want Thank you, Coach White. Thank you, Lel. You go out there to Oklahoma State. I think that's saying water. Still water. Right. You go out there, you represent Petersburg High School, Princeton Wade, right? As a GPA average of what now? >> 3.4. So you remind them every time you get on the field and every time you walk in those classrooms exactly what you're made of and who you are. I know that we are very proud of you and I know your parents and

024your family is so proud of you. So congratulations, McDonald's All-American. Got to get one with the board. Good job. One, two, three. Step it. Congratulations again. And I'll close with that to say it is our turn now. Is that right? >> That's right. >> All right. So, so for our next recognition, So, our next recognition this evening is we have 44C, our Virginia Department of Education full accreditation schools. And so as everyone is aware, the department of education this year um created two systems, a system of school performance framework and support. And they also created a school accreditation system that rated our schools based on a submitted set of criteria based on accreditation standards across the Virginia Commonwealth. And so we are excited. We were excited to hear from the Virginia Department of Education that

025we had three schools that were identified based on that accreditation criteria that is outlined um on the VODE website that we had three schools who earned full accreditation in alignment with all of the accreditation standards in the accreditation system. And so tonight, I'm excited to bring forward the three leaders of the schools who earned the the full accreditation based on the criteria again that was set by the Virginia Department of Education in recognition of meeting the standards of accreditation and demonstrating compliance with all required performance indicators. And so tonight we will start with our first full accreditation for 2526 school. Again, starting with Cool Spring Elementary School, led by Principal Sonia Sh. So be on behalf of the Petersburg City Public School Board and Superintendent, we're excited to present the certificate of of acknowledgement and

026achievement to Miss Sonia Shaw and the Cool Spring Elementary School. What's your mascot? >> Cougars. Thank you. Congratulations. So turn around for your picture. Thank you. Congratulations on earning the full accreditation in the new system. And so our next recognition of this evening is I want to congratulate on earning full accreditation within the new accreditation system is to none other than leader and principal Belinda Urkart who is the leader of Walnut Hill Elementary School. I'm sure you can tell which ward represents based on him standing up. >> To Walnut Hill Elementary School leader and the Walnut Hill Tigers. Is that correct? The Walnut Hill Elementary School has met the criteria set forth by the Virginia Department of Education in recognition of meeting the standards of accreditation and demonstrating compliance with all required performance indicators. So,

027congratulations on receiving full accreditation in the new system. Well done. Thank you. >> Thank you. Congratulations. And last but not least, we have our flagship school, which is none other than Petersburg High School under the leadership of, and I often tease her about first lady all the time of um of Petersburg. And so we have Principal Alicia Fields. Congratulations on earning full accreditation within the new accreditation system. And again, Miss Field and her team, the school has met the criteria set forth by the Virginia Department of Education in recognition of meeting the standards of accreditation and demonstrating compliance with all required performance indicators. So, congratulations to Petersburg High School. Thank you, Miss Field. Sorry, I'm throwing two hands. Congratulations. And all I can say is go wave. These three come together. What's up, Ray? How

028you doing? This way. One, two, three. Thank you again. Of course, we have lots of continued work to do as we work um through our school performance and support framework um scoring. And so we are really excited about our schools that were able to earn accreditation um through the new system of standards that have been set. So thank you. Congratulations and we will continue our work and our journey. Thank you. And so last but not least, as you know, this month, February, was a month of celebrations. Of course, this month is also um Virginia School Board appreciation month. And so we had an opportunity to appreciate our um board members here in Petersburg City Public School at our last meeting. And so tonight for our final recognition, we are now going to recognize the 2026

029Virginia School Board Association PCPS School Board Clerk Appreciation Week, which is February the 16th through the 20, 2026. So, I'm excited to recognize and acknowledge our board clerk, none other than Miss Tira Davis, who has who joined us in Petersburg from Denwitty. Is that correct? Miss from Denwitty County. And so, we're excited. How long have you been here, Miss Davis? >> So, she's been here almost a year next month. And so, we're really excited. We thank you for jumping in. Thank you for all the learning and the continuing to evolve in this role as school board clerk. This is a very essential role to the to the things that need to happen in order for boards to conduct their business. And so we're really excited to recognize you um this week. And we also are

030excited to recognize our former board clerk um Miss Janet Bio over there in the corner. She can raise her hand too. She is always around supporting Miss Davis and supporting the board and supporting the work. And so to just both of you all, thank you. Thank you. Thank you. You are the unsung heroes of all that you see each month at board meetings. You do all the different tasks throughout the week to make sure that things continue to run so the board's business can continue. Um, and so just thank you for your efforts as we continue to grow together as a team, but we want to make sure that we recognize you as for the VSBA school board clerk appreciation February 16th through the 20th, 2026. So in appreciation of your dedication and hard work

031for public education through continued service to the students of the Commonwealth of Virginia, specifically the students of Petersburg City Public Schools. and that's signed by Gina Patterson who is the executive director of Virginia School Board Association. So we'll have Miss Davis come to the front so we can give her a round of applause so that she can take her picture and be recognized and then we will ask Miss Rios to join her after she takes her picture and we have a certificate for her that board chair Bridget and I will provide to her and to Miss Janet Burios. And so again, in appreciation of your dedication and hard work for public education through continued service to the students of the Commonwealth of Virginia, this day fe this week, February 16th through the 20th, to Miss

032Tira Davis and also to Miss Janet Janette, I'm sorry, Miss Rio pronouncing it Janette Bario. So let's all give stand and give them a hand. Yeah, Smile this way. One, two, three. >> Thank you. Thank you. There you go. >> That's good thing. That's it. Thank you, Miss Brown, and everyone that we recognize tonight. Thank you for your hard work. This concludes our recognition portion. Next, we'll move on to number three, our superintendent staff reports 3A, Miss Brown, FY226 monthly budget updates. >> Thank you, board pitching and school board members. We will bring forth Dr. Matias Greywood, our chief financial officer, who will bring the board up to date on our FY2526 monthly budget update. That is for the month of January. Is that correct, Dr. Greywood? >> Yes, ma'am. >> Okay. So, this is

033for the month of January, and we should be caught up um after this point. So, thank you. I'll turn it over to Dr. Greywood. Good evening, Chair Pritchette, Vice Chair Tucker, Superintendent Brown, esteemed members of the school board, Petersburg community, and PCPS colleagues. Tonight, I will present the monthly budget update as of January 31st, 2026. This report covers the the general fund, the food service fund, grants fund, and our head start program. My goal is to provide a clear picture of where we stand year to year, year to date, highlight variances, and ensure transparency in our financial stewardship. Tonight's update follows four major section sections. Petersburg city transfer budget and actuals, general fund budget and expenses, food service and grants, Head Start and our non-federal funding portion of Head Start. I'll walk through each section

034and then take questions at the end. The Petersburg city transfer budget to actuals. We begin with the Petersburg city for transfer. The original budget for FY2526 is 12.98 million. As of January 31st, we have received 7.57 million, which reflects seven installments of about 1 million each. The remaining balance would be received uh is about 5.4 4 million and the installment schedule continues to support predictable cash flow for our operations. Next, general fund budget and expenses. For FY2425, the total budget was 69 million with 64 million expensed, leaving a balance of 4.9 million. For FY226, our current general fund budget is 72 million. As of January 31st, we have expensed 39.5 million, leaving about 33 million available. Construction remains our largest budget category with 46.5 million budgeted and 23 million spent to date. Administration, transportation, operations,

035and technology are all tracking within expected ranges. Transportation continues to be an area we monitor closely due to last year's outbreak. We plan to make necessary adjustments if necessary as the year progresses. Food service and grants. The current food service budget is 3.3 million with 1.87 million expensed, leaving 1.43 million remaining. For the grants fund, across all grant categories, the FY2526 budget totals 15.6 million. Instruction represents the largest portion with 14 million budgeted and 5.9 million spent to date. Administration, transportation, operations, and debt service categories are all within budget with some areas showing expected carryover. Together, fund two and seven total 18.9 million in current year budget with 9 million expense to date, leaving a balance of 9.87 million. Across all funds, general fund, food service, and grants, division has a total current budget of

03691.6 million with 48 million spent and 43 million available. Next, we move to Head Start, which includes both federal and non-federal funding requirements. As of January 31st, we have expensed 697,000 leaving 700,000 of our 1.4 million federal funding budget. highlights uh personal cost, salaries, and freedom represent the largest share with a combined budget of 1.3 million and 666,000 expected. Classroom supply slightly exceeded budget by 564 which we are monitoring. Most other categories including field trips, purchase education services and training remain well within budget. Our required non-federal share totals 350,000. Year-to- date expenses are 171,000 leaving 178 remaining. Key component salaries and frame are 23,000 budgeted 11,500 spent. Donated goods and services 80,000 budgeted 44,000 spent. Transportation 240 budgeted with 115,000 spent. Volunteer services, 7,000 budgeted, no expenses to date. Combine federal and non-federal Head Start

037funding totals 1.75 million with 868,000 spent and 881,000 remain. Our spending across all funds is aligned with projections and we continue to maintain strong strong balances across major categories. We will continue to moni monitor transportation classroom supplies and any areas with demon variances questions and I do have a question and maybe I'm incorrect Mr. You can correct me also with the math. Can you go to the one that has um the one the food service grants? If I'm looking at this correct, when you look at the the current budget, right, and you subtract the expenses from it, right, and that gives you your balances. Am I correct? >> Yo, um the first column that says current budget, >> yeah, go away to the um I'm talking about 202526. Okay. All the way. >> Yeah. See,

038for instance, go down to fund seven where you have 221,000, but when you come over to the balance, you have 220,000, but you don't have anything in there that you take that you that you actually um for the expense. There's not anything in there that you spend any money. >> See, number seven, fun operation made a facility. Okay. >> Fourth line from the bottom. >> Okay. The one that says 2225423, right? >> Uhoh. It says 22 22 221167. >> So 2526 is the third column from the end. And then there is a >> expense is blank >> and then you have a balance of 220,85. >> Oh okay. Okay. Um I I think there's an issue there with calculation. You started out with 221 >> and you're subtracting that. It should be a negative, I

039think. >> And also, um, >> Dr. G, if you go if you go back, if you go down the entire column, all the numbers are off. >> The bottom one that says total all funds. >> No. Uh, if you go down food service instruction, all those, they they do not they do not balance out correctly. >> Okay. I um it's I'll need to take a look at that. Um, and validate the numbers, but um it's probably just in the math of calculating them. >> So, we need to bring this back, Dr. Greywood. We need to bring this back with the correct calculations. >> Yes, I can I can fix it now. But, um >> yeah, if you can fix it now, >> I can do that. Um >> yeah, you may want to go ahead

040and just bring it back. Can you bring it back to us next Tuesday? Check all of your numbers on all of your slabs. Okay. >> Cuz something has thrown all of them off. >> Okay. It could have been corrupted uh in the uh export. >> Okay. >> The numbers from the Excel spreadsheet that I have all valid and accurate. >> And I do apologize for not checking your I just I was checking them as you were going along and I was like, "Wait a minute. Something's not right. >> Some something may have been missed." And the issue we face sometimes is it's in an Excel spreadsheet and we're dumping it into um Okay. >> Yeah. So, sometimes some of the numbers don't come across and it leaves like last last update numbers in some of

041the columns that what's happening, but I have the actual numbers. Okay. >> If you could bring it back to us during our budget work session. >> Okay. Thanks. Um >> I apologize for for the mishap. Yes. Oh, when you correct the document, send it and she can upload it. >> Okay. >> For next to you upload it for this one. Well, he's going to bring it back to us, but you do need to have the correct one also. >> Thank you. >> Any other questions, board members? Head start. Have you done head start? I must calculate while you were doing it. You've already done his stuff. >> Yes. I'm sorry. >> I was still checking out the numbers. I do apologize. Any other questions? I didn't check his stuff. >> No. Um I'm going to

042validate numbers. Um it could have been corrupted from the Excel spreadsheet over to the presentation, but we have them in Excel format that we can share. >> Okay. Thank you. Thank you, Sh. This prayer will look to you. Thank you board chair pitch and school board members. We'll now we'll now move to our second presentation of our session and that is our wide area network or our wan RFP selection and recommendation by Miss Monique Gates our director of information technology. This is a presentation that will align with the action that we are requesting this evening. Good evening board chair Pritchette, Vice Chair Tucker, Superintendent Brown, and other board members and community. I stand before you to make a presentation on our RFP 25-000013 for our wide area network. During the agenda, I will do an

043overview of the RFP, go over our evaluation process and committee, the consensus scoring results, our award recommendation, district options and next steps, and take any questions for the RFP. We received proposals from Comcast, Sgra, Vero, and WANRAC. And you will see Vero offered two um two solutions on the evaluation committee. It was myself, director of technology, Corey Arnold, our network engineer, Geneva Blackwell, our PCPS data analyst, Joseph Patterson stood on the committee as a purchasing agent recommendation, he did not have a vote, and also Melissa Zeruba who is our rate consultant. So, we had consensus scoring um for this particular RFP. >> Next slide, please. I'm sorry. Could you please could you all adjust the presentation? So, Miss Yates went over the evaluation committee. Thank you. And then that's consensus scoring. >> Okay. For consensus

044scoring, um for Comcast, their total score was 91.20. for Saggra 63.63 Whale rack was 60.77 Vero their hub and spoke monthly monthly points was 5872 for their ring um solution it was 55.25 and for their hub and spoke their upfront pricing was 55.01 01 points and for their rank up front was 54.19. So based upon the consensus scoring our recommendation is that we go with Comcast and the reason that we are we would go with Comcast is because they had the overall consensus score. They offered the lowest reasonable cost with the maximum rate benefit and are they are ready for infrastructure to provide services as of July 1. At this point the division has three options. The first option is to accept our recommendation of Comcast and we will realize a 90% rate reimbursement and

045timely deployment. By option two, we can select one of the other vendors. And if we do select one of the other vendors at this time, we will lose our -ate funding and it will delay providing service to us possibly. And for option three, we can cancel the bid cancel and do a rebid al together, do a new form 470 and still anticipate higher costs. Are there any questions? >> Any questions? Okay. >> No questions. >> No question. >> All right. Thank you. >> Thank you. Okay. You moved it down if you wanted to read it. Okay. Next, we move to 3C. >> Thank you, poor chief pitch school board members. Our next presentation of this evening is our new Walnut Hill Elementary School construction project. This will be an update provided by Dr. Javana Martinez,

046our assistant superintendent of of operations. And again, this is the update as to where we are today with our new school construction and in preparation for next steps. Dr. Martinez, >> thank you. Before I begin, I just want to make sure everybody have that handout. No. Let's make sure everybody have a handout. >> Is it a paper handout? >> Yes, ma'am. It is. Miss Davis has it. >> Thank you. >> Okay. >> All righty. Good evening, Board Chair Pritchette, Vice Chair Tucker, School Board members, Superintendent Brown, her executive cabinet, and our community guests. I want to set the tone for tonight right from the start. This is a work session, not the typical board presentation. I'm here to collaborate with you, not just present to you. Please note that at the end of each slide,

047I will ask the board for any questions or concerns. That is exactly what tonight is for. It's a word session. That young man you see Oh, go to the first slide. And then when I say next slide, I give the next slide. Thank you. That young man you see on this slide, here's why we are here. Every decision we make in this room has a name and a face attached to it. Our students at Walnut Hill Elementary are learning in a facility that has long exceeded its functional life. They deserve better. And tonight, I want to show you the clearest, most fiscally responsible path to delivering that. I'd like everyone to take a moment and look at the one-page handout in front of you. That single page is essentially the story I'm about to tell

048within the slide today. Can I confirm that everybody have that onepage handout? >> No. Okay. Okay. Good to go. All right. All right. So, we're waiting. >> All right. So, I'm going to keep moving and then this the hand out will be passed out here shortly. >> Okay. Next slide, please. >> Here's how we'll move through tonight. We'll start with context because I've learned that no good decisions can be made in vacuum. Then, I'll walk you through the project timeline because this has been years of deliberate work, not a sudden pivot. From there, we get into the heart of tonight. A frank discussion about scope, collaboration, and what the market has told us. Then we'll close with the next steps and open it up for questions. Now, let me take you back to where it

049all began. May of 2023, Pittsburgh City Public Schools was awarded a $27 million state grant under fiscal year 23 school construction assistant program on the scout. That was a significant moment for the division. It validated our need and our planning. The original ver vision at that time was ambitious, a K8 model. It's elementary and middle with an aquatic center, gymnasium, and auditorium estimated at $90 million. Now, I want to be direct. That original scope was aspirational and the funding landscape did not support it. So, we adjusted on April 6, 2025. After extensive internal operational consultation and superintendent direction, this board approved a scope amendment to a K5 focus model with authorization confirmed by VDOE and funding support confirmed by the city manager. The state grant was adjusted to $15 million and the city committed 30

050million through a literary loan bringing our total secure funding to 45 million. That is the foundation we are building on $45 million like these secure ready to deploy. The question tonight is what exactly does 45 million bill today. Thanks a lot. I want to spend a moment here because I know the PPA process raises a question and those questions are legitimate and deserve a real answer. PPE stands for the public private educational facilities and infrastructure act of 2002. It is a Virginia statute Virginia code sections 56575.16 and it is a wellestablished procurement mechanism. This board formally approved our operating policy DJFA-R in June of 2025. Here's how it unfolded. In August 2025, we received an unsolicited proposal from Gilbane Incorporated. That was the catalyst. We then issued a public notice and opened a mandatory 45day

051competition window. Three unique proposals came in by September 22, 2025. Three firms competed. That is the market competition at work. To ensure our evaluation was independent and rigorous, we engaged McDonald Baller Peek, known as MPPP, a nationally recognized thirdparty construction management consultant, beginning October 1, 2025. We also established a formal advisory committee on October 30, 2025, which I had the privilege of chairman. That committee included community members, school board representation, and internal division leadership. I want to be clear, I chaired that committee. I'm not a neutral party when it comes to wanting to see the school built, but I am absolutely committed to the integrity of this process. Every step we have taken has been by the book, and I would defend that regularly. Do we have the the the one pager yet? >> Everybody

052Everybody has one page. All right, good to go. Okay. Now, as far as what I said so far, because I want this to be a work session, not necessarily a presentation, right? Does anyone have questions about the PPA framework before I move to the timeline? Are we everybody up to speed on the PPA? Okay. As there are no questions, move on to slide five, please. All righty. Okay. What we're looking here is the project timeline from October 25 through April 2026. And I want you to notice something. We're not behind. Every phase is executed on schedule. October through December 2025, the advisory committee conducted a rigorous review of all three proposals. January and February 2026, short list interviews took place. 6 days from today, on February 24th, we will hold our mandatory public hearing on

053these proposals. Then comes March 4th, and that is the moment this entire timeline has been building towards. That is the board's decision point. If we act on March 4th, we move directly into execution and interim agreement and design start. Every week of delay after that date cost us momentum and in a construction market that is moving fast momentum management. If you look at the bottom of your handout, everyone pull up your handout please. You'll see the March 4 date highlighted as a critical decision point. Everything on this timeline depends on action at that meeting on March 4th. The footnote on this slide is worth reading aloud. It says, "Schedule relies on adherence to PPEA guidelines and successful negotiation of the interim agreement." That is not a caveat buried in the fine print. That is the

054honest truth of where we stand. The schedule relies on the adherence to PPA guidelines and successful negotiation at the interim, meaning that we are exactly on schedule um and we're ready to move forward on March 4th for a decision from the board. Next slide, please. And now we get to the hard part, the part that required the most courage when making this slide here. When our advisory committee MVP reviewed the three proposals against our current authorized scope, West View combined with Walnut Hill serving 1150 students, 1,150 students. The market made it clear that the scope requires capital that exceeds what the city can authorize or fund. We are discussing a projected $40 million shortfall. Not a rounding error, not a gap we can negotiate our way out of with value engineering. $40 million. So, what

055I'm really trying to say here is that in order for us to build what our scope is, it's going to cost us around $85 million. Okay? We have $45 million. It's going to cost me $85 million to build a school to support 1,150 students and combine Walnut Hill and Westview. I've spoken directly with city leadership. They have been clear the municipal capital ceiling is $45 million. They cannot bridge that gap at this time. What they have also said that is very important is that they fully support replacing the core Walnut Hill facility. The city is a willing partner. They simply need us to stay within $45 million. So we are at a fork. We can hold on to a scope we cannot afford and watch this project stall or we can make a strategic adjustment

056to keep this project alive and deliver a school to the children who need it. Okay. Is there any questions up to that point? Do we fully understand that in order to move forward with the current scope I need $85 million that also we also need to understand that the city is only giving us $45 million in partnership with PDO. Okay, with no questions I'll move on. All right, the table on this slide tells the story simply. Current scope Walnut Hill plus Westview 1,150 students results in a star project with a $40 million gap. Recommended scope Walnut Hill with local jurisdiction prek students 700 students is a viable path forward within our secured funding. Let me repeat that. Currently the scope is 1,150 students. Moving forward with that scope is going to start this project with

057a $40 million gap. The recommended scope is Walnut Hill to include the PK students and I'll talk more about that which will bring up the scope up to uh 700 students is a viable path forward. Now I want to address the question. I know some uh may think what's going to happen to Westview. Here's the enrollment picture. Walnut Hill Elementary currently serves 571 students within its boundary. West View currently serves 479 students. Westview is operating at capacity. They're full. They are currently declining funding because their physically footprint cannot accommodate additional enrollment. And this scope adjustment is part of the solution. Under the recommended model, we would remove the PKA students who live within Walnut Hill Elementary School boundary from West View and place them at the new school where they belong geographically and program programmatically.

058We're talking about approximately 70 to 100 preschoolers. This is not a large number, but the impact is significant. The moment those students move to the new Walnut Hill facility, Westview gains capacity and then Westview gains capacity, it can accept new students and then Westview accepts once they accepts new students, it unlocks funding it had turned away. So to be direct, Westview is not being abandoned at this point at so this is just a suggestion, right? So this is work session. which I suggested um uh we're strategically redistributing students to build a school that is financially viable and doing so relay the capacity pressure that has been strangling Westview's ability to grow. Regarding funding details, our base funding is $45 million and that's secured right now. We are concurrently negotiating with the city and VOE for

059an additional $10 million under the composite index 370 state city car share model. That variant strategy is a bridge not a dependency. The 700 student model aligns with the $45 million we already have plus the requested 20% variance estimating the total construction cost to approximately 55 million. The recommendation for March 4th is to approve the scope amendment accept the committee's recommendation on the selected design bill partner and authorized negotiation of the interim agreement. So, if we look back at the handout, the top right quadrant of your handout illustrates the scope comparison. Old versus new. I want to make sure this point lands. Does anyone want to dig a little bit deeper on anything I discussed just now? >> Thank you, Dr. Martinez. Could you just go back? I want to make sure that we clarify

060for everyone watching and for everyone in the audience and the board that I know you I think you mentioned I may have missed it so forgive me we're declining enrollment. I didn't know what you were mentioning because I know that our at at um currently at Westview, we um don't have enough seats and so we want to be able to have an appropriate number of seats and so I just want to make sure that we are all on the same page around the enrollment numbers related to um Westview and so we know that Westview is a very popular um model and so we want to make sure that we um articulating that the right thing and I just want to make sure if I missed it I want to make sure that I'm not incorrect.

061>> Right. So, so could you clarify the exact question? >> So, I know I heard I heard you say declining enrollment and I wanted to know I wanted to make sure that I was that I didn't miss what you said about some declining enrollment in your talking points. >> Right. So, as far as the point that I was I was I was trying to show was the fact that um the building at Westview is is at full capacity, right? So, um, and we're declining funding at Westview. So, meaning, so, so when I say that they're allowed, um, so for an example, if they have 479 students, when we did this, so it could be less or more as right now, but a couple months ago, it was at 479 students according to the funding from

062the state, they're able to get more funding. So we have so basically in summary basically we have we could have access to more funding but because we don't have enough space to house those additional seats we cannot take advantage of that additional funding that we have access to correct >> because we are already building wise at the capacity which again is the same thing as that we need additional seats at um Westview and so what you're presenting as a new scope for recommendation that the What we'll talk through tonight is the transition of the project becoming um the prek5 with the focus on the prek students that are currently zoned to Walnut Hill Elementary School. And those prek students would then attend Walnut Hill as the new Walnut Hill school and it would be a

063prek to5 school with the zone students who currently live in the Walnut Hill zone. Is that correct? In war three. >> That's correct. >> Thank you. >> There you go. >> All right. Slide eight, please. >> I do I do have questions and and maybe this is for another meeting. Are we going into detail? Are you going to mention the plan and maybe I missed it? The plans for the future of prek or have you mentioned it about what we talked about when we when we met with the mayor then you're going to talk about it. Okay. >> Right. She said she she's going to do it. >> Oh yeah. Right. Yeah. So yep. So now this scope right here is just recommendation. This is you know we can um when we go into the

064design phase figure out exactly what the school is going to look like. Then we'll go through a second. Mr. What's in the smell? >> Just for the public to understand. I know we said W three, but it's for all the kids in prek that's in the Warner to heal zone. So, if somebody is watching or listening, it's going to include all the children in the want to heal school zone, not just war three. >> Thank you. >> Excellent. All right, >> perfect. All right, so here we go. So I want to close uh this portion with the slide because I believe in governance and how we do things matter as much as what we do. This policy DFJ and the Commonwealth PPA act require specific procedural steps before the board can execute an agreement. We

065have followed every one of them. The public hearing on February 24th is mandatory. It must occur at least 30 days before any agreement is executed, which puts us right on schedule for April. Proposals will be posted publicly on our website and on EVA. Trade secrets will appropriately be redacted as required by law. On March 4th, this board will will have three governance actions before it. First, amend the scope to reflect the 700 student PK5 model. Second, accept the advisory committees and superintendent's recommendation uh to proceed with a single proposal. And third, authorize the administration to negotiate the interim agreement. Those three actions move us from planning to design from conversation to construction. I want to be transparent. If we delay past March 4th, we risk our procurement window, our contractor's availability, and the credibility of

066a process conducted within precision over the past five months. Next slide. Tonight I gave you the full story where we came from, what the market told us, what we're recommending, and what it requires of this board on March 4th. I'm happy to take any questions. Please reminded the handout is your single page summary. Everything I walked you through tonight is captured there, shared with constituents as I will be sharing it at the public hearing on February 24th. I'm happy to take any questions. >> Thank you, Dr. Martinez. Thank you for the information you provided to the board uh for the work session. So we will now um board your app if I may we can enter into the work session and I could start off with um just clarification points. So if we could go

067back to um the slide that has the timeline the road map and so of course um thank you Dr. Martinez for bringing up bringing everyone up to date and so I want to make sure that um I reiterate a couple of things. And so first of all again we are planning for a preK5 school is the new scope that we're bringing to the board for consideration as a part of this work session. But I also want to just u remind everyone that we will have on February the 24th is a public hearing. That is a part of the policy that the board voted on back in was that July? Um when did we vote on that? Um Dr. Martinez >> the U policy I believe was July. Yes >> July. Okay. So, we voted on

068the official policy in July of um 2025. And so, based on that policy, we must have a public hearing. And so, February 24th is our pending. We will get the notice out for a public hearing related to um the Walnut Hill project. And so, um Dr. Martinez, can you just briefly explain what that 24th will look like as far as what the um the structure of it and what is the public hearing on We may have to move that the the 24th. We need to give a 10-day notice. So, we may have to move that to March 1st or either March the 3 because we have missed that. I do apologize >> because what we did, we sent notice in for the 24th for the budget work session, not for the public hearing. >> Yeah.

069So just we we will need to move the public we will need to move the um for the budget for the budget work session February 24th that would be a work session with the school board and then for March even the March 3rd or either March 2nd March 2nd or even March 3rd will be the actual public hearing for the public to come and speak on what you're going to present about the new construction of Warner Hill. That would give us the 10 days. >> So we'll make that adjustment to the timeline. Um and once we get the final date um we'll put that in the timeline that we will have the public hearing will now be moved to the first week in March um so that we can adhere to the 10day window. Um

070Dr. Martinez, thank you board chair. And so um but again if you could just talk about what will happen. So based on the date March 3rd or 4th, what does that what is the public hearing on? >> Excellent Miss Brown. Yes. Uh, superintendent, the um public hearing will be a in a public forum. Basically, it'll it'll be myself, you and MBP, and we'll present to the community um based on um what we presented just now, right? U we'll explain what the PPA process was. We'll take them all the way through the exact timeline, what took place, and we'll also uh introduce the um community to the three proposals that we received. Um and we will have um their book one if you will um um to uh physically look at if you will um and

071we'll have the community as Q&A. Um and within that book one is basically uh what the proposers um um you know what their leadership looks like, what their values look like and whatnot. Um their marketing um and some of the pictures and photos of some of their last projects and whatnot. So, and what their team for their particular proposal look like. There'll be no um uh information uh within those proposals of um uh that's what they call um you know um uh information that that Yeah. Right. So, um, so it it it'll be a very, um, you know, condensed, uh, public hearing and we'll just present exactly where we at with this, uh, project and we'll ask questions and answers. >> Okay. Thank you. So, we will schedule that once we get the final date.

072>> Yes. Board members, if you can, right quick, if you could check your schedule, are you available on March 2nd at 5 and we will have that public hearing at 5:00? We need to get that announcement tomorrow into the paper. into the meeting. >> Yes. >> Okay. Okay. So, March 2nd at 5:00 p.m., we'll get that announcement into the media tomorrow for the public hearing on the construction of War Hill. Thank you. And so at this moment I would like to take a moment to talk through um the conversation that um Chair Pritchette, Vice Chair Tucker, um Dr. Greywood, our CFO, and um Dr. Martinez, assistant superintendent of operations. So we had a meeting with um Mayor Kum and Vice Mayor Hill to discuss the Walnut Hill project. And so um one of the things

073that we discussed um as it related to the numbers and so originally originally um we talked about the um as you can see the 1150 student was an old scope scope and so now we're looking to have a 700 member 700 seat prek elementary school and so what we discussed was a new model for our early learning and I know that um Dr. parent was out in the audience and I know has been a part of that conversation when we just kind of talked about it as a committee where we took a look and we talked to the mayor and vice vice mayor Hill about changing the model and so looking at bringing the zone students as um board member Miles stated those students that are zoned to Walnut Hill that currently attend West View

074would then be zoned into and would attend the new Walnut Hill school. And so that would do a couple of things. That will allow us to be able to have those additional seats at Westview that we just talked about that we needed new capacity at Westview. And it would also allow a good practice, a best practice of a community school because we know that it is wonderful. Westview is a wonderful little school, but a community school is even better because students who start there in preK can stay from prek all the way to fifth grade. And so that community school again continues to be the hub of uh the Walnut Hill community. And so we have proposed in conversation with um Mayor Perup and Vice Hill and I think we've gotten some support for that

075that we would then look at zoning those kids out and zoning them into Walnut Hill as prek students. And so um that is the proposal that is on the table that it'll be a prek5 school. And then of course we'll continue to look as time goes on related to other schools that will give more space at Westview for the other elementary schools that are currently those prek students that would be attending the program at Westview. So that is what we discussed. I also want to um go back to the amounts if you go back to those amounts. I want to talk about our conversation with the city. And so if you go back to the original scope and so I was want to be really clear that as I understood it and I think everyone

076understood it that we were building a new Walnut Hill school. We know what it originally was going to be. You know it is now proposed as given funding. At this moment we have funding that was going to come from two sources and those two sources are really clear. The first source was a grant that Petersburg City Public Schools applied for back in 2022 and was awarded through the state SCAP grant and I think that's school construction >> assistance program. And so we were awarded $15 million from the Virginia Department of Education back in 2022. And so that funding was still there based upon the original model. Of course, um we had to make some adjustments based upon the model that we wanted to implement for that school and it is it was then went to

077a K5. It is now gone to a preK5 just for those zone students. So we also had the other funding source was $30 million from the city of Petersburg through a literary loan. And so we had a total of $45 million back in 2022. Is that correct Bridget? Back in 2022 the number was 45 million. We understand that we are now in 2026. So originally what our team did is we met with the city representatives and so we talked about the proposals that we got. And so originally we did meet with the three the three um companies that provided those unsolicited proposals and we got numbers originally for the um K5 model including the full Westview school. Is that correct? And so when we got those numbers, those numbers far exceeded to build that type

078of school, far exceeded the 45 million. So what we did was we worked together with board chair pitch, vice chair Tucker, um, Mayor Pum and Vice Mayor Hill, and we met with city manager also, sorry, but city manager uh, March Alman, and we brought those numbers to them. And so we made the request here's what the cost would be to build the original scope and I think it exceeded what would the numbers u Dr. Martinez so the numbers are as follows um for the original scope um that number and and this number is an average of all three proposals right um that number was an average about 85.6 6 million. What that is of around 137 138,000 ft. Uh for the um what we're asking for now will be around 82,900 square ft at approximately

079um hard cost will be 46.5 million. >> Okay. So let's go back to the first part. Thank you. So originally it was about 85 million. >> Correct. >> So we went to the city and gave those numbers because that is the average of the three unsolicited proposals. We told the city that that's the number to build the original originally scoped school. So of course we talked with um the city and it was really clear and the city articulated they don't have access to that type of money at this moment. They are they cannot fund at this moment an $85 million combined school. And so what they confirmed to us is that they can build a new Walnut Hill school given the current scope of the prek to five and they supported the prek students being

080um that that are zoned to Walnut Hill to attend that school. But there is a number and so we know that we have the 45 million and the city is very aware that there are going to be some additional costs because it is 2026 now versus 2022 and that's to be expected. You have tariffs, you have increases in cost, you have all of those um variables that have changed the cost but of course it has to be within what's that number Dr. Martinez? What was that number which changed from the 45? What's that number? 53. Is that what you >> 53.3 million? >> So, we gave the city that number that it was closer to 53 million to build the new scope school versus the 85 to build the originally scope school with both schools

081combined. So, the city is aware of that $53 million number and they were more open to that number because they don't have access to funding to be able to fund an $85 million combined school. So I wanted to bring to the board that we are changing the scope that is the recommendation to change the scope to be in alignment with the funding that we can get from the BDOE grant combined with the literary loan that the city can um the city said that they can afford with the with the caveat that they understand that the number is closer to 53 than it is to 45. >> Correct. M Can I say one thing as well? And remember, these are estimated costs, right? Every day that we go forward, construction gets higher and whatnot. So, we

082need we need to understand that piece. It's just an estimate. And when we get the design phase, we'll be able to negotiate, you know, exact once we find out exactly what the city can add to that $45 million, then we can negotiate exactly um what we can put in that building. >> Absolutely. And we will work with the the comp the company that is recommended. They will know what we have to work with, >> right? >> We will be very clear once the board accepts, you know, and and goes forward with the recommendation and provides me the opportunity to enter into an interim agreement. We will be very clear with the company that this is the dollars that we have to work with. But I just wanted to say that we did tell the city

083that we were closer to 53 million than we were the 45 given the changes. And so the city again, I just want to say the city again said that they cannot afford at this moment to be able to build the original scope school, but the um but um you know has the number and they are um planning to build a brand new Walman Hill school. >> Absolutely. Absolutely. And then under my direction and under my um preview, just because we have avail that amount of money available, I want to make sure that we get it as as as low as possible to make sure that we get the actual value and whatnot. So, u just because um uh we have 45 million, 50 million, 55 million doesn't mean that we're going to try to get

084all the way to the top. We're going to try to build it as best as we can with the money that we have. >> We're going to build a quality school. absolutely >> is what we're trying to build that will last. This is the first new school and so we want to build a quality school, but we also want to be great stewards of taxpayer dollars and money that is coming from the Virginia Department of Education. >> Absolutely. >> Okay, questions from board members. This is Tucker. >> Thank you so much for the presentation. I actually only have one question. So I do understand um that we are making this shift. The recommendation is to make the shift from the original scope. Have we considered what we're going to do as far as renovations and

085um improvements to Westview since we're going to leave students there? Have we considered what because I do I know that it was designed for Wan Hill and Westview originally. So, does any of that money go towards renovation and improvements towards West View or have we considered how we're going to go in and or budget around that? >> Right. Correct. So, this particular scope is specifically for the new school construction. Right. Okay. So, at Warner Hill. Correct. Now, how we go about renovating and modernizing other schools, that's going to be part of our master plan, capital improvement project plan. Right. So, um we'll be addressing that um we're addressing that currently, right? So, we're planning out division wide, right? Um and being able to prepare to make sure that we have a plan exactly how we're

086going to renovate and and and how we're going to move forward. >> I have a question. Can I follow up um with um Vice Chair Tucker? So, Dr. Martinez, I'm not sure and this might not be a question. I'm not if there are funds left over. So, what you're saying is that the funds for the Walnut Hill project, if there happens to be, let's just say, $500,000 left from the construction project, we don't know if that will be the case, are we then able to I hear it shaking your head, then apply it to another project like Westview? >> No. Okay. >> Okay. Mrs. M. Proctor. >> Yes. Um, since the overall cost of the project has to be reduced, um, do we still retain the 15 million that the state grant is providing? >>

087Absolutely. So, we're miss um, Miss Per, we we are um in discussion and hopefully um because remember we are um using a 3070 model. So, for an example, um let's say a project cost $und00 million, right? Um the state will cover 30%. So, $30 million no matter what. They can care less what what it is, right? So, if it's $100 million, the state was like good to go. Your total project scope is $100 million. We'll cover 30. The only way we can cover 30 if you can guarantee us that you'll match it. So, the city has to come up with 70 million. So if our scope goes up to 55 million, we're hoping that we can readress that scope with EOE and say at $45 million, you gave us 15 million. So we're hoping that

088you'll give us that 3 million and the state and the city will cover 7 million for that extra $10 million. We're just, you know, so we haven't got that affirmative yet. Um so but we we will be and the city understands that as well. I'm sorry. >> Uh just uh for the sake of uh information the original meeting in the discussion that we had with regard to the construction project talked about the construction of Wallen Hill Elementary School. We did decide in that meeting how much we could dream. We talked about dreaming big. So we started talking about different things within the construction project. Keep in mind we were just we were talking about Bo Hill. And as I looked at the information, no, we didn't talk about an aquatic pool and we didn't I'm

089just giving it to you like it is because I know my city and I know I know my council. I know the people in my city. We ain't talking about a huge gymn auditorium. We talked about the school itself. So I don't have a problem with dreaming big. And since that time I know that we have we have a new economic engine in the city and it is quite possible that down the road we can do what we're actually looking to do and there are probably a lot of persons who in our favor that will assist us. So, we actually dream big, but we've settled. We had we've come to an understanding. And even when I saw $85 million, I kind of choked. I'll be honest with you. But I don't have a problem with

090dreaming big. And I'm hoping and prayerfully down the road, we can do exactly what we um wanted to do by dreaming big. It was my hope and my prayer that we would be able to build a new facility that we have not seen in over 50 years. So, I know we've landed where we need to land. God's been good to us for that. But um to Miss uh uh Vice Chair Tuffer's comment, I'm hoping that we probably won't be able to use that funding. I don't I don't think we can, but if we do have funding coming in that we can consider another some more conversation about what we can do with with Westview, then let's do that. Futuristic planning is what you're supposed to do. So, in the meantime, I don't have an issue

091with uh I remember when the city would just look at you and laugh when we talked about $30 million, you know, but now we have a means to to to do exactly what we said in our original planning so that we can build the kind of state of state-of-the-art facility for our kids. And we're even talking about adding some some of those kids to it. So, I think we're getting a little bit of both. So, I'm excited about it simply because I might not be able to get all that I had planned, but I know I can get uh the better part of it. So, um uh that's all I have. Thank you, Mr. Chair. >> Thank you, Mr. Pierce. Mr. Miles, >> um moving that public hearing to the second and we'll still fall

092within the guidelines. Is that going to be pushing it for you? >> No, sir. S as so as soon as we have that public hearing >> um then um the um evaluation committee is going to come together and uh we're going to give um we're going to take all of the input from the um public hearing um and then add that to our discussion and whatnot and then we'll take a recommendation to uh Miss Brown so she can bring it up for um recommendation to move forward with Y >> and just wanted um I know we left it out but we also had the discussion board members and you're aware um I always bring up about Lakemon at the number there they only had like 300 some students and and and I did share with

093the um with the mayor and Miss Brandham that as a board we're going to have to look at reszoning because they have empty classrooms over there that need to be used And we already know when we build this new world school, we are also going to have families that are going to move into the area or either use addresses that we will have to verify. >> So, we know that's going to happen. >> Um, this M Mr. Chair, Mr. Martinez, um, was looking at looking at all the classroom space in every school when we go to construction project so we'll know exactly what we have to do and what we need for space because we do have classrooms. available in a lot of our schools and um and less in others. So we need to

094resone it would be very reasonable. >> Any other questions? You could >> Thank you, Mr. Martinez. We will see you back on March 2nd. >> March 2nd. >> All right. Fine, master. Okay, board members, we'll move next to our action items. Miss Brand for A B C D E F G H Oh, H. It's Oh, I'm sorry. It's your RFP. The one with the Yates. You see it right here. >> You already She's already did that. You We're finished with all that. We didn't We didn't put it up there, right? Because I didn't know she was going to You know what? We get to She can't She can come up. she's talking about before she get up. Go ahead. >> Okay. Thank you, boarding. And schoolboard members, we have our first action item of this

095evening. And so, it is the superintendent's recommendation that the school board approved the RFP for Juan Services award recommendation as provided. And you just heard the presentation given by Miss Yates. And so, this is a recommendation to award This is the recommendation to award this um RFP1 services to con Comcast. And so it's superintendent's recommendation that the school board approved the the recommendation as provided. >> So move a second. Any questions? >> No questions. Recommendation. >> Go ahead. >> Dutch just say it. >> No. Go ahead. >> Okay. Okay. I move that we um u accept the recommendation to uh go with one services award um to com. >> Okay. Is there a second? >> Second, >> Mr. Pierce. All in favor? >> I >> oppose. Motion carries. Let's go to B and B. We

096have some questions before we move. >> Thank you, school. Thank you, school chair and board members. We have our we have our multi-year support plan for um the vision of Virginia Department of Education. I'll have Dr. I'll have Dr. Gay come to the mic. And so this is our plan for our sick grants. Is this correct Dr. Gay? >> This is our sick grants that we apply for our specific schools that'll receive additional support from the state. And so this is our presentation as we have to present. We have to provide tomorrow to the VDOE a signed copy from the board for submission. And so with that, I'll turn it over to Dr. Gay to provide the presentation and then I'll come back with the recommendation for approval. >> Thank you, Miss Brown. Uh good

097evening, uh Miss Brown, our board chair, vice chair, and all of our esteemed board community and staff. Um this is our multi-year support plan. Um all of our schools that are federally identified um schools that are comprehensive support and also targeted support um are required to uh complete a plan um and it is supported um um by our school improve by the uh state school improvement grant. And so as you will see um we have I'll wait for a second until y'all could bring up the um MSSP. If you can refresh, if you can refresh, yes, we'll get to the next action item. Awesome. Thank you so much. Um this plan is belongs to uh Cool Spring which is a comprehensive um support school um which is federally identified. Um this plan um again consists

098of uh a needs assessment that all of our schools um have to conduct um strategies that the school comes up with um based on the data and also a plan to monitor um over the next two years. So this multi-year plan is a two-year plan. The first year uh most of the time is spent on collecting data, analyzing the data. Um our schools have been working really hard um with our uh director of um data assessment and accountability and also our director of federal programs working together with each principal and their teams to conduct a needs assessment. and based on their data they are developing strategies to either remediate uh some of the challenges that they are seeing and also to advance um uh bright spots that they see as well. So again, this is

099an example here of Cool Spring and tonight, uh, the state is just asking for us to share it with the board. So there's no approval, um, for this, but for the board to review it. And so we have it under action, Dr. Gay, because it was added to the presentation tonight. And so we will have the board take action because board chair pitch has to sign the document. And so we will have to take action on it in order for it to be signed. >> Understood. So this is cool spring here. Can we go to the next? Can you scroll up? There we go. Keep scrolling. So, just if you can just stop right there for a second. Um, so this plan also consists of what we consider stakeholder engagement. Um so it's not only

100staff and our school leaders a part of the needs assessment but also families uh are a part of the needs assessment as well. You can see here uh those that participated in uh uh the needs assessment keep this this um school improvement grant is what it's called the SIG grant that we've gotten for our federal identified schools that comes with funding and so this again the board has seen this so it outlines our objectives that we're trying goals we're trying to reach for improvement for each of the schools and it also has an identified amount of money and then we have a budget that is outlined of how they plan to spend the SIG money and this of course the Virginia Department of Education will monitor that to ensure that we're using those funds with

101the purpose of helping the school to show improvement in student growth achievement um on the SOS. >> Yes, thank you superintendent. Uh keep scrolling please. You can slow down just a little Dr. identified schools for the plans of Vernon John's Middle School, Pleasant Lane, Walman Hill Elementary School, Lake Elementary School, and Cool Spring. Is that correct? >> Yes, ma'am. So what you're seeing here um and and what's scrolling up is uh based on data that is reviewed um by the team. Uh the team has decided on uh strategies and actions um that they will implement uh for improvement over the next two years. So as you can see here uh people that are responsible uh for the work uh due dates um you can also see the consistency of implementation and also monitoring keep scrolling

102and this is what is incorporated in every plan and Dr. As we um as we close out the presentation, I just want to highlight for all of the schools, we have set in working with the academics team, we have set the goals for all of the schools at 10%. We understand that schools that are federally identified that each year and of course for our fally identified schools that are comprehensive school improvement or CSI schools, it takes on a three-year cycle. And so each year we have to work diligently for those schools to show improvement because you can't be considered um to come out of federal identification if you're CSI for three years. And so we're working each year, but I just want to call the attention to the board that we're focused on a 10%

103um goal. You shoot as high as you need to shoot and if you get to six, seven, eight, you at least set the bar really high and it'll help us to show growth as a foundation for each year because you have to show consecutive years in order to be considered for coming out of um federal identification. >> Thank you. Just want to make a a point of clarity here. Uh what the superintendent just stated is for federal identification for re-evaluation is every three years. However, this uh school improvement grant is a 2-year grant whereas the first year is needs assessment engagement. Um the second year we start launching implementation to see results. Um so um just wanted to make that delineation. That's right. Thank you, Mr. Brown. Um, cool spring just started uh this year.

104Um, uh, but the other schools are actually implementing right now. So, school cool springs has a a two-year where they are uh looking deeply into their data um and um all that's incorporated into the needs assessment work and then implementation. >> Any questions? >> Yes, I have a question. I noticed that on WAN Hill, I'm trying to scroll through these right quick, but I noticed on Warner Hill, you did not fill out the stakeholders representation. Is there a reason why? go to Walnut Hill and go to slide I'm on slide four on here. I don't know what it would be on that. Yeah, but the stakeholder engagement is blank and I notice on all the other schools you have you have parents and community and staff right there. We're missing that. >> Got you. Thank

105you so much. Um I'll make sure I take this back to the team. >> Ela is also missing. I will. >> I have to sign this tonight. >> Gotcha. I will. >> Mr. Chair. >> Um, yes, Mr. Miles. I'm sorry. Do you have the the interventions that you're going to be um using listed? Cuz I see here it said for, you know, the qualified got to have at least four. I had these two that had a different interventions >> which uh which school >> for for any of them I I was saying I was just looking at if you go back to the top of any one let's say um I think I'm looking at right now it says um I start at the top said newly identified comprehensive support and improvement flow performances and

106it said how many uh evidence-based interventions are required you said these four. I was just thinking as you had the intervention J here, do you have >> for each category? Do you have any of them listed? It's because at that minimum of four, but I was just wondering what are the interventions in some of those categories. That's all. So, if you want to get with me later, that's fine to talk about >> and um so I can understand the interventions a little bit better and see what it is that we doing to to help. >> Okay. Mr. Brown says he can he knows him. I'm sorry. Will you just give me some examples? You don't have to go through everything. We won't be all. >> So I put your mouth. So each school has developed

107a plan. And so this is the overall piece, but each school has a plan. For instance, um one of the schools is looking at aid strategies to do with students that like note takingaking um graphic organizers uh for Walnut Hill because Walnut Hill was identified because it um of their students with disability. So they're looking at how do they train teachers with co-eing um also supporting um they also look at like IEL um so schools have to list those four and each school there is a plan for each one. So, we're going through those uh now before we submit them to the state. >> And the reason why I ask that because I know with each school they might not all be the same from school to school. That's what I was talking about. >>

108They're very different based off of the school. Uh one school is actually doing a lot of building capacity of teachers. And so, u one of the things that I I sat down today with Dr. Jackson going through the strategies. We're trying to make sure that the strategies is matching why our schools have been identified for lack of active performance. So for instance, Walnut Hill, their strategies really have to focus on students with disability because that's why Walnut Hill was identified. And so Lake it was fully all students and so we're looking at how do we build capacity of all teachers in that building. So each school has done that. Right. Thank you. And this just to me brought up the thing about note takingaking. One of the problems I had when I taught the reason

109why some of the kids didn't score higher in advance was not just note-taking is is the ability to go to use other resources and they have a tendency to just look for one re at one resource all the time and they get stuck within that one resource and they don't know how to use other resources and they limit their education and their veracular and everything else because they stick with one. And uh you'll be surprised how that teaching them how to do something else with other interventions is is going to help them a lot. Any other questions from board members? Okay, back to Miss Brown. So this is Dant Dr. Gay. This is Dr. Gay. This is due tomorrow. >> Yes. >> Okay. So, we're going to make the adjustment. So, um if we could

110bring up the recommendation for the action item. So, so members, it is the recommendation of the super is the recommendation of the superintendent to approve the submission of the multi-year school support plans for Cool Spring, Walnut Hill, Pleasants Lane, Lake Mont, and Vernon John's with the addition of the stakeholder information to ensure for complete submission as required. >> Thank you, Miss Brown. You've heard the recommendations. Is there a motion to accept? >> Yes. I move that we accept the multi-year school um support plan with the addition >> by Mr. M. Second by Mr. Dance. All in favor? I oppose. Motion carries. Thank you. >> Yes, we move to Cy. Thank you for Cy. Thank you. Thank you, school board chair. Um board members, we have our first our next additional action is for code RVA

111regional high school slot renewal. And so it is the superintendent's recommendation that the school board approved the code RVA regional high school slot renewal as provided. You can bring that up. It'll show the numbers um that we are submitting this year. So as you can see here are our numbers since 2021 2022 we've had eight. If you recall last year we increased the numbers to 10. And so in 2526 we increased to 10 and then we have um the numbers for the 2627 school year. And so can we can scroll up and this is for the oh sorry excuse me that's my mistake. We have not added the additional we've not added the additional slots just yet because that will come as a part of the budget recommendation and once approved by um the board

112and city council. So we just corrected cuz they sent us eight alto together but we actually had 10 and so we went from 8 to 10 and so um I am now bringing the tuition for 2526 was 11,800. As you can see tuition has gone up at all of our schools and so the tuition has now gone up to 13,131. So this is a 3% raise for staff and continued access to health care through Enriiko County Public Schools. adjustment of expenses back to regular funding from lab school funds because it is a lab school if you didn't know for code RVA and of course with the change in administration lab school funds have gone away confirm of at least two seats from current 359 paid seats so based on this data it is my recommendation

113that schoolboard approve the current numbers and the new tuition for $13,131 as provided You may want I would also add even though we're approving the current amount I would also add in in your motion if you could add with the additional request of two two additional seats from with the budget >> based on city council's approval. >> Gotcha. Thank you. So I'll go back to that. So, it is the superintendent's recommendation that the school board approve the code RBA slots for 2627 and that will include the 10 slots plus two additional slots for total slots of total slots of 12 for the 2627 school year with the confirmation from the from the city council that they will fund the two additional seats slots for code RVA. So, that is the superintendent's recommendation. The school board

114would approve the the total slots of 12 in the amount of the tuition for 2627 as provided. >> Is there a motion to accept the superintendent's recommendation? >> Moved by Mr. Lundy. Is there a second? >> Second. >> Mrs. Proctor. All in favor? >> I >> oppose. Motion carries. Thank you. Next we go to our field trips. >> Thank you Bridget. Schoolboard members. So these are our field trips that are coming up. So it is the superintendent's recommendation that the school board approved the field trips to the following. If you could click on the first Baltimore convention center for CIAA to our cheer students at Cool Spring will attend the CIAA um for the CIAA and we have about 20 passengers grades three to five and they will travel to Baltimore to to help to

115perform at the CIAA tournament. The next field trip is to the Warrington County High School for our North Carol Warrington County High School, North Carolina drumline competition in April of 2026. And so that is our band members will go and perform in the state of North Carolina. And so it is the superintendent's recommendation that the school board approve the field trips to Baltimore Convention Center for our third through fifth grade cheer students at Cool Spring Elementary School to attend the CIAA cheerfest on February 28, 2026. And to and to our Petersburg High School band students to the Warrington County High School North Carolina drumline competition on April 25th, 2026 as provided. need a motion. >> Oh, you need question. >> Yeah, I I do. >> It's just that um with the one for the CIAA,

116I I noticed where I know Seion is a male and there are female parents like that's going with him. But there's another male included. Can we find out if that is a parent? There's a Omar Kelly on here. Who is who? Can you find out who Omar Kelly is? >> Or is is that a staff member or is that a parent or is that a friend of someone? >> Okay, I can >> because they're taking up they're taking a bunch of little young ladies with them. >> I will find out um who Omar Kelly is at this time and I can take a look. Dr. Lane, if you can look to see if that is an employee first. Uh we can we can confirm that and then we can know it's not an employee. Okay,

117so that is not an employee. So we need to find out. I don't know if that is a chaperon that is chaperon but again it is a male chaperon. So we will get with um principal um Shaw um related to that and we'll also determine um um you said parents are going will determine who is going in the because anyone who's chaperoning or any volunteer should have been fully you know if they're a volunteer we'll figure out who that is and take the additional steps to address them attending. Mr. Miles, you're going. Are you gonna be there? >> Yeah, I'll be there for suicide. >> You going to seea? >> Okay. So, make sure you keep your making sure those babies. >> Okay. >> I was trying to look. >> Yeah. Make sure >> it's

118going to be, you know, it's of course, you know, they will be there, but you know, it's going to be a lot of adults there having a good time. >> Absolutely. >> But see, they going they going up and coming back the same day. >> Yeah. >> They they they leaving 4 4:00 a.m. and they're going to return that that evening. So that's a good little draft to you. >> They just going for super point. If they're not staying over, I'm fine with it. >> And they were selected. I want I do want to throw that. >> They just going to super and that's free for >> a chilling conference for kids. >> It's like a chilling expo. >> Yeah, that's doing super Saturday. >> Yeah, it's like a chilling expo. >> Wait a minute.

119But hold up. She just brought up a good point at the top at the trip. You all he put the 28th through the first at the top. Look at the top of the form. Wait a minute. Wait a minute. >> Like they're staying over. >> Yeah, the cheer one is at the top. >> Wait a minute. >> Like they're going to stay over. >> Let me see. >> Let me see what he said. >> I need to look at who sign. >> Okay. See, they leaving. >> Okay. They leaving at 4 a.m. >> 37 hours. >> Okay. They leaving at 4 a.m. in the morning Saturday, >> right? And they and they leaving Baltimore at 5:30 p.m. So they might get back close to midnight or 11:00 or something like that. I don't know. >>

120They said time of return. They saying they going to be back. Are they going to be back by 5:30? That's what you're saying. >> I think that's a correction. I think the date of the trip I think what Boy is saying trip it should be 22826 to 22826. So we can have them adjust that. So when I make the motion, I will make the motion with the correction that the approval is for them to go up for the day and come back on. >> But basically in the number of passengers grades and then it says total time away, it says 37 hours. So I will we will make the adjustment on the form. But when I make the motion, I will make the correction on the day. >> They're coming back the same day. That's

121right. So that is wrong. You're right. >> Yes. So I turn it back. >> It's the same day trip. I make the recommendation. Okay. >> Any other questions? >> Okay. Yes, you are. >> Okay. It is the superintendent's recommendation that the school board approve the field trip for the walnut, excuse me, the walnut. Excuse me. It is the superintendent's recommendation that the school board approve the field trip first of the Cool Spring Elementary School cheerleaders to the Baltimore Convention Center for the dates of 2028 2026 departure and return 2028 2026 to Petersburg City Public Schools and the time is a total of 37 hours spent on the trip and so that is for the CIAA cheerfest participation and it is a superintendent's recommendation that school board approve the field trip of the PHS band band

122to the Warrington County High School, North Carolina drum line competition on April 25th, 2026 as provided. >> I'm sorry. Didn't have the other trip up the other trip. >> I'm sorry. That's right. >> That's a one day trip too also. >> That's a one day trip. need a >> So you can approve both form with the correction of that one, right? >> Yeah, that's what she that's what she as a total of 37 hours for the departing 220 228 26 and returning on 22. And I see now that at when you go down on >> cool spring trip, I see now he explains because he says after 7:45 p.m. the team is going to have dinner. So they may not get back you right after 12:00. So that's why he had that. So we want

123to go ahead and correct that and say 121 cuz they may not get back to after midnight. They might make a correction. >> But it's a good possibility that they did get back before midnight, >> right? >> Because it's only 3 hours below the 3 hours. So, I'll make the motion one more time. So, it is the superintendent's recommendation that the school board approved the field trip of the Cool Spring Elementary School cheer team to the Baltimore Convention Center for the CIAA Cheerfest departing on February 28, 2026 and returning fe February 28, 2026 or in the early hours of February 29th, 2026. >> March 1st. March 30th. We have 29 days in this I'm the superintendent. I'm sorry. It's not baby. >> Okay. So, thank you all for your grace. So, let's start over. It

124is the superintendent's recommendation that the school board approve the field trip for the Cool Spring Elementary School cheer team to to the Baltimore Convention Center for the CIAA Cheerfest departing on February 28, 2026 to March 1st tw that's all we need. and the field trip for the Petersburg High School marching band to Warrington County High School, North Carolina drum line competition on April 25th, 2026 as provided. Thank you. >> You move the superintendent recommendation. Is there a motion to accept? So move second. I second Mr. Dan second by Mr. M. All in favor? >> I oppose. Motion carries. >> Next are your proclamations? Yes. >> Oh, okay. >> Who's over there? >> Who the C Spring is over there? >> They don't have a hotel on there. Okay, they call the principal >> cuz if

125it's overnight, he don't have a hotel on it. He don't have hotel accommodations or stuff, >> right? >> Where you seeing where you see overnight? of the daily agenda. >> The first page >> no second. >> I see student safety and attendance. >> It says 4 a.m. to 7 p.m. So 4:00 a.m. they will arrive, right? They leave from here. >> It's a one day trip. >> It's a one day. Where's the overnight trip? >> Hotel. >> Where you see it at? >> Oh, yes it does. >> It sure does. >> Where at? Where yall see it? >> Where is it? >> Right. So he hasn't it's not filled out correctly. >> That's why he has that's why he has 37 hours. They must have going to stay over. Huh? >> He's on the phone

126now. Oh, you know what? >> No, it could it could it could be at the hotel. The competition at the hotel. >> Yeah, that's what it is. They're going to check in there when they arrive. >> Because those people are already registered. the CIA commission from K to 12 and then >> somebody one of y'all need to talk to >> but we have to do I was going to say we have to do it tonight because it's next Saturday we won't be back but we'll be back for a public hearing Tuesday >> we'll be here Thursday. >> We'll come back after. Yeah. >> Just table till next week. >> We will put Let's Right. Let's Let's go ahead and put it on the 24th and have Mr. Green and the principal to come back. >>

127Go ahead. >> So, there is there a motion to to table? What's the What's the number you all? >> So, move. No, I need I need a number. We need a motion. >> 4 D. Is there a motion to table 4 D until next Tuesday the 24th? Right. So >> move second. >> Mrs. Tucker. All in favor? >> Opposed? Motion carries. So we'll bring that back. >> We pass the one for the band, right? The band is good. >> No, we're good. Cuz we get >> Oh, I'm sorry. Is there wait a minute to scratch that motion? Is there a motion to table 4D field trip by Cool Spring? Let's make that specific. >> So move Mr. J. >> We can go back. >> So moved by Miss Proctor, second by Miss Tucker. All in

128favor? >> I oppose. Motion carries. So the ban is good. >> Okay. Now we can go to the proclamations. >> Okay. Thank you. It is the superintendent's recommendation that the school board would approve the proclamation of career and technical education month as provided. And so whereas family family career and community leaders sorry 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 a career pathway for post-secary education and workplace readiness in a global economy. And whereas career and technical education gives students experience in 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

129technical education is the foundation of a strong welleducated workforce which fosters productivity in industry and contributes to Virginia's leadership in the international marketplace. And whereas career technical education offers lifelong learning opportunities that provide individuals with more career choices, expanded earning potential, and greater job satisfaction. And whereas the cooperative and everinccreasing efforts between career and technical educators, administrators, and representatives of a business and industry stimulate the growth of a commonwealth of the Commonwealth's economy by preparing students for careers in high demand, high wage and high tech highly technologically skilled areas. And whereas the national theme of career and technical education month, celebrate today, own tomorrow, demonstrates the crucial role that career and technical education plays in readying Virginia students for successful careers. Now therefore, the Petersburg School Board and Superintendent do hereby recognize February 2026 as

130Career and Technical Education Month in the Petersburg City Public Schools this 18th day of February 2026 and call this observance to the attention of all of our citizens. So therefore, it is the superintendent's recommendation that the school board approve the proclamation for career and technical education month as provided. >> I so move >> you hear the superintendent's recommendation. Is there a motion to approve made by Miss Proctor? Is there a second? Second, >> Mrs. Tucker. All in favor? Oppos? Motion carries. F. Thank you. Is the superintendent's recommendation that the school board approve the proclamation of the family career community leaders of America or FCCLA for the week of 913 9 through13 2026 as provided. >> Hear the superintendent's recommendation. Is that a motion to accept? >> So move. >> Is there a second? >> Second,

131>> Mr. Dan. All in favor? I >> opposed. Motion carries. 4G. >> Thank you. It is the superintendent's recommendation that the school board approved the n the proclamation for national school breakfast week for March 2nd through the 6th, 2026 as provided. Hear the superintendent's recommendation. Is there a motion to accept? >> Moved by Mr. Pierce. Is there a second? >> Second. >> Mrs. um Proctor. All in favor? I >> opposed. Motion carries. Our last proclamation H. >> Thank you. It is the superintendent's recommendation that the school board approve the proclamation of the National School Social Worker Week for March 1st to the 7th, 2026 as provided. >> Okay. Is there a motion to accept the superintendent's recommendation? >> Moved by Mr. Dance. Is there a second? >> Second. >> Mr. Pierce. All in favor? >>

132Opposed? Motion carries. Okay. Thank you. And you remember you do have some you have minutes from meetings that is down in your FYI when you get an opportunity please read from pack pack CTE and student health. Okay. So make sure you review that. Also there's a also yes let Mrs. Let Miss Davis know if you're planning to attend the regional forum and Miss Bren also I don't know if you do Miss Davis or Miss um Northingington March 24th the regional forum will be at Greensville County High School >> March 24th that it's a Tuesday you remember for our regional forum where they had the art they award the art winners and all that Mr. miles is is the chair. >> It's going to be at 5:00. Registration opens at 5 and the dinner will be

133served at 5:30. >> And that is where So, board member, we're going to have to get with city council because we're going to have to change the date. We didn't realize it was the 24th cuz this came out late cuz we had agreed to do the public work session with city council, but they did give us two days. They gave us the 24th and the 31st. So, we're going to see if they will allow us to go come on the 31st because we need to be there to support Mr. He's He's our chair. >> Yeah. >> So, we need to be there >> because the other school divisions come to us when we have it here. >> So, it it be it be right. >> What you said? It's not that far. You may want

134to go to almost So, Miss Brand is going to she's going to send a notice to the city manager asking for the change of the um meeting with city council joint meeting also. So, don't forget, get with Miss Davis if you plan to attend. Give her just give her your name so she can register us because you need we need to register in advance form, >> right? That's for the forum. Also, do you know who is taking care of our art for the students? >> Cuz I know I sent that out and we participate every year on the level. We have to have a winner. We have to choose a winner from elementary, middle, and high. >> Coach P, is this the same for that was in Denwy last year? Yes. >> Okay. >> Joy

135Lowry Den and them have been handling I guess. >> Okay. So, if we could get with them. Yes. Because we have to the the art have to be we have to make sure that it's matted correctly and all that and the parents have to sign off on it. >> Yeah. They've been in communication. >> Okay. >> Also, there's a hot topic on March 19th. Let Miss Tuck Tucker let Miss Davis know if you're interested in attending. It's in person or virtual. If you're going in person, you have to go to Charlottesville to the office 19. >> Okay, there are no other questions. Is there a motion to adjourn? >> Second. >> All in favor? I >> oppose. Motion carried. This meeting is now adjourned. Thank you all. Have a good night.