001I call to order the York County regular school board meeting for August 25th, 2025. Good evening everyone and welcome to the first school board meeting of the new year. It's hard to believe we're actually starting another board meeting and I'm saying that because I just feel like we just started summer. So, it seems pretty surreal. But today marked the first day of school and I want to extend my heartfelt thanks to our teachers, staff, families, and students for making it such a smooth and successful start. Your hard work, preparation, and enthusiasm has set a positive tone for the year ahead. As we look forward to continuing the strong start, I'd like to share that during our September work session, staff will provide important updates on several key topics, including the survey from McGrder Elementary, a
002professional development update, VH VHSL information, so results, and a capital projects report or capital project reports. These discussions will help guide our work and ensure we are meeting the needs of all students and and students and schools in our division. I'd now like to share the YCSD mission statement. The mission of the York County School Division is to ensure every student is valued, supported, and challenged through learning experiences which prepare them for a successful future. Would you now join me in one minute of silence? Now I'll share some information about our pledge leader, Troy Kim, a third grader at Coventry Elementary School. Coventry Elementary School is proud to have Troy Kim represent our school as the pledge leader this evening. He just completed his first day of third grade and is a shining example of
003the qualities we encourage in all Coventry Cougars. Troy consistently demonstrate our positive behavior expectations, practicing safety, acting responsibly, working hard, and showing respect. Troy has a variety of interests. He has a passion for math and reading. He enjoys taking on fun and challenging missions in the Extend program and he serves as a student ambassador. Outside school, Troy loves baseball, chess, and solving cubes. Troy truly makes a positive impact at Coventry. He is always looking for ways to help others and spread kindness. He's excited to continue learning, growing, and making third grade a fantastic year. Please stand as Troy leads us in our pledge. 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. We'll now have the
004introduction of new staff. Dr. Shandor, would you like to introduce the newest YCSD admin? >> Yes. Thank you, Miss Goodwin. Good evening, board members. All right. So, I have a number of folks that I'm going to uh introduce this evening. Um, some of them are new. I'm not going to say some of them are old. Uh, but some of them have been here for a little bit. Anyway, we'll start off with Dr. Shannon Butler. If you'll please stand. She's our associate director of student services um for secondary. Dr. Butler has served the division since 2007 in roles including instructional specialist and assistant principal at Brutin High School before becoming principal of York High School in 2015 where she's been instrumental in its success and student engagement. If you remember, she was the one that jumped
005out of the plane. All right. Uh she holds a bachelor's degree from East Carolina University, a master's from Old Dominion, and a doctor from William and Mary. Mr. Mr. Fes, if you could stay standing, Dr. Butler. Next, we have Mr. Brian Fes, associate director of student services for elementary. Mr. Fes has served as the principal of Yorktown Middle School since uh 2022 and previously led Coventry Elementary School from 2019 to 2022. Graduate of the co college and women Mary with both undergraduate and master's degrees, Brian is pursuing his doctorate at Liberty University expected in May of 2026. He brings extensive K12 teaching and administrative experience and is known for fostering supportive community focused school environment. Next, we have Dr. Kristen Bolum, associate director of elementary instruction and academic programs. Dr. Bulum served as the principal
006of Yorktown Elementary School and has held leadership positions including principal of Mount Vernon in 2017 to 2021, assistant principal at Grafton Bethl Mount Vernon Elementary School, and began her YCSD career as a substitute teacher in 20 in 2007. They put a lot on here for you. All right. Dr. Bolum has advanced's um mission as a math science and technology magnet school while supporting students and staff across the division. She holds degrees from Niagara University, Medall College, uh George Washington University and Liberty University and will be val a valuable asset in fostering growth and innovation. All right, next we have Mr. Anthony Freriedman, the new principal at Bethl Manor Elementary School. Mr. Freeman served as an assistant principal at TAB Middle since 2022 and previously at TAB Elementary from 2019 to 2022. Anthony holds both a
007bachelor's degree and a master's of science and special education from Radford University as well as a certificate in educational leadership from George Mason University. Next, we have Miss Sherry Vandergri, new principal at Walder Mill Elementary School. Did you guys make an executive decision? Miss Vandergri uh served as assistant principal at Seafford Elementary since 2022 and previously worked as um ACI coordinator at Grafton Bethl Elementary from 2020 to 2022. She holds a bachelor's degree in education from Southern Connecticut State University and a master's degree from Old Deminion University. Next, we have Mrs. Megan Gavin, new principal at Yorktown Elementary School. Miss Gavin served as an assistant principal at Yorktown Elementary since 2022 and previously at Dare Elementary from 2019 to 2022. Megan earned her undergraduate and master's degrees from Christopher Newport University and an educational specialist
008degree in educational leadership from Old Dominion University. With a strong background in literacy support, reading intervention, and curriculum development, she is well positioned to continue advancing students success in her new role. Next we have Miss Denanisha Basmore. Her favorite color is orange. Does anyone in here think that she's wearing orange? I was told it was coral which is a form. Thank you. New principal at proud new principal at Tab Middle School. Uh we're excited to welcome Denanisha as the new principal of TAB Middle School. She served as an assistant principal at Kittton Middle School in Newport News and is dedicated to supporting students, staff, and families. A US Army veteran who served as a staff sergeant during Operation Iraqi Freedom, she brings a leadership style grounded in service, collaboration, and community building. She looks forward
009to continuing Tab Middle School's tradition uh of excellence in Orange. Next, we have Miss Fidela Ellis Pope, Brutin High School principal. Miss Ellis Pope served as associate principal at Meadowbrook High School in North Chesterfield, Virginia, and brings a strong commitment to open communication, relationship building, and fostering a culture of growth and excellence. A national board certified teacher with endorsements in ESL and science. She earned both her bachelor's and master degrees from the University of Virginia and is pursuing her doctorate at UVA with an anticipated graduation in May of 2026. Next we have Miss Alexis Batchhelder McGrder Elementary new assistant principal. Miss Batchhelder served as the um ACC at Tab Elementary School. She brings a strong background in instructional leadership and student support having previously served as a YCSD English learner program coach and ESL teacher.
010Next we have Mr. Aaron Dodge, new assistant principal at Yorktown Elementary School. Mr. Dodge served as ACC at Grafton Middle School, bringing with him a strong instructional background and a student- centered approach to leadership. He's excited to join the Falcon team and support the students, staff, and families at Yorktown Elementary School. Next, we have Mr. Justin Workman. He is our new assistant principal at TAB Middle School. Um, Mr. Workman joined Team YCSD in 2016 as a teacher at Brutin High School. He briefly resigned in 2019 and came to his senses and rejoined YCSD as the ACC at TAB Middle School in 2023. And last, but certainly certainly not least, Mr. Drew Bradshaw. Yorktown Middle School assistant principal. Drew Bradshaw was hired as a teacher in YCSD at York High School in August of 2015 and
011was one of the school division's first student connection coaches. In 2023, Drew became the assess assessment and compliance coordinator at Queens Lake Middle School. He's now one of the um assistant principles at Yorktown Middle School where he attended school as a middle schooler. Welcome home. Uh please join me in welcoming this this new administrator to YC. [Applause] Thank you guys. I know it was the first day of school. I told them once recogn recognitions is over, they can be on their way. Thank you all for being here tonight. >> Well, speaking of recognitions, we have um some special recognitions. So, >> yes, Miss Goodwin, will you please go down front? >> Yes, I will. >> Since you our division has had some exciting thing h things happen in the spring that we want to recognize
012this evening. Um we have a number of folks here to recognize. We had a reception downstairs at 6:30 where we um honored them and just talked about how proud of them we are and the board wanted to make sure that you came in um this evening so we could recognize you publicly. So when I say uh when I say your name, if you'll please stand and we'd love for you to come forward. We know your family members are here. We're going to take a break so we can take some pictures, but once we call your name, please come forward and Miss Goff will take some photos. So, first we want to congratulate um Landon Howard. If we can give him a round of applause. [Applause] So, Landon is actually from the class of 2025 from
013TAB High School. Uh he earned the state title in the Skills USA firefighting competition, showcasing his exceptional technical skills, physical readiness, and dedication to public safety. The rigorous contest tests students in areas such as fire suppression, rescue techniques, use of breathing apparatus, and emergency medical care, reflecting realworld firefighting training standards. Landon's achievement highlights not only his hard work and commitment, but also the strength of the New Horizon's career and tech educational program. Congratulations, Landon. All right. Next, we've got a whole group to bring up here. So, when I call your name, please come forward. So, um, congratulations to the Mount Vernon Elementary School's Odyssey of the Mind team. Let's give them a round of applause. So, Odyssey of the Mind is a creative problem solving competition that gives kids an opportunity to think creatively and
014generate solutions to unique open-ended problems. So, the 2025 Mount Vernon Elementary School Odyssey of the Mind team qualified for world finals last year as they created a solution that took them all around the mythical world. Our owners took on the vehicle problem for division one, the elementary division, with a race that would take place around landmarks in an ancient Olympian Greece. A sibling rivalry between an elderly Aphrodite and her brother, excuse my I hope I pronounce all this stuff right. And her brother Hermas, >> thank you for correcting me publicly. Hermes would settle who? The goat was I got that one. The goat of the nursing home cleverly overcoming obstacles to Mount Olympus and back again to the golden years embrace senior living estate. The team was excited to place first in the regional tournament
015as well as first place at the state finals. Team members include James Hoffman. James, please come forward. [Applause] Amanda Mendelson, [Applause] Yoshino Fukuhara, [Applause] Leah Lots, [Applause] Aritriica Voodoo, Chararia, Connor Martin, [Applause] um Vilen Cutkkey [Applause] and we certainly want to bring up their coach um Jamie Beckner. Please come forward. [Applause] Families, you're welcome to move around the room and take as many pictures as you want. All right, congratulations. [Applause] All right, next we want to congratulate Jaylen Griffin. Jaylen, please come forward. Let's give him a round of applause. Jaylen earned a state title in track and field for the boys 4x400 relay. Uh Jaylen ran the first leg of the class 2 4x400 state championship relay leading up to um leading up to the meet. He had been injured for a couple of weeks.
016He came back to tournament um ran time trials and was able to qualify to be a part of the race. He also set a PR during the state meet. Uh, we also want to give a special congratulations to the coaching staff at Brutin High School, Shawn Bowman, Hannah Fall, Sherrod Curry, and Jade Kungl. So, let's give them a round of applause real quick. And I believe, hang on one second, and I completely skipped one. I apologize. Um, but I also want to recognize Jaden Curry, uh, Quinn Marsenic, Judah Agahi, Josiah Galagos, and Jaden Curry as well, part of that race. So, we're really proud of um, Jaylen. And interesting fact, I coached Jaylen when he was a fourth grader in flag football. So, congratulations, Jaylen. [Applause] All right. Next, we're going to bring bring up
017Kristoff Schwitzer. Please come forward. Let's give him a round of applause. [Applause] All right. He earned a state title in boys tennis singles. As a freshman in 2024, he won the number one seed on the Brutin tennis team and led the team to its first ever team championship and then going on to win the double state title with his partner Max Dwinter. In the 2025 season, again, he led the team to the state title match from the number one position. The team lost a very tight four five match, but Kristoff secured Brutin's first ever individual singles championship, beating the two-time defending 2A champ. Aside from the tennis court, Kristoff excels in the classroom here into five on his AP um European history test last spring and recently completed a very competitive week-long NASA residential STEM
018experience at Wallops Island um as a Virginia Space Coast scholar. So, congratulations, Kristen. [Applause] All right, we have one more from Brutin. One more person from Brutin that I wanted to recognize. Obviously, um, Videll is here as the proud principal. We have Mr. Weaver, the athletic director. If you would just please stand so we could recognize you. Mr. Weaver, I believe, came over as a teacher for two years and then you've been the athletic director for three years. Correct. >> This is my second. >> Second year. Well, you better do some things so you make it a third year. No, I'm just just kidding. Just Just kidding. He's done an amazing job working with all of the coaches and athletes and the teachers up there. So, Mr. We, we appreciate all the work that you're
019doing over there. All right. Uh, last but certainly not least, uh, huge congratulations to TAB High School field hockey coach Wendy Wilson. If you'll please come forward. [Applause] So, Miss uh Coach Wilson, she has been inducted into the um National Field Hockey Coach Hall of Fame. That is awesome. Isn't that awesome? Let's give her a big round of applause. So, Coach Wilson um has built one of the most successful high school field hockey programs in the nation over her 19-year career with a career record of 403 and 31 and has 11 state championships. Her teams have dominated the VHSL stage, including a state record 90 consecutive wins national um nationally recognized for her leadership. Um, she has earned numerous coaching honors, including the NFHCA National High School Coach of the Year and has guided dozens
020of athletes to collegiate and national level play. Beyond championships, she has invested in the sports growth through youth programs, clubs, and clinics. In 2024, her remarkable achievements and lasting impact on the game were honored with her induction to the NFHCA Hall of Fame. Coach Williams, congratulations. We are super proud of you. [Applause] Okay. At this time, we're going to take a short break. No, we're not taking a short. >> Oh, okay. So, uh, we're going to do the York Foundation for Public Education. Uh, Mr. Schaefer is going to tell us about this presentation. >> Yes. I'd like to invite Miss Lori Armstrong, York Foundation for Public Education member, to step forward and assist Dr. Shandor as he presents a gift to our pledge leader award recipient, Troy Kim. Please come forward. Yeah. Cong congratulations to
021Troy Kim, a third grader from Coventry Elementary School, for reciting the Pledge of Allegiance at tonight's schoolboard meeting. A special gift from Cookie Text and Edible Tweet is being presented on behalf of the York Foundation for Public Education in partnership with their donor, Jean Fioa of Cookie Text and Edible Tweet. A Sweet Frog gift card is also being donated by Derek Mahan from Sweet Frog. Join me in congratulating Troy. >> Now we take a short. >> Okay. So now we will have our accent on academics. Dr. Shandor. >> Yes. Thank you, Miss Goodwin. All right. This past summer, our school division offered a wide range of programs designed to keep students engaged in meaningful educational activities that both prevent summer learning loss and foster a lifelong love of learning. Dr. Bob Sherlock now will share
022some more information with the board. Mr. Dr. Sherlock, >> thank you. Good evening, Madam Chair, members of the board, and Dr. Shandor. I will be uh pre uh presenting a summary of our uh summer programs, which include summer academy, our summer camps, and our family engagement. I want to first start with a a summary of our summer academy programs. And on this uh slide, you see four basic parts of our summer academy. At the elementary school level, Dr. Britney West led the Coventry site, whereas uh Miss Heather Roberts led the McGrder site. For middle school, Miss Terara Furth uh was at led the Grafton Complex site. And you see uh Miss Roberts there again for middle school. Remember at Brutin, we run the K8 pro or the preK8 program uh to provide that support in
023the Brutin zone. She also read led that program at the middle school for at McGreder at the high school level uh which is both uh uh virtual along with inerson support. Miss Jessica Harless and Miss Christrista McN led that program at Grafton. And then for our extended school year program or ESY, Miss Thackrey led the program. It's at all three of our sites and where extended school year is a program for students with disabilities who require additional support beyond that school year. So let's dive a little bit into our summer elementary academy program. Uh so so we have served nearly 500 students at both those McGrder and Coventry sites. And so the main goal for our students for our summer academy really is to provide that support, the skills and the learning that will help
024uh provide them to be successful for the future year. So again, so they're going to if they were in third grade, they're going to get those third grade supports and basic skills that will make them successful for the fourth grade year. And a big part of that really is uh and you'll see that on the screen here on the left hand side is really using data to make uh differentiated groups in the classroom. You see up top that's a reading uh group that the teachers uh have. And then on the bottom left is a math group that was again intentionally developed to make sure they support those kids along with that meeting with the reading and the math. They want to make sure that they integrate we integrate science into the curriculum as well. So
025that's actually a WHRO STEM uh van that was brought to one of the sites. And on the bottom right it's hard to see but that teacher is actually integrating uh a reading and math into a science curriculum at the middle school. uh very similar goals for those 146 students as far as again we want to make sure that those middle school kids have the skills and the learning that they need to be successful in those next years. There's an additional uh goal for our kids at the middle school and that's to make sure they keep coming back day after day. Uh middle school is a tough age where they uh we want to make sure that it's exciting still good learning environment but again that they have that team and this the the excitement that
026keeps them coming back. So the example I gave give is Mrs. FTH. She has a survivor theme where students I want to get this right. Uh the survivor theme was her the it was outlearn, outshine, and outgrow. And she would actually have a tribal council at the beginning and the end. And no one was voted off the island thankfully, but it really gave the kids an opportunity to uh work as a team, as a group. And again, they wanted to keep coming back so they didn't let their team down. And so again that was wrapped around of course that reading and the the math. Um again on the bottom we we did this the intentional groupings as well uh for both both that math and the reading support at our high school program. Uh so
027a total of 531 total credits were earned and that's a combination between original credit and recovery uh credit classes and again that's done virtually but there's that in support in school support at Grafton High School for those kids that need it. Uh and on July 30th uh 10 10 of our seniors walked across the stage and graduate with a high school diploma. That's great, great news for those kids. All in all, for both the elementary, the middle, and the high school programs, we served a total of 1,179 kids just for the summer academy program. I think that's a great uh number to be proud of for those kids getting those additional supports. So, let's shift gears a little bit to our uh summer enrichment and our camps. At the high school level, we want to
028make sure we prepared our students who are taking AP courses as we've done in the past with AP uh boot camp where we uh serviced 189 kids to really make sure that they have those skills they need to be successful in those rigorous classes. And as we know, very important for those kids taking that first year AP class just to make sure that they they're successful. Also, like last year, we uh continued the game of life series which uh had three main sessions this year. The first we um uh partnered with Sedexo for meal planning and kitchen basics. And that's just what it sounds like. They they learned how to meal prep. They learned about nutritional values, how to read an actual um uh the the labels on cans. They learned knife skills and they
029did a little bit of cooking as you see there in the picture. For our home maintenance and fire safety, uh again, they learned the basics of how to make sure that their home is safe and how to maintain the basics of home. That's a picture of a simulated fire and she's actually able to put that fire out with it must be like an electronic um fire extinguisher, but as long as she points in the right direction, she can put that out. And so again, really teaches those kids the skills uh in a safe way. Finally, this is probably my favorite class would be the basic car and maintenance class where this is at one of our yards and these are our employees who are teaching our kids the basics of car maintenance. how to check
030oil, how to check tire pressure, um how to change a tire, just the basics of how how to keep a car functioning. Uh our career coaches led this program along with Jennifer Romanelli, who's our CTE coordinator. As you know, we've always done our summer camps and so this is no uh no change from previous years. Uh Miss uh uh Miss Missy Dickerson led this program where, as you can see, nearly 400 kids were involved in a wide variety of camps as you see there on the left hand side. Uh and again the real uh goal here was to provide uh an educational experience for kids but that's also fun. And so on the upper left there you see our STEM camp where students are making uh windmills to measure the um amount of energy that
031that fan would produce. On the upper right again Sedexo partnered with us for both elementary and middle school c uh cooking camps. Again they learn the basics of cooking. on the bottom. Uh, a little over 40 of our students participated in the band camp where we had our own directors come and each of the all four middle schools were represented and they're able to play. It was a two-eek camp but they probably only had seven sessions. It was amazing. They played four or five different um songs and it was amazing how well they all sounded coming from different schools. They all played well together and uh the uh it ended with a performance that they they did for the parents at the very end. In addition, we had our summer summer family engagement, which I'll
032be honest, that this probably was my favorite program that we run. And Missy Dickerson also leads this. Our our uh families are increasing. We had 682 participants in uh one or more of those um family engagement events. And again, it's a fun time for families to come out, come to our schools, learn about what the the learning looks like in our schools, and again, just but it's a partnership with both the families, which include parents, uh, grandparents, um, and of course the kids. On the upper left there, you see bingo for books, and we've done that one for quite a while, but it's so much fun. The kids play bingo, and they get free books, right? And everyone does get a book at the end. They all they're all so competitive at the beginning. Uh,
033but the cool thing is that our reading specialists will actually interject um ways that parents can support their kids at home between the games. So, it's a win-win for everybody. On the upper right, this is probably one of my favorite pictures. That's a mom and son high-fiving each other. They're playing they're playing captivating cards, which um Miss Enoch, one of our coordinators for math, led the program where uh they're learning how to do math, but by playing cards, by playing games, and they get to take those home with them so they can they can continue the fun at home. bottom left, we've had a partnership with Bay Port um uh banks for quite a while. That's the uh financial literacy where kids are learning about the difference between leasing and buying a car, the difference
034between renting and owning a home. Um the the rate that jobs pay, maybe you can't afford that brand new Corvette, you might have to buy a used car, right? And so, but they learn all that financial literacy uh with the support of their parents. Lastly, bottom right, that is our uh learning that's our reading to learn. So that's our third our third grade parents, our rising third grade students and parents come for that night. So they they can learn to see that transition, that shift that happens between second grade where kids shift from reading to learn, learning to read to then actually reading to learn. And so the our third grade teacher does a wonderful job giving parents information so they can help support their kids at home. That does conclude the presentation for the
0352025 uh summer programs. I do want to say before I conclude, I do want to thank the board for continuing to um provide the supports for the programs and we could not have done this without our administrators, our teachers, our support staff at the school sites, our camp uh staff, our family engagement partners. Um, I'm missing somebody probably, but it was a lot of people working really hard to make sure that the learning does not stop during the summertime. So, that concludes my uh summer academy update. I'm pleased to take any questions or comments at this time. >> The only question that I have is how long were uh the camps and some of these programs? >> Sure. So, the camps range from one to two weeks. Uh, and so again, so like the band
036camp was two weeks whereas the cooking camp was one week. And so this it just depended on the campsite itself. The um game of life those are one day uh events uh for about two hours or so and the family engagements were one night events. Uh summer academy itself I should have mentioned this. Thank you for asking. Summer academy itself lasted 20 days. So about five about five weeks. Dr. I just want to say uh thank you for hosting and presenting us with this uh program. Uh I was a part of the graduation ceremony where I met some of the teachers and kids that went through the summer camp and their testimony to commitment and how much fun they had and what they learned through it. It's amazing. So I just want to say thank
037you for doing such and continue with this program. >> The support staff was wonderful. It takes the village to make sure all those kids learn and get what they need to get done. >> Yeah. >> Just want to say thank you again for all I know it's a lot of work. I know you have to put a lot of time and and a lot of effort that goes into all of this, but it really is outstanding and it looks like we get more and more each year, too. >> Yeah, camps were down a little bit this year, but everything else was up. So, it's it's nice to see those numbers row go. Yeah. Thank you. >> Uhhuh. Okay. Now, we will take a short recess. I didn't see it yet. >> Okay. >> All right.
038We will now reconvene our meeting. >> All right. So, uh, we do not have any unfinished business this evening. As far as presentations, we will have a capital projects report. Dr. Shandor. >> Yes. Thank you, U, Miss Goodwin. So, we're going to ask Dr. Carol, our chief operations officer, please come forward and present this month's well actually this summer's and this month's capital projects report. Dr. Carol. >> Okay. Thank you, Dr. Shandor. And uh uh Madame Chair, members of the board, here is your report for the summer. We've had some projects that are near completion and so I wanted to walk through them with you. Uh so, first of all, uh you know that we were doing upgrades at our almost all of our high school auditoriums and Yorktown Middle. So, uh, first of all,
039one of the big things was doing the main house lighting and getting the seating replaced and the flooring under that seating. So, that has all been completed. Uh, the carpet and curtains and sound systems have been installed. U not completely on the sound. They have working sound now for the meetings that they're going to have with their students this week. and then they'll further u work those up so that they have a fully functioning sound system for their uh music and um theatrical productions. Now the only exception is Tab High School where the carpet and sound booth remain. Uh the carpet we had a little little problem with that and so that's going to be in in about two weeks but everything else at Tab has been done there. Uh the sound booth you know
040and I'll show you pictures. Tab and Brutin are the same and have that area uh above the mezzanine for lack of a better word. Um so we're fashioning that so that they have a full sound booth right there. And then the only thing that'll be left will be the theater lighting which will fall at all sites and really isn't important till we start to get to those um productions later in the fall. But those will be following in the just a few weeks. So, you remember this room and there's York High and that's about as bright as it gets in there. And uh you see one broken seat in the front. We had several that um had broken over time and these are 50-y old seats. So, the lighting uh just kind of uh dingy
041and old and this is what it looks like today. So, um the paint on the walls is new. uh the LED lighting, uh the you can see the epoxy flooring under the seating and the new carpet. So, it's it's it's literally night and day there. All right. Okay. Uh then Yorktown Middle and uh Yorktown Middle, you know, is an older auditorium and we had meetings with the alumni group with James Weld and Johnson and talked to them, got their opinion about what they'd like to see. You can see that th those chairs first of all not very uh comfortable and uh then you can see that they wouldn't stay up a lot of them and those were going to require custom springs uh that we had to buy like a thousand of them uh in
042order to get an order of them. So, it was going to be quite pricey and uh the alumni group agreed with us that we needed to get new u new seating in there and we've talked to him about color scheme and the only thing that's left there is we still need to treat the stage and the stage front where we're going to strip the green paint off of there and and sand it down and then they'll have um and just recoat it. So, we're using the natural wood grain. But this looks like this now. Brand new curtains on the side, the LED lighting for house lighting and the carpet. Next was Brutin. And remember Brutin and Tab look very similar. They've got the the bottom area than than the mezzanine as I said and then
043uh steps going up u not a balcony but a higher level. Now we did because we were touching those auditoriums they were open to ADA compliance. So, we did need to make some structural changes on some of the stairs. I think it's the middle two uh rows and so they had to be widened and uh so that required some structural work and uh and then uh this is what it looks like today. Now, everything at Brutin has been done except for the upper stairs. I think it's the when when this was taken, all of the upper stairs hadn't been done, but the ones on the back right are done. We just have those two stairwells on the left to complete. Those should be done this week. Uh but it's functional and you see the chairs
044and the lighting. And um we've got one more picture. Uh so you really get a good shot of the carpet there. And you can see we had a gentleman in there still working on the sound booth. And uh so that's why we got a ladder in the picture. >> Can I ask a quick question? >> Yes, ma'am. >> Did we know ahead of time that we needed to make those changes for the ADA compliance? Let's see. Uh I don't not not originally, but then as we got into the into the project, then we found out. Yeah, it was a change order to do that. >> Okay, thank you. >> Okay, then Tab High School. Aren't those seats beautiful? Uh once again, 50-year-old seats. And then if we pull out uh you can see the um
045the fluorescent lights at the top that are 4x4. uh you see the uh use of orange paint and uh and then you get that view of the auditorium and then from uh stage view you can see that the carpet certainly needed attention and u and that once again you see chairs that are not holding their their spring anymore. And so u that is how we look now or how we did look and this is where we're at now. Once again, the only thing here needing uh work is the carpet. And you can see you can see that here in the upper stairs. U once again, LED lighting in the top and the uh and the carpet is due within the next two weeks. Now, we also did went back and revisited York High. You remember
046last year we did we did some work in the locker rooms there and we've revisited the auxiliary gym, some of the bathrooms and the athletic storage areas. So this is a look at the auditorium restroom uh before construction. Uh note uh kind of kind of dimmer lighting uh aged paint uh old partitions and uh old plumbing fixtures. And that same bathroom looks like this today. uh LED lighting to brighten it up, fresh paint, new partitions, and new plumbing fixtures, and the epoxy flooring, which you saw in the locker rooms last year. And the I don't have pictures of other athletic um uh closets and rooms and same thing except for the plumbing, uh the improved lighting, paint, and the epoxy floors throughout the gym area. Then we have the auxiliary gym. Uh as you can
047see the uh walls were very dingy uh old paint and they had covered the uh standards there for for painting. Uh the whole room now looks like this. One of the things that we realized after we painted it all was that the backboards were pretty unsightly. So uh the contractor comped us and fixed those backboards for us. So now we have a a whole fresh room there. And then I want to just comment on Tab High School where we're at with our progress on those renovations. Uh the architects performed fieldwork for the design. We've received schematic drawings weeks ago. Those have been reviewed by staff and feedback given to the architects and the architect has reviewed the roof condition. Uh right now we just received the 35% drawings. So, we're starting to get into detail
048and we're going to give feedback and also really be pushing for cost containment here. Uh, so this is where we'll get into the value engineering of trying to lower the cost on that project as much as we can while retaining uh the goals that we have to improve the aesthetic and the utility at Tab High. And that completes my report and I welcome any questions you have. I just like to point out one thing on those pictures that really didn't do it justice on the before pictures, especially for Brutin and Tab. >> Um, you just get to see those chairs in the front that the springs are bad. They were all throughout the whole place. >> Uh, and not only that, there were places where the material was was worn, where it was ripping and
049that sort of thing. We didn't get detail and show that, but it just doesn't do it justice on how much uh it did need to be replaced. So, I wanted to point that out for people that were seeing it at home. picture doesn't do it justice. So, >> thank you. And you'll notice the the lighting was very bright in there. >> Oh, yes. >> That that will be dimmable. It's not dimmable right now, but that will >> that will also tie into the sound and lightboard so that they can control that for the whole theatrical effect. >> Very nice. Thank you. >> Thank you, Dr. Carol. >> Thank you. >> Okay. All right. Next, we're going to have our pay plan update. >> Yes. Dr. writes our chief of human resources will come up. He
050has a very brief presentation. Doc, Dr. Wrights. >> Good evening, Madam Chair, Dr. Shandoor, members of the board. This evening, I do have a brief proposed pay plan update. We are proposing to add a boardcertified behavior analyst, which we we refer to as a BCBA, to our pay plan. And we're able to add this to our pay plan because YCSD was awarded a competitive grant through the Virginia Department of Criminal Justices. This grant is renewable for up to four years and requires a local match based on the annual local composite index. and funding covers personnel cost, training, and support of the proposed positions. Now, you may ask yourself, what does a BCBA do? Well, I brought the job description for you. So, this position is responsible for developing programs for students whose behavior significantly impacts
051their learning and participation in the environment in the educational environment. And a BCBA provides leadership for administrators, registered behavior technicians, teachers, parents, and school personnel to address student behaviors. And that is it. Any questions? >> The question that I have, uh, you said the grant is renewable up to four years. Mhm. >> After that four years, will this position be eliminated or is it if it if it continues then we have to fund 100% of it? >> So after the four years it would become part of um our local budget if that was something we wanted to continue with this position if we felt it was valuable enough to subsume it into our local budget. >> Okay. Thank you. >> What was the percentage of the what they what they are funding. >> So they
052the grant is um $126,000 and I believe Mr. Bowen it's a 6040 split 7525. >> Okay. And is this a board office uh position for all the schools or it would be specific for the district? >> It would be at all the schools that it goes to all the 19 schools where the need happens to be for those student behaviors. >> Thank you. Thank you, Dr. Ritz. >> Right. At this time, we will move into our comments of citizens before I open for public comments. I'll share a few remarks. The board the school board provides public comment periods for the public to comment on matters related to the business or duties of the school board and school division. Schoolboard policy KDBDH governs these public comment periods. I would encourage citizens to review this policy prior
053to speaking before the board. Briefly, the school board expects speakers to refrain from any speech or conduct that is a clear violation of the law, such as abusive or threatening language. We ask that speakers direct their comments to the board and not to members of the audience. Violations of schoolboard policy KDBDH may result in a warning or termination of a speaker's time by the chair. This sanction is immediately appealable to the whole board at the speaker's option. Each speaker may speak for up to three minutes. Speakers will present their comments at the podium. A timer is visible to speakers from the podium and speakers should conclude their remarks when the red light comes on. The timer will begin after you state your name and district or area of residence. I now open the public participation
054for comments of citizens. Our first speaker this evening is Dr. Beatus. I'm trying to look at the last name. I'm not sure how to say it. Um, >> huh? >> Tomb. Okay. I wasn't sure because of the way it's a way the first letter was written. I didn't want to say it wrong, but >> that's okay. My it's my handwriting. That's why I try to type everything. It's a true scripted script signature. Yes. All right. Greetings. I'm Dr. Beatatric Tombs, District 4. Congratulations on the start of a new academic year. I could feel the enthusiasm in the audience. A yes, I am delighted about the possibilities of renaming McGruda Elementary School. In light of the president advocating positive history, a good name I would like for you to consider is Brutin Elementary School. There is
055such rich history associated with the name Brutin. and how warm and fuzzy the students will feel after completing Brutin Elementary School as a panther cub and to becoming a Brutin full panther. Thank you for your time and consideration. >> Thank you. All right, our next speaker is Pam Pushau. >> Dr. Shandor is a superintendent we should be very proud of and I wish him well in his future endeavors. I am truly concerned about who this board will select to replace him. Too many school divisions are looking for MAGA lunatics who only want to create more division, rewrite history and science, promote conspiracies, and discriminate. Oklahoma is now requiring teacher applicants from New York and California to take what they call a woke test. I have seen the questions. I have not seen the answers they
056would prefer. Revisionist history is important to them. PragerU, a far-right organization in which some school divisions are subscribing, is indoctrinating elementary school students through videos teaching false histories. They praise slavery by saying this is an alternative perspective. Oklahoma is placing Trump Bibles in every classroom. Bible study is required and implied to all subjects. Not Christian? Too bad. LGBTQ students will also face discrimination based on their biblical interpretations. Donald Trump is ignorant of basic academic knowledge. This man said the Continental Army protected the airports from the British. Maybe I'm stupid, but I don't think we had yet invented airplanes. He said the Declaration of Independence was quote, "Declaration of unity, love, and respect." It's obvious he never read it or he would have recognized his current executive orders and goals are exactly what we were condemning
057King George for, which are itemized in the 27 grievances. He believes the Constitution does not apply to him and neither does the rule of law. He can't even understand that a tariff is paid by the purchaser, not the country of origin. It is okay to inject bleach into the human body. Trump has no problem spending more than a billion dollars on renovating his free Qatari bribe, but it's okay to demolish the Department of Education and cut funding to our schools. He is defunding Medicaid, SNAP, and ESL, which will affect some of our students. Students can't succeed if they can't read and write English. If foreign students, even those here with legal documentation, are deported, there'll be no need for SNAP, excuse me, for ESL. And that's the problem solved there. The board website stated SNAP
058eligible students will be getting free meals, but SNAP eligibility has changed. Will some students just go hungry? I do not want a new superintendent that praises the actions of a mindless tyrant. Your next regular meeting is on September 22nd, which is also Roshashana. Roshashana and Yamapour are the most important days in the Jewish religion. You might say they're the equivalent of Christmas and Easter. This board would never consider holding a meet a meeting on these Christian holidays, but you have no problem doing so on a Jewish holiday because rescheduling might inconvenience you. That is shameful. We no longer have a difference in political opinion. We have a difference in morality. Thank you. Sorry, Mr. Sam Ray. Good evening, members of the board. My name is Sam Ray and I'm resident of district 3 and I'm
059here tonight to urge you to do what is right, not what is easy, and support the renaming of McGrder Elementary School. The legacy of McGrder has no place on a public school. Our school should stand for learning, belonging, and progress, not as a quiet tribute to a painful and oppressive past. Keeping the name tells students and families, especially those from communities of color, that their experiences, their history, their dignity are secondary. It sends the wrong message about who we choose to honor. We can and must do better. You have to show our students that they are valued and supported. Some may worry about the cost of changing the name, but this can be managed by phasing in updates gradually, aligning changes with routine maintenance and replacement schedules. The issue here is about more than a
060name. It is about leadership, leading with integrity, listening with humility, and serving every student, not just the loudest voices. Renaming McGruda Elementary is not erasing history. It is facing it. It is choosing a name that reflects values we ask our students to live by every day. like honesty, inclusion, and courage. So I ask plainly, will you align yourself with the children in the future or with those that supported and sympathized with the values like McGrder? I recommend a name that is neutral, meaningful, and rooted in our community. Brutin Elementary School. This school sits in the Brutin district ser and serves the Brutin neighborhood. Renaming it Brutin Elementary removes the stain of oppression and reflects the identity of the families that it serves. History will judge this position and each of you by the choices that
061you make here. Please make the right decision. Thank you. >> Okay. I now close the public participation for comments of citizens. We will next move into financial matters and I will ask Mr. Piovich to discuss financial matters. >> Yes, madam chair. Uh I have a three things to present tonight is going to be claims certified for payment financial reports and resolution 2547 as uh we have a claim certified for payments for the month of June and July 2025. So bear with me. It's going to be a very long list, but I will get through it as fast as I can. uh expenditures for the June uh for instructional related expenditures total approximately 1 point uh 1,651,530 and includes payments to 95% group M&M healthcare allied beautiful minds camcord partners CMG uh CIT acquisitions curriculum associates
062Emily Haynes uh Gander Publishing Grafton Integrated Health Hatch at Vision Services Maximum Healthcare New Horizons in amount of 722,800. And I just want to say uh thanks to the board to approving the budget for the support in New Horizons. Um it's just a tremendous support to our students and services that we pro provide. We faced uh many challenges within a budget season and we still did honor. So I want to say thank you to all of you guys for supporting your horizons. um ODP services all the minion research foundation person uh Parson's Phil uh physiological plan B academy public consulting group Purple Communications Reliance Acquisitions SH Varsity the Fisen Center the stepping stone treasure of York County for the reimbursement for school field trips uh treasure of Virginia Institute of Marine Science BCO Wisconsin center
063for educational research and wood woodfin heating in RVA graphics. Uh payments for technology related items totally approximately $860,225 and includes payments to CDW for the Microsoft licensing renewal, Cox Communications, -ate Mohawk USA, uh she communications, Ryzen wireless and Virginia business systems. Now, food uh service expenditures totaling 1,228,000 and includes payments to the Alter Hartley, Sadesco, and the Metuse Group. Payments related to construction and maintenance projects total approximately 757,680 and includes payments to American Refrigeration, Dominion Energy, HRSD, Ferguson Holdings, Harbor Mechanical, Hav Lux Products, Mid-Atlantic Installers, Mobile Lease, Newport News Warworks, ODP Business Solutions, Republic Services, Simpson Unlimited, Thompson Engineers, Train, Treasure of York County, Water Chemistry, and VB Watson. Payments for administration total approximately $120,800 and includes payments to College of William Mary for graduation services, No Red, Inc., Riddle, Treasure of York County, and
064Versa. Payments for transportation total approximately $112,50 and includes payments to Auto House Collisions, Keymore Supplies, and Newport AVA. uh significant expend expenditures for July payments related to instructional total approximately $65,000 and includes payments to care solus in inter international bular uh payments related to IT totaling 1,127,915 and includes payment to the 34 ED active internet technologies CDW frontline technologies Tyler Technologies TR VA business systems X2 development payments for operations, maintenance, and CIP totaling $26,600 and including payments to Grinder Lockout Products, Republic Service, and Crystal Stakes. I'm moving to the approval of financial reports for July 25. Significant changes relating to operating budget for July revenues uh is a state revenue in July 2025 is approximately 300,000 higher than in July 24. This increase is uh primarily driven by higher student enrollment, additional special education funding,
065and expended funding for support positions. Expenditures for technology in July 25 approximately 780,000 higher than July 24, primarily due to the replacement of student devices and the divisionwide refresh of teacher eye stations. Expenditures for operations and maintenance decreased by approximately $418,000 compared to July 24. This variance is due to the timing of property and liability insurance payments. In 24, the payment was made in July where in 25 it will be made in August. Significant changes relating to the food service budget. There are no significant changes in revenue uh or expend expenses for the food service budget. Uh I'm moving to the resolution 20 2547 uh which requires the board approval authorizing procurements of more than $100,000 and change uh orders greater than 50,000. There is one item on resolution totaling 268,000 the details which would
066be view which can be which can be viewed at the board docks. Madame chair I now move to approve financial matters as listed. >> Okay we have a first and second. Are there any questions or discussion? Okay, Miss Howard. >> A motion was made by Mr. Pyovich and seconded by Mr. Richardson to approve financial matters as listed. Mr. Richardson, >> yes. >> Mr. Schaefer, >> yes. >> Mrs. Fairman, >> yes. >> Mr. Pyovich, >> yes. >> And Mrs. Goodwin, >> yes. >> The motion passed 5 to zero. >> All right, I'll go we'll go over the consent calendar. Uh we have approval for personnel actions, approval of minutes from a work session on June 2nd, 2025, a special meeting on June 2nd uh 2025, a special meeting on June 11th, 2025. A special meeting on
067June 18, 2025, a special meeting on June 18, 2025, and a special meeting board retreat on June 25th, 2025. Also a special meeting on August 6, 2025 and a special meeting on August 18, 2025. Approval of donations in the amount of $3,865. Approval of the fiscal year 2027 proposed budget calendar. Approval to authorize James Carroll, Chief Operations Officer. Candy Skinner, chief academic officer, William Bowen, or David Wright's chief human resources officer to sign for the division superintendent in the absence of the division superintendent as of August 25th, 2025. Approval of a lease agreement between the county school board of York County, Virginia, and Child Evangelism Fellowship of Virginia Peninsula chapter. Approval to authorize the division superintendent to sell surplus vehicles to New Horizons Regional Education Center. Approval to authorize the division superintendent to to participate
068in a buyback program with CDW Government LLC. Approval to authorize the division superintendent to donate depreciated CPUs from IE stations to a program called Tech for Troops. Approval of play, excuse me, approval of pay plan updates. Approval of consent calendar as listed. I'd like to have a motion and a second to approve the calendar as listed. >> I would like to make a motion to approve the consent calendar as listed. >> I'll second. >> Any questions? Madame Chair, I would like to request um and I guess in the form of a motion um to remove section B, the consideration of approval of minutes and the whole thing listed there because the two meetings on June 18th, the one on August 6 and the one on August 18th, I was not in attendance. And so I
069don't know if the minutes are correct on those or not and cannot vote uh on those at all and would need to abstain. And then on H, the consideration of approval to authorize the division superintendent to participate in a buyback pro program, excuse me, with CDW government LLC. I don't agree with the use of the money for onetoone Chromebooks as I believe that we need to be backing off um as much of the digital as possible because of the new um reports that have been coming out over um the the damage being done of so much time on digital devices, not just on the phones. I mean that's great that they're not on the phones as much but the problem that we're having now is that there is that onetoone on a regular basis with
070the digital for lessons, classwork, homework, tests, quizzes, things like that that there's um more and more evidence coming out with those particular reports that we need to be backing off that screen time for our students. >> Okay. Do I have a motion to remove those two items from the consent calendar? >> Well, I just made that >> second because if they're not removed, then I will be voting against the entire package and I I believe I should be allowed to um handle these two individually. >> I don't have a second >> question. Uh, I do have a question on the second because we're a small board according to Robert's rules. Um, small boards do not need a second. Do we have a policy that requires a second? >> Yes. Our school, our attorney says that
071we do. >> Okay. Miss Howard, >> a motion was made by Mr. Pyovich and seconded by Mr. Schaefer to approve the consent calendar as listed. Mr. Schaefer, >> yes. >> Mrs. Fairman, >> no. >> Mr. Richardson, >> yes. >> Mr. Pyovich, >> yes. >> And Mrs. Goodwin, >> yes. >> Motion passed 4 to one. Okay, we have an action item, consideration of approval of resolution 25-49, a resolution declaring its intention to reimburse itself from the proceeds of one or more grants made by the Commonwealth of Virginia for certain expenditures made or to be made in connection with certain capital improvements. Dr. Shander, you have any comments? Just really briefly, this is an annual resolution required by the Department of Education for the school divisions to accept and spend Virginia Public Service Authority issued bonds for
072student-based technology. This funding was established in the early 1900s and the and the funding formula has remained unchanged. The state's funding formula ensures that school divisions receive $20,000 per school and 50,000 for the division. In York County, that totals um of $544,000. There's also a matching requirement of $108,800 in YCSD. These funds are part of our technology reserve fund. >> Are there any additional questions? >> Madame Chair, I move to approve resolution 25-49 um declaring the intention to reimburse itself for the proceeds of one or more grants. I'll >> second. Okay, >> any questions? Okay, Miss Howard. >> A motion was made by Mr. Richardson and seconded by Mr. Schaefer to approve resolution 2549 declaring its intention to reimburse itself from the proceeds of one or more grants made by the Commonwealth of Virginia for
073certain expenditures made and or to be made in connection with certain capital improvements. Mr. Richardson, >> yes. >> Mr. Schaefer, >> yes. >> Mr. Pyovich, >> yes. >> Mrs. Fairman, >> yes. >> And Mrs. Goodwin, >> yes. The motion passed five to zero. >> Okay. >> We do not have a policy uh discussion. We do not have a policy first reading this evening. Um policy second reading action. We do have Dr. Shandor. >> Yes. Thank you, Miss Goodwin. I'm going to ask Dr. Carol and Dr. Skinner to please come to the podium. We've got uh eight policies to review. I believe Dr. Carol has the first three policies to share with you this evening and then Dr. Skinner has the last five. Dr. Carol. >> All right. Thank you, Dr. Shandoor. Board members, before you
074for second reading, uh A, B, and C are three different policies. The first two uh are driven both by HB1695, which requires schools to create a cardiac response team for each school. And so the first one, policy EBBA has a section in there now for creating that cardiac response team. Secondly, uh part of 1695 was that it required an annual drill. So in EBCB, which is uh safety drills, you see that we now have a annual drill required by policy. Uh item C is policy JHCD which is administering medicines to students. It has one provision for self-administration and then two that are only for qualified administrators in under certain situations. The self-administration uh entry is uh for diabetes medication and related supplies so those students can manage their own uh diabetes. The second section that
075was added is for uh students that are experiencing respiratory distress and in those situations a qualified staff member who's been trained can administer aluterol inhalers and valve holding chambers. And then the last section is a section for uh once again for a certain situation and that would be when a student is believed to be experiencing a life-threatening opioid overdose that that qualified administrator uh administer that qualified staff member could administer administer sorry opioid reversal agents including nlloxxone and that uh but that takes care of those three and I welcome any questions for those sir. >> Thank you, Dr. Carol, Dr. Skinner. >> Good evening, Madame Chair, members of the board, and Dr. Shandor. Tonight, I have five policies that I'm bringing to you um for expedited review and approval. These policies mainly reflect changes to
076the Virginia code and require implementation prior to the start of the school year. Um so the first one is uh where some I'm proposing some edits to section IG AG which is teaching about drugs alcohol and tobacco. It aligns to what Dr. Carol just shared with you and this is really adding information on opioid overdose prevention legal references and cross references in the teaching that we do in our schools at the high school level. The second is we're recommending some edits to section IGBA which is programs for students with disabilities. And this particular one, this is the one that you'll probably see the most um proposed changes. We're adding information on post-secary transition and support services. We've added IEP team considerations for student support during emergency situations. Added designation of a parent family liaison. We've
077added parent notification of dual enrollment rights and obligations. and that um in particular uh for students with disabilities, typically when they go to college, an IEP does not follow a student, but when you're enrolled in dual enrollment courses, you are still in high school. And so the law um the legislation provides some clarification around this so that students who have an IEP, if they're taking a dual enrollment course, will receive those accommodations. The next is um and there's some legal references and cross references there. We're proposing the addition of section IGBD, which is programs for students with reading deficiencies. This really aligns to the policy you approved last year, which was policy AG literacy plan, and provides clarity on how reading intervention should be provided to students with reading deficits. We're proposing to add section
078IGBJ, which is advanced or accelerated mathematics. I shared a little bit about this with you last year. Um, and this really has to do with um really trying to get more of our students into advanced coursework at the middle school level in the area of mathematics that aligns to the Virginia code as well. And finally, uh, proposing the removal of section IKG remediation recovery program. We're proposing that because this policy really is no longer needed as it's encompassed in the new proposed um policy section IGBD programs for students with reading def deficiencies as well as SREG IKH retaking so assessments. Okay, that those are my proposed changes. Do you have any questions for me? Okay, thank you. Okay, we will now we're going to vote on each policy. The first I need a first and
079a second for policy EBBA, first aid CPR certified personnel. >> I'd like to make a motion to approve policy EBBA, first aid CPR certified personnel. >> I'll second. >> Okay, Miss Howard. A motion was made by Mr. Pyovich and seconded by Mr. Schaefer to approve revisions to policy EBBA, first aid CPR certified personnel. Mrs. Fairman, >> yes. >> Mr. Schaefer, >> yes. >> Mr. Pyovich, >> yes. >> Mr. Richardson, >> yes. >> And Mrs. Goodwin, >> yes. >> The motion passed five to zero. >> Chair, go ahead. >> Excuse me. >> The next one. >> Oh, I wanted to do I read it first though. I would need to read it. >> Okay. I have I need a first and a second for policy EBCB safety drills. >> Yes, they'd like to make a motion
080for policy EBCB safety drills. >> I'll second. >> Okay, Miss Howard. >> A motion was made by Mr. Pyovich and second in by Mr. Schaefer to approve revisions to policy EBCB safety drills. Mr. Pyovich, >> yes. >> Mr. Schaefer, >> yes. >> Mr. Richardson, >> yes. >> Mrs. Fairman, >> yes. >> And Mrs. Goodwin. >> Yes. Motion passed five to zero. >> Go ahead. We'll roll through this faster. >> All right. So, make a motion for policy JHCD administrative medic to students. >> Second. >> Miss. >> A motion was made by Mr. Pyich and seconded by Mr. Schaefer to approve revisions to policy JHCD administering medicines to students. Mr. Richardson. >> Yes. >> Mr. Schaefer. >> Yes. >> Mr. Pyet. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Fairman. >> Yes. Mrs. Goodwin. >> Yes. >> The motion pass
081five to zero. >> I would like to make a motion for approval policy IG AG teaching about drugs, alcohol, and tobacco. >> Second. Sorry, >> Miss Howard. A motion is made by Mr. Pyovich and seconded by Mr. Schaefer to approve revisions to policy IG A teaching about drugs, alcohol, and tobacco. Mr. Richardson. >> Yes. >> Mr. Pyovich. >> Yes. >> Mr. Schaefer. >> Yes. Mrs. Fairman, >> yes. >> Mrs. Goodwin, >> yes. >> The motion passed five to zero. All right. >> I would like to make a motion to approve policy IGA programs for students with disabilities. >> Second, >> Miss Howard. >> Motion was made by Mr. Pyovich and seconded by Mr. Schaefer to approve revisions to policy IGBA programs for students with disabilities. Mr. Schaefer. >> Yes. >> Mr. Richardson. >> Yes. >>
082Mr. Pyovich. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Mr. Fairman. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Goodwin. >> Yes. Motion passed five to zero. >> I would like to make a motion to approve policy IGBD programs for students with reading deficiencies. >> Second. >> Oh, Miss Howard. A motion was made by Mr. Pyovich and seconded by Mr. Schaefer to approve revisions to policy IGBA programs for students with disabilities. Mrs. Fairman. >> Yes. >> Mr. Schaefer. Yes, >> Mr. Pyovich. >> Yes, >> Mr. Richardson. >> Yes. >> And Mrs. Goodwin? >> Yes. >> The motion passed five to zero. >> So, we move to the IGBD that I just >> All right. I'm making a motion to approve policy IGBD >> programs for students with the reading deficiencies because the last Nicole, the last motion you read, was that IG >>
083VA or RGBD? >> IGBA. >> Okay. So we doing GBD. >> Mhm. >> Okay. You made a motion. We need a second. >> Oh, second. There we go. >> Sorry, Miss Howard. >> A motion was made by Mr. Pyovich and seconded by Mr. Schaefer to approve revisions to policy IGBD programs for students with reading deficiencies. Mr. Richardson, >> yes. >> Mr. Schaefer, >> yes. >> Mr. Pio, >> yes. >> Mrs. Fairman, >> yes. >> Mrs. Goodwin, >> yes. >> Motion passed five to zero. I'll make a motion to approve policy I IGBJ advanced or accelerated mathematics. >> Second, >> Miss Howard. >> Motion was made by Mr. Pyovich and seconded by Mr. Schaefer to approve revisions to policy IGBJ advanced or accelerated mathematics. Mr. Schaefer, >> yes. >> Mr. Pyovich, >> yes. >> Mr. Richardson,
084>> yes. >> Mrs. Fairman, >> yes. >> And Mrs. Goodwin, >> yes. >> Motion pass five to zero. I make I make a motion to approve policy I KG remediation recovery program. >> Second. >> Okay. Miss Howard. >> A motion was made by Mr. Povich and seconded by Mr. Schaefer to approve revisions to policy IKG remediation recovery program. Mr. Richardson. >> Yes. >> Mr. Schaefer. >> Yes. >> Mr. Povich. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Fairman. >> Yes. >> And Mrs. Goodwin. >> Yes. >> The motion passed five to zero. >> I think I think that's all of them. Thank you, Mr. Piovich. >> All right, next we're going to have the report of the superintendent. I will turn this over now to Dr. Shandeler. >> Thank you, Miss Goodwin. Uh again, congratulations to our students from
085Mount Vernon Elementary, Tab High School, and Brutin High School for their state level um accomplishments this evening. We're really proud of you. Uh again, congratulations to Wendy Wilson. We're so proud of all your accomplishments and the difference you've made in in your players lives for so many years. As you know, today was the first day of school. We enjoyed welcoming back over 13,000 students and the class of 2038, our kindergarteners. So, our cabinet and our executive team uh spent time in all the schools today supporting our principles and welcoming students back to school. I want to thank all of our school staff who made sure that we had a successful day for our students. Uh we had some of the normal hiccups uh on the first day, but overall we had a really successful day.
086I again want to thank our maintenance team and our custodians for the cleanliness of each of our buildings uh our team at the bus garage as well as the bus drivers for transporting our kids to and from school today um safely. Also want to thank our parents and our families for working with us. I'm looking forward to a great year. Thank you. >> Okay, at this time is there anyone who wishes to speak now that did not get a chance to uh before the meeting to sign up before the meeting? Okay. All right. Thank you for everyone to everyone for your input and for being here this evening. Our next meeting will be our work session on September 8th at your call. We do have a few close sessions this evening. Can I please have
087a board member make a motion to take us into close session? >> I move that York County School Board convene in close session pursuant to Virginia Code section 2.2-37. 2-3711A88 of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act for con consultation with legal council employed by the County School Board of York County, Virginia regarding a specific legal matter concerning the approval of a homeschool request that requires a provision of legal advice by such counsel. As a matters discussed in close session are confidential, no minutes or recordings are permitted. >> Second, >> Miss Fairman. >> Yes. >> Mr. Richardson, >> yes. >> Mr. Pyovich, >> yes. >> Mr. Schaefer, >> yes. >> Miss Goodwin, >> yes. >> The board is in close session.