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On the state budget, Dr. Boyd told the board the governor had returned the budget to the General Assembly with numerous amendments and has until May 2 to act on the package. \"The governor now has until May 2 to decide to do a couple things,\" he said, and the division is working from competing budget scenarios that currently produce different funding gaps. Dr. Boyd said staff would present ballpark estimates on salary, health-care and compression costs to the Board of Supervisors in a scheduled Friday work session.

Dr. Boyd provided a CIP update: last year's approved projects included reconditioning the King George Middle School athletic fields (under way), school-bus replacement (buses purchased), Tomac Elementary sidewalk replacement (completed over spring break), King George Elementary gym floor replacement (completed) and modular ramp and deck replacement (in progress). For the current CIP cycle, Dr. Boyd said two buses, turf replacement at the high school and a middle-school catwalk were approved by the Board of Supervisors and planning has begun.

On a fentanyl-awareness grant, Dr. Boyd said the lessons from that grant are specific to high school, are intended to be supplemental to required curriculum, and can be delivered by any staff member who completes a one-hour training video. Counselors were initially selected to lead lessons because of a short application timeline, he said, and the grant period runs from January through September; the division plans to continue supplemental lessons after the grant period ends.

Dr. Boyd also described a clarified procedure for community use of school buses. The policy requires superintendent approval, payment to cover the bus driver and mileage, proof of insurance, and a statement holding the school division harmless; the requirement applies to King George events that request school buses, he said.

Board members asked clarifying questions about bonuses included in state budget proposals and the superintendent reiterated that the division has not received those funds and will discuss distribution if and when funding is provided.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","April 7th 2025 King George School Board Regular Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","Superintendent Dr. Boyd briefed the King George County School Board on state budget timing, local CIP projects, a fentanyl-awareness grant for high school, and a clarified policy for community use of school buses.","taxTitle","KING GEORGE CO PBLC SCHS, School Districts, Virginia","taxId",54728,"location","Virginia","headline","","shortSummary",{"_32":76,"_34":35,"_36":37,"_38":77,"_40":78,"_42":79,"_44":80,"_46":81,"_48":82,"_50":83,"_52":84,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":85,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":86,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6085413,"Teachers showcase literacy lesson and hybrid inclusion pilot; board hears strong early results",728,242000,970000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2903675-ae77cb4f663f9022473f9d1e3d1cbae5&start=242&end=970","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2903675-ae77cb4f663f9022473f9d1e3d1cbae5/thumbnail_242000.jpg","/articles/6085413/Virginia/Teachers-showcase-literacy-lesson-and-hybrid-inclusion-pilot-board-hears-strong-early-results","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6085413-d259058789d32a311401585abed99010/orig.mp4?Expires=1769974901&Signature=SscnSuraI9Mz7QDXc5WIca9eOqo9W4Ou2Or7XfCGf7un3iqRC4hv5vYqbGWeevAuY2Xx5eWlPywewoGJZ0LX83HAKHHp9~TXZTZW6vhrsvC4ik7ZGoOMD7qFg6JTZNGC-9eYaoaSuAN4fRBs7UF-PdE76eiCIkqoP9wxzkymYg6lxjbF8-DF2usc28-FWyokBqm1XSSScmHXgfZdCQ5uO5Qcc0~vhWBM9WqP-WT2PYiVN~mOmk0PVBUXq~jcI5bNUl2INiEOlxyKyDU~lBLF7Itw8hx0o3BWM~ZWHuAlj9-0z9B9GScoZxr4BUrZX3i2m7u7Gh2Hj8GZQ3J3bMQBZA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Two classroom presentations at the King George County School Board meeting highlighted classroom literacy strategies and an inclusion pilot that school staff say produced measurable student growth.

Mr. Niles, a first-grade teacher, led the board in a literacy demonstration of a UFLI phonics lesson used daily in his class. \"It's evidence based, and I get that evidence from my classroom. It's the most effective thing that we do every day,\" he told the board while leading students through letter-sound and word-manipulation exercises that target phonemic awareness. The demonstration included examples of students changing the word \"rag\" to \"brag,\" \"bag,\" \"tap\" and \"trap\" to show how phonemic manipulation builds decoding skills.

Theresa Owen, a third-grade teacher at Sealson, and a specialized teacher, identified as Ms. Robinson, described a hybrid inclusion pilot combining short pull-out, specialized instruction and classroom push-in support. Owen said the model split intensive phonics instruction and grade-level classroom exposure so students would receive both targeted intervention and access to the general curriculum. Owen presented student MAP and PALS growth data, noting several students reached high-growth percentiles after the pilot; she said one student moved from below grade level to near or above expected growth. \"The data speaks for itself,\" she said, describing examples where students reached the 90th percentile for growth on national norms.

Board members and Dr. Boyd, the superintendent, asked whether the hybrid model is in use division-wide. Dr. Boyd told the board that \"at all elementary schools this year, we are doing a whole-group 60-minute push in where all students are exposed to grade-level content,\" a practice he said was driven by the Virginia Literacy Act; he added that fidelity varies with staffing. Board members responded positively to the pilot and asked staff to explore expansion to other elementary schools.

Presenters urged continued communication and coordination between general-education and special-education staff to maintain the model's scheduling and small-group support. Board members praised the teachers for sharing classroom data and recommended staff follow up on scaling the pilot.","A first-grade UFLI literacy demonstration and a Sealson pilot hybrid inclusion model for special education were presented to the King George County School Board; presenters showed internal MAP and reading-growth data and board members discussed expansion across the division.",{"_32":88,"_34":35,"_36":37,"_38":89,"_40":90,"_42":91,"_44":92,"_46":93,"_48":94,"_50":95,"_52":96,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":97,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":98,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6085415,"King George School Board approves grant, personnel designee and multiple policy updates in unanimous votes",123,2325000,2448000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2903675-ae77cb4f663f9022473f9d1e3d1cbae5&start=2325&end=2448","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2903675-ae77cb4f663f9022473f9d1e3d1cbae5/thumbnail_2325000.jpg","/articles/6085415/Virginia/King-George-School-Board-approves-grant-personnel-designee-and-multiple-policy-updates-in-unanimous-votes","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6085415-c61806ee55ce21ae64527ed8c128724f/orig.mp4?Expires=1769974901&Signature=FvXkalm3az6P-5hH37dZiFvRgWcmeRYb4qCSvRxkd3IcTGB713HGdXoBkwEAHirFmJDlQ~hH0Fex4T1G1pdb5lotxHnEaOiChnfewZcEqYTlTSEX5nNRqNiZUsPtFRUc--DJWhXm2Lr9YsnasxGm4eFtdnRfO53Rpem4EnvxP9ftVXzfKYtJk6hCez1dcdhyEu1KN~Yxtuk4F-CFsMgb~zcXAwifKde~E8FCWVYNETTX6t23pYo9YNkHrpSWKz-UnjKE0LvMVBtm1vByAVyPZ3pWmpcH0BoVN4LfcE4M2sD4Bzs8K8ANyx8QvDTWSzVTbRcbpigVAVMOlswnQvS6lg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The King George County School Board voted unanimously on a slate of administrative items Tuesday, approving a tuition grant for Virtual Virginia summer courses, appointing a superintendent designee for 2025–26, adopting several Virginia School Boards Association policy updates and accepting unspecified actions that resulted from a closed session on personnel.

Board members said the votes were routine approvals needed to carry out division operations. The board approved a Virtual Virginia Summer Session 2025 grant to cover tuition for student summer course enrollments, in the amount of $5,625. The motion to accept the grant passed on a voice vote; the chair voted aye and the motion carried.

The board also authorized Dr. Troy Wright to sign Virginia Department of Education reports and official correspondence in the superintendent’s absence for the term July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. That appointment was approved by voice vote.

Separately, the board convened a closed meeting under the cited state code to review hires, substitutes, resignations and the superintendent’s contract, then returned to open session, certified compliance with the open-meetings law and voted to accept the actions resulting from that closed session. The motion to convene the closed meeting cited \"state code 2.2-371(a) of the Code of Virginia\" and additional subsection references noted in the meeting record; the board certified its return under the cited statutory certification language and then voted to accept the closed-session outcomes. The board did not disclose specific personnel actions in the open record.

On policy matters, the board approved a set of updates provided by the Virginia School Boards Association. Approved items included revisions to policy BBBB (student representatives to the school board), DN (disposal of surplus items), GBEA (drug- and alcohol-free workplace), GBLA (third-party complaints against employees) with an amendment changing a 15-day filing window to 15 business days, GCB-R (procedures for receiving prior credit), IUA-R (promotion and retention regulation, amended to require participation of \"other school personnel\" when appropriate and to reflect that the division will not use social promotion), JECB (admission of nonpublic students for part-time enrollment) and LBD (home instruction). Each of those motions was approved by voice vote; the chair voted aye on each motion.

Minutes from March 10 and March 17 (including a disciplinary hearing and a joint meeting) were approved on a single motion. The consent agenda and other routine items were adopted without recorded opposition.

Board members who spoke publicly after the votes thanked staff and presenters and directed staff to continue work on implementation tasks tied to the adopted policies and grants.","The King George County School Board moved through consent items, approved a $5,625 Virtual Virginia summer tuition grant, named Dr. Troy Wright as superintendent designee for 2025–26 and adopted several VSBA policy updates after a closed-session review of personnel matters.","actionData","errors"]

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Superintendent outlines budget uncertainty, CIP items, fentanyl-education grant and school-bus use rules

Teachers showcase literacy lesson and hybrid inclusion pilot; board hears strong early results

King George School Board approves grant, personnel designee and multiple policy updates in unanimous votes