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In closed-session business that was certified in open meeting, the board approved a request to waive school-board policy GVO‑PC to allow Roy S. Williams Sr. to retire under an early-retirement incentive program effective Sept. 30, 2025. The motion carried on a roll-call vote with all present board members voting yes.
The board also approved a slate of personnel changes dated Aug. 12, 2025, as presented and discussed in closed session; the motion passed unanimously. Separately, the board approved release from compulsory attendance for 14 students citing religious exemptions; that action passed on a roll-call vote.
The board confirmed a recommendation to hire Charlotte Casale as assistant principal at Chatham High School with an effective date of Aug. 13. The presenter summarized Casale’s background: six years with the division at Kentucky Elementary School as a teacher, 15 years as a gifted-resource teacher, a summer-school administrative internship, service as assistant director of Piedmont Regional Summer Governor’s School, a Bachelor of Science from Averitt University, gifted endorsement from Averitt, a master’s in curriculum and instruction and gifted education from Liberty University and an educational leadership endorsement from Longwood University. The hire was approved by roll-call vote.
All personnel votes recorded roll-call tallies and passed as described in the meeting. The board did not discuss additional terms for the hires or provide salary figures during the public portion of the meeting.
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During discussion, a board member asked whether Parks & Rec would track income generated versus expenses incurred by the schools so the district could determine whether the agreement should be renegotiated. Superintendent Mayhew said the division would ask Parks & Rec (via Mr. Price or equivalent contact) if they could provide that information, and that administration planned to work with the chief financial officer, Miss Worley, to develop a fair metric for redistributing funds.
Mayhew said the proposed changes are expected to provide $50,000 back to schools; the administration will consult principals and athletic directors to determine revenue impacts such as lost ticket sales and facility costs (utilities and upkeep) and devise a distribution plan. The board approved the joint-use agreement in a roll-call vote.
The motion and vote did not specify a final distribution formula; administration was directed to return with recommendations and metrics for dividing returned funds among schools if appropriate.
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The speaker, identified in the meeting as Mr. Hale representing the PEA, said the division currently has posted vacancies that include two psychologist positions, two counselor positions, 27 teacher and aide openings, four cafeteria jobs (part- and full-time) and 10 custodial positions. He said many schools routinely operate understaffed and that some employees are “wearing several hats.”
Hale urged the board and administration to review the lowest tiers in the pay scale quickly and to remove a 25-year cap on pay scales for roles such as psychologists, maintenance and administrative assistants to retain experienced staff. He said starting salaries in the district are being outpaced by neighboring divisions and non-school employers.
Hale also praised newly installed digital bus radios and asked the board to consider assigning districts to separate radio bands so Dan River communications do not overlap with Gretna, and he requested a safety review to consider a small stipend to provide handheld radios to smaller schools that cannot purchase them through PTO or fundraising.
The representative also asked the division to evaluate communications and monitoring in protective “vault” areas that administrators would use during emergencies, noting cell signals have become harder to receive in some buildings after solar-panel installations.
Superintendent Mayhew and security staff acknowledged the concerns and said administration will pursue reviews, coordinate with finance and seek grant funding where appropriate. Board members did not take an immediate vote on pay changes during the meeting; they asked staff to return with analysis and potential metrics for distributing any funds.
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Security director Mr. Boone said most schools received equipment under the 2024 school-safety grant, including security cameras and digital bus radios for buses and at school sites. The division also moved visitor-management services from SchoolPass to Raptor Technologies after an acquisition; Boone said the new platform “maintains all the critical safety functions” and that “there has been no functionality or loss of functionality.”
Boone said the division is identifying windows and other locations that need protective or ballistic film — examples listed in the meeting included high-school cafeteria windows, classroom door windows, band rooms and library and office windows at middle schools. He said leftover grant funds would be used to buy additional cameras.
The security team ran a tabletop exercise on July 15 at Chatham Middle School with the Pennsylvania County Sheriff’s Office, County Emergency Services and Hirt Town Police Department to test procedures and interagency collaboration. The division is also evaluating an emergency-management system that links maps, the visitor-management system, and the adopted I Love You Guys standard response protocol to enable rapid SOS connections to first responders.
Boone said the division has submitted a school-security grant application for the 2025 grant year. If funded, planned uses include adding cameras at specified schools, replacing phone systems at all four high schools and replacing intercom systems at two schools.
Board members asked clarifying questions about funding and about the path to implement recommendations; Boone said administration will seek grant funds and report back as plans firm up.
","Division security staff described installations funded by the 2024 school safety grant, work to add ballistic film and cameras, a move to Raptor visitor management, and a pending 2025 security grant application to fund phones and intercom replacements.",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6141079,"Pennsylvania County School Board approves tightened high-school dress code with one dissent",401,3749000,4150000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5576407-b80da27cedcb1737989c0b238ec7b08e&start=3749&end=4150","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5576407-b80da27cedcb1737989c0b238ec7b08e/thumbnail_3749000.jpg","/articles/6141079/Virginia/Pennsylvania-County-School-Board-approves-tightened-high-school-dress-code-with-one-dissent","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6141079-b9e060e6ac41bb610aef593da2211eb8/orig.mp4?Expires=1770447539&Signature=FV0G47JZJ97zxZX98Jlekd3GvPoV1DDuUdtxjj~vSibGQCeNwyWb5G12ds4IdGuHIiMHCHOKZ4X56crYtzPo2EgyOVRmrnodpwVAoxO7peqfp-d8bp--n8bTL1HpP-Wo7PvHQk65fB-JSOHDXwIMtt8wVpFOU5c2R1nTrSaiDZaewfminILncekrCOENWAs7wULeNc94HsN0wL~KLPc6j2iP~MqYk~qbOVp4hzhDlLqPnAyfcAfq5oeywCWoM3VeNc2o5vA1VCWEK3MOgj1hd8pNULIOgcqlw3sEWWlEvnG1DgTY79D9Kc1sdhqFixiRw16g0KozMUzveXc1XkIa-w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Pennsylvania County School Board voted to adopt a revised student dress code on Aug. 12, approving clarified standards for coverage, opaque materials and program-specific exceptions. The motion to waive first reading and adopt the changes passed in a roll-call vote with one member opposed.
The change reorganizes the existing dress code into numbered items and adds clearer language on coverage and fabric. Under the adopted language, clothing must be opaque; garments must cover from armpit to armpit down to no less than four inches above the knee. Shoulders must be covered with sleeves or straps at least two inches wide. Holes, rips or mesh fabric may not expose areas higher than four inches above the knee unless worn over opaque fabric. The policy also states that tight-fitting pants (for example, leggings, compression or yoga pants) must be worn with an opaque top that covers front and back private areas. Finally, the board added an explicit clause that schools may modify the dress code for class- or program-specific needs, including career and technical education, lab courses, physical education and athletic activities.
Superintendent Mayhew told the board he discussed the proposed rewrite with middle- and high-school principals and that the principals supported clearer formatting and modesty and distraction-reduction goals. Board discussion focused on whether the changes reflected principals’ recommendations and on making the document usable for administrators.
Board members conducted a roll-call vote after the policy was read aloud and explained. The final vote recorded one no vote from Mr. Mills; all other members present voted yes.
The board also approved, earlier in the meeting, a separate code-of-conduct item from the Virginia School Boards Association (VSBA) for the school board clerk; that item passed unanimously.
The new dress-code language will be communicated to schools for implementation; the policy text that passed lists specific numbered requirements and includes the program-exception clause. The board did not set an implementation delay in the meeting; administrators indicated they will provide the guidance back to schools.
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