The acting superintendent for Warren County Public Schools updated the Board of Supervisors Oct. 21 on facilities repairs, the superintendent search and early steps in the FY 2026 budget process.

He said repairs to the tennis courts at Skyline High School are nearly complete; restriping will follow when weather permits. The district will next repair courts at Warren County High School so the tennis season can proceed beginning in February 2026, the acting superintendent said. He thanked the board for an additional appropriation that helped fund the work.

On leadership, the school board will announce a new superintendent at its next meeting on Nov. 5; the acting superintendent described recent finalist visits to district schools and outreach to principals and administrators.

The acting superintendent also thanked supervisors for participating in a recent bus tour of district schools and highlighted the Blue Ridge Technical Center and the culinary arts program, where students prepared lunch served during the tour. He emphasized strong demand for career-technical classes (welding, electrical, culinary, nursing, IT/cybersecurity) and said some classes are oversubscribed.

On the budget, he said the district had begun joint early work sessions with the county, focused on salary scales, class sizes and benefits. He asked supervisors to reserve Nov. 13 and Dec. 10 for joint work sessions. The district noted benefits-year timing limits the ability to go out for insurance bids until around February, when the district will have full plan-year data.

Why this matters: Repairs to facilities and joint budget planning affect school operations and local spending priorities; technical-education capacity is a workforce-development asset in the county.

Whats next: The school board will name its new superintendent Nov. 5 and the district and county will continue joint budget work sessions scheduled for Nov. 13 and Dec. 10; staff will present more budget details during those meetings.