Prince George School Board approves multiple personnel appointments, contract changes and vendor awards

Prince George County School Board approved a set of personnel actions, contract changes and procurement awards during its regular meeting on April 14, 2025.

The board voted to accept the recommendation to appoint a coordinator of human resources (matter P-38 24-25) and to appoint a principal for David A. Harrison Elementary School (matter P-47 24-25). The board also approved recommended contract changes (matter P-46 24-25) and accepted a plan to allow sick-leave donation in a specific employee case (matter P-45 24-25). The board voted to deny an employee’s request in matter P-44 24-25; that vote included one abstention. Separately, the board approved a package of vendor contracts for fuel, pest control, uniforms, waste management and propane.

Why it matters: the personnel and contract approvals implement staffing and operational decisions that will take effect in the division’s upcoming fiscal and academic cycles. Vendor awards establish service providers for fuel, custodial/uniform services, pest control, waste management and propane for the district.

Most significant votes and immediate effects

- Coordinator of human resources (P-38 24-25): board approved the recommendation to appoint the person to that position. Roll call: all voting board members voted yes (5-0). The motion text in the record was "accept the recommendation." The staff member appointed was not named on the public motion text; the transcript lists the item as a recommended appointment but does not specify the appointee by name.

- Deny employee request (P-44 24-25): the board approved the recommendation to deny an employee’s request. Motion was recorded with mover and seconder as "Motion by Miss Andrews, by Mr. Johnson." Roll call recorded: Miss Taylor — Yes; Miss Crist — Abstain; Mr. Johnson — Yes; Miss Andrews — Yes; Mr. Ealy (Chair) — Yes (4 yes, 1 abstain). The transcript indicates the board followed the recommendation presented.

- Sick-leave donation (P-45 24-25): the board approved the recommendation to approve a sick-leave donation request. Motion recorded: "Motion by Mr. Johnson, by Miss Andrews." Roll call: unanimous yes (5-0).

- Contract changes (P-46 24-25): the board approved the contract changes as presented. Motion recorded: "Motion by Miss Crist, by Mr. Johnson." Roll call: unanimous yes (5-0).

- Principal appointment — David A. Harrison Elementary (P-47 24-25): the board approved the recommendation to appoint the person for the position of principal. Motion recorded: "Motion by Miss Crist, by Miss Andrews." Roll call: unanimous yes (5-0). The appointed individual was not named in the motion text presented in open session.

- Vendor awards (procurement package): the board approved recommended vendor awards for routine service contracts. The motion listed the recommended vendors (James River Petroleum for fuel, Hutchens/Hutchins for pest control, Cintas for uniforms and custodial supplies, Meridian for refuse/waste management, and Suffolk Energy for propane) and the board voted to accept the recommendation. Roll call: unanimous yes (5-0). The contracts set vendors for district operations in the coming year.

Votes at a glance (recorded motions and roll calls)

- P-38 24-25, appointment — approved; roll call: 5 yes, 0 no, appointee name not specified in public motion text. - P-44 24-25, deny employee request — approved; roll call: 4 yes, 0 no, 1 abstain (Miss Crist). - P-45 24-25, sick-leave donation — approved; roll call: 5 yes. - P-46 24-25, contract changes — approved; roll call: 5 yes. - P-47 24-25, principal appointment (David A. Harrison Elementary) — approved; roll call: 5 yes. - Procurement awards (fuel, pest control, uniforms, waste management, propane) — approved; roll call: 5 yes.

What the record shows (discussion vs. decision)

The transcript records the staff recommendations and formal motions. Where the board considered personnel matters that had been discussed in closed session, the board moved in open session to adopt the recommendations as read into the record. The public motions and roll-call tallies are recorded in the meeting transcript; appointee names were not always read aloud in the public motion text, which the board recorded as "the recommendation to appoint the person" for certain positions.

Board members who cast votes in the recorded roll calls were identified in the transcript as Miss Taylor, Miss Crist, Miss Andrews, Mr. Johnson and Mr. Ealy (chair). The motions and roll-call tallies above match the open-session votes as read into the record.

Next steps / implementation

- Appointments and contract awards will be implemented according to the division’s hiring and contracting processes and any applicable effective dates referenced in personnel or procurement paperwork. - Where the transcript does not include the appointee name in open session, personnel paperwork and future public materials (job postings, contract documents) will provide the specific identity and effective dates.

Ending: The board concluded the bundled approvals without further public debate on the items and moved on to other agenda matters.