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Votes at a glance: April 8 Virginia Beach School Board meeting
Summary
A roundup of formal votes taken at the April 8 board meeting, including adoption of the agenda, minutes, consent items, personnel reports and the resolution directing Title VI compliance work (passed 6-3).
Below are the formal motions and recorded vote outcomes from the Virginia Beach School Board meeting on April 8, 2025. Vote counts and motion text are drawn from the meeting record.
- Motion to add School Board Member Culpepper’s resolution (compliance certification) to the action agenda: Moved by David Culpepper; seconded by Mister Belensteel. Vote: 6 yes, 3 no. Outcome: approved.
- Motion to approve the agenda as modified: Moved by Miss Rogers; seconded by Vice Chair Weems. Vote: 7 yes, 2 no. Outcome: approved.
- Motion to approve the March 25, 2025 meeting minutes as presented: Moved by Mister Callan; seconded by Miss Dwyer. Vote: 9 yes. Outcome: approved.
- Motion to approve the consent agenda as presented: Moved by Miss Dwyer; seconded by Doctor Green. Vote: 9 yes. Outcome: approved.
- Motion to approve the 04/08/2025 personnel report and administrative appointments: Moved by Miss Dwyer; seconded by Mister Cummings. Vote: 9 yes. Outcome: approved.
- Motion to approve the local special education annual plan application and report for the Virginia Department of Education: Moved by Doctor Green; seconded by Miss Rogers. Vote: 9 yes. Outcome: approved.
- Motion to increase cost of tickets for the 2025-26 school year (middle/high school): Moved by Miss Weems; seconded by Mister Bowensteel. Vote: 9 yes. Outcome: approved.
- Motion to expand ticket sales for high school and middle school: Moved by Vice Chair Weems; seconded by Mister Culpepper. Vote: 9 yes. Outcome: approved.
- Motion to increase supplements for coaches and sponsors by 10% and pay additional stipends for coaches whose teams advance to post-season play: Moved by Miss Rogers; seconded by Miss Dwyer. Vote: 9 yes. Outcome: approved.
- Motion to approve the local plan and budget for career and technical education (Carl D. Perkins) 2025-26: Moved by Mister Cummings; seconded by Miss Dwyer. Vote: 9 yes. Outcome: approved.
- Motion to remove Carolyn Williams from the mental health task force (committee assignment update): Moved by Miss Rogers; seconded by Miss Dwyer. Vote: 9 yes. Outcome: approved.
- Motion (main resolution) to comply with legal obligations in exchange for receiving federal financial assistance — directing superintendent to work with legal counsel, rename the DEI office, suspend noncompliant educational program offerings, direct policy and strategic-framework reviews, and sign the certification to VDOE: Moved by David Culpepper; seconded by Mister Belensteel. Vote: 6 yes, 3 no. Outcome: approved.
Notes: Several motions included follow-up directions to staff; motions that required further information (for example, policy-review items) were presented by staff for later board consideration. Where the transcript did not list individual member votes, only the vote tallies are reported here.
