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HR report: district lists 156 vacancies, 26 licensure-extension requests; board approves nonrenewal list
Summary
Petersburg's assistant superintendent for human resources reported 156 positions listed as vacant in the personnel system and 26 licensure-extension requests under review. The school board also approved the superintendent's recommendation to adopt the final 2025-26 nonrenewal list in closed session.
Assistant Superintendent Dr. Shameka Long Lane told the Petersburg City School Board on Wednesday that the human resources office is continuing a multi-month effort to clean personnel and position-control data, and to support teacher recruitment and licensure.
Dr. Long Lane said the district pulled intent forms from February and had 726 responses indicating 656 employees intended to return. For the 2024-25 year HR counted 93 employees who left the division (52 resignations, 13 retirements, two deceased, one military leave, 25 other). She said a report pulled from the district's keystone system showed 156 positions currently not attached to a person, which HR is working to reconcile with finance and account codes.
Long Lane said the instructional personnel data report showed 64.29% of teachers were fully licensed as of Dec. 19, 2024, with a goal of 90%. She described programs to support licensure, including purchased licenses for study.com, partnerships with Virginia State University, Virginia Commonwealth University and James Madison University, tuition reimbursement from Title II funds, sign-on bonuses for fully licensed teachers, and a PCPS Scholars program.
The HR team reported 26 pending licensure-extension requests. Long Lane described the vetting process: each extension packet is reviewed for required components, such as principal support, evaluation evidence, test scores, and a documented plan before it is forwarded to the superintendent and the state. The district also said it has created an HR induction position to monitor and support teachers working through licensure pathways.
During the meeting Vice Chair Steven L. Pierce asked how the district monitors teachers granted extensions. Long Lane said licensure specialists, personnel specialists and HR work together to triage, provide weekly email links and 1:1 appointments, and to alert principals so progress can be triaged.
Separately, at the start of the meeting the board met in closed session under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act and the superintendent recommended approval of the final 2025-26 nonrenewal list. The board voted to approve the recommendation; Mr. Pierce moved the motion and the board carried it with no recorded opposition.
Ending: Long Lane said HR is implementing systems (position control, applicant tracking, Grow Your Own partnerships and sign-on incentives) and will return with data as the cleaning of position records and monitoring of licensure-extension cases continues.
