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Superintendent reports smooth start to school year, notes enrollment and program updates
Summary
Dr. Jason Tibbs presented an opening-of-school update to the Appomattox County Board of Supervisors, reporting enrollment near budget projections, expanded CTE offerings, free meals through CEP status and a large number of registered homeschool families.
Dr. Jason Tibbs, superintendent of Appomattox County Public Schools, gave the Board of Supervisors an opening-of-school presentation that described a largely smooth start to the 2025–26 year, program expansions and several operational statistics.
Tibbs told the board the division’s Aug. 29 enrollment was 2,339, close to the budget projection of 2,300–2,343. He reported the school system served 6,985 breakfasts and 10,280 lunches to students from Aug. 7 through Aug. 18; the division participates in the Community Eligibility Provision, so breakfast and lunch are free for students who come through the line.
Tibbs highlighted program and facility items: Appomattox Primary and Elementary held open houses and attendance-promotion events; Appomattox Elementary has a new principal, Kim Douglas, and is working on staff and student culture; Appomattox Middle School enrollment was 569 with average core class sizes around 22 and some classes at 25 or more; the high school held ninth-grade transition meetings to explain diploma pathways. Career and technical education (CTE) offerings were expanded, with examples including a Raider Garage offering basic vehicle maintenance, HVAC student services for cleaning window units, and a Raider Café providing specialty coffees and student-prepared lunches.
Tibbs also said the division tracks homeschool families; the transcript notes 276 families registered as homeschooling. He warned that if those students re-enroll the division would face space pressures. On out-of-county enrollment, he said the division is no longer accepting new middle-school (grades 6–8) out-of-county students; most out-of-county enrollments are at primary and elementary levels.
Transportation statistics given by Tibbs included 24 regular bus routes, four special-education (SPED) routes, three out-of-county small-bus routes and six van routes. Average in-county ridership was about 52 students per bus; out-of-county average was about six students.
Board members asked no substantive follow-up questions during the presentation recorded in the transcript. Tibbs said he plans quarterly updates to the board going forward.
