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Harrisonburg board approves routine policy updates, VSBA contract, meeting calendar and $747,790.80 supplemental appropriation
Summary
During the June 3 meeting the board approved a package of policy updates using VSBA language, renewed the VSBA policy‑services agreement, adopted the 2025–26 board calendar and requested a $747,790.80 supplemental appropriation to cover state bonus payments and a one‑time security grant.
The Harrisonburg City School Board on June 3 approved a set of routine policy updates, renewed its contract for policy services with the Virginia School Boards Association (VSBA), adopted the calendar of board meeting dates for 2025–26 and requested a supplemental appropriation of $747,790.80 to incorporate state bonus funds and a one‑time security grant into the district’s budget.
Policy updates approved on first reading used VSBA language or reflected current district practice. Items moved and approved during the meeting included revisions to the district’s English‑learners policy (policy 726, updated title/language), cash in school buildings (policy 305), special education and related policies (policy 436 consolidated with 116), parental involvement (policy 409), and other updates in the 400s series including corporal punishment (policy 422). Board members said the revisions align HCPS wording with VSBA templates while keeping the option to tailor language to local needs.
The board voted to renew the VSBA policy‑services agreement for another year; administrators said the service is cost‑effective when compared with in‑house legal drafting. The board also approved its calendar of business meetings and work sessions for the coming year with a minor clarifying sentence added to meeting materials to explain that public comment is usually restricted to business meetings.
In finance items, the board approved a supplemental appropriation request of $747,790.80 to be forwarded to city council. District staff said the amount includes state funds for employee bonuses and a state security grant used for camera upgrades at Thomas Harrison Middle School. Staff emphasized the appropriation is not new local tax revenue.
All items in this package were approved by voice vote with no member recording a nay vote on the floor (outcomes recorded as voice approvals). For several policy items the board approved revisions on first reading; the parental‑leave policy was handled separately and adopted on final vote at the meeting.
