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Washington County board approves multiple policy readings, procurements and gifts; public urges retention of equity supervisor
Summary
The Washington County Public Schools Board of Education on March 18 approved the second reading of policy ACF and first readings of several other policies, accepted gifts to career and extracurricular programs, and approved a slate of procurement awards and renewals while hearing extensive public comment urging retention of the district’s supervisor of equity and excellence.
The Washington County Public Schools Board of Education on March 18 approved the second reading of policy ACF (animals in schools), approved first readings of several other policies and administrative regulations, accepted gifts to career and extracurricular programs, and approved a slate of procurement awards and renewals. At a public hearing on the draft FY2026 general fund operating budget, dozens of residents and staff urged the board to retain the district’s supervisor of equity and excellence and raised concerns about proposed changes to the board’s public‑comment policy.
The board voted to adopt the second reading of proposed policy ACF (Animals in Schools) and approved first readings of policy JHCG (student telehealth), proposed changes to policy KD (opportunity for public comment), a combined revision of DGA/DGB with rescission of DGF (signing authority), and administrative regulation DFAA‑R (guidelines for classification and use of fund balance reserves). Most of those items passed unanimously on motions and seconds recorded on the meeting record; one first‑reading approval (administrative regulation DFAA‑R) carried a 6–1 vote with one board member recorded in opposition.
The board also approved two gifts: a 2016 Peterbilt sleeper tractor donated by the Peterbilt store in Hagerstown for hands‑on instruction in the district’s diesel program at Boyd J. Michael Technical School, and a $25,000 donation from the Nora Roberts Foundation to Boonesborough High School’s We the People program to help cover costs of the school’s trip to national finals. Both gifts were approved unanimously.
During the consent agenda the board approved 14 procurement awards, renewals and unit‑price contracts reviewed by the purchasing review committee. Staff described the unit‑price process as a two‑stage evaluation in which vendors submit a technical proposal that is scored, then shortlisted vendors’ pricing is…
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