Board approves October bills; finance and instruction reports highlight testing, audits and facility requests
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Summary
The board approved the October bill list, received the October plan‑of‑expenditures and revenue reports from finance staff, heard instructional updates on literacy and testing schedules and considered two external facility‑use requests that sought fee waivers pending nonprofit paperwork and insurance.
The Southampton County School Board on Nov. 10 approved the October bill list after a motion from Mister Rogers and a second from Miss Lane. Finance officer Joy Carr presented the district’s plan‑of‑expenditures report showing current budget balances, expenditures through Oct. 31 and categorical FY25 summaries; she reminded trustees that county accounting close dates affect the district’s reported balances and that an external audit is ongoing.
Mister Rogers moved to approve the bill list and Miss Lane seconded. The board voted in favor.
Staff presented two requests for use of district facilities: Bryan’s Baptist Church requested Southampton Middle School auditorium and cafeteria for March 21 for a no‑admission cancer awareness event and the Franklin‑Southampton County Fair Committee requested Southampton High School facilities for a Dec. 7 Christmas pageant. Both groups asked for fee waivers; staff recommended approval if nonprofit status and insurance documentation were provided.
Kelly Gillette, director of curriculum and instruction, briefed trustees on the Virginia Literacy Act implementation and testing schedules: universal screening (STAR) for K–8 is complete though state disaggregation for grades 4–8 is pending; student reading plans and PD for staff are underway and parent Title I meetings are scheduled. Trustees asked about supports for provisionally licensed (international) teachers and Gillette described logs, observations, SPIRE training and team support through special education and HR.
What happens next: The district will continue the audit process, conditionally approve facility uses upon receipt of nonprofit paperwork and insurance, and continue literacy PD and parent engagement activities. The board will monitor bill payments and may follow up on instruction outcomes as testing data arrive.
Evidence: Finance presentation and bill vote, facilities use requests, and Kelly Gillette’s instruction report.