At its Nov. 11 meeting the Dinwiddie County School Board approved a series of routine business items, including personnel, finances, minutes, policy updates and travel approvals.
Votes and actions at a glance:
- Personnel list: Board approved the personnel list; one member recorded an abstention.
- Expenditure reports: Accepted as presented by voice vote.
- Minutes: Board approved minutes for Oct. 14 and Oct. 28, 2025.
- Athletics travel: Motions carried to approve boys' and girls' wrestling tournament trips (Alexandria, Goldsboro, Quicksburg/Stonewall Jackson HS and Rock Hill), with discussion about bus capacity, chaperones and roster logistics.
- Dillingham Middle School FBLA trip: The board approved a day trip to New York City (Amtrak) contingent on sufficient fundraising; advisor Crystal Anderson described planned fundraising and a possible overnight if funds allow.
- Policy updates: The board approved revisions to the home-instruction policy (LBD) reflecting earlier board comments, and approved an Internet safety policy update to align with the Virginia Board of Education model; presenters noted 28 vendors have signed collaborative data-privacy agreements.
- VPSA reimbursement resolution: Board approved Resolution VPSA 25-26 to authorize state grant spending for student technology and SOL readiness.
Most motions were adopted by voice vote and no formal roll-call tallies were recorded in the transcript beyond one abstention on the personnel approval. The meeting adjourned at the end of the agenda.