Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Petersburg superintendent outlines back‑to‑school plans, enforces ‘bell‑to‑bell’ cell‑phone rule
Summary
Superintendent Yolanda Brown welcomed students to the 2025–26 school year, described summer facility work and new curricular materials, said the district will spend its first full year using a newly adopted instructional framework, and said PCPS will enforce a Virginia ‘bell‑to‑bell’ cell‑phone‑free rule with assigned Yonder pouches.
Superintendent Yolanda Brown welcomed students and families to the 2025–26 school year on behalf of Petersburg City Public Schools, highlighting summer facility work, new curricular resources and a districtwide instructional framework that the district will now implement for the first full year.
"I am Yolanda Brown, your very proud superintendent," Brown said as she opened the address on behalf of the PCPS school board and the district team. She said staff spent the summer preparing school buildings, stating, "We have power washed, painted, and deep cleaned all of our schools so that our students are ready to learn in a…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
