At its Dec. 15 meeting the Greensville County School Board approved several action items that followed two closed sessions and routine consent votes, and received informational updates on school security, staffing ratios and the draft 2026–27 calendar.

Personnel and votes
The board voted to approve student recommendations arising from an earlier closed session and later voted to approve personnel actions discussed during a second closed session. Those approvals were taken by motion and carried by voice vote; the transcript records 'aye' votes but does not include a roll-call tally of individual votes.

The board also approved a request from Wyatt Middle School to send its eighth-grade Beta Club to the state convention in Hampton, Va. on Feb. 11–12, 2026. A motion to approve was moved, seconded and carried.

Policy and minutes
Members approved several policy changes on second read (motions carried) and approved meeting minutes and warrants under consent.

Security grant and implementation
An administrative update reported the division was awarded $248,800 in security grant funding with a required local match of $62,200, producing a total project budget of $311,000. Staff listed planned uses: surveillance cameras, security lighting, intruder-resistant window film, security door hardware and access-control systems, UPS backup for security systems, additional interior bus cameras and passenger ID card readers, and 30 handheld radios. The presenter said grant work must be completed within six months of receipt and that some purchasing and ordering are already underway.

Other informational items
Administrators presented the annual pupil-teacher ratio report showing division-wide ratios ranging by level (elementary 1:14–1:20, middle 1:11–1:18, high 1:13–1:18) and an aggregate district ratio of 1:16. Staff reviewed highlights of the draft 2026–27 calendar, including an Aug. 10 start, May 21 end and a plan to make Election Day (Nov. 3) a remote learning day in 2026–27.

Public comments during the regular comment period
Commenters returned to concerns about student discipline and vaping. A grandmother and legal guardian described an incident while substituting and reported confiscating multiple vaping devices; she urged consistent adult support and enforcement. Another resident asked the board to consider moving the high school start time back to 7 a.m. and the elementary start to 8 a.m., arguing later schedules harm student instruction and athletic participation.

What’s next
The board will continue the superintendent search process in January with application review and interviews; administrative teams will continue security grant implementation and calendar development, and the board indicated it would share updates as available.