Board adopts governance norms and selects McGraw Hill StudySync for grades 6–12; several routine approvals passed unanimously

At its recent meeting, the Henry County School Board took several formal actions after presentations and brief discussion.

Governance norms and protocols: The board adopted updated governance norms and protocols following prior work-session review. Mrs. Edwards moved to accept the updated governance norms; Mr. Martin seconded the motion and the board approved the item.

Textbook adoption: Janet Lewis, coordinator for secondary English, reported that a textbook-adoption committee reviewed three approved vendors and recommended McGraw Hill StudySync 6–12 (a consumable physical textbook plus online resources) to better support diverse student reading levels. Teachers preferred StudySync’s flexibility and the committee recommended giving students a consumable text they can annotate. Mr. Hardy moved to adopt the recommended English textbooks; Mr. Martin seconded and the motion passed.

Consent agenda and other routine items: The consent agenda was moved and approved unanimously when no public comments were offered. Earlier, the board conducted recognitions and heard administrative reports.

Closed session: The board voted unanimously to convene a closed session under sections of the Code of Virginia cited orally for discussion of personnel appointments and separations and consultation with legal counsel regarding probable litigation; the motion to enter closed session was moved by Mrs. Whitley and seconded by Mr. Martin.

All formal votes reported that evening were recorded as carried (unanimous) in the meeting transcript; individual roll-call tallies were not read into the public record in the transcript provided.