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Lunenburg schools: Chromebooks, hotspots and meal delivery as ADM rises by about 70 students
Summary
Superintendent Charles Berkley told the Board that Chromebooks and Wi‑Fi hotspots are being deployed, staff will be on site five days per week to assist with remote learning, meals are available for pickup or bus delivery, and projected enrollment shows roughly 70 more students system‑wide than last year.
LUNENBURG, Va. — Lunenburg County schools have begun deploying Chromebooks and setting up Wi‑Fi hotspots across the county to support remote learning, Superintendent Charles Berkley reported to the Board on Aug. 13.
Berkley said all staff will be present in school facilities five days a week to assist students and parents with technology and instruction. He described meal service plans: pickup locations at Central High School and Kenbridge Elementary and bus delivery routes for families unable to pick up meals.
Projected enrollments provided at the meeting were: Central High School — 512 students; middle school — 393; Kenbridge Elementary — 330; Victoria Elementary — 365. Berkley said the total Average Daily Membership (ADM) is about 70 students higher than last year, which contributed to increased state funding for the division.
Assistant Superintendent and Finance Director James Abernathy confirmed the school division received $465,285 in an initial CARES Act allocation and that the division has applied for additional CARES funds; reimbursement timing for federal funds depends on payroll cycles.
What’s next: County and school officials will present budget updates tied to state adjustments and CARES Act funding at a September public hearing before finalizing how additional federal funds will be allocated.
