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Board hears increases in dual-enrollment and reports improvement in suspensions and attendance outreach
Summary
Presentations at the Nov. 11 Gloucester County School Board meeting highlighted growth in dual-enrollment and middle-school high‑school math participation, a new attendance communications partnership, and decreases in suspension incidents so far this year.
School staff told the Gloucester County School Board on Nov. 11 that dual‑enrollment participation and middle-school enrollment in high‑school math courses have risen, and that first-quarter data show declines in some suspension categories compared with 2024.
Dr. Migas (college-and-career readiness) said nearly 200 middle-school students are enrolled in Algebra I or Geometry this year and noted a substantial increase in dual‑enrollment at Gloucester High School. He described new offerings—AP biology and a dual-enrollment psychology course run in partnership with Rappahannock Community College—and said the state is currently covering dual-enrollment costs so students take those college courses at no charge this year.
Dr. Stamm presented the division professional development plan, which emphasizes new‑teacher support, PLCs, job‑embedded coaching, the Virginia Literacy Act and safety drills and threat-assessment refreshers for staff. She described partnerships with William & Mary and other community organizations to support leadership development and curriculum alignment.
Ms. Keener presented first-quarter attendance and behavior data, including chronic absenteeism and an overview of incident categories and in‑school vs. out‑of‑school suspensions. She described a new partnership with the Attend program to automate excessive‑absence letters, truancy referrals and conference notices and said the district now sends a quarterly attendance report that will include new communication metrics. Board members noted positive trends in reductions of suspensions year-to-date compared with 2024 and requested cohort and graduating-class breakouts for deeper trend analysis.
Board members also discussed using ASVAB testing for enlistment points and the goal to expand CTE partnerships. Members and staff emphasized that any expansion of testing or recruitment for ASVAB administration must remain voluntary and should provide clear context for students and families.
The presentations concluded with requests for follow-up data breakdowns and for staff to continue community outreach to support attendance and dual-enrollment expansion.
