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Board approves special‑education IDEA grant, advances preschool plan and vocational‑center RFP
Summary
The King George County School Board approved submission of an IDEA Part B application (6.11/6.19) to fund special education services, discussed moving preschool into home schools, and heard a CTE update and an architecture RFP schedule for a new vocational center.
The King George County School Board voted to approve submission of its annual IDEA Part B application and reviewed multiple operational initiatives including a preschool relocation plan and expansion of career and technical education (CTE) facilities.
Dr. Kate Howard presented the special‑education annual plan and the grant application required by the Virginia Department of Education, describing two funding pots: the 6.11 allocation for K‑12 and the 6.19 allocation for preschool (ECSE). She said the 6.11 proposal is approximately $1,128,594 to support staffing, supplies and professional development; the 6.19 preschool projection is roughly $22,780; and the required proportionate set‑aside for homeschooled students with IEP service needs is $7,389. A board member moved to approve the grant application and the motion passed without a recorded roll‑call tally.
Board members also heard a preschool plan to relocate existing preschool programs into students' home schools (named PES, SES and King George Elementary) where possible, while acknowledging space and transportation constraints. Staff said Head Start services will continue to be run by Fredericksburg under the existing grant arrangement and that the Virginia Preschool Initiative (VPI) remains a locally operated program. The staff presentation noted a shift to two half‑day sessions (Monday–Thursday) to increase capacity, and identified space, staffing and transportation as near‑term hurdles.
The CTE advisory committee reported student successes at state and national competitions and outlined plans to expand offerings (electricity, HVAC, culinary) and to move several programs into a new vocational facility. Superintendent Dr. Boyd reported the district is "on par, on schedule to demo the existing vocational building this summer" and said an RFP for architecture and engineering will be posted this week with proposals due in roughly 45 days.
Other procedural votes approved consent items, policy updates and acceptance of an in‑kind donation of theater equipment. The board also authorized the superintendent to execute a renewal of employee health insurance through the Local Choice plan effective July 1, 2026, after a vote and a request from a board member to solicit market bids in the next cycle.
Next steps noted in the meeting included posting the A/E RFP for the vocational center, continued preschool planning to address space and transportation, and submission of the IDEA application to the state.
