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Board approves Perkins CTE plan and special-education annual plan; submits VSBA award entry
Summary
The Roanoke City School Board voted April 14 to approve the local Carl D. Perkins grant application ($465,025.09 allocation noted) and the 2026–27 special education plan (federal funding reported as about $3.9 million); the board also approved submitting a VSBA Showcasing Innovation Award entry for the Community Empowerment Center.
The Roanoke City School Board on April 14 approved several administrative plans and submissions intended to support career-technical education and special-education services.
Director of Career and Technical Education Kathleen Duncan presented the 2026–27 Carl D. Perkins federal grant application, reporting a Perkins allocation of $465,025.09 (the same allocation as 2025–26) and describing planned uses such as teacher professional development, updates to equipment and software, funds for special-population students to attend career competitions and conferences, and recruitment activities. The board moved (Mr. Link) and seconded (Ms. Watkins) and then approved the local Perkins plan and budget and authorized required signatures for submission to the Virginia Department of Education.
"This plan provides a large portion of the funding needed to help career and technical education programs remain successful," Duncan said, highlighting a 100 percent graduation rate for students who completed two years of a CTE sequence and recent external awards and fundraising that support student scholarships.
Executive Director Nick Pontius presented the annual special-education plan, reported the division's December 1 child-count snapshot and trends (increases in autism, other health impairments, and speech/language impairment) and said the division expects roughly $3.9 million in federal special-education funding. The board moved (Mr. Cherry) and seconded (Ms. Quintana) and approved the plan.
Separately, Director of Communications Claire Mitzel described the division's nomination of the Community Empowerment Center at Booker T. Washington for the Virginia School Boards Association Showcasing Innovation Award; the board approved submitting the application and the required board and superintendent signatures.
Votes on these items were taken by voice; the meeting record shows motions, seconders and that the motions carried but does not list individual roll-call tallies in each case.
Next steps include submitting the Perkins application and special-education assurances with board and superintendent signatures and proceeding with the CTE/Perkins activities as budgeted.
