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Parents and a teacher press Chesterfield board on diploma errors and PBIS at high schools
Summary
At the June 3 meeting Princess Smith urged the board to fix recurring diploma errors after two family diplomas showed mistakes; Aaron Dild, a fifth-grade teacher, urged schoolwide Tier 1 PBIS implementation at high schools. The board acknowledged the concerns and apologized for the diploma error.
Two members of the public used the June 3 Chesterfield County Public Schools board meeting to press the district on operational and instructional concerns.
Princess Smith, a parent and Mulka/Matoa district resident, told the board that diplomas her family received had contained repeated errors in recent years: in one case the school name was misspelled and in another the graduation year printed as "2005" rather than 2025. Smith said the repeated mistakes diminish the significance of student accomplishments and asked the board to "review and strengthen the processes for preparing and issuing diplomas to ensure such mistakes are prevented in the future."
Board member Mr. Fonte (appearing in the record as a board member who responded) apologized for the error, saying the district "takes ownership" and that leadership had discussed the mistake with Dr. Murray and senior staff.
Later in the public-comment period, Aaron Dild, a Clover Hill district resident and fifth-grade teacher, urged the board to expand Tier 1 PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports) to all CCPS high schools. Dild described Tier 1 as preventive, universal instruction reaching 80'0% to 90% of the student population and said his review of fidelity indicators suggested some high schools were not yet implementing the framework consistently. He asked the board to consider adopting a schoolwide PBIS curriculum, engaging students in the work and leveraging existing staff and behavior supports to build consistency across large secondary campuses.
Dr. Murray and board members acknowledged both comments during later remarks; the meeting record includes an apology and a pledge to follow up from district leadership.
Provenance: Topic introduced SEG 738; public comment concluded SEG 922.
