Pulaski County School Board adopts superintendent contract amendment, moves graduation requirements to align with state standards and approves VSBA item

The Pulaski County School Board on June 9 approved a set of formal actions during its public session.

Certification of closed session compliance: Early in the meeting a motion was made and seconded to certify that the earlier closed session had been conducted in accordance with the Code of Virginia; the board agreed.

Routine approvals: The board voted to approve minutes from May 7 and May 12, adopted the meeting agenda and approved the consent agenda, which included payment of bills, personnel items and the student activity fund audit.

Graduation requirements: Board members discussed aligning local graduation requirements with state requirements to expand options such as apprenticeships and internships, and a motion to vote on the graduation requirements was moved and seconded; the board approved the measure to move forward.

VSBA item: The board moved the VSBA annual media honor roll item to action and then adopted the item as presented.

Superintendent contract amendment: The board considered and voted to adopt an amendment to the superintendent’s contract as presented at the meeting; a motion and second were recorded and members verbally indicated assent.

Recorded roll calls in the transcript show individual board members responding "Yes" during votes, but the meeting transcript did not provide a formal numeric tally or a complete roll-call list for each motion. Where motions and seconds were stated, they were recorded and the outcomes were noted as approved in the meeting record.