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Board approves meal-pricing plan, federal grants and two appointments
Summary
Patrick County School Board approved (1) adult meal-pricing adjustments (division subsidizes to keep staff lunches at $5), (2) Title I–IV federal applications totaling multiple funds including Title I $824,818, and (3) nomination/appointment actions including Sarah Dixon Collins for a clerk award and Jerry Woods to a vacant Peters Creek seat. The board also authorized the superintendent to make fiscal-year-end payments.
The Patrick County School Board on June 23 approved a set of routine but consequential administrative items, including adult meal-price adjustments, submission of federal Title I–IV grant applications for 2026–2027, recognition nominations, and an interim appointment to a vacant school board seat.
Adult meals: Staff said recent federal program changes would have required higher adult-meal prices; the board approved the required adult-meal price update but the division will subsidize Food Service so staff lunches remain $5 and adult breakfast is set at $3. The food-service director (Miss Rogers, referenced in the staff report) will bill the division for the difference so staff prices do not rise.
Federal grants: The board approved the 2026–2027 Title I–IV applications and authorized submission to the state: Title I at $824,818 (for Title I teachers and family engagement efforts), Title II Part A just over $100,000 (used for partial salaries to support class-size reduction and K–3 priorities, and additional staff up through grade 7 at some elementary schools), Title III at $4,724 (small allocation for EL services managed through Virginia Tech), and Title IV at $56,210 (with $50,000 transferred to Title I for salary support and $6,000 for elementary school incentives and book-fair participation programs). The board voted to submit the applications as presented.
Recognitions and appointments: The board unanimously approved a nomination of Sarah Dixon Collins as a candidate for the inaugural BSBA board-clerk of the year award. Later in the meeting the board voted to appoint Jerry Woods to the vacant Peters Creek seat; the motion passed by voice vote and the board welcomed him.
Fiscal-year-end payments and closed session: The board authorized the superintendent to approve any bills that arrive before June 30 so those payments can be processed in FY2026; members approved a motion to enter closed session under Section 2.2‑3711(A)(1) to discuss personnel and the monthly personnel report.
Ending: Actions were taken by voice vote; the board did not record roll-call vote tallies in the transcript. Members were directed to continue routine fiscal and personnel processes while staff pursues the administrative steps for grant submission and other follow-up.
