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The Prince William County School Board approved routine procedural motions and personnel actions on Feb. 18, 2026, including agenda approval, closed-session certification, appointments/releases, consent agenda adoption and acknowledgements/recognitions. Vote tallies are listed below.
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Dozens of theater teachers, students and parents told the Prince William County School Board that a new county risk-management memorandum requiring permits and licensed contractors for temporary stages will make high school theatrical sets unaffordable and delay productions, and asked the board to advocate for an internal review or self-permitting process.
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Superintendent Latanya McDade and CTE leaders presented an overview of Career and Technical Education in Prince William County: program counts, participation metrics, credentialing and priorities including middle-school readiness, expanding high-demand pathways and strengthened postsecondary partnerships.
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A parent and a student told the Prince William County School Board the district has denied in‑person cued language transliterators for three years, calling the practice discriminatory under ADA Title II and announcing a draft regulation and a federal civil‑rights referral; the board reiterated a Feb. 18 public hearing and a March 11 budget work session.
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At a public hearing on proposed attendance-area changes for Woodbridge and Potomac Shores schools, multiple parents and students urged adoption of Scenario 6 to preserve school stability and safety; board member Justin Wilk moved and the board voted to have the superintendent develop a modified '6a' proposal and return it before the next vote.
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School staff presented two capital-improvement scenarios: Scenario A adds a proposed 14th high school and raises the CIP cost by about $256 million and could require roughly $1.1 billion in bond sales; several board members said enrollment projections and debt-service impacts make the project imprudent now.
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After a closed session under Code of Virginia provisions, the board certified the session, approved appointments and releases of specific employees, and authorized actions recommended by legal counsel; votes were recorded and the certification passed with one abstention.
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At a Jan. 14 work session, Prince William County staff presented two CIP scenarios: Scenario A would proceed with a newly designed 14th high school with an updated cost estimate of about $352 million; Scenario B would discontinue that project and reallocate funds to renovations, sustainability and two robotics centers. Board members pressed for clarity on enrollment projections, bond issuance and operational costs before choosing a path.
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In the CIP work session, staff outlined renovations and maintenance projects included in both scenarios — HVAC and roof replacements, playground and turf projects, a $22M increase for Marstellar Middle School geothermal work — and said Scenario B would add two robotics centers and increase sustainability investments such as geothermal, LED and building automation upgrades.
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Superintendent Dr. Latonya McDade presented Elevate 2030, a four-year strategic plan that sets targets including a 95% on-time graduation rate, 80% of second graders reading at grade level, universal pre-K, AI training for staff and a HOME housing initiative to secure 150 residential units for teachers.