Virginia / School Districts / SUFFOLK CITY PBLC SCHS
The Suffolk School Board approved the consent agenda and payment of bills; it approved 14 of 17 ordinances en bloc, then separately debated and adopted ordinances 25/26‑58, 25/26‑72 and 25/26‑74 after discussion on calendar‑year language and charter personnel language.
Virginia / School Districts / SUFFOLK CITY PBLC SCHS
Board members debated whether earlier meeting times would limit citizen participation; the board voted unanimously to keep the first meeting at 7 p.m. and designate the second monthly meeting as a 5 p.m. work session.
Virginia / School Districts / SUFFOLK CITY PBLC SCHS
At its Jan. 6, 2026 organizational meeting, the Suffolk Public Schools Board elected Sean McGee chair (4–3) and Heather Howell vice chair (4–3), appointed clerk and deputy clerk, approved a salaries resolution, confirmed committees and superintendent designees, and moved the Jan. 22 meeting to Jan. 29.
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After a failed conditional motion and prolonged debate over public notice and use of operating funds, the Suffolk School Board approved a contract for up to $175,000 to conduct a forensic audit under RFP 19‑10‑P. The decision followed a split roll‑call vote and requests for a public hearing on budget transfers.
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At a Dec. 11 work session, Suffolk Public Schools leaders described a newly adopted AI policy, limited classroom tools to district‑approved Google platforms, and said teachers must note permitted AI on assignments; board members urged parent education, town halls and clearer family engagement funding.
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Superintendent Dr. Gordon presented a public timeline of an 11/21 incident at Hill Point Elementary that triggered an evacuation and K‑9 search; later he announced that Suffolk Public Schools earned a 100% fully accredited designation and highlighted SOL gains and two distinguished high schools.
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During public comment at the Nov. 13 meeting, a parent urged earlier and more flexible after-school buses and asked the board to reconsider weighting a transferred pre-IB geometry course; a local resident criticized the districts FOIA fees as punitive and requested records be delivered promptly.
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The board approved a request to seek city reappropriation of about $1.75 million to cover contractual bus and white-fleet vehicle purchases and to address sinkhole remediation costs that have exceeded the citys set-aside, and also approved a summer-school budget transfer to close an $18,897.29 deficit.
Virginia / School Districts / SUFFOLK CITY PBLC SCHS
After a closed-session review, the Suffolk City School Board voted Nov. 13 to uphold recommendations in two student-discipline appeals involving a Macbenn Junior Elementary student and a Lakeland High School student. One board member abstained on each vote.
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Dr. Gordon presented a six-year staffing and SAO organizational report, flagged HVAC and safety issues in the professional building and reminded the board that the SAO lease expires Dec. 31, 2028; members urged a plan and site decision before the end of the school year.