After extended discussion about sight lines, traffic and emergency response, the Campbell County School Board voted 4–3 to allow the county's proposed rescue squad entrance onto Dennis Riddle Drive and tabled a separate request to transfer roughly 2.4 acres for an animal shelter pending a detailed site plan.
The board approved the 2026–27 academic calendar, which moves the start of school to Wednesday, Aug. 5, to allow an extra day for bus-route adjustments and shifts one PD day earlier; board voted to approve the calendar that same evening.
Dr. Wilson told the board that year-to-date discipline incidents are down about 600 from last year and that roughly 90% of students have no referrals; the division cited targeted interventions, decentralized attendance staff and program partnerships as drivers of the improvements.
Aspire presenters told the board the post‑graduate program emphasizes vocational and life skills, community internships, a PACE vocational simulation lab at William Campbell, and a student‑run coffee shop that funds community experiences.
The school board approved minutes, bills, donations, appropriations, nonresident tuition, personnel actions and religious exemptions, then convened a closed session citing Va. Code §2.2‑3711(A)(2) to discuss a student scholastic record.
A presenter described a rezoned site plan for an EMS facility that would use an existing school entrance for access after VDOT denied direct access to Route 24; the same presentation covered plans to relocate the county animal shelter off school property onto adjacent county land.
Dr. Hale presented a draft 2026–27 academic calendar with adjusted orientation and start dates and reviewed the new state accountability/support framework; Brookville and Rustburg high schools achieved 'distinguished' status while some schools were identified for targeted support.
Multiple Brookville High parents, players and community members told the school board the Virginia High School League (VHSL) created weeks of uncertainty when it questioned eligibility for two players and later communicated a penalty; speakers urged transparency and protections for student‑athletes.
At a Campbell County Public Schools meeting, board members voted to enter a closed session for consultation with legal counsel under Virginia law, later certified that only exempted matters were discussed, and adjourned.
Superintendent Dr. Stanley told the board the division’s ADM is approximately 120 students below projection (7,260 excluding pre‑K), which staff estimates reduces revenue by about $1 million and will prompt conservative budgeting until spring.