Here are highlights from the Oct. 10 School Board work session and business meeting. Full presentations and a video of the meeting are available on BoardDocs.
Work session presentations
- CCPS Audit and Finance Committee Report
- Professional Learning Update
- Capital Improvement Program/Construction Update
- Gifted Education Update
Awards and recognitions
Congratulations to Anne Saunders, a junior at Meadowbrook High in the Academy for Developing Entrepreneurs, for being accepted into VCU’s Shelfie Program.
The Chesterfield Recovery Academy was recognized for being asked to participate in the White House summit on recovery.
Hispanic Heritage Month runs Sept.15-Oct.15. Here are some of the ways Chesterfield County schools are celebrating.
These bus drivers were recognized for outstanding performance:
- Ariele Gilliam, Area 1, Bus 345, seven months of service
- Sha’Quawn Randolph, Area 2, Bus 580, one month of service
- Patricia Tolbert, Area 3, Bus 483, one year of service
- Douglas Munch, Area 4, Bus 894, three years of service
- Doyle Stephens , Area 5, Bus 513, two years of service
Congratulations to dedicated members of Chesterfield County Food and Nutrition Services who retain a single focus: feeding our students.
Board actions
The consent agenda was approved as presented. Memos of interest included:
- Memo #134-23: Recommended Personnel Actions
- Memo #135-23: FY2024 — Acceptance of New Grants
- Memo #136-23: 2023-24 School Calendar — March 5 — Virginia 2024 Presidential Primary — Asynchronous Learning Day
- Memo #137-23: Deed of Gift for New Playground at Clover Hill Elementary School
- Memo #138-23: Deed of Gift for Play Shade Addition to Old Hundred Elementary School
- Memo #144-23: Appointment of Members to School Board Advisory Committees
Superintendent’s report
- Dr. Daugherty asked Shawn Smith to share a video of ninth graders posing for cap-and-gown photos on their first day of high school. It’s a visual reminder that graduation is the goal.
- The Office of Family and Community Engagement provided an update to the board.
Items for review
At each meeting, a number of items are shared with the School Board for review and for public consumption. These do not require action on the board’s part. This month’s packet included:
- Magisterial District Improvement Funds — FY 2024
- FY 2024 — August Expenditures vs. Appropriations
- Budget Change Request Summary Across Categories — August 2023
- Board Committee Reports
- Prekindergarten Update: August 2023
- Head Start Annual Report
- Summary of Expenditures and Balances — FY 2023