The first School Board meeting of 2025 addressed school board organization and presentation of the budget. The Board did not vote on the budget which would raise taxes for County residents. The meeting also included information on curriculum revision, school...
The Northumberland County forensic audit is now complete and YOU are to thank. Over several years you raised concerns to the Board of Supervisors on school board finances and spending. The Board of Supervisors acted on these concerns in December...
The December 9, 2024 regular meeting of the School Board included a celebration of holiday music, adoption of new policies including one on cell phones, renewal of the Superintendent’s contract for four more years, and another public hearing on the...
The December 3, 2024 special called meeting of the School Board addressed several issues with the primary focus of the meeting being two presentations/proposals for rebuilding the elementary school playground. The recording is hard to hear in some spots so...
Fall is here along with crisp nights and beautiful falling leaves. The new school fiscal year, which began in July, brought new opportunities for the School Board and school administration to restore community trust. The first fiscal quarter of the...
The 2025-2026 School Budget Schedule has been published. Please note, there is a single Public Hearing scheduled for November 11th; your only chance to weigh in on the budget. (Public comments are generally limited to 3 minutes.) These dates are...
At the September 2024 Board of Supervisors meeting, the school report included a request for additional taxpayer funds of $567,881.62 to construct a playground at the elementary school to benefit our youngest community members. The elementary school playground first showed up...
A regular meeting was held on August 12, 2024. The agenda included reports on the first day of school, presentation on an endowment organization, financial reports (at 23:20). A review of actions from the closed meeting occurred at 2:43. The...
Ten Years and over $105,000,000 Million Northumberland taxpayer dollars later, we once again find ourselves staring at a School Board budget that asks for an ADDITIONAL $1,747,496 million dollars from the County. If this trend continues, within the next five...
A public hearing on the proposed Northumberland County School Board Budget is set for May 8, 2024 at 7 pm at Northumberland County Courts Building, 220 Judicial Place, Heathsville.This is your chance to weigh in with the Board of Supervisors...