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The September 9, 2024 school board meeting included presentations on PBIS as the foundation for the middle school, approvals of new hires, consideration of a new round of Virginia School Board Association proposed policy changes, and presentation of an audit...

18 September, 2024

The school board met to make some personnel, student, and contract decisions. They also approved application for a grant and a supplemental appropriation for receipt of a grant. The video can be viewed at https://rumble.com/v5bm5kz-northumberland-county-school-board-special-meeting-aug-19-2024.html...

22 August, 2024

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...

22 August, 2024

Here are the latest Board of Supervisors ActionsTeacher raises and tracking school spending in categoriesThe Board of Supervisors held two meetings this week regarding the overall County budget and tax rates.  The Wednesday June 12 work session resulted in proposed...

14 June, 2024

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...

08 May, 2024

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...

01 May, 2024

The Board of Supervisors has scheduled a public work session on April 24, 2024 starting at 5:30pm at the Heathsville Courthouse.  This is a single issue meeting to work through the SB Budget - the agenda is here: https://go.boarddocs.com/va/nuc/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=D4FSLC728330The BoS agenda...

23 April, 2024

Interested in seeing how your school board member is voting on issues affecting your children? Or if they are asking any questions on school finances? A Rumble video of the April 15, 2024 school board meeting is now available for...

23 April, 2024

The newly formed Joint Finance Committee, comprised of two County Supervisors, two School Board members and two citizen representatives chosen by each board met earlier this year to develop timelines and processes meant to streamline the overall School Board budget...

15 April, 2024

The School Board meeting of March 11. 2024 is now available for you to view.  Public input and financial agenda items begin at 26:30. Stay tuned at 42:40 when our School Board votes unanimously, and without appropriated funds, discussion or questions,...

13 March, 2024
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