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Background and concern
Board members reviewed proposed policy and regulation language patterned on the Virginia School Boards Association guidance and the Code of Virginia (cited during discussion as Va. Code § 40.1‑28.75). Several members expressed concern that specific investigative procedures (for example, step-by-step instructions on how and when to request account access or passwords) should not appear in a policy but instead belong in a superintendent’s regulation that can be updated administratively. One board member said that the regulation currently placed a paragraph on account access under “Appeals” and recommended moving or removing it to a section labeled “Investigation.”

Board action
The board approved the consent agenda motion to adopt the revised GAD and GAD‑R with a single amendment: add appropriate cross-references to existing investigative policies under Section 6 (Investigation) of GAD‑R and delete the paragraph about social-media passwords from the appeals section. The board’s motion also asked staff to ensure cross-references point to the district’s existing investigatory procedures so staff and the public can find the operative steps.

Why it matters
The Code of Virginia already restricts employer conduct and outlines circumstances when an employer may seek nonpublic account information for a formal investigation; board members emphasized they did not want regulation language to duplicate statutory language or to provide operational investigative instructions in a document intended to set policy. The amendment is intended to clarify where operational procedures appear and to protect employee privacy by ensuring procedures follow law and are handled through the superintendent’s regulation and HR processes.

Next steps
Staff will revise GAD‑R to add cross-references to investigation policies and remove the password paragraph from the appeals section. The district’s human-resources and legal staff will confirm that any investigatory steps comply with state law and, where appropriate, reference existing policy GBHA/GBH or other investigative procedures mentioned in the meeting.

No vote count was reported beyond the roll-call affirmation recorded in the consent-agenda action; board members said the changes were straightforward and intended to improve clarity rather than change underlying legal obligations.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Gloucester County Public Schools Board Meeting Tuesday, June 10, 2025 @ 6:00 PM","oneSentenceSummary","Board members approved the consent agenda with a narrowly scoped amendment: relocating and clarifying regulation language about accessing personal social-media credentials so investigation procedures sit in the superintendent’s regulation and cross-references to investigation policies are added to GAD-R.","taxTitle","GLOUCESTER CO PBLC SCHS, School Districts, Virginia","taxId",38573,"location","Virginia","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6203141,"Gloucester schools expand leadership pipelines and summer learning; pilot cohorts report progress",1480,2492000,3972000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3784192-07a99b09b150a9b65cba0c46026b79e6&start=2492&end=3972","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3784192-07a99b09b150a9b65cba0c46026b79e6/thumbnail_2492000.jpg","/articles/6203141/Virginia/Gloucester-schools-expand-leadership-pipelines-and-summer-learning-pilot-cohorts-report-progress","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6203141-25cff7a1cb4c5be3cac66fec372c6461/orig.mp4?Expires=1770757228&Signature=JeQdgd0xruNhzDRd~zJlO6Nr-cjvaf7vQr5UguRq0vc7C4VpRWpMZooeYyKA~vWmgvEEdmVqeoxE3802Cyf-7GY9Q1Ie0ducpJtdvhjSQ-hcH~JliI2AGl-Iy7zeuoQ~mKgZDpCCwp4klmgW2kJgdDkf9Eq1Nrdm4TG~2RMNki0IdSvHF4v-g~IPZmBFGPxDwyvQb5Ogvi3nQ7Z9ycEZ5GNir0cpNn~7gVsAJ2wXCyJ012xwqsYCTnoWVUpqMTkMz9tp4ZCqXUyO5SRxjlyHDpuU5FTMOwSPCliX0qVih4UKK7vKufgjvx7z0M3h7bXuWLmYnwbWw8QKt09t7G4ypQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Gloucester County Public Schools presented results from two pilot leadership-development programs and outlined its summer learning offerings during the June 10 School Board meeting.

Superintendent and staff described two talent-development tracks launched this year: an Aspiring Leaders program for teacher-leaders completing administrative licensure requirements and a LEAD (Leadership Excellence and Development) cohort for current assistant principals preparing to be principals. The division said 8 teachers participated in Aspiring Leaders (three attended the meeting) and 4 assistant principals participated in LEAD.

Program details and participant reports
- Staff said participants worked on core leadership values, administrative skills (accountability, performance management), interviewing techniques and job-shadowing with assistant principals. Participants presented culminating projects: one assistant principal implemented a tier-3 multi-tiered systems of support, another established professional learning communities, and another focused on school safety procedures.
- Participants who spoke at the meeting — Sherry Quigley (Abingdon, first-grade teacher), Jamie Rose (Bethel), and Kristen Shook (Achilles, now a behavior interventionist) — described the program as a collaborative experience that clarified leadership goals and built networks across schools. Board members praised the initiative as a way to “grow our own” leadership talent.

Summer learning and leadership-in-practice
The division also outlined summer learning plans set for July 7–24.
- Elementary and middle-school in-person sessions: Page Middle School will host the elementary/middle summer instructional program; teachers work 8 a.m.–12 p.m., students attend 8:30–11:30 a.m. Staff said the program prioritizes reading and math with small-group instruction; leadership of the summer program will be by Lead participant Shawna Merritt (principal of summer school, assistant principal at Peasley) with assistant principal support from aspiring-leader participant Kristen Shook.
- High school options: High-school summer learning runs the same dates and offers three virtual pathways via Canvas (credit recovery, initial credit) and Virtual Virginia for courses not locally offered. Registration for Virtual Virginia and other high-school offerings closed June 18; staff reported they had hired several teachers and that the high school would be open for students who need in-person support.

Why it matters
Board members framed both efforts as investments in workforce stability and student recovery: building leadership pipelines helps internal promotion and succession planning, while the summer program aims to close foundational skill gaps and provide credit recovery for high-school students.

Next steps
Staff will recruit for the next cohorts (planned start as early as October with outreach beginning in September), finalize summer rosters, coordinate transportation and food service, and provide orientation for staff on July 2. The division said it will evaluate budget implications for expanding the LEAD teacher program and consider pathways for support staff leadership training in future phases.","The division presented results from two employee leadership programs — Aspiring Leaders and LEAD — and outlined summer learning plans (July 7–24) for elementary and high school students, with Page Middle School hosting in-person elementary sessions and virtual high-school options via Canvas and Virtual Virginia.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6203147,"Gloucester school board votes to end universal free meals, revert to paid model for 2025–26",1365,6575000,7940000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3784192-07a99b09b150a9b65cba0c46026b79e6&start=6575&end=7940","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3784192-07a99b09b150a9b65cba0c46026b79e6/thumbnail_6575000.jpg","/articles/6203147/Virginia/Gloucester-school-board-votes-to-end-universal-free-meals-revert-to-paid-model-for-202526","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6203147-8f278a1b4bb7d2cf3a316ff6261fbd78/orig.mp4?Expires=1770757228&Signature=b052gowK1g0D5mUSyGC0rRBmBtScSc1Hyn3cDyMpnjRruQsluaxho1aCk9D4C1n-ocMkIHnIs0fGiixz8Q1L0ViXRHspF1QodZQl970dycEOMQ-q-o7IpH10Ari644mIfxhwrkyNxOIlTMwpHYyGRFEh2Hx5RX0759y208jH7rNwxi4CNsHrqqviZWX7XWac9~oYhl7T7JgCkWyX6jP1jr6Dy-Gmy4TD6kTYWr7ABIDK-K93D3k8KI5-0gk3UwRQQhTuRrg65es3xdLLc3bRw5OVcIQsX5gcO3c8JOx8U6NMIK1vD1pzVNVo0U8sOKN9sXnF15OSRVXphUBAejox9w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Gloucester County School Board voted unanimously on June 10 to end districtwide participation in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) and revert to a paid school meal model for the 2025–26 school year, citing the program’s cost to the school food-service fund and the depletion of reserves.

Board members and food-service officials told the board that the district’s CEP rollout had used most of its fund balance. Presenters said the food-service fund began the year with roughly $633,000 in reserves and that continuing all schools under CEP would exhaust that balance after accounting for summer payroll and other year-end costs. The board asked staff to notify the Gloucester County Board of Supervisors about the change and to request any available county support for the food-service fund during the transition.

Why it matters: CEP lets qualifying schools offer free breakfast and lunch to all students, but federal reimbursements do not always cover actual meal costs. Board members said the district could not sustain districtwide CEP without outside funding, and that a return to a paid model will reduce pressure on division finances while staff work to limit harm to families.

School officials described near-term steps and constraints. The division must notify state officials of its meal-model choice by June 30. The district also has a 30-school-day window at the start of the school year during which students retain free status while families receive information about new payment rules — a short period staff said they will use to communicate options, free-or-reduced eligibility, and enrollment assistance.

Finance and program details
- Presenters said the food-service fund had roughly $633,000 in reserves at the start of the year and projected that reserves would be exhausted if CEP continued for all schools. (Presenters’ figures and timeline were given in the board presentation.)
- Summer feeding and CEP rely on federal reimbursements and direct certification (SNAP-based lists). Presenters warned that changes in federal SNAP funding could reduce the number of directly certified students and the district’s CEP reimbursement rate.
- Staff described possible mitigation steps under a return-to-paid model: active outreach for free-and-reduced-price applications, monitoring and managing meal charges, making paper and online applications available at open houses and through schools, and using principal-level sign-offs only when all other efforts fail.

Board comments and vote
Board member discussion emphasized the limited options. “I don't think we have really much choice other than to revert back to a a fee based model,” one member said during the discussion. The board approved a motion to revert to a paid model and to ask staff to communicate the decision to county officials and to request that any county allocation intended for CEP be considered for fund-balance stabilization or emergency needs.

What’s next
Staff said they would notify the Board of Supervisors about the decision, finalize communication and outreach plans for families over the summer, and prepare for the required state reporting deadline. Several board members asked staff to pursue transitional supports that would reduce the risk that students would miss meals while families adjust.

The board also discussed operational details staff plan to use in outreach: summer open houses and phone campaigns, targeted monitoring of student meal charges, and continued collaboration with Transportation and Food Services for logistics.

The action does not change the district’s summer feeding program or other federally funded feeding initiatives; staff described those summer services as continuing independently of the CEP decision.","After reviewing food-service finances and projected reserves, the Gloucester County School Board voted to end its full Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) participation and revert to a paid meal model for the 2025–26 school year, while asking staff to notify the Board of Supervisors and seek transitional supports for families.","actionData","errors"]

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