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Board officials said they consulted with the search chair and legal counsel and decided to cancel the previously planned community and staff interview panels on May 22. Instead, parents, staff and other stakeholders will have opportunities to meet the candidate at public meet‑and‑greet sessions to be scheduled in July 2025.

The board said it would provide updates after the May 16 closed interview as necessary. The division stated the change followed legal and procedural advice about conducting personnel interviews and protecting applicant privacy during the early stage of the process.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","PCPS School Board Meeting May 15, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Page County School Board said it received one application for superintendent, will interview that candidate in closed session on May 16 under Virginia Code, and will hold public meet‑and‑greet sessions with staff and community in July instead of the previously planned May panel.","taxTitle","PAGE CO PBLC SCHS, School Districts, Virginia","taxId",54435,"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},6198227,"Page County honors volunteer of the month; student named James Madison University teaching fellow",297,468000,765000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3849000-3b380e07906c7c3fb8c82881821b4234&start=468&end=765","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3849000-3b380e07906c7c3fb8c82881821b4234/thumbnail_468000.jpg","/articles/6198227/Virginia/Page-County-honors-volunteer-of-the-month-student-named-James-Madison-University-teaching-fellow","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6198227-9c4082817c71eaa9689ac63539ade415/orig.mp4?Expires=1770443425&Signature=Rkm4Ad1~DGiHk0STzsgf9-ZQzP4fwTTeiaDOt2ZSPIyEf4gFSZOsiB5iYYbIClzhDIdF7WLRtY9NTYDQnkZzbXo-9Hfv67ManuoLknEInOW9ByRo953ucyuUUx~RZpQ4WTndqCwvvscoFEOKAlQ6ni3ClG9UpqSXjRiMdFeKBMiZ8wtQro1wdXoCOxW~LJur0X403tJ9brx98EAzCRNFgiU0FSRO0jsZJxN3FXNKut5ScYOIMn48ym6zw1sRyXfy19JawewFii41iV8dnarcpQTceHVhduiUZ~3JTBkp1Pou-bUyv5Zxfuk~klwlOAHajhFmeADZZeKE3QMjyHNzBg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Page County School Board recognized Robin Markowitz as volunteer of the month for her work at Luray Elementary School, and introduced Tory (Victoria) Barker, who has been named a James Madison University teaching fellow and will attend JMU on a full scholarship.

Board members and administrators lauded Markowitz, a retired school librarian, for helping maintain the school library collection and reshelving more than 10,000 books this school year. Presenters noted her support for book fairs, classroom assistance and event projects and thanked her ‘‘for your hard work and commitment to Luray Elementary School.’’

Separately, staff introduced Victoria ‘‘Tori’’ Barker as Page County’s next JMU teaching fellow. The presenters said the fellowship provides room, board and tuition for four years at James Madison University and includes a commitment to return to teach in Page County Public Schools. Presenters cited Barker’s 3.75 grade‑point average, dual‑enrollment coursework through Laurel Ridge Community College and volunteer work in the school and community. Barker plans to study inclusive early childhood education.

Board members congratulated both honorees and invited community participation in upcoming events, including the school’s spring carnival on May 30.","The board recognized volunteer Robin Markowitz for reshelving more than 10,000 books and supporting school activities. The division also introduced Tory (Victoria) Barker, selected as a James Madison University teaching fellow with a full scholarship and a commitment to return to teach in the division.",{"_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},6198231,"Luray Elementary reports attendance gains, test‑score improvements and new programs",576,795000,1371000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3849000-3b380e07906c7c3fb8c82881821b4234&start=795&end=1371","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3849000-3b380e07906c7c3fb8c82881821b4234/thumbnail_795000.jpg","/articles/6198231/Virginia/Luray-Elementary-reports-attendance-gains-testscore-improvements-and-new-programs","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6198231-df96d182f1ce9502535cfb6cc3a4add2/orig.mp4?Expires=1770443425&Signature=SnNe-nbooJnKbsod6gsjasxYVFVO-Q1nCYL57W9cNnX3oj1ZXiUFvM-ESELtJACN7iQzkztBXOzgcTmU8a4evwV8KtJDtcP0g7hz83jjNljJ7~zXbMkNYNEb7xAe97HlHZI3g6SZjS7Ym9rlkNfSOcwH-IKnRpSGVy0uHQyT8Ta9ZK-adOdgKKiedtrFxxKwAFblWEiyx9kAZYf9aHgtpOCXN03HcbaNdDrUvfeY-VXnT4OT5Iw08p4NNcQfEYUQMFfSIF9G~VVGKHTDNFGWU1NI57Vf2syUMs6JDHxfQHaR8CA~AzrgglV2umuQpRY8sxPPOPngs~ZFVTIsYKlQ8A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Luray Elementary School administrators reported improved attendance and preliminary gains on state tests during a monthly instructional presentation to the Page County School Board.

School leaders said chronic absenteeism dropped 13.09 percent year over year and that students with disabilities showed an 11.02 percentage‑point increase in English achievement in preliminary SOL results. Administrators said math SOLs were scheduled for the following week and that science and history results were still being finalized.

The presentation described several programs staff said supported those gains: a dedicated attendance coordinator who conducts outreach and meetings with families, monthly attendance incentives and an ‘‘attendance bash’’ that helped the school approach a roughly 95 percent attendance rate during April. Administrators said they used frequent phone contact, face‑to‑face conversations during car line, small‑group attendance meetings and incentives such as pizza parties and prize baskets.

Other highlights included Watchdog volunteer engagement — the speakers said about 10 men volunteered for the program this year and contributed nearly 500 hours — a new music teacher and a spring concert that showcased staff participation on instruments, and family engagement events such as a literacy night and a spring carnival scheduled for May 30. The school also partnered with Luray Middle School for a trunk‑or‑treat and reported student field trips tied to classroom lessons, including a fifth‑grade bowling trip for a unit on force and motion.

Board members praised the staff for ‘‘relationship building’’ efforts in attendance outreach and cited the school’s extracurricular and family events as contributing to a positive school climate. Administrators fielded questions about testing schedules and staffing and said they would continue to monitor SOL results when official scores are released.","Administrators at Luray Elementary said chronic absenteeism declined about 13.09 percent this year, students with disabilities showed an 11.02 percent gain in English achievement and the school has implemented attendance incentives, family engagement nights and volunteer programs.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6198237,"Page County narrows facilities RFP to two finalists; board asked to review finalists in two‑by‑two briefings",700,2243000,2943000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3849000-3b380e07906c7c3fb8c82881821b4234&start=2243&end=2943","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3849000-3b380e07906c7c3fb8c82881821b4234/thumbnail_2243000.jpg","/articles/6198237/Virginia/Page-County-narrows-facilities-RFP-to-two-finalists-board-asked-to-review-finalists-in-twobytwo-briefings","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6198237-c68b746ee04f255a3dd68fb36d20d19f/orig.mp4?Expires=1770443425&Signature=D-H-MAY290Bu7CfIyu9-8zmureXf27B3LJdf59MLED7Owp8asOw0SfU-c0qa7QRCpt5iIEKxJs9naInXfwa58aJdRHShHfmyLZRCgc~g3tlR3FmkQwGMIiUjOX8do~BNs-M5Rws6Ut5vUvlmENQ5KRT1tNMinhyftHdAbkH9Z~O9smTxdjLrP8TqG6-CtOYUZadxaXB-Xn-MlGgpvAPZDp2Gno7rOZ9nwYQWGk7YzDVBDLN0U9hEnIpFWn1bNfXvLjQnqg73f1vjnQnXf6a0V5qy7znSQErK6oM2n1FJ2dFfgRB9mhvUoedO1e3LmW4wsT7pP5VRK0-S6S-jle9lNw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Dr. Johnson, director of human resources and business operations, told the board the division received seven responses to a request for proposals for architectural and engineering support and an educational adequacy and demographic study. After applying a rubric‑based scoring process, staff reduced the field to two finalists who will make formal presentations in June.

Dr. Johnson said the RFP seeks a firm or team that can provide architectural and engineering services, demographic analysis and educational‑adequacy work to inform capital improvement planning. He described a multi‑disciplinary evaluation team that included procurement and operations staff and former school leaders, and said evaluators compared approach, personnel qualifications, project management plans and quality control processes.

Because of public‑meeting constraints, Dr. Johnson asked whether the school board members could meet in ‘‘2‑by‑2’’ sessions (two board members at a time) the week of June 13–17 to receive the finalists’ presentations before a full public presentation and a possible board decision. He said the intent is to let each board member review the finalists in a small setting so the full board can make a better‑informed public decision at its regular meeting.

Board legal limits on member contacts and the need to keep the presentations comparable led staff to specify a single presentation format and to ask the finalists for standardized staff‑hour and hourly‑rate breakdowns by employee type. Dr. Johnson said staff will return with the finalists’ formal presentations and asked board members to give availability so the two‑by‑two briefings can be scheduled.

No finalists’ names or dollar values were disclosed at the meeting; staff said the firms would be given a presentation format and a request for hourly rates by position so the division can compare ‘‘apples to apples.’’","School division staff said seven firms responded to an RFP for an educational adequacy and demographic study and associated architectural/engineering services; the evaluation committee reduced the list to two finalists and asked board members to meet in pairs for presentations before a public decision.",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6198240,"Page County board adopts $47.05 million FY‑26 budget, will amend totals in July",819,3662000,4481000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3849000-3b380e07906c7c3fb8c82881821b4234&start=3662&end=4481","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3849000-3b380e07906c7c3fb8c82881821b4234/thumbnail_3662000.jpg","/articles/6198240/Virginia/Page-County-board-adopts-4705-million-FY26-budget-will-amend-totals-in-July","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6198240-388f52c7198be809948920c998990a85/orig.mp4?Expires=1770443425&Signature=XYm5aeGcEpFguh6J0T3VgtepCUDgFp0sABJAPEan4bvWbZMgw0KM56vSxOSlPU6HomXmK2uaL-h9XVtzNXokBX5M4cJndFgc9gmJYhR8jKIh3xGfe4T8-zZGZpWTXiBax95YIop1w~2HRQv8VP6LnkKjmlaz4fGCZY5eOE1XFHl-JIo6DzvOVFSlDeZ~NbcnGpgDN6JXY0VKqQANUXB-3pSJQApKuwQ7WGaiS9JVOeWN9Kfl-5WNxZEsnTT2~-WvcQXzAZtUmzM5dPHtugPtr5arydE0tWrOoxwM4h6U4Atn0~pEr-RkXHby60ACpDcEDedi18sceZsRyWGj24x1lQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Page County School Board adopted a $47,048,210 fiscal year 2026 budget on a motion by Mr. Painter and a second by Ms. Bryant, with administrators saying the number will be amended in July after outstanding state and local allocations are finalized.

Superintendent Dr. Fox and Dr. Johnson, director of human resources and business operations, told the board the division expects an additional $761,000 in state funding beyond the governor’s December proposal; that money had not been incorporated in the draft the board approved and will be added during a July amendment. Dr. Johnson said the board of supervisors had committed $25,100 toward compensation funding in the general operating fund this year.

The budget authorizes a 2 percent compensation increase plus step changes the division said can now be put into employee contracts because the locality’s allocation allows contract processing to proceed. Dr. Johnson said most of the extra state funding will be needed to cover an 18 percent increase in health insurance costs; roughly $651,000 of that increase falls on the employer side under the division’s insurance split, with the remaining $110,000 allocated to rising contract and service costs.

Dr. Johnson outlined recommended uses for additional one‑time state dollars that the division plans to request from the board of supervisors after the July amendment: two reading specialist positions (about $160,000 total), eight instructional assistant positions (about $208,000), and approximately $80,000 for fleet management to purchase vehicles. He also said the division would request money to complete a welding room at the Tech Center from the capital improvements fund, calling it a safety priority that ‘‘needs to be done’’ immediately.

Board members asked about timing and contingency plans because state and federal allocations for certain programs sometimes arrive later in the summer; Dr. Johnson said federal Title I and other federal allocations would be added when the division receives final figures. The board approved the budget with the understanding that the FY‑26 totals will be revised and returned to the board for a formal amendment in July.

The motion to adopt the FY‑26 budget carried; the board scheduled follow‑up discussions and a July amendment to incorporate the confirmed state and local revenue totals.","The Page County School Board adopted a $47,048,210 fiscal year 2026 operating budget on a motion at its May meeting, with administrators saying the total will be amended in July when additional state and local allocations are finalized.","actionData","errors"]

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