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LOW MOOR, VA (VR) – The Alleghany Highlands School Board shall conduct its regular meeting at 5:00 p.m. November 16, 2026 at its Central Office Complex in Low Moor.
If you have questions regarding this meeting, please call Karen Willis at 540-863- 1811.
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING AGENDA
November 16, 2026, Central Office Complex
100 Central Circle, Low Moor, Virginia 24457
5:00 p.m. – Regular Meeting
ITEM# ORDER OF BUSINESS / TOPIC
Call to Order / Moment of Silence / Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call
Closed Session
26-324 Code of Virginia:
2.2-3711. A.2 – Student Matters / Discussion and consideration of disciplinary matters including case #27-27
2.2-3711. A.8 – Legal Advice/Consultation with legal counsel employed/retained by the School Board regarding specific contract, facilities, governance, personnel, and student matters requiring the provision of legal advice by such counsel
2.2-3711. A.19 – Discussion of plans to protect public safety as it relates to specific cybersecurity threats or vulnerabilities and briefings by staff members, legal counsel, or law-enforcement or emergency service officials concerning actions taken to respond to such matters or a related threat to public safety; and discussion of information relating to security plans and systems, where discussion in an open meeting would jeopardize the
safety of any person or the security of any facility, building, structure, information technology system, or software program
Commendations and Awards
26-325 Instructional Spotlight: AHS Theater
26-326 Consent Agenda (action)
A. Approval of Minutes of October 13, 2026, Regular Meeting
B. Review of bills.
C. Consider Approval of Competitive Grant Applications and Activity
D. Consider Approval of CMS students to Washington, DC 04/01/2027 – 04/02/2027
26-327 Informational Items
A. Cafeteria Report
B. Capital Improvement and Operational Maintenance Updates
C. Budget Report
D. Division operational updates and board development materials
1. Instruction: Review of Select Accomplishments
2. Instruction: VALLSS – Fall 2026 Literacy Screening Results
3. Instruction: English-Language Arts (ELA) Textbook Adoption, K-12
4. Health and Safety: School Guard App/Panic Buttons
5. VDOE Commendation of School Nutrition Program Financial Performance – School Year 2025–2026
6. Substitute Staff Rates of Pay
7. National Research Connections Regarding School Division Consolidation
8. Consideration of School Board Meeting Locations and Practices
9.Division Language Access Plan Considerations for Local Education Agencies
10. FOIA and COIA Training Resources and Related Matters
11. Facility Condition Assessments and Capital Improvement Planning: Additional Update Regarding Night Lock Latching Devices
12. Facility Condition Assessment and Capital Improvement Planning: Fire Hydrants
13.Compreshensive Plan Update
14.Recap of Opportunities and Upcoming Events
26-328 Calendar Information
November 18-20 – VSBA Annual Convention
November 25-27 – All Schools and Offices Closed
December 14 – Regular Meeting
December 21-January 1 – Schools Closed for Winter Break
Budget and Finance
26-329 Budget in Brief, 2026-2027
Instructional Reports and Recommendations
26-330 Bullying Prevention Activities Recap (information)
26-331 Consider Approval of Special Education Advisory Committee and Career Technical Education Advisory Committee (action)
26-332 Virginia Quality Birth to Five System (VQB5) Results (information)
26-333 Potential Use of Virtual Instruction Following School Closures, Additional School Closure Notes (information)
26-334 STREAMin3 Curriculum Adoption Reminder and Consideration of Subsequent Approval (information)
26-335 Free and Reduced Lunch Rate (information)
26-336 Review of 2027-2028 Academic Calendar Draft (information)
Administrative Reports and Recommendations
26-337 Consider Approval of Bus Fuel Mileage Reimbursement Rate (action)
26-338 Consider Approval of Internet Safety Presentations (action)
26-339 Virginia Center for School and Campus Safety Update (information)
26-340 Potential Development of a Student Drug Testing Policy (information)
26-341 First Review of Proposed School Board Meetings and Events Calendar (information)
26-342 Capital Planning Update (information)
Policy Revisions
26-343 Consider Approval of Policy Section A Updates (action)
26-344 Consider Approval of Policy Section B Updates (action)
26-345 Consider Approval of Policy Section D Updates (action)
26-346 Consider Approval of Policy Section E Updates (information)
26-347 Consider Approval of Policy Section G Updates (information)
26-348 Consider Approval of Policy Section I Updates (information)
26-349 Consider Approval of Policy Section J Updates (information)
26-350 Consider Approval of Policy Section K Updates (information)
26-351 Consider Policy KG (information)
26-352 Review of BG/GBD Board-Staff Communications (information)
26-353 Review of JS-R and JS-F Extracurricular Activity Notification Regulation and Form (information)
Other Business
26-354 Addition to the agenda
Community Participation
26-355 Public Comment
Joshua Haynes
26-356 School Board Member and Superintendent Comments
Closed Session
26-357 Code of Virginia:
2.2-3711. A.1 – Personnel Matters / Actual and potential appointments, assignments, resignations, terminations, and salaries
2.2-3711. A.7 – for a briefing by staff pertaining to probable litigation involving a property dispute where such consultation in open meeting would adversely affect the negotiating or litigating posture of the School Board.
2.2-3711. A.8 – Legal Advice/Consultation with legal counsel employed/retained by the School Board regarding specific contract, facilities, governance, personnel, and student matters requiring the provision of legal advice by such counsel
2.2-3711. A.19 – Discussion of school safety reports where discussion in open meeting could jeopardize safety and security
Personnel
26-358 Personnel agenda (action)
26-359 Review of Job Description (information)
Student Matters
Disposition of Student Case
26-360 Student Case #27-27 (action)
Adjournment
