Board accepts $538,655 in literacy grants, approves committee assignments, personnel and finance report

Danville Public Schools' board took several formal actions during the meeting, including acceptance of literacy grant awards, approval of committee assignments and meeting dates, personnel actions and the monthly finance report.

Literacy grants: The board voted to accept competitive literacy grants awarded to district schools. The presenter listed awards by school: Arnette Hills Elementary $117,877; EA Gibson Elementary $111,092; Woodbury Hills Elementary $107,877; Westwood Middle School $92,520; (the transcript entry for Schoolfield/Senior school was garbled). The presenter stated the total award to Danville Public Schools as $538,655.09. Doctor Williams moved to accept the grants and Mister Payne seconded; the clerk called the roll and recorded affirmative votes, and the motion passed.

Committee assignments and meeting dates: The board approved the attached school board committee assignments (motion by Miss Cunningham, second by Doctor Williams) and later approved the schedule of board meeting dates for 2026 (motion by Mister Payne, second by Miss Cunningham); both motions passed on roll call.

Personnel and finance: The board approved personnel recommendations with exceptions for the two listed case numbers; the motion to approve was made by Mister Payne and seconded by Doctor Williams. The monthly revenue and expenditure statement (as of 12/31/2025) and related textbook and school nutrition budget reports were presented and approved on motion by Miss Cunningham. All recorded roll‑call tallies in the transcript were affirmative; no dissenting votes were recorded in the segments provided.

Procedural notes: Motions were made and seconded for each action and roll‑call votes were taken. The board recessed for seven minutes at the close of business on a motion by Mister Payne (second by Miss Walker).