Board approves calendar tweaks and a summer remote workday after employee survey

The Petersburg City School Board voted March 4 to adopt calendar adjustments and a summer work schedule recommended by administration following an employee survey.

Administration told the board it had surveyed 10.5-, 11- and 12-month employees about summer scheduling and presented three choices: keep a regular Monday–Friday schedule; move to 10-hour days with extended Fridays off; or retain regular hours with one remote workday (Friday). The survey results reported a plurality favoring a regular schedule with one remote Friday; administration recommended adopting that approach and adjusting certain holiday observances accordingly.

The board also approved a change to spring-break days for 12-month employees, switching the two paid days from Monday–Tuesday to Thursday–Friday to align with Easter Monday and provide a more consolidated break. Staff explained that the change trades two days already allotted, not an additional leave entitlement.

A motion to approve the calendar changes and the summer-work recommendation was moved and seconded and carried on a roll-call vote recorded by the clerk: "The motion carries with 6 affirmative votes," the clerk announced. Board members also discussed operational logistics — maintaining front-desk coverage and ensuring supervisors hold teams accountable on remote days, as done for prior wellness days.

The meeting also included several other approved action items: multiple student field trips (SkillsUSA state conference and JROTC events), an amendment to a PPEA scope to focus new construction on a new Walnut Hill pre‑K–5 facility (700 capacity), an amendment to the athletic-trainer services agreement with Bon Secours (2025–26), and approval of several policies on second reading (school activity funds; student fees/fines; Internet privacy). Those motions were moved, seconded and recorded as carried in the meeting minutes.