LCPS proposes speeding up restroom privacy work at all secondary schools
LCPS plans to ask the county for $14.6 million to accelerate its secondary-school restroom privacy project.
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Possible 1% sales tax for school buildings
At an August 24, 2026 joint retreat, the School Board and Board of Supervisors discussed a 2028 referendum on a 1% local sales tax for school construction, allowed by a 2026 state law (SB 66), and agreed to revisit it later this year. The superintendent later cited an estimate of about $4 million a year for school capital projects. The old Vo-Tech building is being demolished and an architect is being chosen for the site.
Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools
Board takes up $3.1 million to fit out two new pre-K centers
The agenda for the Aug. 18, 2026 regular meeting put two contracts for the Bright Beginnings North and South pre-K campuses to a vote: up to $1,800,000 for ten playgrounds and up to $1,300,000 for furnishings, fixtures and equipment. The same agenda carried permanent easements at Norge Elementary School and Clara Byrd Baker Elementary School tied to the two campuses. Minutes for that meeting were not published when these records were collected, so the outcome is not established here.
Greensville County Public Schools
Roof, cooling, bleacher and generator fixes have no money yet
A July 2026 facilities update lists work still needing funding: replacing 9 rooftop units at Wyatt Middle, replacing bleachers and fixing roofing at the high school, and replacing the generator at Greensville Elementary. Elevator, boiler and camera work was finished.
Board sets a non-consent rule for powerlines on school property
The board adopted Policy 6355 against voluntarily allowing new electric transmission lines on school property, above or below ground. An exception requires a public full-board vote and documented review. The board also authorized a challenge to the Golden–Mars decision and talks with Dominion.
Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools
Five-year building plan cut by about $19 million
On July 7, 2026 the board voted 7-0 to adopt an amended five-year capital improvement plan for 2027 through 2031 worth $88,294,403. In December the superintendent's proposed version of the same five years came to $107,483,000. James City County and the City of Williamsburg decide how much of the plan they will pay for, and they funded less than the division asked for.
Thomas Hunter Middle School closed; students moved to Mathews Elementary
Starting in 2026-27, Thomas Hunter Middle School's students are consolidated into Mathews Elementary School (grades K-7). On June 16, 2026 the board renamed the building the Thomas Hunter Education Center, to house division and county offices and community uses.
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