Prince George County Public Schools

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Prince George County Public Schools
PGCPSlogo.png
Address
6410 Courts Dr.
Prince George , Virginia, 23875
United States
Coordinates37°13'20.662"N, 77°17'17.804"W
District information
TypePublic
MottoLead, Innovate, Inspire
GradesPre-K through 12
SuperintendentDouglas Lyle Jr.
School board6 members
Governing agency Virginia Department of Education
Accreditation(s)
Schools8+1 technical school
Budget$6,255,916
NCES District ID 5103090 [2]
Students and staff
Students6,106 (2020–2021) [3]
Teachers441.75 (2020–2021) [3]
Student–teacher ratio13.82 (2020–2021) [3]
Other information
Website www.pgs.k12.va.us

Prince George County Public Schools is the school district that provides schooling to the children in Prince George county, Virginia, United States. The school district also serves the military families who live on the U.S. Military base Fort Gregg-Adams.

Contents

History

2020

During the 2020–2021 school year, the Prince George County School Board had a meeting where they voted to close the William A. Walton Elementary School and build a replacement school due to mold inside the school. The new school will be called Middle Road Elementary School. The school opened during the 2022–2023 school year. [4] [5]

August

On August 7, 2020, Prince George County Public Schools announced during the COVID-19 pandemic that they would opt into a hybrid instruction plan for the 2020–2021 school year. The county's parents and students were split on how they believed the schools should return to providing classes. In a district survey, 51% of parents preferred an all-virtual option while the remainder wanted to return in-person classes. The district then released their return to school plan that includes a hybrid education method. The plan states that half of the district can learn in school with social distancing and reduced class sizes in effect while the other half can learn virtually. The county's school district was the 3rd Tri-cities School district to opt to have in-person learning and virtual learning. In response to the survey, the School Board Chair, Chris Johnson, said that the teachers' survey responses were what stuck out to him the most when he was making his decision whether to allow in-person learning or just virtual learning. 78% of teachers in the survey wanted to return to teaching in-person rather than virtual. [6]

On August 25th, Prince George County public schools announced that they are having a school Chromebook shortage. The cause of the shortage is from the high amount of students that are doing virtual learning due to the pandemic. [7] It was also stated that a delivery of over 2,500 laptops would be delayed until December. [8]

2024

February

In February 2024, a 13 year old boy at J.E.J Moore Middle School, a middle school under the district, was arrested on school grounds for making threats to attack the school and harm students. The student was charged with 2 counts of threats to kill or injure people on school grounds. [9]

July

On July 31, former PGCPS Assistant superintendent William Barnes was charged with nine felonies, including aggravated sexual battery, indecent liberties with a minor and sexual assault by force or threat. [10] [11] [12]

August

In August, parents criticized the school district for its handling of the allegations against the former assistant superintendent. [13]

September

In September, state police investigation confirmed that the school board knew about sex abuse allegations against the former assistant superintendent William Barnes. The former superintendent Lisa Pennycuff provided Hanover School Board Chair with key dates about the timeline of the events. [14]

October

In October, a teacher at Harrison Elementary was arrested for possession of child pornography. It was not believed that they had any inappropriate pictures of students. The teacher was put on administrative leave pending the investigation results. [15] [16]

In response to a nationwide shortage of bus drivers, parents blamed the district's transportation department for students having lower grades. The district's transportation department said they are short 200 bus drivers and that the issue is caused by bus drivers having to do back-to-back routes causing students to arrive late at school. Prince George County Public Schools has over 1,000 bus routes to cover. [17]

Fort Gregg-Adams

The school district includes students from a U.S. military base Fort Gregg-Adams. According to the 2020 U.S. census, the county has gained 20% more students than in 2010. The population grew to 43,010 people which makes Prince George the 5th most populated county. [18]

Critical Race Policy

Prince George County Public Schools voted to not implement the critical race Policy. The districts school board said that the policy looks like its trying to divide people of the country and the schools. Some board members spoke out against the policy stating that the color of a someones skin should not dictate any divide in their lifestyle. [19]

Transgender Policy

Before the start of the 2021-2022 PGCPS School Board voted on the policies. The bathroom policy caused a huge discussion between parents during the public comment period of the meeting and from the school board members. The board implemented a gender neutral bathroom policy as a way to welcome trans students into a comfortable facility. [20]

School board

Superintendent

Douglas Lyle Jr. who was an educator in the state of Virginia for over 30 years was appointed by the school board to become the next superintendent of Prince George County Public Schools. [21]

List of superintendents

Nameterm
Lisa PennycuffJuly 1, 2019-July 23, 2024(resigned) [22] [23] [24]
Douglas Lyle Jr.September 10, 2024–present

School board members

Name
Robert Eley III
Michelle Crist
Jill Andrews
Sherry Taylor
Christopher Johnson

[25]

Demographics

By race

As of the start of the 2024–2025 school year

Race percentage of students
RaceTotal percentage of students
White47.1%
Black29.6%
Hispanic13.9%
Asian1.2%
Other8.3%

[26]

By gender

As of the start of the 2024–2025 school year

Gender percentage of students
GenderTotal percentage of students
Male51%
Female49%

[26]

Other info

Academic success

Averages

As of the end of the 2023–2024 school year

Test score average for students (overall of all grades and subjects)
Below averageAverageAbove average
29%71%<1%

[27]

Graduation ranking

Rankings are as of the start of the 2024–2025 school year

District rankings
Ranking factorsNational rankState rank
College Readiness Index Rank#9,889#208
College Curriculum Breadth Index Rank#10,124 (tie)#226
State Assessment Proficiency Rank#8,478#154
State Assessment Performance Rank#9,466#172
Graduation Rate Rank#11,126 (tie)#172 (tie)

[28]

Test scores

As of the end of the 2023–2024 school year

Test score proficiency (subject)
SchoolMath (percentage)English (percentage)
Elementary73%78%
Middle61%71%
High79%89%

[26]

Financials

Overall the district spends an average of $11,127 per student per year. The district's total revenue is $72,661,000. [26]

Budget

The 2024–2025 school year's general budget is $6,255,916 and that total is 7.13% over the given FY2024 adopted budget of $87,780,829. [29]

Funding

As of the start of the 2024–2025 school year

Funding
FromAmount (percentage of budget)
State60.8%
Local26.5%
Federal12.7%

[26]

Partnerships

The school district partners with many colleges including the following:

Schools

Elementary schools

Middle schools

High schools

Optional high schools

  • Rowanty Technical Center [30]

Education centers

Former schools

Elementary schools

See also

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