School Board Meetings for 2012–13 School Year Set
July 31, 2012
The first public meeting of the Prince William County School Board for the new school year will be held on Wednesday, September 5 beginning at 7 p.m. in the School Board Meeting Room, 14715 Bristow Road, Manassas. A closed session has been scheduled prior to this meeting.
With the exception of a meeting on Tuesday, November 20, the School Board meets during the school year on the first and third Wednesdays of each month at 7 p.m. In addition, a public meeting is set for Monday, February 11, to discuss the 2013–14 budget and a budget work session is scheduled on Wednesday, March 13.
Meetings on the first and third Wednesdays are open to the public and are streamed live on pwcstv.com, and broadcast live on PWCS-TV, Comcast Channel 18 and Verizon Channel 36. Closed sessions are held prior to the public meetings at 6 p.m. and are not open to the public. Items discussed in closed sessions are confined by law to personnel, student matters, acquisitions/disposition of real property, legal, and other specific matters exempted from open sessions under Virginia’s Freedom of Information Act.
Special meetings are called when necessary to conduct school business and are announced in advance on the School Division’s Web site and through local news media. All School Board meetings, except closed sessions, are open to the public.
Electronic School Board agendas are available online in advance of meetings from pwcs.edu. Agenda items and materials are subject to change up to the time of the meetings. “Board Briefs”summarizes the actions taken by the School Board at each meeting and are also available online.
Citizens who wish to address the School Board under Citizens’ Time may notify the Board Clerk in advance in writing at P.O. Box 389, Manassas, VA 20108; by phone at 703.791.8709; or by email at pwcsclerk@pwcs.edu. Citizens may also sign up in the School Board meeting room prior to 6:55 p.m. on the evening of the meeting.
