01-29-2013 Jt Meeting BOS- Pc School BoardJoint Meeting - Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors / Pittsylvania County School Board
January 29, 2013
Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Joint Meeting - Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors /
Pittsylvania County School Board
VIRGINIA: The Joint Meeting of Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors and the
Pittsylvania County School Board of the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors was held on
Tuesday, January 29, 2013 in the Conference Room of the School Administration Building
located at 39 Bank Street in Chatham, Virginia. Marshall A. Ecker, Chairman, called the meeting
to order at 6:02 p.m. The following members were present:
Marshall Ecker Staunton River District
Brenda H. Bowman Chatham-Blairs District
James Snead Dan River District
Jessie L. Barksdale Banister District
Jerry A. Hagerman Callands-Gretna District
Tim Barber Tunstall District
Coy E. Harville Westover District
The following members of the Pittsylvania County School Board were present:
Calvin D. Doss Callands-Gretna District
W. Wayne Robertson Chatham-Blairs District
Charles H. Millner, Jr. Banister District
Don C. Moon Staunton River District
R. Todd Sanders Westover District
Morris C. Stowe Tunstall District
Mr. W. Neal Oakes, Dan River District, was absent.
Mr. James McDaniel, Superintendent of the Pittsylvania County Schools and Ms. Janet
Hancock, Clerk for the School Board, were also present.
The Pledge of Allegiance was given.
New Business
A presentation was given to the Boards by Mr. Troy Simpson and Mr. Chris Ezel, from
Danville Community College (DCC), concerning a proposed partnership program between the
college and the Pittsylvania County School System that would allow high school students to earn
college credits through Danville Community College’s Advanced Technology & Trai ning Center
in an effort to build a more competitive workforce for Pittsylvania County. It was discussed in
depth how many advanced manufacturing industries in today’s market needed precision
machinists, welders, and maintenance technicians that were lacking in this area. A program like
that proposed by DCC and the schools could help young people learn those trades with a greatly
reduced college tuition cost if they could begin their education and training in these fields while
still in high school. It was agreed by all that this program would be an economic investment for
the County.
Joint Meeting - Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors / Pittsylvania County School Board
January 29, 2013
Ms. Angela Rigney and Mr. Jimmie Tickle, covered the basics of the Pittsylvania
County Public School’s Career Technical Program and how extremely successful the program
has been, with students for the past two years earning National Awards, as well as ranking State
awards for several years in a row. It was discuss among all present that the Career Technology
Center was in great need of updating, and that the two Boards would meet soon to tour the
Center and come up with ideas to make the partnership program for an advanced training
program between Danville Community College and the Pittsylvania County Public Schools a
reality.
Mr. Ecker stated that he wanted this meeting to be a new beginning for the two boards to
work together as partners to work towards problem-solving some of the economic problems the
County is facing. Mr. Doss agreed with Mr. Ecker. Mr. Ecker directed Mr. Sleeper and Mr.
Doss directed Mr. McDaniel, to review the costs of paper and fuel of their respective
departments, with the thought in mind of any possibility of merging Central Purchasing, and
report their findings back to their respective boards.
It was suggested the two Boards jointly meet on at least a semi-annually basis, and Mr.
Snead invited the entire School Board to attend this year’s public hearing on the School Budget
and the County Budget.
Mr. Ecker thanked the School Board for hosting the Joint Meeting.
Adjournment
Motion was made by Mr. Snead, seconded by Mr. Barber, to adjourn the meeting, which
was unanimously approved by the Board.
The meeting adjourned at 7:37pm.