Editor’s Note: We have corrected this story to remove the reference to closed door session. The meeting was open and was on the school calendar, which we missed.
Partners in the Williamsburg-James City County school system should reach an agreement on how to operate and fund the schools within a few weeks, School Chair Sarah G. Ortego says.
Ortego told fellow board members that she, Vice Chair Andrea M. Donnor and schools Superintendent Daniel Keever met Aug. 29 with representatives from Williamsburg and James City County to discuss renewing the agreement. The two sides have jointly operated schools since 1955.
She said they met with James City County supervisors Ruth Larson and John McGlennon, County Administrator Scott Stevens, Williamsburg City Council members Stacy Kern-Scheerer and W. Pat Dent, and City Manager Andrew O. Trivette.
“They’ve spent many hours working through various scenarios in order to find the most fair solution that will ensure that various needs of both county and…