Halifax County Public Schools Explained

Halifax County Public Schools
Type:	Public
Region:	Halifax County, Virginia
Grades:	PreK–12
Superintendent:	Mark Y. Lineburg
Students:	6,023 (2008–09)
Teachers:	382.4 (on FTE basis)^[1]
Ratio:	15.8:1
Country:	United States
Website:	www.halifax.k12.va.us

Halifax County Public Schools is a school district serving Halifax County, Virginia. It consists of seven elementary schools, one middle school, one high school, one early learning center, and a STEM Center.

Administration

Superintendent

The current superintendent is Mark Y. Lineburg.^[2] Dr. Lineburg has been superintendent since July 1 of the 2017-18 school year.^[3] Before coming to Halifax County Public Schools, Lineburg was an assistant principal at Churchland High School. He also served as the superintendent of Bristol Virginia Public Schools from 2010 to 2014, and the superintendent of Winchester Public Schools from 2014 to 2016. Lineburg also worked in the Radford City, Campbell County, and Amherst County school systems.

School Board

There are currently eight members on the Halifax County School Board. They are elected by district.

• District 1: Patricia K. "Kathy" Fraley (Chairman)
• District 2: Roy Keith Lloyd
• District 3: Sandra K. Garner-Coleman
• District 4: Jason H. "Jay" Camp
• District 5: Freddie M. Edmunds
• District 6: Mr. S. Todd Moser (Vice-Chairman)
• District 7: Mr. Keith A. McDowell
• District 8: Mr. Walter C. Potts, Jr.

Schools

Early Learning Center

• South Boston Early Learning Center

Elementary schools

• Clays Mill Elementary School
• Cluster Springs Elementary School
• Meadville Elementary School
• Scottsburg Elementary School
• Sinai Elementary School
• South Boston Elementary School
• Sydnor Jennings Elementary School

Middle school

• Halifax County Middle School

High school

• Halifax County High School

Other schools

• Halifax County STEM Academy

See also

• List of school divisions in Virginia

External links

• Official Site

Notes and References

1. "Halifax Co Pblc Schs". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 2011-04-30. "Total Students: 6,023 (2008-2009)"
2. Web site: Superintendent's Welcome. dead. 2011-04-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20110903172949/http://www.halifax.k12.va.us/administration_superintendent.html. 2011-09-03.
3. Web site: Staff reports. Martinsville native to take over as superintendent of Halifax County Public Schools. 2021-04-09. YourGV.com. en.