School Board

The York County School Division is governed by an elected School Board comprising five members, one from each of the county's five election districts. Elections are held every four years, with the next election taking place in November 2023.

Contact information for each board member is available below. Citizens wishing to contact individual school board members via the postal service should send correspondence to: 302 Dare Road, Yorktown, VA 23692. For information on speaking at board meetings, please visit the Board Meeting webpage.

Board Members


Mark J. Shafer Mark J. Shafer
District 1
757-879-6380

Elected term expires January 2024
 
Brett Higginbotham Brett Higginbotham
District 2
757-897-0027

Elected term expires January 2024
 
Laurel M. Garrelts Laurel M. Garrelts
Chair
District 3
757-897-1923

Elected term expires January 2024
 
James E. Richardson James E. Richardson
Vice Chair
District 4
757-869-0573

Elected term expires January 2024
 
Sean P. Myatt Sean P. Myatt
District 5
757-879-6465

Elected term expires January 2024

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