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 2027.

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.

Contact the School Board

Board Members


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

Elected term expires January 2028

Schools in District:

  • Magruder Elementary School
  • Waller Mill Elementary School
  • Queens Lake Middle School
  • Bruton High School

Some students in this district may be zoned to attend:

  • Yorktown Elementary School
  • Yorktown Middle School
  • York High School

View the District 1 Election Map

Committee Memberships:

  • York Foundation for Public Education
 
Zoran Pajevic Zoran Pajevic
District 2
757-784-5016

Elected term expires January 2028

Schools in District:

  • Coventry Elementary School

Some students in this district may be zoned to attend:

  • Bethel Manor Elementary School
  • Grafton Bethel Elementary School
  • Tabb Elementary School
  • Grafton Middle School
  • Tabb Middle School
  • Grafton High School
  • Tabb High School

View the District 2 Election Map

Committee Memberships:

  • New Horizons Regional Education Center (Board of Trustees)
  • Career & Technical Education Advisory Committee (CTEAC)
 
Kimberly S. Goodwin Kimberly S. Goodwin
Chair
District 3
757-532-8665

Elected term expires January 2028

Schools in District:

  • Seaford Elementary School
  • Yorktown Elementary School
  • Yorktown Middle School
  • York High School
  • York River Academy

View the District 3 Election Map

Committee Memberships:

  • Health Advisory Committee
  • Gifted Education Advisory Committee (GEAC)
 
James E. Richardson James E. Richardson
Vice Chair
District 4
757-869-0573

Elected term expires January 2028

Schools in District:

  • Dare Elementary School
  • Grafton Bethel Elementary School
  • Mt. Vernon Elementary School
  • Grafton Middle School
  • Grafton High School

Some students in this district may be zoned to attend:

  • Tabb Middle School
  • Yorktown Middle School
  • Tabb High School
  • York High School

View the District 4 Election Map

Committee Memberships:

  • HRETA/WHRO (Board of Directors)
 
Lynda J. Fairman Lynda J. Fairman
District 5
757-784-8795

Elected term expires January 2028

Schools in District:

  • Bethel Manor Elementary School
  • Tabb Elementary School
  • Tabb Middle School
  • Tabb High School

Some students in this district may be zoned to attend:

  • Coventry Elementary School
  • Mt. Vernon Elementary School

View the District 5 Election Map

Committee Memberships:

  • Outstanding Youth Selection Committee
  • Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC)

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