CVGS Governing Board

The CVGS Governing Board is the policy-making body of the Governor's School program. The Board has five voting members, one from each of the five participating school divisions. The voting members of the CVGS Governing Board serve on the School Boards of their respective school divisions. Non-voting members of the CVGS Governing Board include the five school division advocates, the CVGS Director and Program Coordinator, and the Superintendent-in-Charge.

The CVGS Governing Board Members for 2025-26
Dora Purvis (Chair): Bedford County Public Schools:
Email: dora.purvis@bedford.k12.va.us
Barry Jones (Vice Chair): Campbell County Public Schools:
Email: bjones@campbell.k12.va.us
Dawn Justice: Amherst County Public Schools:
Email: djustice@amherst.k12.va.us
Greg Smith: Appomattox County Public Schools:
Email: gasmith@acpsweb.com
Letitia Lowrey: Lynchburg City Schools:
Email: lowerylm@lcsedu.net

William Dupere, superintendent of Bedford County Public Schools, serves as the Superintendent-in-Charge: Email: superintendent@bedford.k12.va.us

Kimberly Ellis, CVGS Program Coordinator, serves as the Clerk of the Governing Board: Email: kellis@cvgs.k12.va.us 

Each policy in the CVGS Policy Manual has been approved by the CVGS Governing Board. Please refer to the menu items listed below to call up specific sections of the CVGS Policy Manual. The revision dates for each policy are listed at the end of the policy itself.  

• Section 1: Bylaws

• Section 2: Community Relations

• Section 3: Administration

• Section 4: Business

• Section 5: Personnel

• Section 6: Instruction

• Section 7: Students

Questions related to the CVGS Policy Manual should be emailed to the Director of the Central Virginia Governor's School for Science and Technology, Dr. Stephen Smith, at ssmith@cvgs.k12.va.us.

At the November 5, 2025, Governing Board meeting, the CVGS Governing Board gave public notice activating the 15-day period allowable by Virginia Code Section § 2.2-3712(B) for closed meetings of any public body held solely for the purpose of interviewing candidates for the position of chief administrative officer. 

The CVGS Governing Board will have a special called meeting on Monday, November 10, at 4pm in room 111 of the Governor's School to go into closed session to discuss personnel matters.

The minutes of the CVGS Governing Board's meetings can be found at the links below.