SR 2039 — Commending G. Wesley Poole.

+ 2026 SPECIAL SESSION I + INTRODUCED+ ENROLLED + + + 26200180D+ I+ SENATE RESOLUTION NO.

2039 OfferedE June+ 16, 2026 N Commending+ommending G.

—————+ T R Patron—Hackworth+ ————— O Agreed to by the Senate, June 22, 2026 L WHEREAS, G.

Wesley Poole has touched countless young lives over the course of his distinguished 33- L year career in education, which culminated in his term as superintendent of Wythe County Public Schools;DSchools; and U WHEREAS, Wesley Poole began his career in education in 1993 as a paraprofessional and summer school teacher for Wythe County Public Schools, while also serving as a social skills trainer for Mount C Rogers Mental Health;

and E and WHEREAS, in 1994, Wesley Poole becamebegan ahis teachercareer atin Ruraleducation Retreatin Elementary1993 School,as wherea heparaprofessional and summer D taughtschool ateacher varietyfor ofWythe coursesCounty andPublic heldSchools, otherwhile importantalso leadershipserving positionsas ona schoolsocial committeesskills andtrainer programs;for Mount Rogers Mental Health;

and WHEREAS, in 1994, Wesley Poole became a teacher at Rural Retreat Elementary School, where he taught a variety of courses and held other important leadership positions on school committees and programs;

and S R WHEREAS, between 2006 and 2021, Wesley Poole gained further leadership experience and supported 0 the teachers, administrators, students, and families of Wythe County Public Schools as supervisor of federal 3 programs and middle school education, director of facilities and operations, executive director of finance and E operations, and assistant superintendent of finance and operations;

and SR WHEREAS, Wesley Poole was selected as superintendent of Wythe County Public Schools in 2021 and 2 worked diligently to maintain a safe and orderly learning environment at every school in the school division;

and 9 WHEREAS, Wesley Poole ensured that the teachers and administrators in the school divisions had the tools, training, and professional development opportunities they needed to ensure that students could achieve their fullest potential in and out of the classroom;

and 35 WHEREAS, as superintendent, Wesley Poole reaffirmed Wythe County Public Schools' commitment to 36 high academic achievement and community leadership, and he left the school division well-poised to meet / 37 the challenges of the future;

now, therefore, be it 38 RESOLVED by the Senate of Virginia, That G.

Wesley Poole hereby be commended on the occasion of 39 his retirement as superintendent of Wythe County Public Schools;