Hanover County Public Schools’ Superintendent Michael Gill announced his resignation Wednesday in a letter posted to the division’s website.
Gill wrote that he’d held the position for nine years and worked for the county schools for 10. About 17,000 students attend class at 26 schools across the division.
“After a decade of service, I recognize that the School Board has new goals and objectives it wishes to achieve,” he wrote. “To accomplish this, a new leader is needed to work with the Board in these future endeavors.”
In the past year, the school board has removed dozens of books from public school libraries. And board chair Bob May, as well as Gill, were recently named in a Title IX lawsuit that argued they violated a trans student’s rights.
The board’s makeup has also changed during the past two years. Four new members were appointed to the school board in May 2023 and 2024. The county’s Board of Supervisors plans to appoint a fifth interim member, following the resignation of Mechanicsville representative John Redd.
Gills’ note said his resignation must be accepted by the board, which is slated to meet for a closed-session meeting July 23 to discuss a “proposed separation agreement.”
