VIRGINIA DAILY EDUCATION NEWS

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Tuesday, August 15, 2023

The Virginia Daily Education News is a daily update (Monday through Friday) of education news throughout Virginia. Links are created to various media outlets throughout the state.

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Join VSBA at our 2023 Legislative Advocacy Conference where attendees will gain valuable insight into the issues that promise to have lasting impacts on the Commonwealth! This conference will inform and educate school board members as leaders discuss implementing the Virginia Literacy Act, a glimpse into how current events will influence the direction of the 2024 General Assembly, and much more. This conference also includes a session designed to meet the requirement that each school board member receive COIA training.


Register today for this exciting and informative conference! This is a hybrid event so you can attend in person or virtually.

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As we prepare to celebrate the start of a new school year, we again encourage School Boards across the Commonwealth to join the Virginia School Boards Association in celebrating as students are welcomed back. We encourage you to post back-to-school messages and photos of your board or division welcoming students back to a new school year on your division’s social media pages (Facebook, Twitter, etc.), using the hashtag #BacktoSchoolVA.


Also, please email your photos to Office of Communications at communications@vsba.org to be featured on the VSBA Facebook page and Daily News.

School board members could soon be paying for own travel, classes

Powhatan County School Board members are considering a policy change that would stop the practice of reimbursing school board members for the cost of travel, meals, expenses and professional development

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Prince George's Co. Public Schools give out backpacks during annual 'Drive and Dash' - WTOP News

Prince George's County Public schools gave out 20,000 backpacks to families in need during their annual Back-To-School Drive and Dash donation event Saturday morning.

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Botetourt County Public Schools looking into future of some facilities

An Efficiency & Facilities Task Force presented some recommendations to the School Board on Thursday.

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Amherst County School Board prioritizes safety improvements, applies for grants to enhance security measures


AMHERST, Va. (WSET) — In less than a week, Amherst County School students will be heading back to the classroom for another year, and school leaders are working to ensure all staff, faculty and students stay safe.

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Patrick County board OKs improvement plans for school division

The Patrick County Public Schools board approved all division schools' improvement plans for the 2023-24 school year.

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Hanover School Board directs employees to start reviewing books for removal

Librarians have been directed to use a freshly approved tool as the first authority for reviewing school books. That tool has been criticized for being an unprofessional source of information.

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Fairfax Co. schools hiring for site-based substitutes to help improve fill rates - WTOP News

Fairfax County Public Schools has created a new position on some school campuses aimed at helping to ensure classes are covered when a teacher is absent.

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Just weeks before the school year begins, 1,000 Albemarle County children are booted from bus routes

Albemarle officials are slow to answer questions about its driver shortage, but former school bus drivers are beginning to speak out.

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Flush with emotion: Gender-neutral bathrooms may be coming to Augusta County but not without a fight

At both Buffalo Gap and Riverheads middle schools opening next year, plans call for gender-neutral bathrooms. Could that change?

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Several Montgomery County schools to offer free breakfast, lunch to all students

The schools that qualified for the Community Eligibility Provision - or CEP - are Eastern Montgomery Elementary School, Eastern Montgomery High School, Shawsville Middle School, Price's Fork Elementary School, Falling

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Don't miss our next VSBA Event

2023 VSBA Legislative Advocacy Conference, September 21, 2023, Chesterfield Career & Technical Center


Join VSBA at our 2023 Legislative Advocacy Conference where attendees will gain valuable insight into the issues that promise to have lasting impacts on the Commonwealth. This conference will inform and educate school board members as leaders discuss implementing the Virginia Literacy Act, a glimpse into how current events will influence the direction of the 2024 General Assembly, and much more. This conference also includes a session designed to meet the requirement that each school board member receive COIA training.


Register today for this exciting and informative conference! This is a hybrid event so you can attend in person or virtually.

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