VIRGINIA DAILY EDUCATION NEWS

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Tuesday, October 3, 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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Friday night lights? WPS forms 'exploratory committee' about installing lights at the Handley Bowl

WINCHESTER - A newly formed exploratory committee will "investigate the viability" of adding stadium lights to Handley High School's Handley Bowl, according to a Friday press release from Winchester Public

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ACPS to participate in Youngkin funded tutoring program


ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- Albemarle County Schools are taking advantage of Gov. Youngkin's new tutoring program “All in Virginia.”

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New VSU 'HERO' program to help teacher shortage

VSU hero program helps education students get first hand experience while helping with teacher shortages.

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Students Solve Problems With Entrepreneurship In Startup Experience At BRCC

WEYERS CAVE - The room buzzed with the chatter of students from across the Valley - some built a cardboard prototype of a drone or pitched an affordable airbag suit

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Newport News student creates medical app, will compete for $25,000 award

Jamie Ashby is one of 30 finalists from across the country who will compete in the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge, a Society for Science STEM competition for middle school students.

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Shenandoah County School Board again discusses library book selection policy

WOODSTOCK - The Shenandoah County School Board met Wednesday night in a tense work session to discuss the latest draft of a selection policy for library books.

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Band Trailer Reflects Community Spirit behind AHPS - The Virginian Review

LOW MOOR - A spiffy trailer being used by the Alleghany High School Band is proof that the Alleghany Highlands Public Schools Division is helping put unity in the community.

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Community comes together to build playground at William M. Bass Elementary

Volunteers from all over the city built a playground at William Marvin Bass Elementary School.

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Perrigan, Mabe to serve on state education task force

Two area educators have been selected to serve on a new chronic absenteeism task force, a part of Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin's All In VA education reform plan.

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Tazewell County seeks state funding for new school construction

TAZEWELL, Va. - The Tazewell County Board of Supervisors and the Tazewell County School Board are seeking state funding for new school construction and renovation projects.

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Join VSBA's free live webinar, Hampton Roads Students Learn to Stand Up Against Stereotypes, on October 31, 2023 from 12pm-1pm where presenter Jessica Hawthorne, Vice President of Programs for the Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities, will delve into the crucial topic of creating inclusive school environments. This engaging session will provide participants with valuable insights and actionable strategies to promote diversity and belonging within educational settings.

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VSBA Budget Training Workshop

Register today for the VSBA Budget Training Workshop, a two-hour session designed to provide school board members and division superintendents with a general understanding of the essential elements of budgeting and allocating division resources in a strategically-focused manner that aligns with and supports the individual needs, goals and aspirations of students. Specifically, this session will provide a general overview of student-centered resource allocation models that are intended to promote hitting every students needs. In addition, attendees will look at a number of resource allocation/distribution models that are being utilized in school districts around the country to support the individual needs of students and schools based on multiple objective and measurable student characteristics. Finally, this session will provide attendees with a comparative view of a traditional budgeting model with that of a student-centered resource allocation system.


If you would like to register, please contact your clerk to do so today! This is a hybrid event so you can attend in person at the VSBA Office in Charlottesville or virtually.

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