VIRGINIA DAILY EDUCATION NEWS

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Friday, October 13, 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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Roanoke elementary school health clinic wants to be a model for others

The LIFT Center at Fallon Park Elementary School in Roanoke is a public-private partnership offering a wide range of health and wellness programs.

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Tazewell County School Board members earn awards

Members of the Tazewell County School Board have been recognized by the Virginia School Board Association (VSBA).

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Parents decry 'staffing crisis' in Alexandria City Public Schools | ALXnow

Alexandria parents are up in arms over a staffing crisis within Alexandria City Public Schools. Kelly Organek says that her ninth-grade son at Alexandria City High School's Minnie Howard campus hasn't had a geometry teacher since school started in August and that he only recently got a new biology teacher.

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Fairfax Co. considers renaming W.T. Woodson High School - WTOP News

Fairfax County Public Schools is scheduled to vote Thursday night on whether to move forward with a plan to rename W.T. Woodson High School.

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Lynchburg City Schools share how they're helping students achieve success

Lynchburg City Schools are working to make sure students can recover from learning loss.

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Multiple Virginia school districts targeted with hoax bomb threats - Virginia Mercury

At least half a dozen Virginia school districts received bomb threats Tuesday and Wednesday in a potential coordinated effort to disrupt schools.

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School Board Approves More Staff Raises with $12M in State Funding

The School Board on Tuesday voted to apply $12 million dollars in state funding to provide an additional 2% pay raise to all eligible full-time employees effective Jan. 1, 2024.

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HCPS, RCPS staff discuss strategies for reading instruction

According to VDOE data, more than half of 3rd through 8th graders in Virginia either failed or are at risk of failing their reading SOL exam.

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On to the next phase: Fox Elementary passes specialty inspections

The reconstruction of William Fox Elementary School in Richmond is continuing right on schedule after the devastating fire that destroyed the school in February 2022.

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Albemarle working to improve reading scores among elementary school students

Albemarle County Public Schools is trying some new tactics to fight SOL reading scores from declining.

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Join us on Tuesday, November 14, at the Williamsburg Lodge for the VSBA Education Foundation Workshop. Whether you're an established education foundation professional or someone eager to kickstart a foundation in your school division, this workshop promises to ignite your passion for education and empower you with valuable insights.

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Don't miss our next VSBA Event

VSBA Budget Training Workshop

Register today for the VSBA Budget Training Workshop on October 24, 2023. This is 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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