VIRGINIA DAILY EDUCATION NEWS

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Tuesday, November 9, 2021

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. Click the underlined headlines to view the articles.

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Richmond school leaders to discuss staff shortages, George Wythe construction updates

RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - School leaders in Richmond will be discussing COVID-19 updates as well as giving updates on the construction of a new George Wythe High School. According to agenda documents, there are now 94 teacher vacancies. That's 25 more openings than they had at the beginning of October.

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Norfolk School Board votes to give staff extra days off, compensate for substituting during planning periods

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) - Teachers in Norfolk will soon be getting extra days off, as well as uninterrupted planning days and additional pay for substituting in another teachers' classroom during planning periods. "First and foremost, I would like our teachers to know that we hear them.

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School district to expand its Fatherhood Initiative

PETERSBURG, Va. (WWBT) - Petersburg City Public Schools will be expanding their Fatherhood Initiative that was launched at the school level in 2019. The school district says the initiative has now developed a district component. This expansion will include men offering warm smiles and fist bumps during morning sidewalk duty.

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Clinics taking place in local school systems to get kids aged 5-11 vaccinated against COVID-19

by: Jordan Bondurant Posted: / Updated: RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) - Local school districts are offering COVID-19 vaccine clinics for children ages 5-11. Hanover County Public Schools will be offering three events over the next couple of weeks. The first will take place on Monday, Nov. 8 at Laurel Meadow Elementary School from 4-7 p.m.

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Watch Now: Abingdon High School theater students going to state competition

ABINGDON, Va. - For the first time in nearly 10 years, the curtain is rising on a group of theater students at Abingdon High School - and the teacher who is leading them to a state-wide spotlight.

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Frederick school officials say categorical funding would hinder operations

WINCHESTER - The Frederick County School Board gathered at the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley on Friday for a training session to discuss the school division's budget priorities and strategic plan for the 2022-23 school year.

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First lady Jill Biden kicks off COVID-19 vaccine for kids campaign at historic Virginia school

The administration is asking schools to set up vaccination sites. First lady Jill Biden is taking the administration's push for child COVID-19 vaccinations on the road to Northern Virginia on Monday by visiting a school that is of historic importance in vaccinations in the U.S.

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FCPS offers no-cost meals to in-person students

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (WDVM) - Fairfax County Public Schools is now offering no-cost meals to all students who are attending school in person this year. Due to an increase in meal program participation and local and nationwide supply issues, average daily participation has increased by 36%, from nearly 110,000 pre-COVID participants to roughly 150,000, according [...]

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Decisions loom on HCHS, pay raises | South Boston Virginia News | TheNewsRecord.com

Brandon, Pannell, Roller win terms on Board of Supervisors; Hicks, Shotwell take School Board contests HCHS places third in Piedmont, waits to see who they play in regionals Fateful choices lie ahead for the Halifax County Board of Supervisors and School Board as members of both governing bodies look to bring the long-running debate over what to do about Halifax County High School to a conclusion.

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Henrico County Public Schools hiring additional bus drivers, food staff, instructional assistants

by: Emma North Posted: / Updated: HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) - Henrico County Public Schools is working to fill multiple kinds of positions, if you're interested there will be a job fair on Tuesday. At the job fair, interested applicants can talk to the school district's team about bus driving, school nutrition and temporary instructional assistant positions.

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Don't miss these upcoming VSBA Events

2021 VSBA Annual Convention, November 17-19, 2021

We are back in person for the VSBA Annual Convention! This convention is the largest and most anticipated VSBA meeting of the year. This event brings together over one thousand school board members, superintendents, and school division staff from across Virginia. We are...

2021 VSBA Insights for Budgeting Basics Part 1 &2 , December 8 &9, 2021

In this webinar, Leigh Burden, Assistant Superintendent of Budget and Finance from Fairfax County Public Schools, will be discussing Virginia public school budgeting. Topics that will be discussed include roles of elected officials, fiduciary...

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