VIRGINIA DAILY EDUCATION NEWS

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Monday, September 25, 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's free live webinar, Sharing the Road with Trucks : Enhancing Teen Driver Safety on Thursday, October 26, 2023 from 12:00pm-1pm. The Virginia Tech Transportation Institute will explain their Sharing the Road with Trucks outreach program that can make a direct impact on teen drivers and help save lives. This program not only discusses teen crash statistics and facts about large trucks (e.g., weight, stopping distances, etc.), but also teaches the five key strategies (including video examples) to safely interact with tractor-trailers and other commercial motor vehicles on our roadways. Don’t miss out on this webinar to see how this program can benefit your students and learn how your division can become a part of the outreach program to help save lives.

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Listen to the latest episode of the VSBA School Board News podcast as Student School Board Representative guests Jonathan Machado-Aguilar, Dinwiddie County Public Schools, and Isabella Aversano, Prince William County Public Schools, tell us more about their experience as a student representative in their divisions.

Listen to Episode 52 Here

Virginia Beach teacher and author creates book to educate children on environmental responsibility

Gina Giordano's book, Otis the Trash Talking Octopus, is inspiring children and adults to make a difference by taking better care of the environment.

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Bedford County school division received unsolicited proposal for CIP project at three schools

Ryan Hagler, assistant superintendent of finance and operations for the Bedford County school division, said the division received an unsolicited PPEA proposal from Jamerson Lewis Construction for additions, renovations and improvements to Liberty High School, Staunton River High School and Bedford Primary.

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Northumberland plans to address absenteeism with Saturday School

To combat absenteeism in the classroom, Northumberland elementary and middle schools will implement Saturday School programs.

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Teachers We Love - Arlington, McLean and Falls Church, Virginia

Six Northern Virginia educators share their favorite stories and the life lessons they've learned on the job.

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Tye River Elementary Safety Patrol program gives fifth-graders leadership duties

At Tye River Elementary School, we believe that growing future leaders is an important responsibility. In order to address this need, administrators and teachers have been working closely together to

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Loudoun County Public Schools hosts first community listening session with new superintendent

Dr. Aaron Spence says the listening sessions are the first step toward helping the district move forward after a tumultuous couple of years.

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Amherst School Board honors the late Ed Hopkins, longtime county educator

The Amherst County School Board honored the life of Edward Meeks Hopkins, a retired educator who worked more than 40 years for Amherst County Public Schools. Hopkins died in July

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Area students learn about Revolutionary War on-site

Fourth-graders from across Washington County and the Tri-Cities assembled Monday at the Abingdon Muster Grounds to learn more about this region's history.

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Sexually explicit books removed from Lexington school library following complaints from parents

The books were removed from the Lylburn Downing Middle School library a week and a half ago, according to the district's superintendent.

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Heroes Spark Learning that's Uniquely Alleghany Highlands - The Virginian Review

This year, as they develop reading, writing, thinking, and interpersonal skills, students at Sharon Elementary are focusing on what it means to be a hero.

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Don't miss our next VSBA Event

2023 VSBA Title IX Workshop

Register today for the VSBA Title IX Workshop. Attendees will learn the basics of Title IX, best practices regarding Title IX policies, and recent case law relating to sexual harassment of students, gender discrimination, and employee training requirements. Sands Anderson presenter, Nicole Cheuk, will also provide the required training for Investigators and Decision-Makers as well as provide board members with an understanding of those roles.


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.


VSBA Superintendent Evaluation Workshop

Register today for the VSBA Superintendent Evaluation Workshop on October 3, 2023. This workshop is designed to provide small group support to superintendents and board members responsible for assessing and updating their evaluation model. Participants will have the opportunity to review the guidelines in detail and then use them as they draft their own models. Individual consultation and support will be available throughout the session as participants work on their revisions.


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.


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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