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Monday, November 7, 2022

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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Valley superintendents discuss school challenges with area legislators

Superintendents and school board members from several valley school divisions met with legislators at Triplett Tech in Mount Jackson on Thursday morning. During the annual 'Take Your Legislator to School' event superintendents highlighted the different challenges local schools face and asked legislators for help.

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Fairfax city poised to have first all-female school board in years

Five women - Stacy Hall, Amit Hickman, Sarah Kelsey, Rachel McQuillen and Carolyn Pitches - have chosen to run for the Fairfax City school board this November. It is the first time in years the board is poised to have only women at the helm on the five-person board.

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VTTI experts to students: 'Be smart around trucks'

BLACKSBURG - Evangeline Taylor got to try something new on an otherwise typical day in school. Taylor, 15, climbed into the cabin of a tractor-trailer that was parked just outside of Blacksburg High School Monday.

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Schools clash with parents over bans on student cellphones

Cellphones - the ultimate distraction - keep children from learning, educators say. But in attempts to keep the phones at bay, the most vocal pushback doesn't always come from students. In some cases, it's from parents. Bans on the devices were on the rise before the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Four RPS teachers receive 2022 R.E.B. Awards for Teaching Excellence

Richmond Public Schools, along with The Community Foundation and the R.E.B. Foundation, has announced four schoolteachers as winners of the 2022 R.E.B. Awards for Teaching Excellence. Considered among the best in their field, the instructors demonstrate a sincere passion for teaching while also serv- ing as mentors, coaches, and champions for their students.

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Two Staunton schools go on a lockdown, 13-year-old boy in custody

STAUNTON, Va. (WHSV) - Shelburne Middle School and Ware Elementary School went on lockdown Friday morning after the schools received a report of someone trying to enter a locked door at the middle school around 9:30 a.m. The school district said parents of students at both schools were notified as quickly as possible.

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Prince William School Board considering parental consent for school-wide book readings

The Prince William County School Board is considering a proposal that would require school administrators to notify parents ahead of any school-wide book readings or assemblies. Potomac Board Member Justin Wilk, who's proposing the resolution along with Gainesville Member Jen Wall, told InsideNoVa the policy change would simply mandate what many school principals are already doing.

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Craig Co. Schools closed on Monday due to staff illnesses

CRAIG Co., Va. (WDBJ) - A local school district will have the next two days off. According to an announcement by the group on Sunday, "Due to a high number of staff illnesses, Craig County Public Schools will be closed tomorrow, Monday November 7, 2022."

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Petersburg Schools call student absences an emergency situation. That's why they're going to student homes.

PETERSBURG, Va. - Petersburg School leaders started a campaign to reach truant students and their families after a surge in absences. The district launched "2 Days is Too Many" over the weekend. Two days of absences a month by November is an issue, said Director of Student Support Services Dr. Tyrus Lyles.

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Norfolk School Board adopts 'special rules' for public comment that critics say silence community members

The Norfolk School Board's newly adopted special rules separates public comment during meetings into agenda and non-agenda periods, and the non-agenda period will take place off-camera. Interim Board Chair Carlos Clanton said this is to "streamline" the meetings, but many say it restricts free speech.

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Don't miss these upcoming VSBA Events

2022 VSBA Annual Convention, November 16-18 2022

VSBA’s Annual Convention is the celebratory end-of-year gathering that you do not want to miss out on! This event is the largest and most anticipated meeting of the year, which brings together over one thousand school board members, superintendents, and school division staff from across the state of Virginia.

Insights for Budget Basics & Finance 101: Part 1 Webinar: December 7, 2022Part 2 Webinar: December 8, 2022

This webinar series focuses on Virginia public school budgeting. Webinar 1 discusses the roles of elected officials, fiduciary requirements, stakeholders, and budget reports. While webinar #2 explains expenditures, including enrollment, staffing, salaries, and employee benefits. 

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