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Tuesday, September 19, 2023

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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.

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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 Dept. of Education approves AP African American History course after months-long review - WTOP News

Virginia students will be able to take the College Board's Advanced Placement course covering African American studies after over six months of review by the state education department.

Youngkin wants tutors for many students. Where will they come from?

Virginia educators say that it will be difficult to find enough tutors to implement Gov. Glenn Youngkin's new plan for elementary and middle school students.

Amherst School Board opts against adopting state's model transgender policy

On a 6-1 vote, the Amherst County School Board opted to maintain a nondiscrimination policy on the books from a year ago and not adopt a model transgender policy from Gov. Glenn Youngkin's administration and the Virginia Department of Education making rounds through school boards across the state.

School board races raise big bucks from partisan sources

In addition to electing state senators and delegates this fall, many Virginia voters will choose members of local school boards. In those races, candidates don't run as Democrats or Republicans, but some are attracting sizable contributions from political sources.

Pittsylvania County Schools system brings 'very moving' Rachel's Challenge to students

CHATHAM - Pittsylvania County Schools recently hosted representatives from Rachel's Challenge, a nonprofit formed after the deadly Columbine High School shooting in 1999.

Hands-on learning helped improve science SOL scores across Hampton Roads, educators say

School officials across Hampton Roads say that being back in the classroom and learning science concepts through doing, not just seeing and hearing, is a big factor in the gains seen in this year's science SOL pass rates.

A new school year can be a challenge for English learners - this Henrico Schools summer program aimed to make it easier - The Henrico Citizen

Elementary school students filled the classrooms of Elizabeth Holladay Elementary school this past July, singing songs in the music room, building with Legos in the library, and playing putt putt using a cardboard course in the gym.

Shenandoah County School Board hears concerns about library book policy, convocation

Local politics and the debate over choosing library books came head-to-head at the latest Shenandoah County School Board meeting.

School Board Chair Encourages All to Read Sexual Assault Report

School Board Chair Ian Serotkin (Blue Ridge) said he's glad the information from the independent report that looked into how the division handled two sexual assaults by the same student

Petition to replace Albemarle school superintendent garners more than 1,600 signatures

"A lot of people can still agree that the nuts and bolts of running the school system is not holding up to the standard that we'd expect."

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