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VIRGINIA DAILY EDUCATION NEWS

Monday, October 2, 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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Waynesboro Schools to celebrate Walk to School Week starting Monday

Walk to School Week emphasizes creating safe routes to school, stepping up physical activity for children, concern for the environment, and building connections between families, schools, and their community.

Former NFL wide receiver teaches Brunswick County students importance of reading

Super Bowl champion Malcolm Mitchell stopped by several Brunswick County schools recently to talk with students, not about sports but about the importance of reading.

Athletes are Buddying Up for Breakfast

Patrick & Henry Community College student athletes are making early morning visits to Stanleytown Elementary School this fall as part of their Breakfast Buddies program.

Alexandria Public Schools launches app to combat absenteeism

Lingering effects from the pandemic are still showing up in classrooms across our region. Chronic absenteeism is one of the leading causes.

Roanoke County Public Schools launches Explore Project

Local schools are expanding programs to make sure students are prepared to work.

Cumberland Middle School students bring attention to local history

Cumberland Middle School students are spreading the word about some people that didn't make it to the history books.

New Woodbridge area high school, Potomac Shores area elementary school delayed until 2027

Two new Prince William County schools - a high school in Woodbridge and an elementary school in Potomac Shores - that are coincidentally planned near sites once considered by the

This group of students may make up Virginia's only high school mariachi band: 'It's very unique'

This is the mariachi club's first full year, and with it becoming so popular, it has continued to grow with new musicians, some whom have no ties to the Hispanic community.

APS is stepping up its efforts to include students with disabilities, after years of fitful progress | ARLnow.com

For the last decade, Arlington Public Schools has tried to increase the time students with disabilities spend with their typically abled peers.

MHS student's play addresses casual anti-Semitism seen in schools

"I want people to learn that it's not always bad people that do bad things, and it's not always people that are intending to do it in a bad way," senior Kylie Grunsfeld said.

Don't miss our next VSBA Event

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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