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Wednesday, October 4, 2023

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Prince William firefighters to celebrate International Walk to School Day

"Firefighters of the Prince William County Fire and Rescue System will join students, from selective schools around the county to celebrate International Walk to School Day.

Appomattox Auto Works partners with Appomattox County Schools to offer first Youth Registered Apprenticeship

Appomattox County High School (ACHS) has been busy exploring different ways to offer work based learning and career exploration opportunities for youth interested in putting their learned skills to use

Chesapeake's redesigned school bus routes improve efficiency despite driver shortage, officials say

The department changed how it designed its routes this year - any student living in a transportation zone who had not used the school's buses over the last two years was not assigned to a route.

October 2-6 is Virginia Farm to School Week

On Thursday, participants in the "Crunch Heard 'Round the Commonwealth" will take a bite out of a Virginia grown apple at the same time.

How a Fairfax Co. custodian motivates students to attend class - WTOP News

A Fairfax County, Virginia, custodian helps motivate kids to go to class, and was honored on Custodian Appreciation Day.

Virginia school district open despite LockBit ransomware attack

Fauquier County Public Schools in Virginia is facing a ransomware attack from the notorious Russian group Lockbit.

The Alexandria School Board is considering these restructuring options | ALXnow

Is the Alexandria School Board too big? Should their elections be staggered and three-year terms increased? The entire structure of the Alexandria School Board could soon be upended, as these and a number of other big questions are up for discussion Thursday night.

Richmond School Board selects third-party group to investigate deadly June graduation shooting

The complete review is estimated to take about 50 hours, at a cost of about $20,000 dollars.

HCPS seeks community input on school construction projects

Hanover County Public Schools (HCPS) is seeking input from students, teachers, staff, and families as part of its latest school construction projects.

Westmoreland Varsity Soccer Kicks its way to State

Last week, the School Board Office for Westmoreland County had an air of celebration about it.

Register today for the VSBA Budget Training Workshop on October 24, 2023. This is 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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