Virginia Daily Education News

VIRGINIA DAILY EDUCATION NEWS

Friday, August 18, 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.

RRMM Architects is a proud supporter of the Virginia School Boards Association.

RRMM Architects is committed to our mission of creating great places to live, work, play and learn. For over 35 years, we have considered it a privilege to successfully serve school systems across the Commonwealth, providing award-winning learning environments for children, educators and the community. www.RRMM.com

Join VSBA at our 2023 Legislative Advocacy Conference where attendees will gain valuable insight into the issues that promise to have lasting impacts on the Commonwealth! This conference will inform and educate school board members as leaders discuss implementing the Virginia Literacy Act, a glimpse into how current events will influence the direction of the 2024 General Assembly, and much more. This conference also includes a session designed to meet the requirement that each school board member receive COIA training.

Register today for this exciting and informative conference! This is a hybrid event so you can attend in person or virtually.

Click Here for More Information

As we prepare to celebrate the start of a new school year, we again encourage School Boards across the Commonwealth to join the Virginia School Boards Association in celebrating as students are welcomed back. We encourage you to post back-to-school messages and photos of your board or division welcoming students back to a new school year on your division’s social media pages (Facebook, Twitter, etc.), using the hashtag #BacktoSchoolVA.

Also, please email your photos to Office of Communications at communications@vsba.org to be featured on the VSBA Facebook page and Daily News.

Click Here to View Flickr Album

Click Here to Download the Graphic

Harrisonburg Teachers Advocate For Collective Bargaining At Tuesday's Board Meeting

Harrisonburg City teachers and community members showed up in support of collective bargaining for Harrisonburg City Public School employees at the city's school board meeting Tuesday night.

Roanoke City Public Schools holds annual Convocation

Roanoke City Public Schools hosted its annual Convocation at the Berglund Center on Thursday.

Superintendent offers update on ongoing projects

Last month, Westmoreland County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Michael Perry gave the School Board a facility update during its regular meeting, laying out what had been completed with the ongoing

Agriculturalist Of The Year - The Rappahannock Times

Anne Kathryn "AK" Martz of Essex County was named the 2023 Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Outstanding Young Agriculturalist on July 30 during the VFBF Young Farmers Summer Expo in Page County.

Fauquier County schools prioritize mental health, appoint new superintendent amid return of over 11,000 students

FAUQUIER COUNTY, Va. (7News) — It is back to school in Fauquier County for more than 11,000 students in 20 public schools.

Code change lets students bring sprays to school - SoVaNOW: Home of The News & Record and The Mecklenburg Sun

Members of the Halifax County School Board on Monday rejected proposed changes to the Student Code of Conduct that would bar students from possessing personal defense sprays on school property.

Classics, best-sellers part of school division's 'sexually-explicit' list

More than 110 novels and plays - a mix of classic and contemporary literature including several best-sellers and award-winners - are included in Prince William County Schools' division-wide "sexually explicit"

Revised LCSB agenda policy 'silences' board members, critics say

A new Loudoun County School Board policy requires a board member to get the endorsement of two other board members to place an item on the agenda for a discussion.

ACPS employees gather at Ting Pavilion to kick off the school year

New and returning Albemarle County Public Schools employees are counting down the days until students return to the classroom.

Speaker urges Clarke County Public Schools staff to inspire, push forward

BERRYVILLE - Clarke County Public Schools officials set the tone for the upcoming school year with a saxophone and a song.

Don't miss our next VSBA Event

2023 VSBA Legislative Advocacy Conference, September 21, 2023, Chesterfield Career & Technical Center

Join VSBA at our 2023 Legislative Advocacy Conference where attendees will gain valuable insight into the issues that promise to have lasting impacts on the Commonwealth. This conference will inform and educate school board members as leaders discuss implementing the Virginia Literacy Act, a glimpse into how current events will influence the direction of the 2024 General Assembly, and much more. This conference also includes a session designed to meet the requirement that each school board member receive COIA training.

Register today for this exciting and informative conference! This is a hybrid event so you can attend in person or virtually.

If you wish to be removed from our mailing lists, please use the unsubscribe feature at the bottom of this email or contact michelle@vsba.org with a subject line prefix of “Opt Out Daily Ed News”.

Would you like to receive the VSBA daily news? Join our mailing list here.