New Collective Bargaining Service
In association with Haney Phinyowattanachip PLLC, VSBA is pleased to offer services related to the collective bargaining process. Services would be tailored to the specific circumstances of each school division and may include providing input on the required and recommended…
2021 Budget Workshop, May 6, 2021
Join us for the VSBA’s Budget Training workshop to learn more about the importance of The Board’s Role in Developing the School Budget. In this virtual workshop, based on member requests, board members will learn their role in the budget process and how it relates to the…
Hampton City Schools will rename five schools by next fall
Hampton City School Board members agreed to change the names of five schools in the division. This happened during a special meeting on Tuesday. School board members decided on six different names for five of their schools. They wanted to pick names focusing on…
Fauquier County Public Schools lifts outdoor mask requirement for students and staff
Fauquier County Public Schools says students and staff will no longer be required to wear face coverings while participating in outdoor activities such as PE, recess, labs, and athletic practices and events. The school district’s policy change regarding outdoor mask protocols takes effect…
Chesterfield County schools to offer separate outdoor graduation ceremonies
Roughly one year after Chesterfield County Public Schools (CCPS) scrapped plans for a traditional, in-person graduation, the school division is preparing to honor the Class of 2021 through a series of outdoor ceremonies to be held at the various high school football fields…
County schools will make masks optional outdoors
Fauquier County Public Schools will make face coverings for students and staff optional while participating in outdoor activities such as physical education, recess and labs, starting Thursday, April 29. Social distancing outside will continue and people should avoid…
Stafford School Board approves fully funded budget for new fiscal year
The Stafford County School Board on Tuesday unanimously approved a fully funded $341.5 million operating budget for fiscal year 2022, which begins July 1. It will fund a minimum 5 percent raise for all school division employees, as well as teacher and service pay…
Biden, first lady to visit Yorktown to tout education efforts Monday
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will visit Yorktown on Monday to talk about the administration’s educational efforts, according to the White House. No other details were immediately available, but he is expected to tout efforts around school reopening and his…
‘TREES!’: To facilitate in-person learning, Virginia schools turn to outdoor classrooms
Like so many have done this pandemic, the teacher bent toward a computer screen and asked her virtual learners to pay attention — while keeping one eye on the in-person children, one of whom was reaching a stealthy forefinger toward the back of a classmate’s neck. But unlike…
Roanoke City schools to offer COVID-19 vaccine clinics for eligible students
Students in the Star City will soon have an opportunity to get their COVID-19 vaccine. Roanoke City Public Schools announced it’s partnering with Carilion for upcoming clinics. All students 16 and older would be eligible, which could be up to 1,000 students. The first-dose clinics will be…
Secretary Cardona Continues ‘Help is Here’ School Reopening Tour with a Visit to Ferdinand T. Day Elementary School in Alexandria, Virginia
On Wednesday, April 28, Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona will continue the “Help is Here” School Reopening Tour, where he will visit Ferdinand T. Day Elementary School in Alexandria, Virginia. The visits are part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s broader efforts to…
Appalachian Power awards more than $27,000 in grants to Virginian teachers, schools, robotics clubs
Appalachian Power has awarded more than $48,000 in grants to teachers, schools and robotics clubs across Virginia, West Virginia, and Tennessee. Of that, more than $27,000 went to Virginian recipients. The company says nearly $6,000 in Teacher Vision Grants went to…
Retired school teacher scolds Henry County administrator about use of new sales tax money
When six public hearings ended Tuesday night with only two people speaking, Henry County Administrator Tim Hall had been scolded by one of them — a former teacher. There were 28 people in attendance at the Henry County Administration building, but when Board of…
VSBA: School Board News Podcast, Episode 33- Takeaways from the 2021 General Session
In the newest episode of VSBA School Board News, executive director, Gina Patterson is joined by VSBA Government Relations Specialist, J.T. Kessler to debrief and discuss the 2021 General Session. Listen in on the conversation to hear the important information that came…
First Annual VSBA Student Essay Contest, Deadline May 1
The Virginia School Boards Association is holding a personal essay/speaking contest where the winner will have an opportunity to present before an audience of more than 300 school board members and administrators at the 2021 Virtual VSBA Conference on Education held July 20…