October 6, 2021, Superintendent Evaluation Workshop
Are you prepared to evaluate your Superintendent? Register now for the Superintendent Evaluation Workshop! The Guidelines for Uniform Performance Standards and Evaluation Criteria for Superintendents developed by the Virginia Department of Education provide a…
Opportunity Scholars, a new nonprofit, aims to prepare young people for success
A new nonprofit has launched in Winchester to serve the 45% of young people who will not go to college or seek professional training after high school. Opportunity Scholars provides these students with resources to make sure they don’t spend the rest of their lives with low-paying…
Amherst County Public Schools to make masks optional for upcoming school year
Schools are getting ready to welcome back students soon and many are trying to decide how they will do that safely.For this school year, the Amherst County School Board decided at Thursday’s work session that masks will be optional. This means it’s up to the families…
Bedford County School Board discusses a VDOE model policy regarding the treatment of transgender students
Martin Leamy, Bedford County School Board district 7, and Kathy Byron, Virginia House of Delegates district 22, speak out in opposition to the adoption of a model policy from the Virginia Department of Education regarding the treatment of transgender students during a special…
Transitioning back to in-person instruction
Virtual learning options are sticking around in select school districts across the region for the students who want to stay online, but most students and teachers are happy to finally be back in the classroom and learning face to face, according to school officials. Virtual learning had its….
Former Prince William school board chair’s defamation suit inches toward trial
Lawyers for two former Prince William County Public Schools officials duked it out in the courtroom this week for the first time in nearly nine months in an ongoing defamation case.Attorneys representing the school division, former School Board Chair Ryan Sawyers…
Lawsuit targeting transgender student policies in Virginia dismissed
A Virginia judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by faith-based conservative groups challenging guidelines on the treatment of transgender students in public schools, ruling that the group lacked standing. News outlets report Lynchburg Circuit Court Judge J. Frederick Watson…
Arlington Public Schools announces universal masking requirement
Arlington Public Schools has implemented a universal mask mandate for when school begins this fall. In a release sent to parents on Friday morning, Superintendent Dr. Francisco Durán said masks will be required for all students, staff and visitors regardless of vaccination status…
Cave Spring High School renovations bring alumni together to reminisce
Coming from near and far, dozens of alumni traveled to Cave Spring High School this weekend to reminisce as they admired the recent renovations. But there were some nostalgic mementos still lingering at the campus. Last year, the ribbon-cutting for the $43 million renovations was…
Albemarle parents upset with lack of summer program for special education preschoolers
The Albemarle County school division told families that all students would be invited to at least a week of summer school, but that invitation was never extended to preschoolers in special education — a decision that has frustrated some parents. “If you’re saying all students, then…
COVID-19 relief fund to pay for school supplies and meals for students in Grayson County
Grayson County parents can worry about their pockets a little less this school year thanks to COVID-19 financial assistance. COVID-19 relief funds will pay for all school supplies for students along with all breakfast and lunch meals for students in grades K through 12…
Webinar, August 4, 2021: What We Have Here is a Failure to Communicate
Often, communication issues within the board or between the board and superintendent are not problems, but rather are indications there are governance issues that need to be examined and strengthened. Learn how to analyze common “Communication issues” in order to identify.…