June 4, 2021, VSBA School Law Conference
Your school division needs you, your superintendent, and your attorney to participate in the 2021 VSBA Virtual School Law Conference! Why? The answer is simple, many of the decisions you make have legal implications that will impact your school division for years to come…
VSBA 2021 Excellence in Workforce Readiness Award
The Virginia School Boards Association would like to invite your school division to apply for the annual Excellence in Workforce Readiness award. This award seeks to recognize Virginia School Divisions who have achieved excellence in Workforce Readiness through an…
Fourth-grade teacher surprised by officials as Lynchburg’s Teacher of the Year
There was a surprise celebration Tuesday as Lynchburg City Schools announced its Teacher of the Year. Rachel Parr, a fourth-grade Math and Science teacher at T.C. Miller Elementary, is the honoree. “I’m still in shock! It is a huge honor!” said Parr. Superintendent Dr. Crystal…
Fairfax Co. schools draft policy to not voluntarily cooperate with ICE
t’s been over three months since the Fairfax County, Virginia, government adopted its Public Trust and Confidentiality Policy, which states that the county will not voluntarily cooperate with enforcing federal civil immigration laws. Now, Fairfax County Public Schools is drafting a…
To reduce racial disparities in Virginia schools, advisers say more of the numbers should be public
Genisus Holland was a high schooler at Maggie Walker in Richmond — one of Virginia’s competitive governor’s schools — when she and her classmates were assigned an end-of-year writing project. “You could either do a sonnet, a rap, or some other poem,” said Holland…
Former Martinsville student named city schools’ teacher of the year
Laura Judkins had learned she had been named the teacher of the year at Clearview Early Learning Center, but she didn’t know she was about to be named the teacher of the year for the entire Martinsville City School System. She was caught off-guard Tuesday when Martinsville…
School Board, law enforcement at odds over partnership agreement
The future of a new draft of the Memorandum of Understanding for Loudoun County Public Schools, the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office and the Leesburg Police Department was called into question after the two law enforcement agencies submitted an alternate version last week…
Fluvanna County Public Schools Names New Superintendent
Dr. Peter Gretz was appointed as the next superintendent of Fluvanna County Public Schools at tonight’s school board meeting. His new position will be effective July 1, 2021. Gretz has 29 years of experience working in public education in Virginia. Gretz has served as a teacher…
DPS to hold third annual STEAM night
Danville Public Schools will be holding their third annual STEAM Night event on May 10 and 11 to allow students to explore the areas of science, technology, engineering, art and math through several different activities. This year’s family event will feature two different nights, an…
Stone Spring Teachers Say Goodbye To Handing Out Meals
Evelyn Uhl’s first year at Stone Spring Elementary School as a reading specialist was during the pandemic. Wanting to help feel connected to students, staff and the community despite not seeing them at school, Uhl decided to volunteer to hand out meals to families. Uhl, along with…
RPS focuses on investing more in mental health services
As the Richmond Public Schools community continues to mourn and navigate through the tragedies of gun violence, the school district is focusing on increasing mental health services. “I want RPS to be known as a school system that not only takes academics extremely seriously…
Chesapeake Public Schools partners with Discovery Education. Here’s what it will look like.
Remember sitting in your eighth-grade history class and flipping through the pages of a textbook? That scene is playing out less and less in today’s classroom. With a pandemic forcing schools to opt for virtual learning, it’s even more common to find students following prompts…
Virginia schools could soon offer on-site COVID vaccine clinics for eligible students
The FDA is expected to soon authorize Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for kids between the ages of 12 and 15, and Virginia health officials are already planning for that expanded eligibility. “It’s possible that as early as next week, we are vaccinating kids who are 12 and up,” Virginia’s…
2021 VSBA Food for Thought Competition
The VSBA would like to invite you to participate in the eighth annual Food for Thought Competition, a friendly competition between Virginia’s school divisions to showcase their programs that combat childhood hunger, provide healthy school meals, and encourage…