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…
They navigated loss and college classes. Now these high schoolers are getting associate degrees
Janee’ Thomas, Moisés Luna and Maya Miller will be some of the first Hampton seniors to graduate this spring. They won’t get their high school diplomas like their classmates at Phoebus High School until June. But on May 13, they’ll graduate from Thomas Nelson Community…
Local schools will hold COVID-19 vaccine clinics on-site for students
Children 16-years-old and up have been eligible for Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine and now Virginia’s vaccine coordinator, Dr. Danny Avula, said it’s possible that those children ages 12 to 15 will be able to get a vaccine by the end of next week. School districts and school nurses…
Fairfax County schools offering limited virtual program this fall
Fairfax County Public Schools will offer all students five days of in-person learning in the fall while offering a limited, centralized virtual program for students with documented health/medical needs. The virtual program is a response to the impacts of COVID-19 and the school division…
Alexandria City Council votes to reallocate school resource officer funds towards mental health services
The Alexandria City Council voted to reallocate funding from the school resource officer (SRO) program at Alexandria City Public Schools. At a virtual meeting Tuesday night, board members heard from citizens saying school resource officer funds would be better spent on mental…
Virginia’s First Lady Pamela Northam visits Bedford school to celebrate renaming in honor of historic Black educator
Virginia First Lady Pamela Northam visited the Susie G. Gibson Science and Technology Center in Bedford on Wednesday. The school is named after Susie Gibson, who was Bedford County’s supervisor of African-American education from 1926 until her death 22 years later…
Celebrating GCPS successes: Congressman Bob Good visits schools, hears from educators
Greene County Public Schools (GCPS) was praised for its successes this past school year for overcoming numerous obstacles due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. U.S. Representative Bob Good, R-5th District, toured several schools last Friday on the Stanardsville campus…
Kempsville educator named Virginia Beach’s Teacher of the Year
A Kempsville High School educator has been named Virginia Beach’s Teacher of the Year, officials announced Tuesday morning. Kimberly Nurse is a graduate of Norfolk State University, where she earned her master’s degree in special education. For 15 years, she worked as a…
Bassett art students in Vans finals; MCPS has NHS induction; PHCC opens summer program registration
A team of Bassett High School art students is competing with 50 other groups in the Vans Custom Culture Top 50. The group has the opportunity to win $50,000 for their school’s art program if they win the popular vote among the finalists. Four finalist schools will earn a…
Prince William County School Board weighs equity statement
The public school system in Prince William County, Virginia, is considering an equity statement that, if approved, would frame and guide its work going forward. An advisory council to the school superintendent developed the document over the past year. “Every word was carefully…
First Lady of Va. visits educators during Teacher Appreciation Week
This is teacher appreciation week and Virginia’s First Lady wanted to personally recognize teachers. Pamela Northam made several stops throughout our area on Wednesday. She started her morning speaking to teachers and staff at Schoolfield Elementary in Danville….
Richmond School Board and City Council discuss how to build a new George Wythe HS by 2024
The debate continued Wednesday evening over how to move forward with building a new George Wythe High School in Richmond. A power struggle between the Richmond School Board and the City has the school’s opening date up in the air. At an Education Compact…
Community Heroes: Bristol, VA school administrator ensuring no kid is left hungry
A Tri-Cities nutrition team has been on the go since the pandemic first closed schools in March 2020. Administrators within Bristol, Virginia Public Schools have worked tirelessly to ensure no kid is deprived of a hot meal, within its school system. This week’s community hero is Kathy…
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…