November 18-20, VSBA Virtual Annual Convention
The VSBA Annual Convention is the largest and most anticipated VSBA meeting of the year. While this year our Annual Convention may look a little different, and we won’t get to see your smiling faces in person, we hope you’ll find our event schedule to be just as enriching and…
Attending the VSBA Annual Convention: Make Plans to Attend the Connectivity Session
Learn how to log in to the virtual convention and update your attendee profile, view session information and create your personalized schedule, find exhibitors and convention sponsors and use the message and chat features to engage with other attendees. Information to log in to…
New spectator guidelines for VHSL sports
There are new spectator guidelines for high school sports in Virginia. New restrictions put in place by Virginia Governor Ralph Northam last week will now limit youth, recreational and high school sports to a capacity of 25 spectators or 30% of the…
Virginia Beach Schools going back to all virtual learning aftear uptick in cases in the city
Public schools in Virginia’s largest city are heading back to all virtual learning on Tuesday, just under a week after sending thousands of students back to physical classrooms. A Virginia Beach school board member confirmed with 10 On Your Side…
Fairfax delays in-person instruction as Virginia teachers’ groups ask Northam to return state to all-virtual school
Virginia’s largest school system is pressing pause on plans to return thousands of children to classrooms — an announcement that came the same day Northern Virginia teachers’ unions urged Gov. Ralph Northam (D) to switch the state to online-only…
COVID-19 scare: Warhill High School shuts down for two weeks
Warhill High School is closed for at least two weeks. Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools shut down the high school after an uptick in coronavirus cases among staff –– five cases since Nov. 4 with four of the cases being reported in the past week…
PCHS receives Ag in Classroom grant
Pulaski County High School is among 62 Virginia schools sharing in a $29,000 Virginia Agriculture in the Classroom grant to fund educational projects during the current school year. Funding will be allocated to provide 22,000 youth with agriculture experiences…
Student tests positive for COVID-19 at Stonehouse Elementary School
A student at Stonehouse Elementary School in Williamsburg has tested positive for COVID-19, prompting classes involving the teacher of the COVID-positive student to return to remote learning. Other in-person classes at the school will continue as…
School employees will get hazard pay
The county School Board voted unanimously Tuesday to award all county school employees with hazard pay to reward their service during the COVID-19 pandemic. The one-time payments will be $1,000 for a full-time employee and $500 for a part-time…
Henrico Schools to delay in-person learning until January
Henrico County Public Schools will delay a planned return to in-person learning for elementary school students who choose it until Jan. 11 (for grades pre-K-2) and Jan. 14 (for grades 3-5), sources have confirmed to the Henrico Citizen. The planned return…
School board to hear update on internet cafes
Halifax County School Board’s attention will focus on students without internet access when they meet Monday evening in the Halifax County Middle School cafeteria at 6:30 p.m. Previously, middle school principal Dawn Miller had spoke with the board about starting…
VCU study: School segregation worsening in Virginia
Schools are becoming more segregated by race and poverty, according to a study recently released by researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University. The report says the metro-Richmond area is the only area of the state with “severe” school segregation along…
New program to connect RPS students with resources they need for virtual learning
The City of Richmond and Richmond Public Schools are partnering to ensure students in Richmond Redevelopment & Housing Authority (RRHA) communities have the resources they need for virtual learning. The program, called the Virtual Learning Project, is a community…
Giles County Public Schools announce six COVID-19 cases across four schools
Giles County Public Schools announced six new coronavirus cases across four different schools as of Friday. Here’s a breakdown of the cases and what schools are impacted: Eastern Elementary/Middle School has one presumptive positive student Giles High School has two…
Numerous students from Danville Public Schools to return to the classroom Monday
Students from six different grade levels at Danville Public Schools are gearing up to return to the classroom on Monday. Danville students in grades K-3, 6, 9, and 12 — as well as those students in special education/self-contained classes…
Hopewell school leaders vote on return to learn plan
School leaders in Hopewell say parents will continue to have a choice about whether or not to send their kids back to in-person learning for the rest of the school year. The school board voted on a plan to have students return to the classrooms in…
Albemarle school division to host forums on strategic plan, loss of learning response
Community members can weigh in on the Albemarle County school division’s strategic plan that’s currently being updated, as well as approaches to learning loss related to the COVID-19 pandemic such as changing the school calendar and summer school options. The division is…
How do Gov. Notham’s new COVID-19 restrictions impact schools? Botetourt County Schools Superintendent provides answers
As Gov. Ralph Northam’s new COVID-19 restrictions go into effect across Virginia, Superintendent Dr. Jonathan Russ decided to provide some clarity on how those restrictions will impact the Botetourt County Public Schools…
2020 VSBA Virtual Annual Convention Program
The 2020 VSBA Virtual Annual Convention Program is available for download. View the program on your computer with clickable links, or print it out to reference during the Virtual Annual Convention November 18-20, 2020. If you have not yet registered for the Convention…
Wednesday November 18, 2020 Early Bird Session at the VSBA Annual Convention
Student Achievement and Success During Times of Uncertainty: The Early Bird session participants will gain various insights pertaining to the importance of a high quality systems approach relating to the core business of teaching and learning as well as establishing a…