VSBA Resources related to COVID-19
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October 6, 2020 The Top 10 Things Every Board Member Should Know About Parliamentary Procedure
Join us and Ms. Mary Loose Deviney for a live webinar on October 6, 2020, at 12:00 noon to learn the top ten parliamentary procedures that every board member should know. Parliamentary procedure can be tricky to learn, but Ms. Deviney, a Professional Registered…
Special education students to return to Halifax County classrooms
Parents of special education students applauded as Halifax County School Board members decided Monday evening to give 139 special education students the option to return to Halifax County Public Schools for in-person instruction starting next week. The board continued…
Youngest county learners to return to Chesterfield public school classrooms Oct. 12
Nearly 17,000 Chesterfield County Public School prekindergarten through third-graders will return to classrooms in two weeks. While their presence marks progress in the district’s return-to-school plan, the change will lay bare a multitude of challenges. Among them: staff…
Some parents question investment as Loudoun County schools pay firm $420K to address bias
Loudoun County Public Schools is using more than $420,000 to improve equity. Most of the taxpayer money is going to The Equity Collaborative, a California-based company, which says it helps create educational equity and social justice by addressing bias and oppression…
New Virginia COVID-19 site guiding school re-entry weathers early glitches
Virginia’s new pandemic metrics dashboard, meant as a resource to help local school administrators determine whether it is safe for in-person learning to resume, was operating smoothly by mid-morning Tuesday after initial technical problems. The Virginia Department…
9,200 Virginia Beach City Public Schools students return to school buildings
Tuesday marked the first day for in-person instruction for some Virginia Beach City Public Schools students. Special education students began face-to-face learning last Tuesday. Today, 9,200 Pre-K through second-grade students returned to classrooms. Those students’ parents…
Parents, teachers adapt to online learning
For the past month, Lunenburg County teachers, students, and parents have been adapting to a new way of learning since COVID19 pandemic caused Lunenburg County Public Schools (LCPS) to open 100% virtual on Aug 24. Overall, LCPS Superintendent Charles Berkley said…
Wyatt MS hosting Zoom meeting parents, students with tech questions
Are you a student or the parent of a student at Wyatt Middle School? Has virtual learning left you with more questions than answers? Well Wednesday night, Sept. 30, will be a time for you to finally have those questions answered. Wyatt Middle School is hosting “Navigating a Virtual…
How school counselors reach students in an all-virtual format
During a season of social isolation and endless Zoom calls, mental health conversations rose to the forefront as people talked through the new realities of life. As schools in Waynesboro continue to operate in an all-virtual format, students at Waynesboro High School still have…
Williamsburg-James City County schools move to Path 2 of reopening plan with kindergarten through third graders returning
Starting Oct. 26, Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools will begin to welcome some students back to in-person classes as part of Path 2 of their reopening plan. The plan is subject to change based on health metrics, which according to the announcement have been…
Prince George algebra teacher receives award for excellence
N.B. Clements Junior High School teacher Jenny Powers received the 2020 Drs. Singh and Bhuller Tri-Cities Outstanding Educator of the Year Award from The John Randolph Foundation, Prince George County Public Schools announced Tuesday. The award’s recipients are…
Two school divisions report positive COVID-19 cases
The superintendents of public schools in Shenandoah and Warren counties on Tuesday confirmed one positive COVID-19 case in each of their divisions — one at the North Fork Middle School in Quicksburg and one at the Hilda J. Barbour Elementary School in Front Royal…
Not all Staunton families happy that schools will remain virtual for at least the first semester
Stacy Hassler was hopeful heading into the most recent Staunton School Board meeting. “Beyond hopeful,” is actually how she described her feelings before the Sept. 21 called meeting that had promised a discussion of returning to in-person instruction. Hassler, like many, felt…
COVID-19 case confined to one classroom at PCHS
A positive case of COVID-19 at Patrick County High School (PCHS) was confined to one classroom. Schools Superintendent Dean Gilbert said he learned about the positive case late Saturday. Affected students and staff were contacted individually, he said. In contrast to the…
Dinwiddie virtual learning centers close
The Virtual Learning Centers in Dinwiddie will close on Sept. 25 at 6 p.m. in response to the reopening of in-person instruction through Dinwiddie County Public Schools. The learning centers were established within the Eastside Community Enhancement Center and the…
October 7, 2020 VSBA Superintendent Evaluation Workshop
Are you prepared to evaluate your superintendent? The Guidelines for Uniform Performance Standards and Evaluation Criteria for Superintendents developed by the Virginia Department of Education provide a wealth of information regarding the requirements. Filtering through this…
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…