October is VSBA Bullying Prevention Month
In an effort to promote awareness of school bullying, the VSBA Board of Directors has designated the month of October as VSBA Bullying Prevention Month. Childhood bullying is a significant problem nationwide. It can cause school absenteeism, mental and physical stress…
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…
‘Awesome’ As High School Bands Get to Perform Again
Turner Ashby High School senior Nicholas Blye can member his first marching band practice as a sophomore at the Rockingham County school. “It was awesome,” Blye, a drummer, said of remembering the music sheets being passed out. “ I couldn’t wait to start.” His friend, Ben…
Lawsuit: FCPS blocked comments of mother of special needs student
A woman whose son has special needs is suing Frederick County Public Schools in federal court for violating her right to free speech after the division blocked her ability to comment and react to posts on its Facebook page, according to the suit. Christie Scarborough, who is…
CATEC to start in-person instruction next month
Students at the Charlottesville Albemarle Technical Education Center will have the chance to come into the building for in-person classes once a week starting next month. Plans presented to the center’s board last week call for bringing in a quarter of the student body a day. At most…
Chesterfield County Public Schools proposes expansion of center-based gifted services
The Chesterfield County School Board will hear a proposal for an expansion of Center-Based Gifted services at the elementary school level this week. The school district is proposing adding CBG programs to four additional schools. Currently six schools are CBG sites. The four new…
Richmond police, schools partner in anti-drug Red Ribbon Week
The Richmond Police Department is teaming up with Richmond Public Schools to celebrate Red Ribbon Week, a campaign aimed at keeping children drug free. The week is part of the Red Ribbon Campaign, which was started in 1985 after drug traffickers in Mexico City murdered…
Rappahannock public schools face COVID-19 hurdles
On the heels of Rappahannock County High School Principal Jimmy Swindler searching for ways to reduce an estimated 44 percent of students currently failing due to incomplete or late work, it was announced this week that an elementary school staffer has tested positive for the…
Discussion on school reopening to resume with Halifax County School Board
Halifax County School Board members plan to meet at Halifax County Middle School Monday at 6:30 p.m. to continue discussion about whether not to move forward with the school system’s reopening plan. This meeting comes two weeks after at least four employees working in…
Virginia High School Senior Reflects On His School Year During The Pandemic
Throughout this school year, we’ve been checking in with families and educators on how they’re juggling learning during a pandemic in a series we call Learning Curve. This week, we’ll hear from Nathan Onibudo. He is a senior at South County High School in Lorton, Va. When he’s…
Virginia Middle School student tests positive for COVID-19
A student at Virginia Middle School in Bristol has tested positive for COVID-19, according to a post from Bristol Virginia Public Schools. The post says the district was made aware of the positive test over the weekend and conducted contact tracing with the assistance of the…
Students will stay virtual, for now
With the Suffolk School Board split evenly on a vote to reopen schools for students for two days per week, Superintendent Dr. John B. Gordon told members not to expect anything about reopening schools again until its January meeting. The board voted 3-3 at an Oct. 23 special…
LBHS Key Club service project lets community say ‘thank you’
The Lord Botetourt Key Club is offering an opportunity for the community to say “thank you” and to recognize individuals who are in service-related fields. These include a teacher, first responder, medical worker, school staff, administration, custodial staff, school bus driver…
Clifton Middle School to close after teacher tests positive for COVID-19
School leaders in Alleghany County announced Monday night that a teacher tested positive for COVID-19, prompting a school closure. Clifton Middle School will be closed starting Tuesday. School leaders said they’re working on contact tracing and it’s not clear when the school will…
Mold issues: 2 WJCC elementary schools reopening delayed two weeks
Some students in the Historic Triangle will have to wait to return back to the classroom. Two Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools — Laurel Lane and Clara Byrd Baker –– have a mold outbreak which has now delayed the return of K-3 students to the classroom until…
New Danville superintendent hopes to turn around Danville Public Schools
After a two-month search for a new superintendent, the Danville School Board felt Dr. Angela Hairston was the best candidate to move the school district forward. For Hairston, this role is a bit of a homecoming. “I started there as a teacher, was administrator at Westwood Middle…
October 30, 2020 Women in Leadership Virtual Discussion: Women of Color on the School Board
Please join us for a frank and courageous conversation about serving on a school board as a women of color. Hear from our three panelist and tell your story as well. Panelists: Karen Anderson Holman, Winchester, Virginia, Joyce Morley, DeKalb, Georgia, Ruth Veales…
November 5, 2020, Education Foundations Workshop
The Virginia School Boards Association would like to invite you to a workshop for school board members, education foundation professionals, volunteers and those interested in starting an education foundation in your school division. The workshop will feature education foundation…