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…
One person at elementary school in Campbell County tests positive for COVID-19
School leaders in Campbell County announced Monday that someone at Leesville Road Elementary School tested positive for COVID-19. The school will remain open, and school leaders said the person who tested positive is isolating. Anyone who came in contact with that…
Virtual or in-person: Hanover parents can request change to child’s 2nd-semester instruction
Hanover parents on the fence about whether to allow their child back inside a classroom or continue virtual learning will be allowed to decide. Beginning Monday, Nov. 9. parents will have two weeks to request a change for the second semester. During this time, transportation…
Accomack reports three new covid-19 test positive
Accomack County reported three additional COVID-19 test positives in Monday’s report from the Virginia Department of Health. The Eastern Shore Health District processed 49 tests for a test positive rate of 6.1%. Virginia reported 759 new COVID-19 test positives with 145…
‘She had a teacher’s heart’
The town of Boykins, the school district of Southampton County and even Chowan University lost a valued member of their respective communities when Dr. Carolyn Carter Modlin died on Oct. 21. The townspeople had known Modlin, 69, as a neighbor, a friend, for some a fellow…
Some Virginia schools have been able to teach in-person for weeks. Here’s how
The debate over whether or not to send students back to school continues. Some area schools are still trying to navigate how to safely bring students back in-person. Meanwhile, others have been back in the classroom for weeks. WUSA9 spoke with two area superintendents to see…
Washington County, Va. Asst. Superintendent: 51 students, 9 staff members in quarantine
Fifty-one students and 9 staff members of Washington County, Virginia Public Schools are in quarantine as of Sunday, according to assistant superintendent Jeff Noe. According to Noe, 10 students and 7 staff members have tested positive for COVID-19. Noe also confirmed that…
Changes proposed for student restraint and seclusion policy
Stafford school officials are reviewing how much time they have before notifying a parent their child was restrained at school. The county board will entertain changes to its student restraint and seclusion policy. Under the proposal, a school must report a restraint of a child to a…
Middle, high school students returning to Chesterfield classrooms
Middle and high school students will soon be returning to the classroom in Chesterfield, following a split-decision from the school district’s health committee on Tuesday afternoon. The group, classified as Cohort 4, will return to school on Monday, Nov. 9. The majority of the…
Newport News teacher building bridges — with beetles
A Newport News science teacher has found a wonderful way to combine her passion for the arts, and a love of all-things beetles, and come up with a fun and educational outing for the whole family. Dr. Marjorie Wallace has painted more than 100 of the roly-poly, creepy-crawley…
‘A real-life magic school bus’: Virginia’s first electric school buses unveiled
The first electric school buses in the commonwealth will begin rolling down the road early next month, thanks to Dominion Energy’s Electric School Bus Program and Sonny Merryman, a Campbell County-based school and commercial bus company. In a rollout celebration…
Two Roanoke City schools closing over COVID-19 concerns
Two Roanoke City elementary schools are closed for in-person instruction for two weeks because of confirmed cases of COVID-19 among staffers. Virtual education will continue. Wasena Elementary and James Madison Middle schools made the decision after consulting…
Northern Virginia school officials step up efforts to return students to classrooms
As the end of the first semester approaches, Northern Virginia school officials are stepping up efforts to return children to classrooms, inspiring elation, anger and protest — including a planned teacher day off for mental health — among parents, students and staffers. At a…
Virginia Beach schools plan for all grades to return to hybrid in-person learning next month
In about two weeks, all students who asked to return to school in-person in Virginia Beach will be in the classroom at least two days a week. On Tuesday night, the Virginia Beach School Board voted unanimously to pass the superintendent’s plan to return all Option 1 students to…
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…