2021 Budget Workshop, May 6, 2021
Join us for the VSBA’s Budget Training workshop to learn more about the importance of The Board’s Role in Developing the School Budget. In this virtual workshop, based on member requests, board members will learn their role in the budget process and how it relates to the…
First Annual VSBA Student Essay Contest, Deadline April 30
The Virginia School Boards Association is holding a personal essay/speaking contest where the winner will have an opportunity to present before an audience of more than 300 school board members and administrators at the 2021 Virtual VSBA Conference on Education held July 20…
Franklin County High plans prom by the lake
Franklin County High School seniors, if things go according to plan, will have a prom on lakefront property. During Monday’s regular meeting of the Franklin County School Board, high school principal Jon Crutchfield described the challenges of finding an outdoor venue to host…
WPS outlines plans on spending COVID-19 relief funds
Over the past year, Winchester Public Schools has received $13,722,889 in federal COVID-19 relief funds. The largest portion is $8,188,726 from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. The division has until June 2024 to spend the money, and at least 20% must be appropriated to…
Martinsville City School Board begins private talks about reversion, which could merge school districts
For the first time since December 2019, when Martinsville City Council unanimously voted to seek a change in the status of Martinsville from a city to a town, the word “reversion” was uttered during a Martinsville City Public Schools Board meeting. With the regular agenda…
Chesterfield County Public Schools recommends separating virtual students from home schools in fall
As Chesterfield County’s school system encourages its students to return to the classroom in the fall, the district is offering two virtual options as the coronavirus pandemic continues. Next year, virtual Chesterfield students could be separated from their home schools and their peers…
Charlottesville School Board meets in-person to review superintendent search firm proposals
For the first time in more than a year, the Charlottesville School Board met in-person Tuesday evening for a closed session to review proposals from firms interested in leading the board’s superintendent search. The board is the first elected body in Charlottesville or Albemarle to…
Richmond public school officials detail back-to-school plans for fall
For the first time in more than a year, the Charlottesville School Board met in-person Tuesday evening for a closed session to review proposals from firms interested in leading the board’s superintendent search. The board is the first elected body in Charlottesville or Albemarle to…
New Guidance for School ‘Recovery’ Issued
A Virginia Department of Education workgroup released guidance on Tuesday detailing recommendations on how to continue reopening schools and address lost learning time due to the pandemic. The LEARNS Workgroup asked families and educators for input, and 880…
Virginia, school districts say no, so parents staging their own proms for high schools in Henry, Patrick counties — out of state
The prom must go on – even if it means crossing the state line to make it possible. And that’s what groups of parents and other volunteers are doing for this year’s high school juniors and seniors. Virginia pandemic restrictions still don’t allow indoor gatherings big enough for proms…
Roanoke City Schools announces dates, venue for in-person graduations
Three weeks after announcing that high school seniors would be allowed to have in-person graduations this spring, Roanoke public school officials shared additional details about these ceremonies. According to Roanoke City Public Schools, William Fleming High School will hold…
Sales tax increase for schools discussed
Prince Edwards County’s budget picture for 2021-22 came into sharper focus during a Tuesday, April 6, special called meeting of the Board of Supervisors. The purpose of the meeting was to vote to advertise the budget in preparation for a Tuesday, April 20, public hearing. The…
Hanover School Board decides to keep International Baccalaureate program intact
Hanover County school officials decided Tuesday that they won’t make changes to the school system’s International Baccalaureate program. Hanover’s School Board members said they would take no action at this time on proposed recommendations provided to them in February…
Outstanding Showing For Student Scientists
Congratulations to these PWCS students, who made an outstanding showing at the 2021 Virginia State Science and Engineering Fair (VSSEF), held virtually on Saturday, April 10. The fair offers four awards by category (first, second, third, and honorable mention) and student…
First Lady Northam tours schools across Southwest Virginia
Now that students across the Commonwealth have been back in the classroom for about a month, some of the state’s top educators are getting a look at how reopening plans are going. Northam was joined by other top state leaders to tour both Galax and Hillsville Elementary…
Despite return to five day a week classes in the fall, hundreds of Williamsburg, James City students likely to stay in virtual learning
Lessons conducted via Zoom became the new reality for students trapped at home by the COVID-19 pandemic in Williamsburg and across the nation in 2020. While Williamsburg-James City County Schools is moving to five day a week, in-school learning in the fall, hundreds of…
VSBA 2021 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…
Webinar, April 22, 2021 Project IGuardian
Project iGuardian is presented by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). Project iGuardian is an HSI initiative “designed to inform youths, parents, and educators about the risks that children face in the online environment” that also “aims to arm educators…