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The workshop will feature education foundation representatives from across the commonwealth, as well as a presentation from the National Association of Education Foundations.\n\nTopics include: Relaunching or Establishing a New Education Foundation, Innovative Ways to Use Classroom Grants from Pilots to Sustainable Programs, How to Advance Your Fundraising, a Networking Lunch Session, and much more!\n\nWhether you are just getting started, or well established. You need to attend this workshop.\n\n<b>Location: </b>Williamsburg Lodge Hotel\n310 South England Street\nWilliamsburg, VA, 23185\n<b>Cost:</b> $160 per registration\n<strong>Brochure:</strong> <a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Foundationsflyer22-1.pdf">Click Here</a>\n<strong>Registration: </strong>Please reach out to your school division clerk to register for this event as seats are limited. For any event registration questions, please make sure to reach out to Mikaela Coffey at <a href="mailto:mikaela@vsba.org">mikaela@vsba.org</a>.\n<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Thank You to Our Sponsor!\n<img class="aligncenter wp-image-11855" src="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/NAEF_PrimaryLogo_Color-1.png" alt="" width="278" height="47">\n</strong></p>\n\n<h4>VSBA Workshop for Student School Board Representatives\nWednesday, November 16, 2022\nThe Williamsburg Lodge</h4>\nJoin us for our 17th Annual Student School Board Representatives Workshop. This year’s event will take place in person. If you are a student board representative, you are not going to want to miss this workshop! To kick off the workshop, student''s will hear from one of their peers who was the recipient of the winner of the 2022 Student Essay Contest, who will be speaking on "Food Security”. There will be a keynote by the founder of the “Love No Ego” Organization; as well as a session on Advocacy and why it is important in their current role as student board representatives; following that there will be a session for these future leaders on how to run for a School Board, and most importantly there will be time for the students to network with one another. Make sure to stay until the end of the session to be eligible for this years workshop prize!\n\nWe look forward to hosting your student representatives this year in Williamsburg!\n\n<b>Location: </b>Williamsburg Lodge Hotel\nAllegheny Room\n310 South England Street\nWilliamsburg, VA, 23185\n<b>Cost:</b> $200 per registration\n<strong>Brochure:</strong> <a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/studentschoolboardrepflyer22.pdf">Click Here</a>\n<strong>Registration: </strong>Please reach out to your school division clerk to register for this event as seats are limited. For any event registration questions, please make sure to reach out to Mikaela Coffey at <a href="mailto:mikaela@vsba.org">mikaela@vsba.org</a>.\n<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Thank You to Our Sponsor!\n<img class="aligncenter wp-image-11711" src="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/download.png" alt="" width="153" height="153">\n</strong></p>\n\n<h4>VSBA Early Bird Workshop\nWednesday, November 16, 2022\nThe Williamsburg Lodge</h4>\nJoin VSBA’s Staff Member Kenita Matthews as she will present on the ever important topic of staying engaged with community members and communication tactics. To begin this session, school board members will learn about the basics of communication and how to stay engaged via the most popular social media platforms. Kenita will discuss the differences in each, and what this means for the public officials who use them.\n\nOnce the basics are taught, the session will switch over to a more interactive presentation. Within the second hour, school board members will use recent news headlines to explore the laws, policies, and terms of use public officials are obligated to adhere to when using social media.\n\nWithin the last hour, school board members will go beyond theory to put what they''ve learned about social media into practice through tactics and tips to demonstrate proper social media etiquette.\n\nYou do not want to miss out on this informative session and learn how to properly stay engaged with your local constituents!\n\n<b>Location: </b>Williamsburg Lodge Hotel\n310 South England Street\nWilliamsburg, VA, 23185\n<b>Cost:</b> $130 per registration\n<strong>Registration: </strong>Please reach out to your school division clerk to register for this event as seats are limited. 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href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_8.29.2020.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_8.29.2020.pdf">August 29, 2020</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_8.15.2020.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_8.15.2020.pdf">August 15, 2020</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_8.8.2020.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_8.8.2020.pdf">August 8, 2020</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_8.1.2020.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_8.1.2020.pdf">August 1, 2020</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_7.25.2020.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_7.25.2020.pdf">July 25, 2020</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_7.19.2020.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_7.19.2020.pdf">July 19, 2020</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_7.3.2020.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_7.3.2020.pdf">July 3, 2020</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_6.29.2020.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_6.29.2020.pdf">June 29, 2020</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_6.22.2020.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_6.22.2020.pdf">June 22, 2020</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Update_6.12.2020.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Update_6.12.2020.pdf">June 12, 2020</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Update_6.8.2020.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Update_6.8.2020.pdf">June 8, 2020</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_6.1.2020.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_6.1.2020.pdf">June 1, 2020</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_5.26.2020.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_5.26.2020.pdf">May 26, 2020</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Update_5.16.2020.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Update_5.16.2020.pdf">May 16, 2020</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_5.9.2020.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_5.9.2020.pdf">May 9, 2020</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Update_5.2.2020.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Update_5.2.2020.pdf">May 2, 2020</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_4.27.2020.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_4.27.2020.pdf">April 25, 2020</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_4.6.2020.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_4.6.2020.pdf">April 6, 2020</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Update_3.30.2020.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Update_3.30.2020.pdf">March 30, 2020</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_3.16.2020.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_3.16.2020.pdf">March 16, 2020</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_2.29.2020.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_2.29.2020.pdf">February 29, 2020</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_2.22.2020.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_2.22.2020.pdf">February 22, 2020</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_2.15.2020.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_2.15.2020.pdf">February 15, 2020</a></li>\r\n 	<li><img src="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Update_2.10.2020.pdf" alt="" data-cke-saved-src="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Update_2.10.2020.pdf"><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Update_2.10.2020.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Update_2.10.2020.pdf">February 10, 2020</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Update_2.1.2020.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Update_2.1.2020.pdf">February 1, 2020</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_1.25.2020.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_1.25.2020.pdf">January 25, 2020</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_1.18.2020.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_1.18.2020.pdf">January 18, 2020</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_1.13.2020.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_1.13.2020.pdf">January 13, 2020</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_1.6.2020.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_1.6.2020.pdf">January 6, 2020</a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3><strong>2019</strong></h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_12.13.2019.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_12.13.2019.pdf">December 13, 2019</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_11.25.2019.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_11.25.2019.pdf">November 25, 2019</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Update_11.15.2019.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Update_11.15.2019.pdf">November 15, 2019</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_11.11.2019.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_11.11.2019.pdf">November 11, 2019</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_11.4.2019.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_11.4.2019.pdf">November 4, 2019</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_10.28.2019.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_10.28.2019.pdf">October 28, 2019</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_10.21.2019.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_10.21.2019.pdf">October 21, 2019</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Updates_10.11.2019.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Updates_10.11.2019.pdf">October 11, 2019</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Update_10.7.2019.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Update_10.7.2019.pdf">October 7, 2019</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Update_9.27.2019.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Update_9.27.2019.pdf">September 27, 2019</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_9.20.2019.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_9.20.2019.pdf">September 20, 2019</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Update_9.13.2019.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Update_9.13.2019.pdf">September 13, 2019</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_8.12.2019.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_8.12.2019.pdf">August 12, 2019</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Update_8.2.2019.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Update_8.2.2019.pdf">August 2, 2019</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_7.26.2019.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_7.26.2019.pdf">July 26, 2019</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_7.19.2019.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_7.19.2019.pdf">July 19, 2019</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_7.12.2019.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_7.12.2019.pdf">July 12, 2019</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_6.28.2019.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_6.28.2019.pdf">June 28, 2019</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_6.21.2019.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_6.21.2019.pdf">June 21, 2019</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_6.14.2019.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_6.14.2019.pdf">June 14, 2019</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_6.10.2019.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_6.10.2019.pdf">June 10, 2019</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_5.31.2019.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_5.31.2019.pdf">May 31, 2019</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_5.20.2019.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_5.20.2019.pdf">May 20, 2019</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_5.13.2020.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_5.13.2020.pdf">May 13, 2019</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_5.3.2019.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_5.3.2019.pdf">May 3, 2019</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_4.26.2019.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_4.26.2019.pdf">April 26, 2019</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_4.22.2019.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_4.22.2019.pdf">April 22, 2019</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_4.12.2019.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_4.12.2019.pdf">April 12, 2019</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_3.27.2019.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_3.27.2019.pdf">March 27, 2019</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Update_3.11.2019.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Update_3.11.2019.pdf">March 11, 2019</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a 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(11418, 7, '2022-06-14 07:54:22', '2022-06-14 11:54:22', '<h3>2022 VIRGINIA GENERAL ASSEMBLY</h3>\r\n<h3>VSBA Legislative Update Blog</h3>\r\n<blockquote>For up-to-the-minute Action Alerts during the 2022 Virginia General Assembly, please visit the <a href="http://vsbalegislativeupdate.blogspot.com/" data-cke-saved-href="http://vsbalegislativeupdate.blogspot.com/">VSBA Legislative Update Blog</a>.</blockquote>\r\n<strong>Legislative Action Alert: Ask Your Senator to Vote NO on SB 739</strong>\r\n\r\nPlease contact your Senator TODAY and urge him or her to VOTE NO on SB739.\r\nSB739 (Dunnavant) mandates in-person instruction for all students and would prevent schools from closing due to COVID-19 outbreaks and other health related concerns.\r\nMore problematic, however, is a floor amendment that was adopted today that would take away local school boards’ authority to require masks under any circumstances. VSBA believes that the decision to require or not require masks in schools can and should be made only by the local school board.\r\n\r\n<strong><u>This is about more than the mask debate – this is about state versus local control of our public schools. </u></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Please ask your Senator to </strong><strong>VOTE NO on SB739.</strong>\r\n\r\nHere is a link to find your Senator:<a href="https://whosmy.virginiageneralassembly.gov/">https://whosmy.virginiageneralassembly.gov/</a>\r\nHere is a link to the bill: <a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001dB3MZkmUoHzQx3IcjamOEd5PMtJ8Ej8zUkABUdTmxWOCqP42nBlrkmZMzr5t7U-RVaN0fe9avcxRhkI1_wLmhoWvOnTZsUFHbOO1oUmx2W3nTQP2sCAFITeK-jxitZXADIb7vA9igoGC0hP9ZPfcB2w_URHkPAAz_QTdocH8ZFj_yz-qgqlYjtvogGFrkUZ-UQXrxpJbRn0=&amp;c=SyePNdPccruHlz3zT82V2EcDoE8t1C09quusL1_v3f71bHtkq9gPqg==&amp;ch=n5ZGH5deNYNgvs9YpctlON2np4vDIIrECcZ4mkIAECSt3wVGqsPsQA==">https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB739S1</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Legislative Action Alert: Thank Senator McClellan, Senator Stanley, and Delegate Bourne\r\n</strong>Please take a moment and send a Thank You to Senator Jennifer McClellan, Senator Bill Stanley, and Delegate Jeff Bourne for their commitment to school modernization in the Commonwealth.\r\n\r\nTell Senator McClellan, Senator Stanley, and Delegate Bourne that you support the recommendation of the Commission on School Construction and Modernization that would permit school boards to retain any unexpended local funds at year end to finance capital projects.\r\n\r\nAsk them to make NO changes to the Commission’s recommendation as introduced in SB 276 (Stanley) and HB 608 (Bourne).\r\n\r\nContact Senator McClellan:\r\ndistrict09@senate.virginia.gov ,  (804) 698-7509\r\n\r\nContact Senator Stanley:\r\ndistrict20@senate.virginia.gov ,  (804) 698-7520\r\n\r\nContact Delegate Bourne:\r\nDelJBourne@house.virginia.gov , (804) 698-1071\r\n\r\n<hr>\r\n\r\n<strong>Disclaimer: </strong><em>The VSBA Executive Director and lobbyists are in daily contact discussing legislation and policies that drive the Association’s lobbying efforts, including the decision to send action alerts to the membership. The Association''s lobbying efforts are based on positions contained in the VSBA Legislative Positions Handbook that is approved each year by the VSBA Delegate Assembly. Local school boards are not bound to this handbook and can adopt local positions on legislation and policy.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Legislative Action Alerts', 'For up-to-the-minute Action Alerts during the 2022 Virginia General Assembly, please visit the VSBA Legislative Update Blog.', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '772-revision-v1', '', '', '2022-06-14 07:54:22', '2022-06-14 11:54:22', '', 772, 'https://www.vsba.org/?p=11418', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
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(11472, 7, '2023-03-06 16:57:39', '2023-03-06 21:57:39', '<h3>Overview</h3>\nIn March 2015, the VSBA Board of Directors created the VSBA Task Force on Workforce Readiness to study how career and technical education programs are being implemented in Virginia school divisions and how these programs are preparing the state’s future workforce. In subsequent meetings, the task force members established the following mission of the task force:\n<blockquote><em>The mission of the VSBA Task Force on Workforce Readiness is to support school\ndivisions by identifying and promoting workforce readiness opportunities that enable\nstudents to be prepared to succeed in a new economy.</em>\n\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\n<h3>Primary Goals</h3>\n<ul>\n 	<li>\n<blockquote>Conduct a statewide survey of Virginia school divisions on workforce readiness programs and initiatives</blockquote>\n</li>\n 	<li>\n<blockquote>Identify and share best practices</blockquote>\n</li>\n 	<li>\n<blockquote>Develop and implement statewide education and advocacy efforts</blockquote>\n</li>\n 	<li>\n<blockquote>Hold a spring <a href="https://www.vsba.org/meetings-conferences/conferences/hot-topic-conference/">VSBA Hot Topic Conference on workforce readiness</a></blockquote>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<h3>Statewide Survey Results</h3>\n<ul>\n 	<li>In October/November 2015, the task force conducted a statewide survey of public school divisions to gather information Career &amp; Technical Education (CTE) across the Commonwealth.</li>\n 	<li>115 of 132 school divisions responded, with balanced statewide representation.</li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/VSBA_2015CTESurveyResults_FINAL.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/VSBA_2015CTESurveyResults_FINAL.pdf">Survey results are available for download here.</a></li>\n 	<li>On January 18, 2016, task force co-chair Bill Kidd (school board member, Wythe County) and Dr. Tom Brewster (superintendent, Pulaski County) presented the task force findings to the House Education Committee. Full details of this visit are available on the January 18 posting on the <a href="http://vsbalegislativeupdate.blogspot.com/" data-cke-saved-href="http://vsbalegislativeupdate.blogspot.com/">VSBA Legislative Update Blog</a>.</li>\n</ul>\n<h3>Stakeholder Engagement</h3>\nAn additional priority for the task force has been to involve other key stakeholder groups. As a result, representatives from the following organizations have been active participants in the task force efforts:\n<ul>\n 	<li>Virginia Association of School Superintendents</li>\n 	<li>Virginia Chamber of Commerce</li>\n 	<li>Virginia Department of Education</li>\n 	<li>Virginia Community College System</li>\n 	<li>Virginia PTA</li>\n 	<li>REL Appalachia</li>\n</ul>\n<h3>Task Force Members</h3>\n<blockquote>Co-Chair, Teddy Martin, Henry County\nCo-Chair, Jeffery Smith, Hampton City\nPaul Nichols, Mecklenburg County\nPatty Long, Westmoreland County\nKristin Swynford, New Kent County\nTeresa Ellison, Buena Vista City\nDr. Brenda Long, VA Assoc for Career and Technical Education\nLaVeta Nutter, Virginia Department of Education\nPenny Franklin, Montgomery County\nDr. Stanley Jones, Stafford County\n\nBrianna Hubbard\nDr. Paul Grinstead, Smyth County</blockquote>', 'Task Force on Workforce Readiness', 'Created to study how career and technical education programs are being implemented in Virginia school divisions and how these programs are preparing the state’s future workforce.', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '790-autosave-v1', '', '', '2023-03-06 16:57:39', '2023-03-06 21:57:39', '', 790, 'https://www.vsba.org/?p=11472', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(11473, 7, '2022-06-17 15:43:18', '2022-06-17 19:43:18', '<h3>Overview</h3>\r\nIn March 2015, the VSBA Board of Directors created the VSBA Task Force on Workforce Readiness to study how career and technical education programs are being implemented in Virginia school divisions and how these programs are preparing the state’s future workforce. In subsequent meetings, the task force members established the following mission of the task force:\r\n<blockquote><em>The mission of the VSBA Task Force on Workforce Readiness is to support school\r\ndivisions by identifying and promoting workforce readiness opportunities that enable\r\nstudents to be prepared to succeed in a new economy.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\r\n<h3>Primary Goals</h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>\r\n<blockquote>Conduct a statewide survey of Virginia school divisions on workforce readiness programs and initiatives</blockquote>\r\n</li>\r\n 	<li>\r\n<blockquote>Identify and share best practices</blockquote>\r\n</li>\r\n 	<li>\r\n<blockquote>Develop and implement statewide education and advocacy efforts</blockquote>\r\n</li>\r\n 	<li>\r\n<blockquote>Hold a spring <a href="https://www.vsba.org/meetings-conferences/conferences/hot-topic-conference/">VSBA Hot Topic Conference on workforce readiness</a></blockquote>\r\n</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3>Statewide Survey Results</h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>In October/November 2015, the task force conducted a statewide survey of public school divisions to gather information Career &amp; Technical Education (CTE) across the Commonwealth.</li>\r\n 	<li>115 of 132 school divisions responded, with balanced statewide representation.</li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/VSBA_2015CTESurveyResults_FINAL.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/VSBA_2015CTESurveyResults_FINAL.pdf">Survey results are available for download here.</a></li>\r\n 	<li>On January 18, 2016, task force co-chair Bill Kidd (school board member, Wythe County) and Dr. Tom Brewster (superintendent, Pulaski County) presented the task force findings to the House Education Committee. Full details of this visit are available on the January 18 posting on the <a href="http://vsbalegislativeupdate.blogspot.com/" data-cke-saved-href="http://vsbalegislativeupdate.blogspot.com/">VSBA Legislative Update Blog</a>.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3>Stakeholder Engagement</h3>\r\nAn additional priority for the task force has been to involve other key stakeholder groups. As a result, representatives from the following organizations have been active participants in the task force efforts:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Virginia Association of School Superintendents</li>\r\n 	<li>Virginia Chamber of Commerce</li>\r\n 	<li>Virginia Department of Education</li>\r\n 	<li>Virginia Community College System</li>\r\n 	<li>Virginia PTA</li>\r\n 	<li>REL Appalachia</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3>Task Force Members</h3>\r\n<blockquote>Co-Chair, Teddy Martin, Henry County\r\n\r\nCo-Chair, Jeffery Smith, Hampton City\r\n\r\nJames Meyer\r\n\r\nPaul Nichols, Mecklenburg County\r\n\r\nPatty Long, Westmoreland County\r\n\r\nKristin Swynford, New Kent County\r\n\r\nTeresa Ellison, Buena Vista City\r\n\r\nBrenda Long, VA Assoc for Career and Technical Education\r\n\r\nLaVeta Nutter, Virginia Department of Education\r\n\r\nPenny Franklin, Montgomery County\r\n\r\nStanley Jones, Stafford County\r\n\r\nPaul Grinstead, Smyth County</blockquote>', 'Task Force on Workforce Readiness', 'Created to study how career and technical education programs are being implemented in Virginia school divisions and how these programs are preparing the state’s future workforce.', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '790-revision-v1', '', '', '2022-06-17 15:43:18', '2022-06-17 19:43:18', '', 790, 'https://www.vsba.org/?p=11473', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(11474, 7, '2022-06-17 15:44:55', '2022-06-17 19:44:55', '<h3>Overview</h3>\r\nIn March 2015, the VSBA Board of Directors created the VSBA Task Force on Workforce Readiness to study how career and technical education programs are being implemented in Virginia school divisions and how these programs are preparing the state’s future workforce. In subsequent meetings, the task force members established the following mission of the task force:\r\n<blockquote><em>The mission of the VSBA Task Force on Workforce Readiness is to support school\r\ndivisions by identifying and promoting workforce readiness opportunities that enable\r\nstudents to be prepared to succeed in a new economy.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\r\n<h3>Primary Goals</h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>\r\n<blockquote>Conduct a statewide survey of Virginia school divisions on workforce readiness programs and initiatives</blockquote>\r\n</li>\r\n 	<li>\r\n<blockquote>Identify and share best practices</blockquote>\r\n</li>\r\n 	<li>\r\n<blockquote>Develop and implement statewide education and advocacy efforts</blockquote>\r\n</li>\r\n 	<li>\r\n<blockquote>Hold a spring <a href="https://www.vsba.org/meetings-conferences/conferences/hot-topic-conference/">VSBA Hot Topic Conference on workforce readiness</a></blockquote>\r\n</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3>Statewide Survey Results</h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>In October/November 2015, the task force conducted a statewide survey of public school divisions to gather information Career &amp; Technical Education (CTE) across the Commonwealth.</li>\r\n 	<li>115 of 132 school divisions responded, with balanced statewide representation.</li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/VSBA_2015CTESurveyResults_FINAL.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/VSBA_2015CTESurveyResults_FINAL.pdf">Survey results are available for download here.</a></li>\r\n 	<li>On January 18, 2016, task force co-chair Bill Kidd (school board member, Wythe County) and Dr. Tom Brewster (superintendent, Pulaski County) presented the task force findings to the House Education Committee. Full details of this visit are available on the January 18 posting on the <a href="http://vsbalegislativeupdate.blogspot.com/" data-cke-saved-href="http://vsbalegislativeupdate.blogspot.com/">VSBA Legislative Update Blog</a>.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3>Stakeholder Engagement</h3>\r\nAn additional priority for the task force has been to involve other key stakeholder groups. As a result, representatives from the following organizations have been active participants in the task force efforts:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Virginia Association of School Superintendents</li>\r\n 	<li>Virginia Chamber of Commerce</li>\r\n 	<li>Virginia Department of Education</li>\r\n 	<li>Virginia Community College System</li>\r\n 	<li>Virginia PTA</li>\r\n 	<li>REL Appalachia</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3>Task Force Members</h3>\r\n<blockquote>Co-Chair, Teddy Martin, Henry County\r\nCo-Chair, Jeffery Smith, Hampton City\r\nJames Meyer\r\nPaul Nichols, Mecklenburg County\r\nPatty Long, Westmoreland County\r\nKristin Swynford, New Kent County\r\nTeresa Ellison, Buena Vista City\r\nDr. Brenda Long, VA Assoc for Career and Technical Education\r\nLaVeta Nutter, Virginia Department of Education\r\nPenny Franklin, Montgomery County\r\nDr. Stanley Jones, Stafford County\r\nDr. Paul Grinstead, Smyth County</blockquote>', 'Task Force on Workforce Readiness', 'Created to study how career and technical education programs are being implemented in Virginia school divisions and how these programs are preparing the state’s future workforce.', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '790-revision-v1', '', '', '2022-06-17 15:44:55', '2022-06-17 19:44:55', '', 790, 'https://www.vsba.org/?p=11474', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(11475, 7, '2022-06-17 15:48:08', '2022-06-17 19:48:08', '<h3>Overview</h3>\nThe VSBA Task Force on Students and Schools in Challenging Environments was created by the VSBA Board of Directors at its June 6, 2013 meeting to make recommendations to the Virginia Board of Education and the Virginia Department of Education on ways to help challenged schools in Virginia. The task force was created as a result of requests for assistance and concerns among VSBA member boards related to school divisions struggling to reach their most challenged student populations. Since its creation, task force highlights include:\n<ul>\n 	<li>Hosting members of the Virginia Board of Education and the state superintendent of public instruction at a task force meeting</li>\n 	<li>Presenting to the Virginia Board of Education</li>\n 	<li>Holding a September 2013 roundtable discussion session with school board members, superintendents, and Virginia Board of Education members to discuss challenged schools</li>\n 	<li>Conducting a webinar, “Real Numbers, Real Challenges”, with Virginia legislators</li>\n 	<li>Having a “Students and Schools in Challenging Environments” track at the VSBA Annual Convention</li>\n 	<li>Holding a joint meeting with the VSBA Task Force on Virtual Learning</li>\n 	<li>Hosting “The School Board’s Role in School Improvement and Turnaround Conference”</li>\n 	<li>Initiating the “Practices of Promise for Schools in Challenging Environments Summit"</li>\n 	<li>The creation of a comprehensive report that outlines specific strategies to assist schools in challenging environments</li>\n 	<li>Presenting to the Virginia House of Delegates Education Committee</li>\n 	<li>Holding a "VSBA Task Force Day on the Hill" during the 2015 General Assembly</li>\n</ul>\n<h3>Task Force Reports</h3>\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/VSBATaskForce_2.0_Report.pdf">VSBA Task Force on Students and Schools in Challenging Environments 2.0 Report</a>- Released September 23, 2020\n\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/VSBAChallengingEnvironmentsTaskForce_October2014Report.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/VSBAChallengingEnvironmentsTaskForce_October2014Report.pdf">VSBA Task Force on Schools in Challenging Environments Report</a> 1.0\n<h3>Practices of Promise for Schools in Challenging Environments Summit (12/11/14)</h3>\nThis one-day summit, a product of the VSBA Task Force on Schools in Challenging Environments, was a partnership with the Office of Governor Terry McAuliffe, the Virginia Department of Education, the VCU School of Education, and the Virginia Association of School Superintendents. The event highlighted the Task Force’s work and featured research and best practices from educational leaders from across the Commonwealth, including school board members, superintendents, central office and building level staff, local and state government officials, and representatives from the organizations listed above. PDFs and videos of several of the presentations are included below:.\n\n<strong>Participant Interviews</strong>\n\n<iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9CDmt8CAHHk" width="560" height="315" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" data-mce-fragment="1"></iframe>\n\n<strong>Introduction &amp; Welcome</strong>\n\n<iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/uyk9eachkvU" width="560" height="315" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" data-mce-fragment="1"></iframe>\n\n<strong>Welcome - Virginia Secretary of Education Anne Holton</strong>\n\n<iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/EABAmC3hAkE" width="560" height="315" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" data-mce-fragment="1"></iframe>\n\n<strong>Engaging Every Family </strong>\n\n<iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2oueZ3IfUfM" width="560" height="315" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" data-mce-fragment="1"></iframe>\n\n<strong>Peer Groups Research </strong>\n\n<iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/oTg7hqfc6M4" width="560" height="315" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" data-mce-fragment="1"></iframe>\n\n<strong>Luncheon Speaker - The Honorable Ralph Northam, Lt. Governor of Virginia</strong>\n\n<iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9MQgErSx82c" width="560" height="315" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" data-mce-fragment="1"></iframe>\n\n<strong>Presentation Handouts</strong>\n\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Devoloping_and_Supporting_Teacher_Leaders_to_Enhance_Student_Learning_presentation.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Devoloping_and_Supporting_Teacher_Leaders_to_Enhance_Student_Learning_presentation.pdf">Devoloping and Supporting Teacher Leaders to Enhance Student Learning </a>\n\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/filedir_2}Developing_and_Supporting_Teacher_handout_-_Virginia_Continuum_of_Teacher_Development_-_Sample.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="filedir_2}Developing_and_Supporting_Teacher_handout_-_Virginia_Continuum_of_Teacher_Development_-_Sample.pdf">Devoloping and Supporting Teacher Leaders to Enhance Student Learning (handout)</a>\n\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Engaging_Every_Family_-_Increasing_the_Opportunity_for_Similar_School_Divisions_to_Share_Experiences.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Engaging_Every_Family_-_Increasing_the_Opportunity_for_Similar_School_Divisions_to_Share_Experiences.pdf">Engaging Every Family - Increasing the Opportunity for Similar School Divisions to Share Experiences</a>\n\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Extended_Learning_Opportunities_in_Newport_News_City.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Extended_Learning_Opportunities_in_Newport_News_City.pdf">Extended Learning Opportunities in Newport News City</a>\n\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Instructional_Coaching_to_improve_Professional_Practice_and_Student_Learning.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Instructional_Coaching_to_improve_Professional_Practice_and_Student_Learning.pdf">Instructional Coaching to Improve Professional Practice and Student Learning</a>\n\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Making_AMOs_in_the_First_Year_as_a_Priority_School.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Making_AMOs_in_the_First_Year_as_a_Priority_School.pdf">Making AMOs in the First Year as a Priority School</a>\n\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Making_Data_Driven_Decisions.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Making_Data_Driven_Decisions.pdf">Making Data Driven Decisions - Presentation 1</a>\n\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Making_Data-Driven_Decisions_-_2.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Making_Data-Driven_Decisions_-_2.pdf">Making Data Driven Decisions - Presentation 2</a>\n\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Meeting_all_AMOs_and_Exiting_Priority_Status.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="{https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Meeting_all_AMOs_and_Exiting_Priority_Status.pdf">Meeting all AMOs and Exiting Priority Status</a>\n\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Nutrition_and_Poverty_-_Strategies_for_Increasing_Access_to_Healthy_Foods_and_Encouragaing_Smart_Food_Choices.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Nutrition_and_Poverty_-_Strategies_for_Increasing_Access_to_Healthy_Foods_and_Encouragaing_Smart_Food_Choices.pdf">Nutrition and Poverty - Strategies for Increasing Access to Healthy Foods and Encouragaing Smart Food Choices</a>\n\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Peer_Groups_Research-_Increasing_the_Opportunity_for_Similar_School_Divisions_to_Share_Experiences.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Peer_Groups_Research-_Increasing_the_Opportunity_for_Similar_School_Divisions_to_Share_Experiences.pdf">Peer Groups Research- Increasing the Opportunity for Similar School Divisions to Share Experiences</a>\n\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Providing_District_Support_-_Standards.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Providing_District_Support_-_Standards.pdf">Providing District Support - Standards</a>\n\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Providing_District_Support_-_AARPE_1_and_2_Combined_Std_1_Teacher_Look_Fors.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Providing_District_Support_-_AARPE_1_and_2_Combined_Std_1_Teacher_Look_Fors.pdf">Providing District Support - AARPE 1 and 2 Combined Std 1 Teacher Look Fors</a>\n\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Providing_District_Support_-_Cesar_Tarrant_Lesson_Plan_Feedback_14-15.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Providing_District_Support_-_Cesar_Tarrant_Lesson_Plan_Feedback_14-15.pdf">Providing District Support - Cesar Tarrant Lesson Plan Feedback </a>\n\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Providing_District_Support_-_Descriptions_Student_Engagement_Terms.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Providing_District_Support_-_Descriptions_Student_Engagement_Terms.pdf">Providing District Support - Descriptions of Student Engagement Terms</a>\n\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Providing_District_Support_-_Effective_Teacher_Pedagogy_Descriptions.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Providing_District_Support_-_Effective_Teacher_Pedagogy_Descriptions.pdf">Providing District Support - Effective Teacher Pedagogy Descriptions</a>\n\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Successful_Practices_in_Early_Childhood_Education.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Successful_Practices_in_Early_Childhood_Education.pdf">Successful Practices in Early Childhood Education</a>\n\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Supporting_Teachers_to_Promote_Positive_Classrom_Climates_and_Successful_Engagement_of_All_Students.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Supporting_Teachers_to_Promote_Positive_Classrom_Climates_and_Successful_Engagement_of_All_Students.pdf">Supporting Teachers to Promote Positive Classrom Climates and Successful Engagement of All Students</a>\n\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Virginia_Continuum_of_Teacher_Development.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Virginia_Continuum_of_Teacher_Development.pdf">Virginia Continuum of Teacher Development</a>\n<h3>Task Force Members</h3>\n<blockquote>Co-Chair, Rodney Jordan, Norfolk City\nCo-Chair, Dr. Jason Van Heukelum, Winchester City\nDouglas Brown, Newport News City\nDavid Woodard, Tazewell County\nBarry DuVal, Virginia Chamber of Commerce\nDr. Tamara Sterling, Franklin City\nDr. Aaron Spence, Virginia Beach\nBob Hundley, Hanover County\nLillie Jessie, Prince William County\nBarbara Kanninen, Arlington County\nDr. Michael Thornton, Retired Superintendent\nChad Stewart, Policy Manager, The Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal Analysis</blockquote>', 'Students and Schools in Challenging Environments', 'The VSBA Task Force on Students and Schools in Challenging Environments was created to make recommendations to the Virginia Board of Education and the Virginia Department of Education on ways to help challenged schools in Virginia. 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Since its creation, task force highlights include:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Hosting members of the Virginia Board of Education and the state superintendent of public instruction at a task force meeting</li>\r\n 	<li>Presenting to the Virginia Board of Education</li>\r\n 	<li>Holding a September 2013 roundtable discussion session with school board members, superintendents, and Virginia Board of Education members to discuss challenged schools</li>\r\n 	<li>Conducting a webinar, “Real Numbers, Real Challenges”, with Virginia legislators</li>\r\n 	<li>Having a “Students and Schools in Challenging Environments” track at the VSBA Annual Convention</li>\r\n 	<li>Holding a joint meeting with the VSBA Task Force on Virtual Learning</li>\r\n 	<li>Hosting “The School Board’s Role in School Improvement and Turnaround Conference”</li>\r\n 	<li>Initiating the “Practices of Promise for Schools in Challenging Environments Summit"</li>\r\n 	<li>The creation of a comprehensive report that outlines specific strategies to assist schools in challenging environments</li>\r\n 	<li>Presenting to the Virginia House of Delegates Education Committee</li>\r\n 	<li>Holding a "VSBA Task Force Day on the Hill" during the 2015 General Assembly</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3>Task Force Reports</h3>\r\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/VSBATaskForce_2.0_Report.pdf">VSBA Task Force on Students and Schools in Challenging Environments 2.0 Report</a>- Released September 23, 2020\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/VSBAChallengingEnvironmentsTaskForce_October2014Report.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/VSBAChallengingEnvironmentsTaskForce_October2014Report.pdf">VSBA Task Force on Schools in Challenging Environments Report</a> 1.0\r\n<h3>Practices of Promise for Schools in Challenging Environments Summit (12/11/14)</h3>\r\nThis one-day summit, a product of the VSBA Task Force on Schools in Challenging Environments, was a partnership with the Office of Governor Terry McAuliffe, the Virginia Department of Education, the VCU School of Education, and the Virginia Association of School Superintendents. The event highlighted the Task Force’s work and featured research and best practices from educational leaders from across the Commonwealth, including school board members, superintendents, central office and building level staff, local and state government officials, and representatives from the organizations listed above. PDFs and videos of several of the presentations are included below:.\r\n\r\n<strong>Participant Interviews</strong>\r\n\r\n<iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9CDmt8CAHHk" width="560" height="315" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" data-mce-fragment="1"></iframe>\r\n\r\n<strong>Introduction &amp; Welcome</strong>\r\n\r\n<iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/uyk9eachkvU" width="560" height="315" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" data-mce-fragment="1"></iframe>\r\n\r\n<strong>Welcome - Virginia Secretary of Education Anne Holton</strong>\r\n\r\n<iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/EABAmC3hAkE" width="560" height="315" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" data-mce-fragment="1"></iframe>\r\n\r\n<strong>Engaging Every Family </strong>\r\n\r\n<iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2oueZ3IfUfM" width="560" height="315" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" data-mce-fragment="1"></iframe>\r\n\r\n<strong>Peer Groups Research </strong>\r\n\r\n<iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/oTg7hqfc6M4" width="560" height="315" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" data-mce-fragment="1"></iframe>\r\n\r\n<strong>Luncheon Speaker - The Honorable Ralph Northam, Lt. Governor of Virginia</strong>\r\n\r\n<iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9MQgErSx82c" width="560" height="315" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" data-mce-fragment="1"></iframe>\r\n\r\n<strong>Presentation Handouts</strong>\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Devoloping_and_Supporting_Teacher_Leaders_to_Enhance_Student_Learning_presentation.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Devoloping_and_Supporting_Teacher_Leaders_to_Enhance_Student_Learning_presentation.pdf">Devoloping and Supporting Teacher Leaders to Enhance Student Learning </a>\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/filedir_2}Developing_and_Supporting_Teacher_handout_-_Virginia_Continuum_of_Teacher_Development_-_Sample.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="filedir_2}Developing_and_Supporting_Teacher_handout_-_Virginia_Continuum_of_Teacher_Development_-_Sample.pdf">Devoloping and Supporting Teacher Leaders to Enhance Student Learning (handout)</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Engaging_Every_Family_-_Increasing_the_Opportunity_for_Similar_School_Divisions_to_Share_Experiences.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Engaging_Every_Family_-_Increasing_the_Opportunity_for_Similar_School_Divisions_to_Share_Experiences.pdf">Engaging Every Family - Increasing the Opportunity for Similar School Divisions to Share Experiences</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Extended_Learning_Opportunities_in_Newport_News_City.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Extended_Learning_Opportunities_in_Newport_News_City.pdf">Extended Learning Opportunities in Newport News City</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Instructional_Coaching_to_improve_Professional_Practice_and_Student_Learning.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Instructional_Coaching_to_improve_Professional_Practice_and_Student_Learning.pdf">Instructional Coaching to Improve Professional Practice and Student Learning</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Making_AMOs_in_the_First_Year_as_a_Priority_School.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Making_AMOs_in_the_First_Year_as_a_Priority_School.pdf">Making AMOs in the First Year as a Priority School</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Making_Data_Driven_Decisions.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Making_Data_Driven_Decisions.pdf">Making Data Driven Decisions - Presentation 1</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Making_Data-Driven_Decisions_-_2.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Making_Data-Driven_Decisions_-_2.pdf">Making Data Driven Decisions - Presentation 2</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Meeting_all_AMOs_and_Exiting_Priority_Status.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="{https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Meeting_all_AMOs_and_Exiting_Priority_Status.pdf">Meeting all AMOs and Exiting Priority Status</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Nutrition_and_Poverty_-_Strategies_for_Increasing_Access_to_Healthy_Foods_and_Encouragaing_Smart_Food_Choices.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Nutrition_and_Poverty_-_Strategies_for_Increasing_Access_to_Healthy_Foods_and_Encouragaing_Smart_Food_Choices.pdf">Nutrition and Poverty - Strategies for Increasing Access to Healthy Foods and Encouragaing Smart Food Choices</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Peer_Groups_Research-_Increasing_the_Opportunity_for_Similar_School_Divisions_to_Share_Experiences.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Peer_Groups_Research-_Increasing_the_Opportunity_for_Similar_School_Divisions_to_Share_Experiences.pdf">Peer Groups Research- Increasing the Opportunity for Similar School Divisions to Share Experiences</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Providing_District_Support_-_Standards.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Providing_District_Support_-_Standards.pdf">Providing District Support - Standards</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Providing_District_Support_-_AARPE_1_and_2_Combined_Std_1_Teacher_Look_Fors.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Providing_District_Support_-_AARPE_1_and_2_Combined_Std_1_Teacher_Look_Fors.pdf">Providing District Support - AARPE 1 and 2 Combined Std 1 Teacher Look Fors</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Providing_District_Support_-_Cesar_Tarrant_Lesson_Plan_Feedback_14-15.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Providing_District_Support_-_Cesar_Tarrant_Lesson_Plan_Feedback_14-15.pdf">Providing District Support - Cesar Tarrant Lesson Plan Feedback </a>\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Providing_District_Support_-_Descriptions_Student_Engagement_Terms.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Providing_District_Support_-_Descriptions_Student_Engagement_Terms.pdf">Providing District Support - Descriptions of Student Engagement Terms</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Providing_District_Support_-_Effective_Teacher_Pedagogy_Descriptions.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Providing_District_Support_-_Effective_Teacher_Pedagogy_Descriptions.pdf">Providing District Support - Effective Teacher Pedagogy Descriptions</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Successful_Practices_in_Early_Childhood_Education.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Successful_Practices_in_Early_Childhood_Education.pdf">Successful Practices in Early Childhood Education</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Supporting_Teachers_to_Promote_Positive_Classrom_Climates_and_Successful_Engagement_of_All_Students.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Supporting_Teachers_to_Promote_Positive_Classrom_Climates_and_Successful_Engagement_of_All_Students.pdf">Supporting Teachers to Promote Positive Classrom Climates and Successful Engagement of All Students</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Virginia_Continuum_of_Teacher_Development.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Virginia_Continuum_of_Teacher_Development.pdf">Virginia Continuum of Teacher Development</a>\r\n<h3>Task Force Members</h3>\r\n<blockquote>Co-Chair, Rodney Jordan, Norfolk City\r\nCo-Chair, Dr. Jason Van Heukelum, Winchester City \r\nDavid Woodard, Tazewell County\r\nBarry DuVal, Virginia Chamber of Commerce\r\nDr. Tamara Sterling, Franklin City\r\nDr. Aaron Spence, Virginia Beach\r\nBob Hundley, Hanover County\r\nLillie Jessie, Prince William County\r\nBarbara Kanninen, Arlington County\r\nDouglas Brown, Newport News City\r\nDr. Michael Thornton, Retired Superintendent\r\nChad Stewart, Policy Manager, The Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal Analysis</blockquote>', 'Students and Schools in Challenging Environments', 'The VSBA Task Force on Students and Schools in Challenging Environments was created to make recommendations to the Virginia Board of Education and the Virginia Department of Education on ways to help challenged schools in Virginia. 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(11477, 7, '2022-06-17 15:48:12', '2022-06-17 19:48:12', '<h3>Overview</h3>\r\nThe VSBA Task Force on Students and Schools in Challenging Environments was created by the VSBA Board of Directors at its June 6, 2013 meeting to make recommendations to the Virginia Board of Education and the Virginia Department of Education on ways to help challenged schools in Virginia. The task force was created as a result of requests for assistance and concerns among VSBA member boards related to school divisions struggling to reach their most challenged student populations. Since its creation, task force highlights include:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Hosting members of the Virginia Board of Education and the state superintendent of public instruction at a task force meeting</li>\r\n 	<li>Presenting to the Virginia Board of Education</li>\r\n 	<li>Holding a September 2013 roundtable discussion session with school board members, superintendents, and Virginia Board of Education members to discuss challenged schools</li>\r\n 	<li>Conducting a webinar, “Real Numbers, Real Challenges”, with Virginia legislators</li>\r\n 	<li>Having a “Students and Schools in Challenging Environments” track at the VSBA Annual Convention</li>\r\n 	<li>Holding a joint meeting with the VSBA Task Force on Virtual Learning</li>\r\n 	<li>Hosting “The School Board’s Role in School Improvement and Turnaround Conference”</li>\r\n 	<li>Initiating the “Practices of Promise for Schools in Challenging Environments Summit"</li>\r\n 	<li>The creation of a comprehensive report that outlines specific strategies to assist schools in challenging environments</li>\r\n 	<li>Presenting to the Virginia House of Delegates Education Committee</li>\r\n 	<li>Holding a "VSBA Task Force Day on the Hill" during the 2015 General Assembly</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3>Task Force Reports</h3>\r\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/VSBATaskForce_2.0_Report.pdf">VSBA Task Force on Students and Schools in Challenging Environments 2.0 Report</a>- Released September 23, 2020\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/VSBAChallengingEnvironmentsTaskForce_October2014Report.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/VSBAChallengingEnvironmentsTaskForce_October2014Report.pdf">VSBA Task Force on Schools in Challenging Environments Report</a> 1.0\r\n<h3>Practices of Promise for Schools in Challenging Environments Summit (12/11/14)</h3>\r\nThis one-day summit, a product of the VSBA Task Force on Schools in Challenging Environments, was a partnership with the Office of Governor Terry McAuliffe, the Virginia Department of Education, the VCU School of Education, and the Virginia Association of School Superintendents. The event highlighted the Task Force’s work and featured research and best practices from educational leaders from across the Commonwealth, including school board members, superintendents, central office and building level staff, local and state government officials, and representatives from the organizations listed above. PDFs and videos of several of the presentations are included below:.\r\n\r\n<strong>Participant Interviews</strong>\r\n\r\n<iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9CDmt8CAHHk" width="560" height="315" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" data-mce-fragment="1"></iframe>\r\n\r\n<strong>Introduction &amp; Welcome</strong>\r\n\r\n<iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/uyk9eachkvU" width="560" height="315" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" data-mce-fragment="1"></iframe>\r\n\r\n<strong>Welcome - Virginia Secretary of Education Anne Holton</strong>\r\n\r\n<iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/EABAmC3hAkE" width="560" height="315" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" data-mce-fragment="1"></iframe>\r\n\r\n<strong>Engaging Every Family </strong>\r\n\r\n<iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2oueZ3IfUfM" width="560" height="315" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" data-mce-fragment="1"></iframe>\r\n\r\n<strong>Peer Groups Research </strong>\r\n\r\n<iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/oTg7hqfc6M4" width="560" height="315" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" data-mce-fragment="1"></iframe>\r\n\r\n<strong>Luncheon Speaker - The Honorable Ralph Northam, Lt. Governor of Virginia</strong>\r\n\r\n<iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9MQgErSx82c" width="560" height="315" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" data-mce-fragment="1"></iframe>\r\n\r\n<strong>Presentation Handouts</strong>\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Devoloping_and_Supporting_Teacher_Leaders_to_Enhance_Student_Learning_presentation.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Devoloping_and_Supporting_Teacher_Leaders_to_Enhance_Student_Learning_presentation.pdf">Devoloping and Supporting Teacher Leaders to Enhance Student Learning </a>\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/filedir_2}Developing_and_Supporting_Teacher_handout_-_Virginia_Continuum_of_Teacher_Development_-_Sample.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="filedir_2}Developing_and_Supporting_Teacher_handout_-_Virginia_Continuum_of_Teacher_Development_-_Sample.pdf">Devoloping and Supporting Teacher Leaders to Enhance Student Learning (handout)</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Engaging_Every_Family_-_Increasing_the_Opportunity_for_Similar_School_Divisions_to_Share_Experiences.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Engaging_Every_Family_-_Increasing_the_Opportunity_for_Similar_School_Divisions_to_Share_Experiences.pdf">Engaging Every Family - Increasing the Opportunity for Similar School Divisions to Share Experiences</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Extended_Learning_Opportunities_in_Newport_News_City.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Extended_Learning_Opportunities_in_Newport_News_City.pdf">Extended Learning Opportunities in Newport News City</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Instructional_Coaching_to_improve_Professional_Practice_and_Student_Learning.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Instructional_Coaching_to_improve_Professional_Practice_and_Student_Learning.pdf">Instructional Coaching to Improve Professional Practice and Student Learning</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Making_AMOs_in_the_First_Year_as_a_Priority_School.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Making_AMOs_in_the_First_Year_as_a_Priority_School.pdf">Making AMOs in the First Year as a Priority School</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Making_Data_Driven_Decisions.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Making_Data_Driven_Decisions.pdf">Making Data Driven Decisions - Presentation 1</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Making_Data-Driven_Decisions_-_2.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Making_Data-Driven_Decisions_-_2.pdf">Making Data Driven Decisions - Presentation 2</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Meeting_all_AMOs_and_Exiting_Priority_Status.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="{https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Meeting_all_AMOs_and_Exiting_Priority_Status.pdf">Meeting all AMOs and Exiting Priority Status</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Nutrition_and_Poverty_-_Strategies_for_Increasing_Access_to_Healthy_Foods_and_Encouragaing_Smart_Food_Choices.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Nutrition_and_Poverty_-_Strategies_for_Increasing_Access_to_Healthy_Foods_and_Encouragaing_Smart_Food_Choices.pdf">Nutrition and Poverty - Strategies for Increasing Access to Healthy Foods and Encouragaing Smart Food Choices</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Peer_Groups_Research-_Increasing_the_Opportunity_for_Similar_School_Divisions_to_Share_Experiences.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Peer_Groups_Research-_Increasing_the_Opportunity_for_Similar_School_Divisions_to_Share_Experiences.pdf">Peer Groups Research- Increasing the Opportunity for Similar School Divisions to Share Experiences</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Providing_District_Support_-_Standards.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Providing_District_Support_-_Standards.pdf">Providing District Support - Standards</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Providing_District_Support_-_AARPE_1_and_2_Combined_Std_1_Teacher_Look_Fors.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Providing_District_Support_-_AARPE_1_and_2_Combined_Std_1_Teacher_Look_Fors.pdf">Providing District Support - AARPE 1 and 2 Combined Std 1 Teacher Look Fors</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Providing_District_Support_-_Cesar_Tarrant_Lesson_Plan_Feedback_14-15.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Providing_District_Support_-_Cesar_Tarrant_Lesson_Plan_Feedback_14-15.pdf">Providing District Support - Cesar Tarrant Lesson Plan Feedback </a>\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Providing_District_Support_-_Descriptions_Student_Engagement_Terms.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Providing_District_Support_-_Descriptions_Student_Engagement_Terms.pdf">Providing District Support - Descriptions of Student Engagement Terms</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Providing_District_Support_-_Effective_Teacher_Pedagogy_Descriptions.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Providing_District_Support_-_Effective_Teacher_Pedagogy_Descriptions.pdf">Providing District Support - Effective Teacher Pedagogy Descriptions</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Successful_Practices_in_Early_Childhood_Education.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Successful_Practices_in_Early_Childhood_Education.pdf">Successful Practices in Early Childhood Education</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Supporting_Teachers_to_Promote_Positive_Classrom_Climates_and_Successful_Engagement_of_All_Students.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Supporting_Teachers_to_Promote_Positive_Classrom_Climates_and_Successful_Engagement_of_All_Students.pdf">Supporting Teachers to Promote Positive Classrom Climates and Successful Engagement of All Students</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Virginia_Continuum_of_Teacher_Development.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Virginia_Continuum_of_Teacher_Development.pdf">Virginia Continuum of Teacher Development</a>\r\n<h3>Task Force Members</h3>\r\n<blockquote>Co-Chair, Rodney Jordan, Norfolk City\r\nCo-Chair, Dr. Jason Van Heukelum, Winchester City\r\nDouglas Brown, Newport News City\r\nDavid Woodard, Tazewell County\r\nBarry DuVal, Virginia Chamber of Commerce\r\nDr. Tamara Sterling, Franklin City\r\nDr. Aaron Spence, Virginia Beach\r\nBob Hundley, Hanover County\r\nLillie Jessie, Prince William County\r\nBarbara Kanninen, Arlington County\r\nDr. Michael Thornton, Retired Superintendent\r\n', 'Students and Schools in Challenging Environments', 'The VSBA Task Force on Students and Schools in Challenging Environments was created to make recommendations to the Virginia Board of Education and the Virginia Department of Education on ways to help challenged schools in Virginia. 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(11478, 7, '2022-06-17 15:49:15', '2022-06-17 19:49:15', '<h3>Overview</h3>\r\nThe VSBA Task Force on Students and Schools in Challenging Environments was created by the VSBA Board of Directors at its June 6, 2013 meeting to make recommendations to the Virginia Board of Education and the Virginia Department of Education on ways to help challenged schools in Virginia. The task force was created as a result of requests for assistance and concerns among VSBA member boards related to school divisions struggling to reach their most challenged student populations. Since its creation, task force highlights include:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Hosting members of the Virginia Board of Education and the state superintendent of public instruction at a task force meeting</li>\r\n 	<li>Presenting to the Virginia Board of Education</li>\r\n 	<li>Holding a September 2013 roundtable discussion session with school board members, superintendents, and Virginia Board of Education members to discuss challenged schools</li>\r\n 	<li>Conducting a webinar, “Real Numbers, Real Challenges”, with Virginia legislators</li>\r\n 	<li>Having a “Students and Schools in Challenging Environments” track at the VSBA Annual Convention</li>\r\n 	<li>Holding a joint meeting with the VSBA Task Force on Virtual Learning</li>\r\n 	<li>Hosting “The School Board’s Role in School Improvement and Turnaround Conference”</li>\r\n 	<li>Initiating the “Practices of Promise for Schools in Challenging Environments Summit"</li>\r\n 	<li>The creation of a comprehensive report that outlines specific strategies to assist schools in challenging environments</li>\r\n 	<li>Presenting to the Virginia House of Delegates Education Committee</li>\r\n 	<li>Holding a "VSBA Task Force Day on the Hill" during the 2015 General Assembly</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3>Task Force Members</h3>\r\n<blockquote>Co-Chair, Rodney Jordan, Norfolk City\r\nCo-Chair, Dr. Jason Van Heukelum, Winchester City\r\nDouglas Brown, Newport News City\r\nDavid Woodard, Tazewell County\r\nBarry DuVal, Virginia Chamber of Commerce\r\nDr. Tamara Sterling, Franklin City\r\nDr. Aaron Spence, Virginia Beach\r\nBob Hundley, Hanover County\r\nLillie Jessie, Prince William County\r\nBarbara Kanninen, Arlington County\r\nDr. Michael Thornton, Retired Superintendent</blockquote>\r\n<h3>Task Force Reports</h3>\r\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/VSBATaskForce_2.0_Report.pdf">VSBA Task Force on Students and Schools in Challenging Environments 2.0 Report</a>- Released September 23, 2020\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/VSBAChallengingEnvironmentsTaskForce_October2014Report.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/VSBAChallengingEnvironmentsTaskForce_October2014Report.pdf">VSBA Task Force on Schools in Challenging Environments Report</a> 1.0\r\n<h3>Practices of Promise for Schools in Challenging Environments Summit (12/11/14)</h3>\r\nThis one-day summit, a product of the VSBA Task Force on Schools in Challenging Environments, was a partnership with the Office of Governor Terry McAuliffe, the Virginia Department of Education, the VCU School of Education, and the Virginia Association of School Superintendents. The event highlighted the Task Force’s work and featured research and best practices from educational leaders from across the Commonwealth, including school board members, superintendents, central office and building level staff, local and state government officials, and representatives from the organizations listed above. PDFs and videos of several of the presentations are included below:.\r\n\r\n<strong>Participant Interviews</strong>\r\n\r\n<iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9CDmt8CAHHk" width="560" height="315" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" data-mce-fragment="1"></iframe>\r\n\r\n<strong>Introduction &amp; Welcome</strong>\r\n\r\n<iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/uyk9eachkvU" width="560" height="315" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" data-mce-fragment="1"></iframe>\r\n\r\n<strong>Welcome - Virginia Secretary of Education Anne Holton</strong>\r\n\r\n<iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/EABAmC3hAkE" width="560" height="315" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" data-mce-fragment="1"></iframe>\r\n\r\n<strong>Engaging Every Family </strong>\r\n\r\n<iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2oueZ3IfUfM" width="560" height="315" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" data-mce-fragment="1"></iframe>\r\n\r\n<strong>Peer Groups Research </strong>\r\n\r\n<iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/oTg7hqfc6M4" width="560" height="315" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" data-mce-fragment="1"></iframe>\r\n\r\n<strong>Luncheon Speaker - The Honorable Ralph Northam, Lt. Governor of Virginia</strong>\r\n\r\n<iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9MQgErSx82c" width="560" height="315" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" data-mce-fragment="1"></iframe>\r\n\r\n<strong>Presentation Handouts</strong>\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Devoloping_and_Supporting_Teacher_Leaders_to_Enhance_Student_Learning_presentation.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Devoloping_and_Supporting_Teacher_Leaders_to_Enhance_Student_Learning_presentation.pdf">Devoloping and Supporting Teacher Leaders to Enhance Student Learning </a>\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/filedir_2}Developing_and_Supporting_Teacher_handout_-_Virginia_Continuum_of_Teacher_Development_-_Sample.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="filedir_2}Developing_and_Supporting_Teacher_handout_-_Virginia_Continuum_of_Teacher_Development_-_Sample.pdf">Devoloping and Supporting Teacher Leaders to Enhance Student Learning (handout)</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Engaging_Every_Family_-_Increasing_the_Opportunity_for_Similar_School_Divisions_to_Share_Experiences.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Engaging_Every_Family_-_Increasing_the_Opportunity_for_Similar_School_Divisions_to_Share_Experiences.pdf">Engaging Every Family - Increasing the Opportunity for Similar School Divisions to Share Experiences</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Extended_Learning_Opportunities_in_Newport_News_City.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Extended_Learning_Opportunities_in_Newport_News_City.pdf">Extended Learning Opportunities in Newport News City</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Instructional_Coaching_to_improve_Professional_Practice_and_Student_Learning.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Instructional_Coaching_to_improve_Professional_Practice_and_Student_Learning.pdf">Instructional Coaching to Improve Professional Practice and Student Learning</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Making_AMOs_in_the_First_Year_as_a_Priority_School.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Making_AMOs_in_the_First_Year_as_a_Priority_School.pdf">Making AMOs in the First Year as a Priority School</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Making_Data_Driven_Decisions.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Making_Data_Driven_Decisions.pdf">Making Data Driven Decisions - Presentation 1</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Making_Data-Driven_Decisions_-_2.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Making_Data-Driven_Decisions_-_2.pdf">Making Data Driven Decisions - Presentation 2</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Meeting_all_AMOs_and_Exiting_Priority_Status.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="{https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Meeting_all_AMOs_and_Exiting_Priority_Status.pdf">Meeting all AMOs and Exiting Priority Status</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Nutrition_and_Poverty_-_Strategies_for_Increasing_Access_to_Healthy_Foods_and_Encouragaing_Smart_Food_Choices.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Nutrition_and_Poverty_-_Strategies_for_Increasing_Access_to_Healthy_Foods_and_Encouragaing_Smart_Food_Choices.pdf">Nutrition and Poverty - Strategies for Increasing Access to Healthy Foods and Encouragaing Smart Food Choices</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Peer_Groups_Research-_Increasing_the_Opportunity_for_Similar_School_Divisions_to_Share_Experiences.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Peer_Groups_Research-_Increasing_the_Opportunity_for_Similar_School_Divisions_to_Share_Experiences.pdf">Peer Groups Research- Increasing the Opportunity for Similar School Divisions to Share Experiences</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Providing_District_Support_-_Standards.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Providing_District_Support_-_Standards.pdf">Providing District Support - Standards</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Providing_District_Support_-_AARPE_1_and_2_Combined_Std_1_Teacher_Look_Fors.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Providing_District_Support_-_AARPE_1_and_2_Combined_Std_1_Teacher_Look_Fors.pdf">Providing District Support - AARPE 1 and 2 Combined Std 1 Teacher Look Fors</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Providing_District_Support_-_Cesar_Tarrant_Lesson_Plan_Feedback_14-15.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Providing_District_Support_-_Cesar_Tarrant_Lesson_Plan_Feedback_14-15.pdf">Providing District Support - Cesar Tarrant Lesson Plan Feedback </a>\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Providing_District_Support_-_Descriptions_Student_Engagement_Terms.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Providing_District_Support_-_Descriptions_Student_Engagement_Terms.pdf">Providing District Support - Descriptions of Student Engagement Terms</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Providing_District_Support_-_Effective_Teacher_Pedagogy_Descriptions.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Providing_District_Support_-_Effective_Teacher_Pedagogy_Descriptions.pdf">Providing District Support - Effective Teacher Pedagogy Descriptions</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Successful_Practices_in_Early_Childhood_Education.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Successful_Practices_in_Early_Childhood_Education.pdf">Successful Practices in Early Childhood Education</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Supporting_Teachers_to_Promote_Positive_Classrom_Climates_and_Successful_Engagement_of_All_Students.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Supporting_Teachers_to_Promote_Positive_Classrom_Climates_and_Successful_Engagement_of_All_Students.pdf">Supporting Teachers to Promote Positive Classrom Climates and Successful Engagement of All Students</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Virginia_Continuum_of_Teacher_Development.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Virginia_Continuum_of_Teacher_Development.pdf">Virginia Continuum of Teacher Development</a>', 'Students and Schools in Challenging Environments', 'The VSBA Task Force on Students and Schools in Challenging Environments was created to make recommendations to the Virginia Board of Education and the Virginia Department of Education on ways to help challenged schools in Virginia. 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href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Federal-Advocacy-Update-1.7.2022.pdf">January 7, 2022</a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3>2021</h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Federal-Advocacy-Update-12.17.2021.pdf">December 17, 2021</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Federal-Advocacy-Update-12.13.2021.pdf">December 13, 2021</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Federal-Advocacy-Update-10.22.2021.pdf">October 22, 2021</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Federal-Advocacy-Update-10.11.2021.pdf">October 11, 2021</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Federal-Advocacy-Update-10.1.2021.pdf">October 1, 2021</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Federal-Advocacy-Update-9.27.2021.pdf">September 27, 2021</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Federal-Advocacy-Update-9.17.2021.pdf">September 17, 2021</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Federal-Advocacy-Update-9.13.2021.pdf">September 13, 2021</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Federal-Advocacy-Report-9.7.2021.pdf">September 7, 2021</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Federal-Advocacy-Update-8.27.2021.pdf">August 27, 2021</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Federal-Advocacy-Report-8.20.2021.pdf">August 20, 2021</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Federal-Advocacy-Update-8.16.2021.pdf">August 16, 2021</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Federal-Advocacy-Update-8.2.2021.pdf">August 2, 2021</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a 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href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Federal-Advocacy-Report-2.6.2021.pdf">February 6, 2021</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Federal-Advocacy-Report-1.30.2021.pdf">January 30, 2021</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Federal-Advocacy-Update-1.16.2021.pdf">January 16, 2021</a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3><strong>2020</strong></h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Federal-Advocacy-Update-12.19.2020.pdf">December 19, 2020</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Federal-Advocacy-Report-12.5.2020.pdf">December 5, 2020</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Federal-Advocacy-Report-11.21.2020.pdf">November 21, 2020</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Federal-Advocacy-Report-11.6.2020.pdf">November 6, 2020</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Federal-Advocacy-Report-10.30.2020.pdf">October 30, 2020</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_10.24.2020.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_10.24.2020.pdf">October 24, 2020</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report10.17.2020.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report10.17.2020.pdf">October 17, 2020</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_10.10.2020.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_10.10.2020.pdf">October 10, 2020</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_10.5.2020.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_10.5.2020.pdf">October 5, 2020</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Update_9.26.2020.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Update_9.26.2020.pdf">September 26, 2020</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_9.19.2020.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_9.19.2020.pdf">September 19, 2020</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_9.12.2020.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_9.12.2020.pdf">September 12, 2020</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_9.4.2020.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_9.4.2020.pdf">September 4, 2020</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_8.29.2020.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_8.29.2020.pdf">August 29, 2020</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_8.15.2020.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_8.15.2020.pdf">August 15, 2020</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_8.8.2020.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_8.8.2020.pdf">August 8, 2020</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_8.1.2020.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_8.1.2020.pdf">August 1, 2020</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_7.25.2020.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_7.25.2020.pdf">July 25, 2020</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_7.19.2020.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_7.19.2020.pdf">July 19, 2020</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_7.3.2020.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_7.3.2020.pdf">July 3, 2020</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_6.29.2020.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_6.29.2020.pdf">June 29, 2020</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_6.22.2020.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_6.22.2020.pdf">June 22, 2020</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Update_6.12.2020.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Update_6.12.2020.pdf">June 12, 2020</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Update_6.8.2020.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Update_6.8.2020.pdf">June 8, 2020</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_6.1.2020.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_6.1.2020.pdf">June 1, 2020</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_5.26.2020.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_5.26.2020.pdf">May 26, 2020</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Update_5.16.2020.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Update_5.16.2020.pdf">May 16, 2020</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_5.9.2020.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_5.9.2020.pdf">May 9, 2020</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Update_5.2.2020.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Update_5.2.2020.pdf">May 2, 2020</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_4.27.2020.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_4.27.2020.pdf">April 25, 2020</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_4.6.2020.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_4.6.2020.pdf">April 6, 2020</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Update_3.30.2020.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Update_3.30.2020.pdf">March 30, 2020</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_3.16.2020.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_3.16.2020.pdf">March 16, 2020</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_2.29.2020.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_2.29.2020.pdf">February 29, 2020</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_2.22.2020.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_2.22.2020.pdf">February 22, 2020</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_2.15.2020.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_2.15.2020.pdf">February 15, 2020</a></li>\r\n 	<li><img src="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Update_2.10.2020.pdf" alt="" data-cke-saved-src="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Update_2.10.2020.pdf"><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Update_2.10.2020.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Update_2.10.2020.pdf">February 10, 2020</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Update_2.1.2020.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Update_2.1.2020.pdf">February 1, 2020</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_1.25.2020.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_1.25.2020.pdf">January 25, 2020</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_1.18.2020.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_1.18.2020.pdf">January 18, 2020</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_1.13.2020.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_1.13.2020.pdf">January 13, 2020</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_1.6.2020.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_1.6.2020.pdf">January 6, 2020</a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3><strong>2019</strong></h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_12.13.2019.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_12.13.2019.pdf">December 13, 2019</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_11.25.2019.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_11.25.2019.pdf">November 25, 2019</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Update_11.15.2019.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Update_11.15.2019.pdf">November 15, 2019</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_11.11.2019.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_11.11.2019.pdf">November 11, 2019</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_11.4.2019.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_11.4.2019.pdf">November 4, 2019</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_10.28.2019.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_10.28.2019.pdf">October 28, 2019</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_10.21.2019.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_10.21.2019.pdf">October 21, 2019</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Updates_10.11.2019.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Updates_10.11.2019.pdf">October 11, 2019</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Update_10.7.2019.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Update_10.7.2019.pdf">October 7, 2019</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Update_9.27.2019.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Update_9.27.2019.pdf">September 27, 2019</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_9.20.2019.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_9.20.2019.pdf">September 20, 2019</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Update_9.13.2019.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Update_9.13.2019.pdf">September 13, 2019</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_8.12.2019.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_8.12.2019.pdf">August 12, 2019</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Update_8.2.2019.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Update_8.2.2019.pdf">August 2, 2019</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_7.26.2019.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_7.26.2019.pdf">July 26, 2019</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_7.19.2019.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_7.19.2019.pdf">July 19, 2019</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_7.12.2019.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_7.12.2019.pdf">July 12, 2019</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_6.28.2019.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_6.28.2019.pdf">June 28, 2019</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_6.21.2019.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_6.21.2019.pdf">June 21, 2019</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_6.14.2019.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_6.14.2019.pdf">June 14, 2019</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_6.10.2019.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_6.10.2019.pdf">June 10, 2019</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_5.31.2019.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_5.31.2019.pdf">May 31, 2019</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_5.20.2019.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_5.20.2019.pdf">May 20, 2019</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_5.13.2020.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_5.13.2020.pdf">May 13, 2019</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_5.3.2019.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_5.3.2019.pdf">May 3, 2019</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_4.26.2019.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_4.26.2019.pdf">April 26, 2019</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_4.22.2019.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_4.22.2019.pdf">April 22, 2019</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_4.12.2019.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_4.12.2019.pdf">April 12, 2019</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_3.27.2019.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_3.27.2019.pdf">March 27, 2019</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Update_3.11.2019.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Update_3.11.2019.pdf">March 11, 2019</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_2.4.2019.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Federal_Advocacy_Report_2.4.2019.pdf">February 2, 2019</a></li>\r\n</ul>', 'Federal Advocacy Reports', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '890-revision-v1', '', '', '2022-06-21 09:19:59', '2022-06-21 13:19:59', '', 890, 'https://www.vsba.org/?p=11509', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(11510, 5, '2022-06-23 14:52:07', '2022-06-23 18:52:07', '<h3><span style="color: #e11a3b;"><strong>From the Executive Director</strong></span></h3>\r\n\r\n<hr>\r\n\r\n<img class="wp-image-271 size-medium alignleft" src="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Gina_NEW-2018-200x300.jpg" alt="Gina Patterson, Executive Director" width="200" height="300">\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>10 Tips for New School Board Members</strong></p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;">The VSBA would like to take this time to welcome all new school board members and welcome back those incumbents who won their elections. Below are 10 tips for New School Board Members based on the advice of seasoned board members who’ve learned through experience the pitfalls of being new on the board. Don’t forget that your association, VSBA, is here for you, so please don’t hesitate to call us at 1-800-446-8722.</p>\r\n\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>Assume your position with an open mind. Go slow initially, especially if you have come to the board with changes in mind. Chances are you will feel differently about many things in six months.</li>\r\n 	<li>Remember that the only authority you have lies in the corporate action of the school board. You have no legal authority to act alone unless the board explicitly delegates a task to you.</li>\r\n 	<li>Do not let your differences of opinion deteriorate into personality conflicts. The board sets the tone for the entire school system. Staff, students, parents, and the community observe how the board functions. Effective boards establish a model of collegiality and collaboration that builds confidence in your community that everyone is working to do what’s best for students.</li>\r\n 	<li>Give the superintendent and staff your public support. Use one-on-one meetings with the superintendent to iron out differences of opinion or to ask clarifying questions ahead of the school board vote.</li>\r\n 	<li>Keep out of teacher/personnel problems. The board hired a superintendent to take on that responsibility.</li>\r\n 	<li>Make every effort to be an informed board member. School business is always an important business. To be informed requires time and effort. Ask questions of your superintendent as you feel the need.</li>\r\n 	<li>As a board member, you should be accessible to your constituents to listen to their concerns. Listen carefully, then refer them to the appropriate person according to board norms and protocols. Remember that you may be hearing only one side of the story. Do not make any promises to fix a concern. Allow the process you have established as a board governance team to work.</li>\r\n 	<li>Accept your job on the board as one of responsible leadership in the community. Do your homework, come prepared to work, and remember that sometimes the work is to listen. Your role on the board is to interpret school affairs to an interested public. Expect to occasionally be in the minority on board decisions and accept the majority decision graciously. The time to voice your opinions about issues is before the vote is taken. Use your position on the board to help form public opinion and create active, intelligent support for education in your community. You were elected as an individual, but you’ll work as part of a board governance team. The best way to succeed as a board member is to practice collaboration and respect.</li>\r\n 	<li>Commit to your own professional development and learning. Take time to listen, learn, and build your understanding as you begin to share your ideas. Attend trainings, VSBA meetings, read books and periodicals to learn about the complex legal and educational issues facing your school division. Realize that you don’t know everything and capitalize on every opportunity to learn.</li>\r\n 	<li>As a board member, remember to keep students at the heart of every decision you make. Always keep their best interest in mind. Remain focused on students and their achievements, and stay connected with your community, schools, teachers, and students.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;">Thank you for all you do. We look forward to seeing you soon.</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;">GP</p>\r\n</blockquote>', 'From the Executive Director', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'from-the-executive-director-2', '', '', '2022-06-23 15:31:27', '2022-06-23 19:31:27', '', 0, 'https://www.vsba.org/?p=11510', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(11511, 5, '2022-06-21 09:24:14', '2022-06-21 13:24:14', '<h3><span style="color: #e11a3b;"><strong>From the Executive Director</strong></span></h3>\r\n\r\n<hr>\r\n\r\n<img class="wp-image-271 size-medium alignleft" src="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Gina_NEW-2018-200x300.jpg" alt="Gina Patterson, Executive Director" width="200" height="300">\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>10 Tips for New School Board Members</strong></p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;">The VSBA would like to take this time to welcome all new school board members and welcome back those incumbents who won their elections. Below are 10 tips for New School Board Members based on the advice of seasoned board members who’ve learned through experience the pitfalls of being new on the board. Don’t forget that your association, VSBA, is here for you, so please don’t hesitate to call us at 1-800-446-8722.</p>\r\n\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>Assume your position with an open mind. Go slow initially, especially if you have come to the board with changes in mind. Chances are you will feel differently about many things in six months.</li>\r\n 	<li>Remember that the only authority you have lies in the corporate action of the school board. You have no legal authority to act alone unless the board explicitly delegates a task to you.</li>\r\n 	<li>Do not let your differences of opinion deteriorate into personality conflicts. The board sets the tone for the entire school system. Staff, students, parents, and the community observe how the board functions. Effective boards establish a model of collegiality and collaboration that builds confidence in your community that everyone is working to do what’s best for students.</li>\r\n 	<li>Give the superintendent and staff your public support. Use one-on-one meetings with the superintendent to iron out differences of opinion or to ask clarifying questions ahead of the school board vote.</li>\r\n 	<li>Keep out of teacher/personnel problems. The board hired a superintendent to take on that responsibility.</li>\r\n 	<li>Make every effort to be an informed board member. School business is always an important business. To be informed requires time and effort. Ask questions of your superintendent as you feel the need.</li>\r\n 	<li>As a board member, you should be accessible to your constituents to listen to their concerns. Listen carefully, then refer them to the appropriate person according to board norms and protocols. Remember that you may be hearing only one side of the story. Do not make any promises to fix a concern. Allow the process you have established as a board governance team to work.</li>\r\n 	<li>Accept your job on the board as one of responsible leadership in the community. Do your homework, come prepared to work, and remember that sometimes the work is to listen. Your role on the board is to interpret school affairs to an interested public. Expect to occasionally be in the minority on board decisions and accept the majority decision graciously. The time to voice your opinions about issues is before the vote is taken. Use your position on the board to help form public opinion and create active, intelligent support for education in your community. You were elected as an individual, but you’ll work as part of a board governance team. The best way to succeed as a board member is to practice collaboration and respect.</li>\r\n 	<li>Commit to your own professional development and learning. Take time to listen, learn, and build your understanding as you begin to share your ideas. Attend trainings, VSBA meetings, read books and periodicals to learn about the complex legal and educational issues facing your school division. Realize that you don’t know everything and capitalize on every opportunity to learn.</li>\r\n 	<li>As a board member, remember to keep students at the heart of every decision you make. Always keep their best interest in mind. Remain focused on students and their achievements, and stay connected with your community, schools, teachers, and students.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;">Thank you for all you do. We look forward to seeing you soon.</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;">GP</p>', 'From the Executive Director', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '11510-revision-v1', '', '', '2022-06-21 09:24:14', '2022-06-21 13:24:14', '', 11510, 'https://www.vsba.org/?p=11511', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(11513, 3, '2022-06-21 14:48:30', '2022-06-21 18:48:30', '<h3><img src="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Copy-of-2020-Conference-Headers-9.png" sizes="(max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px" srcset="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Copy-of-2020-Conference-Headers-9.png 820w, https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Copy-of-2020-Conference-Headers-9-300x73.png 300w, https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Copy-of-2020-Conference-Headers-9-768x187.png 768w" alt="" width="820" height="200">\r\n2022 Exhibit Hall Information\r\nNovember 16-17, 2022\r\nWilliamsburg Lodge</h3>\r\nThink Outside the Booth! We are excited to announce that registration is open for the 2022 VSBA Annual Convention Exhibit Hall, being held November 16-17, 2022 at the Colonial Williamsburg Lodge! Build brand awareness with school governance teams at the VSBA 2022 Annual Convention Exhibit Hall by reserving your booth now.\r\n\r\nEach booth includes two boxed lunches on Thursday for your representatives (additional available for purchase for one other representative), two chairs, draped table, carpeted exhibit area, wireless internet access, company identification sign, listing in the convention program, an opportunity for face-to-face marketing to a variety of education decision-makers, breakfasts, coffee breaks, and other events in the exhibit area.\r\n\r\nBooths will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis, and the best go fast! To confirm your spot at the Exhibit Hall please make sure to send in your payment to VSBA no later than two weeks after being invoiced. Please see below for the brochure for more information. For the quickest booth selection, please fill out the attached survey here: <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2022ACEHall" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link-type="web">Click Here!</a>\r\n\r\nThe Exhibit Hall will be open Wednesday, November 16, 12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m., and Thursday, November 17, 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. at the Colonial Williamsburg Lodge in the Virginia Room.\r\n\r\nFor questions, more information, or to make a credit card payment please contact Mikaela Coffey, <a href="mailto:mikaela@vsba.org">mikaela@vsba.org</a>.\r\n<a role="button" href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/2022-AC-Exhibitor-Brochure-1.pdf">\r\nClick Here to View the 2022 Exhibit Hall Brochure\r\n</a>\r\n<h3 style="text-align: center;">2022 VSBA Annual Convention Exhibitors</h3>\r\n<a href="https://www.abm.com/">ABM Building Services</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.airmechanicalsales.com/" data-cke-saved-href="http://www.airmechanicalsales.com/">Air Mechanical Solutions</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.americanfidelity.com/" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.americanfidelity.com/">American Fidelity</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.apptegy.com/?utm_term=apptegy&amp;utm_campaign=Brand+2021&amp;utm_source=adwords&amp;utm_medium=ppc&amp;hsa_acc=3789290377&amp;hsa_cam=12583065508&amp;hsa_grp=122646003074&amp;hsa_ad=593178449671&amp;hsa_src=g&amp;hsa_tgt=kwd-667812616070&amp;hsa_kw=apptegy&amp;hsa_mt=e&amp;hsa_net=adwords&amp;hsa_ver=3&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjwj42UBhAAEiwACIhADiXPLoKrzcJsfMN6ek8B-xEmKYce-xrofzgCtWNjb9G7TIlfXjZtYxoCD-oQAvD_BwE">Apptegy</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="https://atccorpmd.com/">ATC Corp</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="https://audioenhancement.com/">Audio Enhancement</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.bpatpa.com/" data-cke-saved-href="http://www.bpatpa.com/">Benefit Plan Administrators, Inc. 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(11514, 3, '2022-06-21 15:13:09', '2022-06-21 19:13:09', '<img src="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Webinars_Live.png?v=1584472260245" alt="" data-cke-saved-src="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Webinars_Live.png?v=1584472260245">\r\n<strong>Tuesday, June 14, 2022 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.\r\n</strong><strong>Purchasing Fundamentals 101: What Board Members and School Districts Should Know\r\n</strong>School districts are tasked with the responsibility of procuring goods and services at the lowest cost, quality, or best value. Districts must address a variety of procurement needs. This session, “Purchasing 101 - What Board members should know” is offered as a general component of understanding purchasing fundamentals what school board members should know about public procurement.  Also, the benefits, value, and opportunities a school district can leverage within a cooperative purchasing model, ending with questions Board members should ask.\r\n\r\nReserve your webinar seat now, by<a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcqduirrDooG9TtBy9GiTfOY8WPIH1ie646"> clicking here!</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Cost:</strong> Free\r\n<strong>Date and Time:</strong> June 14, 2022 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.\r\n<strong>Presenter:</strong> David Ricketts, National Director, BuyBoard\r\n\r\n<strong>Tuesday, June 21, 2022 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.\r\n</strong><strong>How Virginia School Divisions Are Closing the Digital Divide for Students\r\n</strong>Kajeet and VSBA launched the 2022 Virginia Education Broadband Grant earlier this year to support school divisions across the commonwealth as they address the digital divide for students, also known as the ‘Homework Gap’. During this webinar Kajeet will discuss key insights and takeaways from the applications, including challenges faced when connecting students, the importance of mobile connectivity, funding, and trending solutions. Plus, winners of the 2022 Virginia Education Broadband Grant will share how they are leveraging the awarded funds to close the digital divide in their school divisions.\r\n\r\nReserve your webinar seat now, by<a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwoc-mspjorG9KPjXM2n0rnXBIt--Bc1O98"> clicking here!</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Cost:</strong> Free\r\n<strong>Date and Time:</strong> June 21, 2022 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.\r\n<strong>Presenters:</strong> Tina Craun, Account Manager for Virginia, Kajeet and Collette Johnson, Senior Business Development Executive for Virginia, Kajeet\r\n\r\n<strong>Thursday, June 23, 2022 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.\r\n</strong><strong>Upcoming Changes to FOIA''s Rules on Electronic Participation in Meetings\r\n</strong>Do you need a refresher course on the rules that apply when school board members participate in meetings electronically?\r\n\r\nDo you want to get a head start on upcoming changes to those rules?\r\n\r\nIf you answered “yes” to either of those questions, this webinar is for you. It will cover both the current rules and changes from this year’s General Assembly session. Gain confidence from knowing when individual board members can, and can’t, participate in a meeting electronically. The webinar will also address the rare situations in which school boards can have all-virtual meetings.\r\n\r\nReserve your webinar seat now, by<a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAucOusrjkrH9FVCz_2q6-mu8qFav8pR9-9" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> </a><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZErcuuhqzoqHdcPipgM5ExGuMtIH1epINEL" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">clicking here!</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Cost:</strong> $160 per registration\r\n<strong>Date and Time: </strong>June 23, 2022 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.\r\n<strong>Presenter:</strong> Elizabeth Ewing, Director of Legal and Policy Services, VSBA\r\n\r\n<strong>Tuesday, June 28, 2022 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.\r\n</strong><strong>COVID-19: What it Takes to Develop a Virtual Academy from the Ground Up in Two Months\r\n</strong>Learn take-a-ways from one division and how they used low-tech tools to develop a virtual academy in a period of two months to service over 1600 students during the pandemic using resources already available to the division. The presenters will provide you with invaluable lessons to think about when initiating, planning, and implementing a virtual academy from the ground up. Take-a-ways will include organizational resources to think about, what the communication plan should look like to staff parents, and/or guardians, and details to consider when planning lessons at the classroom level.\r\n\r\nReserve your webinar seat now, by<a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0scuqqrjkpHtN1qiV3Zlme5Be-kQ4nXenM"> clicking here!</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Cost:</strong> Free\r\n<strong>Date and Time:</strong> June 28, 2022 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.\r\n<strong>Presenter:</strong> Dr. Lisa Chen, Director of Virtual Academy and Middle School Education, Louisa County Public Schools\r\n\r\n<strong>Tuesday, July 12, 2022 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.\r\n</strong><strong>Parliamentary Procedure Lunch and Learn</strong>\r\n\r\nJoin us for a live webinar on Parliamentary Procedure on Tuesday, July 12, 2022. This webinar will provide a brief overview/refresher of Robert''s Rules of Order.  Upon the conclusion of the webinar, attendees will have increased confidence on how to participate in an upcoming meeting. Topics covered include how to make a motion, debate, and FOIA compliance.\r\n\r\nReserve your webinar seat now, by<a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0kdO6spz0rH9yU0EPJeJ57fWfKJ_6IoMRt"> clicking here!</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Cost:</strong> $160 per registration\r\n<strong>Date and Time:</strong> July 12, 2022 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.\r\n<strong>Presenter:</strong> Donald Garrett, Professional Registered Parliamentarian\r\n\r\n<strong>Wednesday, December 7, 2022 12:00p.m.- 1:00p.m.\r\nInsights for Budget Basics &amp; Finance 101: Part 1</strong>\r\n\r\nVirginia public school budgeting will be discussed, including roles of elected officials, fiduciary requirements, stakeholders, and budget reports. Revenue categories will be explained, including state formulas, federal funding, local funding, and tax rates.\r\n\r\nReserve your webinar seat now, by <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcudeipqj0iE9HtVNhimShXNBGbRs-XoAtX">clicking here!</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Cost:</strong> $160 per registration or $290 for the complete series (multiple registrations needed if viewing from multiple devices/locations)\r\n<strong>Date and Time:</strong> December 7, 2022 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm\r\n<strong>Presenter:</strong> Leigh Burden, Assistant Superintendent of Budget and Finance from Fairfax County Public Schools\r\n\r\n<strong>Thursday, December 8, 2022 12:00p.m.- 1:00p.m.\r\nInsights for Budget Basics &amp; Finance 101: Part 2</strong>\r\n\r\nSession two will explain expenditures including enrollment, staffing, salaries, and employee benefits. Also discussed will be "odds and ends" of school division finance including audits, school activity funds, quarterly reports fund balances, and misinformation.\r\n\r\nReserve your webinar seat now, by <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEkdeirrjosHdGF98hg57YGs9wj3M0KG3GQ">clicking here!</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Cost:</strong> $160 per registration or $290 for the complete series (multiple registrations needed if viewing from multiple devices/locations)\r\n<strong>Date and Time:</strong> December 8, 2022 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm\r\n<strong>Presenter:</strong> Leigh Burden, Assistant Superintendent of Budget and Finance from Fairfax County Public Schools\r\n<h3 style="text-align: center;">Thank You to Our 2022 Webinar Sponsor!</h3>\r\n<img class="aligncenter" src="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/VAcorp-2021-color-1-300x246.jpg" alt="" width="157" height="129">\r\n<blockquote>Disclaimer:\r\nPlease be advised that the Virginia School Boards Association webinars are open to individuals in Virginia who are associated with a public school division unless prior permission has been granted. 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(11515, 3, '2022-06-21 15:32:31', '2022-06-21 19:32:31', '<img src="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Webinars_Live.png?v=1584472260245" alt="" data-cke-saved-src="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Webinars_Live.png?v=1584472260245">\r\n<strong>Tuesday, June 14, 2022 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.\r\n</strong><strong>Purchasing Fundamentals 101: What Board Members and School Districts Should Know\r\n</strong>School districts are tasked with the responsibility of procuring goods and services at the lowest cost, quality, or best value. Districts must address a variety of procurement needs. This session, “Purchasing 101 - What Board members should know” is offered as a general component of understanding purchasing fundamentals what school board members should know about public procurement.  Also, the benefits, value, and opportunities a school district can leverage within a cooperative purchasing model, ending with questions Board members should ask.\r\n\r\nReserve your webinar seat now, by<a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcqduirrDooG9TtBy9GiTfOY8WPIH1ie646"> clicking here!</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Cost:</strong> Free\r\n<strong>Date and Time:</strong> June 14, 2022 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.\r\n<strong>Presenter:</strong> David Ricketts, National Director, BuyBoard\r\n\r\n<strong>Tuesday, June 21, 2022 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.\r\n</strong><strong>How Virginia School Divisions Are Closing the Digital Divide for Students\r\n</strong>Kajeet and VSBA launched the 2022 Virginia Education Broadband Grant earlier this year to support school divisions across the commonwealth as they address the digital divide for students, also known as the ‘Homework Gap’. During this webinar Kajeet will discuss key insights and takeaways from the applications, including challenges faced when connecting students, the importance of mobile connectivity, funding, and trending solutions. Plus, winners of the 2022 Virginia Education Broadband Grant will share how they are leveraging the awarded funds to close the digital divide in their school divisions.\r\n\r\nReserve your webinar seat now, by<a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwoc-mspjorG9KPjXM2n0rnXBIt--Bc1O98"> clicking here!</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Cost:</strong> Free\r\n<strong>Date and Time:</strong> June 21, 2022 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.\r\n<strong>Presenters:</strong> Tina Craun, Account Manager for Virginia, Kajeet and Collette Johnson, Senior Business Development Executive for Virginia, Kajeet\r\n\r\n<strong>Thursday, June 23, 2022 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.\r\n</strong><strong>Upcoming Changes to FOIA''s Rules on Electronic Participation in Meetings\r\n</strong>Do you need a refresher course on the rules that apply when school board members participate in meetings electronically?\r\n\r\nDo you want to get a head start on upcoming changes to those rules?\r\n\r\nIf you answered “yes” to either of those questions, this webinar is for you. It will cover both the current rules and changes from this year’s General Assembly session. Gain confidence from knowing when individual board members can, and can’t, participate in a meeting electronically. The webinar will also address the rare situations in which school boards can have all-virtual meetings.\r\n\r\nReserve your webinar seat now, by<a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAucOusrjkrH9FVCz_2q6-mu8qFav8pR9-9" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> </a><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZErcuuhqzoqHdcPipgM5ExGuMtIH1epINEL" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">clicking here!</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Cost:</strong> $160 per registration\r\n<strong>Date and Time: </strong>June 23, 2022 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.\r\n<strong>Presenter:</strong> Elizabeth Ewing, Director of Legal and Policy Services, VSBA\r\n\r\n<strong>Tuesday, June 28, 2022 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.\r\n</strong><strong>COVID-19: What it Takes to Develop a Virtual Academy from the Ground Up in Two Months\r\n</strong>Learn take-a-ways from one division and how they used low-tech tools to develop a virtual academy in a period of two months to service over 1600 students during the pandemic using resources already available to the division. The presenters will provide you with invaluable lessons to think about when initiating, planning, and implementing a virtual academy from the ground up. Take-a-ways will include organizational resources to think about, what the communication plan should look like to staff parents, and/or guardians, and details to consider when planning lessons at the classroom level.\r\n\r\nReserve your webinar seat now, by<a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0scuqqrjkpHtN1qiV3Zlme5Be-kQ4nXenM"> clicking here!</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Cost:</strong> Free\r\n<strong>Date and Time:</strong> June 28, 2022 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.\r\n<strong>Presenter:</strong> Dr. Lisa Chen, Director of Virtual Academy and Middle School Education, Louisa County Public Schools\r\n\r\n<strong>Tuesday, July 12, 2022 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.\r\n</strong><strong>Parliamentary Procedure Lunch and Learn</strong>\r\n\r\nJoin us for a live webinar on Parliamentary Procedure on Tuesday, July 12, 2022. This webinar will provide a brief overview/refresher of Robert''s Rules of Order.  Upon the conclusion of the webinar, attendees will have increased confidence on how to participate in an upcoming meeting. Topics covered include how to make a motion, debate, and FOIA compliance.\r\n\r\nReserve your webinar seat now, by<a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0kdO6spz0rH9yU0EPJeJ57fWfKJ_6IoMRt"> clicking here!</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Cost:</strong> $160 per registration\r\n<strong>Date and Time:</strong> July 12, 2022 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.\r\n<strong>Presenter:</strong> Donald Garrett, Professional Registered Parliamentarian\r\n\r\n<strong>Tuesday, August 9, 2022 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.\r\n</strong><strong>How Many Crayons in Your Box? Emotional Integrity in Leadership</strong>\r\n\r\nSpeaking our truth is seen as a positive character trait. What happens when leaders speak or listen without perceptual filters? Join us for this first live webinar which is part of a series with Dr. Noal Cochran. This webinar will help leaders build bridges from what they want to convey to what they need to convey through appropriate perceptual filters.\r\n\r\nReserve your webinar seat now, by<a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUrcO2qqz4tE9LBWwyQ-7pu1GgnUDleJs9j"> clicking here!</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Cost:</strong> $160 per registration or $320 for the complete series (Multiple Registrations Needed if Viewing from Multiple Devices/Locations)\r\n<strong>Date and Time:</strong> August 9, 2022, 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.\r\n<strong>Presenter:</strong> Dr. Noal Cochran, Associate Dean for Educator Preparation and Accreditation, University of Southern Mississippi\r\n\r\n<strong>Tuesday, August 23, 2022 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.\r\n</strong><strong>I Feel You! Impactful Listening for Leaders</strong>\r\n\r\nJoin Dr. Cochran for his second live webinar in this series as he discusses the important topic of impactful listening. How do we progress from hearing to actually listing? This session will focus on the art of getting to a mutual “yes” in our conversations with those we lead.\r\n\r\nReserve your webinar seat now, by<a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIlc-6opjIsHNcwF1g7vYYE30-6hrcYsu5F"> clicking here!</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Cost:</strong> $160 per registration or $320 for the complete series (Multiple Registrations Needed if Viewing from Multiple Devices/Locations)\r\n<strong>Date and Time:</strong> August 23, 2022, 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.\r\n<strong>Presenter:</strong> Dr. Noal Cochran, Associate Dean for Educator Preparation and Accreditation, University of Southern Mississippi\r\n\r\n<strong>Tuesday, August 30, 2022 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.\r\n</strong><strong>I’m Fine. Why Do You Ask? Resilient Leadership</strong>\r\n\r\nWhy do some leaders succeed when others seem to wither under the strain? Is it okay to fail? This live webinar is the final webinar in Dr. Cochran’s series. It will focus on the tools needed to build resiliency through our failures and our successes as leaders.\r\n\r\nReserve your webinar seat now, by<a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEtdumorjgqEtyv0733ofZ5zsStyzFFZTG8"> clicking here!</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Cost:</strong> $160 per registration or $320 for the complete series (Multiple Registrations Needed if Viewing from Multiple Devices/Locations)\r\n<strong>Date and Time:</strong> August 30, 2022, 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.\r\n<strong>Presenter:</strong> Dr. Noal Cochran, Associate Dean for Educator Preparation and Accreditation, University of Southern Mississippi\r\n\r\n<strong>Wednesday, December 7, 2022 12:00p.m.- 1:00p.m.\r\nInsights for Budget Basics &amp; Finance 101: Part 1</strong>\r\n\r\nVirginia public school budgeting will be discussed, including roles of elected officials, fiduciary requirements, stakeholders, and budget reports. Revenue categories will be explained, including state formulas, federal funding, local funding, and tax rates.\r\n\r\nReserve your webinar seat now, by <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcudeipqj0iE9HtVNhimShXNBGbRs-XoAtX">clicking here!</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Cost:</strong> $160 per registration or $290 for the complete series (multiple registrations needed if viewing from multiple devices/locations)\r\n<strong>Date and Time:</strong> December 7, 2022 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm\r\n<strong>Presenter:</strong> Leigh Burden, Assistant Superintendent of Budget and Finance from Fairfax County Public Schools\r\n\r\n<strong>Thursday, December 8, 2022 12:00p.m.- 1:00p.m.\r\nInsights for Budget Basics &amp; Finance 101: Part 2</strong>\r\n\r\nSession two will explain expenditures including enrollment, staffing, salaries, and employee benefits. 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(11527, 5, '2022-06-23 14:51:27', '2022-06-23 18:51:27', '<h3><span style="color: #e11a3b;">Virginia General Assembly Adopts 2022-2024 Biennial Budget</span></h3>\r\n\r\n<hr>\r\n\r\n<img class="wp-image-273 alignleft" src="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/KESSLER_JT3969-300x240.jpg" alt="JT Kessler, Government Relations Specialist" width="279" height="223">\r\n\r\nThe 2022-2024 Biennial Budget was adopted by the Virginia General Assembly on June 1, 2022, following a lengthy period of negotiations between Senate and House budget writers. Lawmakers returned to Richmond on June 17, 2022, to consider over 30 recommendations to the budget made by Governor Youngkin. Recommendations by the Governor require a simple majority vote of each chamber to remain in the budget.\r\n\r\nThe 2022-2024 biennial budget contains 19.2 billion dollars over the biennium directed towards K-12 Public Education, which is a 20% increase over the appropriated dollars for K-12 during the 2020-2022 biennium. The spending provisions and legislative language found in the budget will take effect July 1, 2022.\r\n\r\nIf you have any questions about the 2022-2024 biennial budget, or if you have questions regarding any legislation that was addressed during the 2022 session of the Virginia General Assembly, please contact me at 434-295-8722 ext. 116 or <a href="mailto:jason@vsba.org">jason@vsba.org</a>.\r\n\r\nThe following list of budget amendments is a selection of amendments and does not contain each amendment impacting K-12 public education. If you would like to review the entire 2022-2024 biennial budget, you can find it by <a href="https://budget.lis.virginia.gov/bill/2022/2/">clicking here</a>.\r\n\r\n<a href="https://budget.lis.virginia.gov/amendment/2022/2/HB30/Introduced/CR/129/6c/">Item 129 #6c</a>- This amendment provides $4.8 million the first year and $4.6 million the second year from the general fund to support implementation of the Virginia Literacy Act, and to prepare for the implementation of science-based literacy instruction beginning in fiscal year 2025. In addition, this amendment directs the University of Virginia''s Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning to create a technical support center to support implementation of the bill and directs the Board of Education to initiate its textbook review process to assist school divisions to obtain materials required by the act.\r\n\r\n<a href="https://budget.lis.virginia.gov/amendment/2022/2/HB30/Introduced/CR/130/2c/">Item 130 #2c</a>- This amendment provides $100,000 each year from the general fund to increase support for statewide training programs for school division staff to implement regulations related to the use of restraint and seclusion of students in public schools. This would increase total support for such training to $592,755 annually.\r\n\r\n<a href="https://budget.lis.virginia.gov/amendment/2022/2/HB30/Introduced/CR/135/2c/">Item 135 #2c</a>- This amendment clarifies that the "Accreditation Waived" status provided to schools in the 2019-20 and 2020-21 school years do not apply toward the three years of "Accredited" status required for a school to become eligible for triennial accreditation.\r\n\r\n<a href="https://budget.lis.virginia.gov/amendment/2022/2/HB30/Introduced/CR/137/2c/">Item 137 #2c</a>- This amendment provides $400.0 million from the general fund for the School Construction Grant Program. Language allows local school divisions to use the School Construction Grants Program funds, as introduced, for debt service payments on school projects that have been completed or initiated during the last ten years and clarifies that funds shall not be used for repair or replacement of parking lot or for facilities that are predominantly used for extracurricular athletic activities. Additionally, language clarifies that any unexpended funds shall be carried on the books of the locality in local escrow accounts pursuant to § <a href="http://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/22.1-175.5/">22.1-175.5</a>.\r\n\r\n<a href="https://budget.lis.virginia.gov/amendment/2022/2/HB30/Introduced/CR/137/5c/">Item 137 #5c</a>- This amendment provides $10.0 million the first year from the general fund and $10.2 million the second year from the general fund for the state share of one full-time school principal position for each elementary school. Current law provides that elementary schools with fewer than 300 students are provided a half-time principal position.\r\n\r\n<a href="https://budget.lis.virginia.gov/amendment/2022/2/HB30/Introduced/CR/137/6c/">Item 137 #6c</a>- This amendment eliminates the Reading Recovery intervention program as a permissible use of At-Risk Add-On Funds to align with Chapter 61, 2022 Acts of Assembly.\r\n\r\n<a href="https://budget.lis.virginia.gov/amendment/2022/2/HB30/Introduced/CR/137/9c/">Item 137 #9c</a>- This amendment captures $123.2 million in general fund savings the first year by increasing the At-Risk Add-On maximum add-on percentages from 26.0% to 36.0% beginning in fiscal year 2023. The introduced budget proposed establishing the maximum add-on at 49.5% in fiscal year 2023 and 36.0% in fiscal year 2024.\r\n\r\n<a href="https://budget.lis.virginia.gov/amendment/2022/2/HB30/Introduced/CR/137/10c/">Item 137 #10c</a>- This amendment provides $109.4 million from the general fund the first year and $162.3 million from the general fund the second year to increase the number of funded support positions. Since fiscal year 2010, funded support positions have been calculated as a linear weighted average of support positions to funded SOQ instructional positions as reported by divisions. This would increase the funded ratio from 17.75 support positions per 1,000 students to funded SOQ instructional positions to 20 support positions per 1,000 ADM to funded SOQ instructional positions in the first year, and 21 support positions per 1,000 ADM to funded SOQ instructional positions in the second year. This increases state support for support positions and partially removes the funding cap placed on support positions beginning in fiscal year 2010.\r\n\r\n<a href="https://budget.lis.virginia.gov/amendment/2022/2/HB30/Introduced/CR/137/12c/">Item 137 #12c</a>- This amendment provides $104.1 million from the general fund the first year and $257.2 million from the general fund the second for the equivalent distribution of the 1% sales tax revenue from food and essential personal hygiene products.  The funding for this amendment is fully contained within the introduced budget since the introduced budget contained a hold harmless payment for the loss in dedicated K-12 sales tax from exempting food after the Basic Aid offset and contained the entire distribution of sales tax from essential personal hygiene products. The reductions reflected in this amendment are related to rounding variances when distributing these payments based on school age population and then calculating the Basic Aid state and local shares of cost based on the local composite index.\r\n\r\n<a href="https://budget.lis.virginia.gov/amendment/2022/2/HB30/Introduced/CR/137/13c/">Item 137 #13c</a>- This amendment provides that the 5% salary increase in the first year is effective on August 1, 2022 and reduces the compensation supplement funding to reflect this action. It additionally clarifies that local school divisions must use revenues derived from local sources to match the state share of funding for the compensation supplement.\r\n\r\n<a href="https://budget.lis.virginia.gov/amendment/2022/2/HB30/Introduced/CR/137/15c/">Item 137 #15c</a>- This amendment provides $400.0 million the first year from the general fund and $50.0 million the first year from the Literary Fund to establish the School Construction Assistance Program, to provide competitive grants for school construction and modernization, based on demonstrated poor building conditions, commitment, and need. Grants would cover 10% to 30% of reasonable project costs, depending on a locality’s local composite index and fiscal stress score.\r\n\r\n<a href="https://budget.lis.virginia.gov/amendment/2022/2/HB30/Introduced/CR/137/20c/">Item 137 #20c</a>- This amendment deposits $100.0 million the first year into the College Partnership Laboratory Schools (CPLS) Fund and authorizes the Board of Education to award $5.0 million for planning grants to CPLS applicants, $20.0 million for startup grants to approved CPLS, and to distribute per pupil funds to approved CPLS. This amendment further requires the Board of Education to establish CPLS Fund guidelines before the release of funds and reverts any unobligated funds at the end of the 2022-24 biennium to the general fund.\r\n\r\nGovernor Yougkin made two recommendations to the budget regarding CPLS. The first recommendation (<a href="https://budget.lis.virginia.gov/amendment/2022/2/HB30/Enrolled/GE/">Amendment #33</a>) expanded CPLS eligibility to public community colleges; public higher education centers, institutes, and authorities; and institutions of higher education eligible for the Tuition Assistance Grant Program.\r\n\r\nThis recommendation was approved by each chamber.\r\n\r\nThe second recommendation, <a href="https://budget.lis.virginia.gov/amendment/2022/2/HB30/Enrolled/GE/">Amendment #34</a>, added an enactment clause to the budget to amend and reenact § <a href="http://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/22.1-349.10">22.1-349.10</a> of the Code of Virginia adding language directing students of college partnership laboratory schools to be counted in average daily membership and for state funding for Standards of Quality (SOQ), Categorical, Incentive, and Lottery programs that are calculated membership, to be distributed accordingly as well as the proportionate state share of all applicable Categorical, Incentive, and Lottery program funds, as eligible. The recommendation also added language to allow local schools divisions and laboratory schools to enter into a memorandum of understanding to determine the formula by which funding is distributed.\r\n\r\nThis recommendation was approved by the House by a vote of 50-44 but was Passed by for the Day in the Senate by a 20-19 vote.\r\n\r\n<a href="https://budget.lis.virginia.gov/amendment/2022/2/HB30/Introduced/CR/137/25c/">Item 137 #25c</a>- This amendment provides $30.8 million the first year and $31.6 million the second year from the general fund to provide one reading specialist for every 550 students in kindergarten through third grade and provides flexibility for school divisions to employ other instructional staff working toward obtaining the training and licensure requirements prescribed in House Bill 319 that will become effective in the 2024-2025 school year. This amendment also eliminates $31.5 million the first year and $31.6 million the second year that was included in the introduced budget to expand Early Reading Intervention from kindergarten through third grade to kindergarten through fifth grade. This amendment is net of both actions.\r\n\r\n<a href="https://budget.lis.virginia.gov/amendment/2022/2/HB30/Introduced/CR/4-14/7c/">Item 4-14 #7c</a>- This amendment provides an exemption on the 1.5% state sales tax imposed on food purchased for human consumption or essential personal hygiene products effective January 1, 2023. Additionally, it provides that the amount of the 1% dedicated to public education be replaced with a like amount of general fund distributed based on school-age population, consistent with the distribution of sales tax.', 'Virginia General Assembly Adopts 2022-2024 Biennial Budget', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'virginia-general-assembly-adopts-2022-2024-biennial-budget', '', '', '2022-06-27 10:16:07', '2022-06-27 14:16:07', '', 0, 'https://www.vsba.org/?p=11527', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(11528, 5, '2022-06-22 08:51:24', '2022-06-22 12:51:24', '<h3><span style="color: #e11a3b;">Virginia General Assembly Adopts 2022-2024 Biennial Budget</span></h3>\r\n\r\n<hr>\r\n\r\n<img class="wp-image-273 alignleft" src="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/KESSLER_JT3969-300x240.jpg" alt="JT Kessler, Government Relations Specialist" width="279" height="223">\r\n\r\nThe 2022-2024 Biennial Budget was adopted by the Virginia General Assembly on June 1, 2022, following a lengthy period of negotiations between Senate and House budget writers. Lawmakers returned to Richmond on June 17, 2022, to consider over 30 recommendations to the budget made by Governor Youngkin. Recommendations by the Governor require a simple majority vote of each chamber to remain in the budget.\r\n\r\nThe 2022-2024 biennial budget contains 19.2 billion dollars over the biennium directed towards K-12 Public Education, which is a 20% increase over the appropriated dollars for K-12 during the 2020-2022 biennium. The spending provisions and legislative language found in the budget will take effect July 1, 2022.\r\n\r\nIf you have any questions about the 2022-2024 biennial budget, or if you have questions regarding any legislation that was addressed during the 2022 session of the Virginia General Assembly, please contact me at 434-295-8722 ext. 116 or <a href="mailto:jason@vsba.org">jason@vsba.org</a>.\r\n\r\nThe following list of budget amendments is a selection of amendments and does not contain each amendment impacting K-12 public education. If you would like to review the entire 2022-2024 biennial budget, you can find it by <a href="https://budget.lis.virginia.gov/bill/2022/2/">clicking here</a>.\r\n\r\n<a href="https://budget.lis.virginia.gov/amendment/2022/2/HB30/Introduced/CR/129/6c/">Item 129 #6c</a>- This amendment provides $4.8 million the first year and $4.6 million the second year from the general fund to support implementation of the Virginia Literacy Act, and to prepare for the implementation of science-based literacy instruction beginning in fiscal year 2025. In addition, this amendment directs the University of Virginia''s Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning to create a technical support center to support implementation of the bill and directs the Board of Education to initiate its textbook review process to assist school divisions to obtain materials required by the act.\r\n\r\n<a href="https://budget.lis.virginia.gov/amendment/2022/2/HB30/Introduced/CR/130/2c/">Item 130 #2c</a>- This amendment provides $100,000 each year from the general fund to increase support for statewide training programs for school division staff to implement regulations related to the use of restraint and seclusion of students in public schools. This would increase total support for such training to $592,755 annually.\r\n\r\n<a href="https://budget.lis.virginia.gov/amendment/2022/2/HB30/Introduced/CR/135/2c/">Item 135 #2c</a>- This amendment clarifies that the "Accreditation Waived" status provided to schools in the 2019-20 and 2020-21 school years do not apply toward the three years of "Accredited" status required for a school to become eligible for triennial accreditation.\r\n\r\n<a href="https://budget.lis.virginia.gov/amendment/2022/2/HB30/Introduced/CR/137/2c/">Item 137 #2c</a>- This amendment provides $400.0 million from the general fund for the School Construction Grant Program. Language allows local school divisions to use the School Construction Grants Program funds, as introduced, for debt service payments on school projects that have been completed or initiated during the last ten years and clarifies that funds shall not be used for repair or replacement of parking lot or for facilities that are predominantly used for extracurricular athletic activities. Additionally, language clarifies that any unexpended funds shall be carried on the books of the locality in local escrow accounts pursuant to § <a href="http://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/22.1-175.5/">22.1-175.5</a>.\r\n\r\n<a href="https://budget.lis.virginia.gov/amendment/2022/2/HB30/Introduced/CR/137/5c/">Item 137 #5c</a>- This amendment provides $10.0 million the first year from the general fund and $10.2 million the second year from the general fund for the state share of one full-time school principal position for each elementary school. Current law provides that elementary schools with fewer than 300 students are provided a half-time principal position.\r\n\r\n<a href="https://budget.lis.virginia.gov/amendment/2022/2/HB30/Introduced/CR/137/6c/">Item 137 #6c</a>- This amendment eliminates the Reading Recovery intervention program as a permissible use of At-Risk Add-On Funds to align with Chapter 61, 2022 Acts of Assembly.\r\n\r\n<a href="https://budget.lis.virginia.gov/amendment/2022/2/HB30/Introduced/CR/137/9c/">Item 137 #9c</a>- This amendment captures $123.2 million in general fund savings the first year by increasing the At-Risk Add-On maximum add-on percentages from 26.0% to 36.0% beginning in fiscal year 2023. The introduced budget proposed establishing the maximum add-on at 49.5% in fiscal year 2023 and 36.0% in fiscal year 2024.\r\n\r\n<a href="https://budget.lis.virginia.gov/amendment/2022/2/HB30/Introduced/CR/137/10c/">Item 137 #10c</a>- This amendment provides $109.4 million from the general fund the first year and $162.3 million from the general fund the second year to increase the number of funded support positions. Since fiscal year 2010, funded support positions have been calculated as a linear weighted average of support positions to funded SOQ instructional positions as reported by divisions. This would increase the funded ratio from 17.75 support positions per 1,000 students to funded SOQ instructional positions to 20 support positions per 1,000 ADM to funded SOQ instructional positions in the first year, and 21 support positions per 1,000 ADM to funded SOQ instructional positions in the second year. This increases state support for support positions and partially removes the funding cap placed on support positions beginning in fiscal year 2010.\r\n\r\n<a href="https://budget.lis.virginia.gov/amendment/2022/2/HB30/Introduced/CR/137/12c/">Item 137 #12c</a>- This amendment provides $104.1 million from the general fund the first year and $257.2 million from the general fund the second for the equivalent distribution of the 1% sales tax revenue from food and essential personal hygiene products. These payments are distributed to localities based on the estimate of school age population consistent with sales tax. The funding for this amendment is fully contained within the introduced budget since the introduced budget contained a hold harmless payment for the loss in dedicated K-12 sales tax from exempting food after the Basic Aid offset and contained the entire distribution of sales tax from essential personal hygiene products. The reductions reflected in this amendment are related to rounding variances when distributing these payments based on school age population and then calculating the Basic Aid state and local shares of cost based on the local composite index.\r\n\r\n<a href="https://budget.lis.virginia.gov/amendment/2022/2/HB30/Introduced/CR/137/13c/">Item 137 #13c</a>- This amendment provides that the 5% salary increase in the first year is effective on August 1, 2022 and reduces the compensation supplement funding to reflect this action. It additionally clarifies that local school divisions must use revenues derived from local sources to match the state share of funding for the compensation supplement.\r\n\r\n<a href="https://budget.lis.virginia.gov/amendment/2022/2/HB30/Introduced/CR/137/15c/">Item 137 #15c</a>- This amendment provides $400.0 million the first year from the general fund and $50.0 million the first year from the Literary Fund to establish the School Construction Assistance Program, to provide competitive grants for school construction and modernization, based on demonstrated poor building conditions, commitment, and need. Grants would cover 10% to 30% of reasonable project costs, depending on a locality’s local composite index and fiscal stress score.\r\n\r\n<a href="https://budget.lis.virginia.gov/amendment/2022/2/HB30/Introduced/CR/137/20c/">Item 137 #20c</a>- This amendment deposits $100.0 million the first year into the College Partnership Laboratory Schools (CPLS) Fund and authorizes the Board of Education to award $5.0 million for planning grants to CPLS applicants, $20.0 million for startup grants to approved CPLS, and to distribute per pupil funds to approved CPLS. This amendment further requires the Board of Education to establish CPLS Fund guidelines before the release of funds and reverts any unobligated funds at the end of the 2022-24 biennium to the general fund.\r\n\r\nGovernor Yougkin made two recommendations to the budget regarding CPLS. The first recommendation (<a href="https://budget.lis.virginia.gov/amendment/2022/2/HB30/Enrolled/GE/">Amendment #33</a>) expanded CLPS eligibility to public community colleges; public higher education centers, institutes, and authorities; and institutions of higher education eligible for the Tuition Assistance Grant Program.\r\n\r\nThis recommendation was approved by each chamber.\r\n\r\nThe second recommendation, <a href="https://budget.lis.virginia.gov/amendment/2022/2/HB30/Enrolled/GE/">Amendment #34</a>, added an enactment clause to the budget to amend and reenact § <a href="http://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/22.1-349.10">22.1-349.10</a> of the Code of Virginia adding language directing students of college partnership laboratory schools to be counted in average daily membership and for state funding for Standards of Quality (SOQ), Categorical, Incentive, and Lottery programs that are calculated membership, to be distributed accordingly as well as the proportionate state share of all applicable Categorical, Incentive, and Lottery program funds, as eligible. The recommendation also added language to allow local schools divisions and laboratory schools to enter into a memorandum of understanding to determine the formula by which funding is distributed.\r\n\r\nThis recommendation was approved by the House by a vote of 50-44 but was Passed by for the Day in the Senate by a 20-19 vote.\r\n\r\n<a href="https://budget.lis.virginia.gov/amendment/2022/2/HB30/Introduced/CR/137/25c/">Item 137 #25c</a>- This amendment provides $30.8 million the first year and $31.6 million the second year from the general fund to provide one reading specialist for every 550 students in kindergarten through third grade and provides flexibility for school divisions to employ other instructional staff working toward obtaining the training and licensure requirements prescribed in House Bill 319 that will become effective in the 2024-2025 school year. This amendment also eliminates $31.5 million the first year and $31.6 million the second year that was included in the introduced budget to expand Early Reading Intervention from kindergarten through third grade to kindergarten through fifth grade. This amendment is net of both actions.\r\n\r\n<a href="https://budget.lis.virginia.gov/amendment/2022/2/HB30/Introduced/CR/4-14/7c/">Item 4-14 #7c</a>- This amendment provides an exemption on the 1.5% state sales tax imposed on food purchased for human consumption or essential personal hygiene products effective January 1, 2023. Additionally, it provides that the amount of the 1% dedicated to public education be replaced with a like amount of general fund distributed based on school-age population, consistent with the distribution of sales tax.', 'Virginia General Assembly Adopts 2022-2024 Biennial Budget', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '11527-revision-v1', '', '', '2022-06-22 08:51:24', '2022-06-22 12:51:24', '', 11527, 'https://www.vsba.org/?p=11528', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(11529, 5, '2022-06-23 14:50:40', '2022-06-23 18:50:40', '<h2>Henrico County Public Schools Kids of Promise Pilot</h2>\r\n\r\n<hr>\r\n\r\n<strong><img class="size-medium wp-image-11545 alignleft" src="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Screenshot-2022-06-23-085500-223x300.png" alt="" width="223" height="300"> The Problem: Underrepresentation of Gifted Students</strong>\r\nA study of 10,000+ elementary schools conducted by Vanderbilt University found that Black students are 66% less likely and Hispanic students are 47% less likely than white students to be placed in gifted programs. In New York City, while Black and Hispanic students comprise 65% of the elementary school population, they make up only 27% of the elementary gifted population. <strong><em>In Henrico County Public Schools, 46.6% of students are Black or Hispanic but only 17.2% are identified as gifted. During the past school year, only 6 students were identified as gifted at Laburnum Elementary.</em></strong>\r\nFailure to identify students with potential often leads to stressful school environments in which bright students become bored, lack motivation and participate in disruptive classroom behaviors. Additionally, social-emotional problems may result as well as misdiagnosis of attention disorders and reduced economic opportunities later in life.\r\n\r\n<strong>A New Approach: Growing the Pie</strong>\r\nA 2019-20 audit of the HCPS K-12 Gifted Plan conducted by Dr. Jonathan Plucker, Professor of Talent Development at Johns Hopkins University, included reflection of current practices and policies and resulted in the creation of a new theme—“Growing the Pie.” In order for Henrico to make significant and impactful changes to gifted programs, the district must incorporate practices that expand current services and programming to address inequities and disproportionality. “Growing the Pie” will allow more Henrico students to develop their gifts and gain access to services and advanced coursework.\r\n\r\n<strong>The Pilot Program—Closing the Gap</strong>\r\nHCPS and the Henrico Education Foundation have collaborated to provide a pilot project at Laburnum Elementary that includes:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Identifying and recruiting under-represented students of promise for the 21st CCLC program</li>\r\n 	<li>Forming 3rd and 4th-grade cohorts from families at or below the poverty line to experience high-quality STEAM and SEL programming integrated into the school’s 21st CCLC after school program</li>\r\n 	<li>Highly qualified teachers as well as counselor/mentors trained in social-emotional learning</li>\r\n 	<li>Quarterly meetings with grant and school staff to assess student progress and differentiate programming as appropriate</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong><img class="size-medium wp-image-11548 alignright" src="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Screenshot-2022-06-23-085730-225x300.png" alt="" width="225" height="300">HCPS Provides: </strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>2 hours of enrichment/SEL daily Monday-Thursday for students as a 21st CCLC vendor</li>\r\n 	<li>Training of gifted staff</li>\r\n 	<li>Curriculum/Content</li>\r\n 	<li>Transportation (grant partnership)</li>\r\n 	<li>School Nutrition support (grant partnership)</li>\r\n 	<li>Technology support</li>\r\n 	<li>Data collection and sharing</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Henrico Education Foundation Provides:\r\n</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Contract/MOU with HCPS as a vendor to provide 2 hours of enrichment/SEL daily Monday-Thursday for Promise students</li>\r\n 	<li>Program infrastructure to support the delivery of pilot programming</li>\r\n 	<li>Enrichment and recreation (21st CCLC)</li>\r\n 	<li>Field trips (21st CCLC)</li>\r\n 	<li>Collaboration in evaluation and assessment of pilot success</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nProgram enrichment areas include Chess, Rubik''s Cube, Design Inquiry, and STEAM/Coding. The selection of enrichment programs was based on extending the classroom opportunity. Selected activities give students the ability to participate in furthering their learning outside of the classroom. For instance, Chess4Life offers students the opportunity to access chess enrichment from their classroom computers, home computers, or phones. This safe online program is available to students at any time - after school, on weekends, and during the summer. In addition, Code VA invites students from Title 1 schools to participate in all programming – both virtual and in-person – at no cost. In this way, we are introducing students to advanced enrichment opportunities with fewer barriers.\r\n\r\n<strong>Chess Benefits</strong>\r\nChess provides a wealth of academic, social and emotional benefits. These benefits include increased cognitive skills such as concentration, pattern recognition, decision making, problem-solving and critical thinking. Researchers state that chess increases student self-confidence and attention span while encouraging understanding of choice and consequences for problem-solving. Benefits that support the social and emotional needs of the gifted include increased resilience, improved communication skills, and an increase in empathy and self-awareness.\r\n\r\n<strong>STEAM Benefits</strong>\r\nSTEAM education fosters ingenuity and creativity, builds resilience, encourages teamwork and collaboration, teaches problem-solving, and encourages flexibility. Specific to the needs of the gifted student, STEAM activities support acceptance of failure, increase critical thinking skills, and improve communication and leadership abilities.\r\n\r\nThis program will focus on problem-based learning and will lead to higher-level discussions about how technology can provide solutions to real-world issues.\r\n\r\n<strong><img class="size-medium wp-image-11546 alignright" src="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Screenshot-2022-06-23-085528-225x300.png" alt="" width="225" height="300">Rubik''s Cube Benefits</strong>\r\nParticipating in Rubik’s Cube activities has benefits that align with STEAM education goals. These benefits include improving muscle memory through the use of algorithms, increasing perseverance and resilience, enhancing problem-solving skills, improving agility and reflexes, and increasing determination and focus. In regards to supporting gifted attributes, solving the cube helps develop cognitive abilities, enhances the ability to work under pressure, and improves concentration.\r\n\r\n<strong>Design Thinking Benefits</strong>\r\nDesign Thinking allows students to address real-world problems using authentic tools to arrive at meaningful solutions. Students learn a five-stage process that emphasizes the need to understand and empathize with the audience you are designing for, and the importance of building and testing prototypes as part of the design process. As a human-centered, solutions-focused approach to creativity and design, design thinking allows students to develop analytical skills, self-awareness, understanding of others’ situations and needs, and empathy.\r\n\r\nThe overall long-range plans of the program are to replicate and expand the program based on additional funding. 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(11544, 5, '2022-06-23 08:50:18', '2022-06-23 12:50:18', '<h2><span style="color: #e11a3b;">Henrico County Public Schools Kids of Promise Pilot</span></h2>\r\n\r\n<hr>\r\n\r\n<strong>The Problem: Underrepresentation of Gifted Students</strong>\r\nA study of 10,000+ elementary schools conducted by Vanderbilt University found that Black students are 66% less likely and Hispanic students are 47% less likely than white students to be placed in gifted programs. In New York City, while Black and Hispanic students comprise 65% of the elementary school population, they make up only 27% of the elementary gifted population. <strong><em>In Henrico County Public Schools, 46.6% of students are Black or Hispanic but only 17.2% are identified as gifted. During the past school year, only 6 students were identified as gifted at Laburnum Elementary.</em></strong>\r\nFailure to identify students with potential often leads to stressful school environments in which bright students become bored, lack motivation and participate in disruptive classroom behaviors. Additionally, social-emotional problems may result as well as misdiagnosis of attention disorders and reduced economic opportunities later in life.\r\n\r\n<strong>A New Approach: Growing the Pie</strong>\r\nA 2019-20 audit of the HCPS K-12 Gifted Plan conducted by Dr. Jonathan Plucker, Professor of Talent Development at Johns Hopkins University, included reflection of current practices and policies and resulted in the creation of a new theme—“Growing the Pie.” In order for Henrico to make significant and impactful changes to gifted programs, the district must incorporate practices that expand current services and programming to address inequities and disproportionality. “Growing the Pie” will allow more Henrico students to develop their gifts and gain access to services and advanced coursework.\r\n\r\n<strong>The Pilot Program—Closing the Gap</strong>\r\nHCPS and the Henrico Education Foundation have collaborated to provide a pilot project at Laburnum Elementary that includes:\r\n\r\n● Identifying and recruiting under-represented students of promise for the 21st CCLC program\r\n● Forming 3rd and 4th-grade cohorts from families at or below the poverty line to experience high-quality STEAM and SEL programming integrated into the school’s 21st CCLC after school program\r\n● Highly qualified teachers as well as counselor/mentors trained in social-emotional learning\r\n● Quarterly meetings with grant and school staff to assess student progress and differentiate programming as appropriate\r\n\r\n<strong>HCPS Provides: </strong>● 2 hours of enrichment/SEL daily Monday-Thursday for students as a 21st CCLC vendor\r\n● Training of gifted staff\r\n● Curriculum/Content\r\n● Transportation (grant partnership)\r\n● School Nutrition support (grant partnership)\r\n● Technology support\r\n● Data collection and sharing\r\n\r\n<strong>Henrico Education Foundation Provides:\r\n</strong>● Contract/MOU with HCPS as a vendor to provide 2 hours of enrichment/SEL daily Monday-Thursday for Promise students\r\n● Program infrastructure to support the delivery of pilot programming\r\n● Enrichment and recreation (21st CCLC)\r\n● Field trips (21st CCLC)\r\n● Collaboration in evaluation and assessment of pilot success\r\n\r\nProgram enrichment areas include Chess, Rubik''s Cube, Design Inquiry, and STEAM /Coding. 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Researchers state that chess increases student self-confidence and attention span while encouraging understanding of choice and consequences for problem-solving. Benefits that support the social and emotional needs of the gifted include increased resilience, improved communication skills, and an increase in empathy and self-awareness.\r\n\r\n<strong>STEAM Benefits</strong>\r\nSTEAM education fosters ingenuity and creativity, builds resilience, encourages teamwork and collaboration, teaches problem-solving, and encourages flexibility. Specific to the needs of the gifted student, STEAM activities support acceptance of failure, increase critical thinking skills, and improve communication and leadership abilities.\r\n\r\nThis program will focus on problem-based learning and will lead to higher-level discussions about how technology can provide solutions to real-world issues.\r\n\r\n<strong>Rubik''s Cube Benefits</strong>\r\nParticipating in Rubik’s Cube activities has benefits that align with STEAM education goals. These benefits include improving muscle memory through the use of algorithms, increasing perseverance and resilience, enhancing problem-solving skills, improving agility and reflexes, and increasing determination and focus. 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(11547, 5, '2022-06-23 08:56:50', '2022-06-23 12:56:50', '<h2><span style="color: #e11a3b;">Henrico County Public Schools Kids of Promise Pilot</span></h2>\r\n\r\n<hr>\r\n\r\n<strong><img class="size-medium wp-image-11545 alignleft" src="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Screenshot-2022-06-23-085500-223x300.png" alt="" width="223" height="300"> The Problem: Underrepresentation of Gifted Students</strong>\r\nA study of 10,000+ elementary schools conducted by Vanderbilt University found that Black students are 66% less likely and Hispanic students are 47% less likely than white students to be placed in gifted programs. In New York City, while Black and Hispanic students comprise 65% of the elementary school population, they make up only 27% of the elementary gifted population. <strong><em>In Henrico County Public Schools, 46.6% of students are Black or Hispanic but only 17.2% are identified as gifted. During the past school year, only 6 students were identified as gifted at Laburnum Elementary.</em></strong>\r\nFailure to identify students with potential often leads to stressful school environments in which bright students become bored, lack motivation and participate in disruptive classroom behaviors. Additionally, social-emotional problems may result as well as misdiagnosis of attention disorders and reduced economic opportunities later in life.\r\n\r\n<strong>A New Approach: Growing the Pie</strong>\r\nA 2019-20 audit of the HCPS K-12 Gifted Plan conducted by Dr. Jonathan Plucker, Professor of Talent Development at Johns Hopkins University, included reflection of current practices and policies and resulted in the creation of a new theme—“Growing the Pie.” In order for Henrico to make significant and impactful changes to gifted programs, the district must incorporate practices that expand current services and programming to address inequities and disproportionality. “Growing the Pie” will allow more Henrico students to develop their gifts and gain access to services and advanced coursework.\r\n\r\n<strong>The Pilot Program—Closing the Gap</strong>\r\nHCPS and the Henrico Education Foundation have collaborated to provide a pilot project at Laburnum Elementary that includes:\r\n\r\n● Identifying and recruiting under-represented students of promise for the 21st CCLC program\r\n● Forming 3rd and 4th-grade cohorts from families at or below the poverty line to experience high-quality STEAM and SEL programming integrated into the school’s 21st CCLC after school program\r\n● Highly qualified teachers as well as counselor/mentors trained in social-emotional learning\r\n● Quarterly meetings with grant and school staff to assess student progress and differentiate programming as appropriate\r\n\r\n<strong>HCPS Provides: </strong>● 2 hours of enrichment/SEL daily Monday-Thursday for students as a 21st CCLC vendor\r\n● Training of gifted staff\r\n● Curriculum/Content\r\n● Transportation (grant partnership)\r\n● School Nutrition support (grant partnership)\r\n● Technology support\r\n● Data collection and sharing\r\n\r\n<strong>Henrico Education Foundation Provides:\r\n</strong>● Contract/MOU with HCPS as a vendor to provide 2 hours of enrichment/SEL daily Monday-Thursday for Promise students\r\n● Program infrastructure to support the delivery of pilot programming\r\n● Enrichment and recreation (21st CCLC)\r\n● Field trips (21st CCLC)\r\n● Collaboration in evaluation and assessment of pilot success\r\n\r\nProgram enrichment areas include Chess, Rubik''s Cube, Design Inquiry, and STEAM /Coding. The selection of enrichment programs was based on extending the classroom opportunity. Selected activities give students the ability to participate in furthering their learning outside of the classroom. For instance, Chess4Life offers students the opportunity to access chess enrichment from their classroom computers, home computers, or phones. This safe online program is available to students at any time - after school, on weekends, and during the summer. In addition, Code VA invites students from Title 1 schools to participate in all programming – both virtual and in-person – at no cost. In this way, we are introducing students to advanced enrichment opportunities with fewer barriers.\r\n\r\n<strong>Chess Benefits</strong>\r\nChess provides a wealth of academic, social and emotional benefits. These benefits include increased cognitive skills; such as concentration, pattern recognition, decision making, problem-solving and critical thinking. Researchers state that chess increases student self-confidence and attention span while encouraging understanding of choice and consequences for problem-solving. Benefits that support the social and emotional needs of the gifted include increased resilience, improved communication skills, and an increase in empathy and self-awareness.\r\n\r\n<strong>STEAM Benefits</strong>\r\nSTEAM education fosters ingenuity and creativity, builds resilience, encourages teamwork and collaboration, teaches problem-solving, and encourages flexibility. 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(11549, 5, '2022-06-23 08:58:54', '2022-06-23 12:58:54', '<h2><span style="color: #e11a3b;">Henrico County Public Schools Kids of Promise Pilot</span></h2>\r\n\r\n<hr>\r\n\r\n<strong><img class="size-medium wp-image-11545 alignleft" src="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Screenshot-2022-06-23-085500-223x300.png" alt="" width="223" height="300"> The Problem: Underrepresentation of Gifted Students</strong>\r\nA study of 10,000+ elementary schools conducted by Vanderbilt University found that Black students are 66% less likely and Hispanic students are 47% less likely than white students to be placed in gifted programs. In New York City, while Black and Hispanic students comprise 65% of the elementary school population, they make up only 27% of the elementary gifted population. <strong><em>In Henrico County Public Schools, 46.6% of students are Black or Hispanic but only 17.2% are identified as gifted. During the past school year, only 6 students were identified as gifted at Laburnum Elementary.</em></strong>\r\nFailure to identify students with potential often leads to stressful school environments in which bright students become bored, lack motivation and participate in disruptive classroom behaviors. Additionally, social-emotional problems may result as well as misdiagnosis of attention disorders and reduced economic opportunities later in life.\r\n\r\n<strong>A New Approach: Growing the Pie</strong>\r\nA 2019-20 audit of the HCPS K-12 Gifted Plan conducted by Dr. Jonathan Plucker, Professor of Talent Development at Johns Hopkins University, included reflection of current practices and policies and resulted in the creation of a new theme—“Growing the Pie.” In order for Henrico to make significant and impactful changes to gifted programs, the district must incorporate practices that expand current services and programming to address inequities and disproportionality. “Growing the Pie” will allow more Henrico students to develop their gifts and gain access to services and advanced coursework.\r\n\r\n<strong>The Pilot Program—Closing the Gap</strong>\r\nHCPS and the Henrico Education Foundation have collaborated to provide a pilot project at Laburnum Elementary that includes:\r\n\r\n● Identifying and recruiting under-represented students of promise for the 21st CCLC program\r\n● Forming 3rd and 4th-grade cohorts from families at or below the poverty line to experience high-quality STEAM and SEL programming integrated into the school’s 21st CCLC after school program\r\n● Highly qualified teachers as well as counselor/mentors trained in social-emotional learning\r\n● Quarterly meetings with grant and school staff to assess student progress and differentiate programming as appropriate\r\n\r\n<strong><img class="size-medium wp-image-11548 alignright" src="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Screenshot-2022-06-23-085730-225x300.png" alt="" width="225" height="300">HCPS Provides: </strong>● 2 hours of enrichment/SEL daily Monday-Thursday for students as a 21st CCLC vendor\r\n● Training of gifted staff\r\n● Curriculum/Content\r\n● Transportation (grant partnership)\r\n● School Nutrition support (grant partnership)\r\n● Technology support\r\n● Data collection and sharing\r\n\r\n<strong>Henrico Education Foundation Provides:\r\n</strong>● Contract/MOU with HCPS as a vendor to provide 2 hours of enrichment/SEL daily Monday-Thursday for Promise students\r\n● Program infrastructure to support the delivery of pilot programming\r\n● Enrichment and recreation (21st CCLC)\r\n● Field trips (21st CCLC)\r\n● Collaboration in evaluation and assessment of pilot success\r\n\r\nProgram enrichment areas include Chess, Rubik''s Cube, Design Inquiry, and STEAM /Coding. 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Specific to the needs of the gifted student, STEAM activities support acceptance of failure, increase critical thinking skills, and improve communication and leadership abilities.\r\n\r\nThis program will focus on problem-based learning and will lead to higher-level discussions about how technology can provide solutions to real-world issues.\r\n\r\n<strong><img class="size-medium wp-image-11546 alignright" src="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Screenshot-2022-06-23-085528-225x300.png" alt="" width="225" height="300">Rubik''s Cube Benefits</strong>\r\nParticipating in Rubik’s Cube activities has benefits that align with STEAM education goals. These benefits include improving muscle memory through the use of algorithms, increasing perseverance and resilience, enhancing problem-solving skills, improving agility and reflexes, and increasing determination and focus. 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(11553, 7, '2022-06-23 15:31:27', '2022-06-23 19:31:27', '<h3><span style="color: #e11a3b;"><strong>From the Executive Director</strong></span></h3>\r\n\r\n<hr>\r\n\r\n<img class="wp-image-271 size-medium alignleft" src="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Gina_NEW-2018-200x300.jpg" alt="Gina Patterson, Executive Director" width="200" height="300">\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>10 Tips for New School Board Members</strong></p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;">The VSBA would like to take this time to welcome all new school board members and welcome back those incumbents who won their elections. Below are 10 tips for New School Board Members based on the advice of seasoned board members who’ve learned through experience the pitfalls of being new on the board. Don’t forget that your association, VSBA, is here for you, so please don’t hesitate to call us at 1-800-446-8722.</p>\r\n\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>Assume your position with an open mind. Go slow initially, especially if you have come to the board with changes in mind. Chances are you will feel differently about many things in six months.</li>\r\n 	<li>Remember that the only authority you have lies in the corporate action of the school board. You have no legal authority to act alone unless the board explicitly delegates a task to you.</li>\r\n 	<li>Do not let your differences of opinion deteriorate into personality conflicts. The board sets the tone for the entire school system. Staff, students, parents, and the community observe how the board functions. Effective boards establish a model of collegiality and collaboration that builds confidence in your community that everyone is working to do what’s best for students.</li>\r\n 	<li>Give the superintendent and staff your public support. Use one-on-one meetings with the superintendent to iron out differences of opinion or to ask clarifying questions ahead of the school board vote.</li>\r\n 	<li>Keep out of teacher/personnel problems. The board hired a superintendent to take on that responsibility.</li>\r\n 	<li>Make every effort to be an informed board member. School business is always an important business. To be informed requires time and effort. Ask questions of your superintendent as you feel the need.</li>\r\n 	<li>As a board member, you should be accessible to your constituents to listen to their concerns. Listen carefully, then refer them to the appropriate person according to board norms and protocols. Remember that you may be hearing only one side of the story. Do not make any promises to fix a concern. Allow the process you have established as a board governance team to work.</li>\r\n 	<li>Accept your job on the board as one of responsible leadership in the community. Do your homework, come prepared to work, and remember that sometimes the work is to listen. Your role on the board is to interpret school affairs to an interested public. Expect to occasionally be in the minority on board decisions and accept the majority decision graciously. The time to voice your opinions about issues is before the vote is taken. Use your position on the board to help form public opinion and create active, intelligent support for education in your community. You were elected as an individual, but you’ll work as part of a board governance team. The best way to succeed as a board member is to practice collaboration and respect.</li>\r\n 	<li>Commit to your own professional development and learning. Take time to listen, learn, and build your understanding as you begin to share your ideas. Attend trainings, VSBA meetings, read books and periodicals to learn about the complex legal and educational issues facing your school division. Realize that you don’t know everything and capitalize on every opportunity to learn.</li>\r\n 	<li>As a board member, remember to keep students at the heart of every decision you make. Always keep their best interest in mind. Remain focused on students and their achievements, and stay connected with your community, schools, teachers, and students.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;">Thank you for all you do. We look forward to seeing you soon.</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;">GP</p>\r\n</blockquote>', 'From the Executive Director', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '11510-revision-v1', '', '', '2022-06-23 15:31:27', '2022-06-23 19:31:27', '', 11510, 'https://www.vsba.org/?p=11553', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
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(11562, 7, '2022-06-27 08:05:01', '2022-06-27 12:05:01', '<h3><span style="color: #e11a3b;"><strong>From the President''s Desk</strong></span></h3>\n\n<hr>\n\n<img class="wp-image-139 size-medium alignleft" src="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/Martin_2019-240x300.jpg" alt="Teddy D. Martin, II, President" width="240" height="300">\n<div>Dear Fellow School Board Members,</div>\n<div></div>\n<div>\n<div>Summer is finally upon us. As a board member, there is no better moment than recognizing our students’ achievements on graduation day, and I hope you all were able to celebrate in fantastic weather to kick off the season the right way. While it may not have been the traditional season like graduation, we now have a budget with record support for education. Thank you to everyone who advocated for public education and J.T. Kessler and Stacy Haney for their diligent efforts throughout the many sessions and for keeping us updated on the latest in Richmond.</div>\n<div></div>\n</div>\n<div>At our Board of Directors meeting this month, we created a Task Force on School Infrastructure Needs. As you likely know, this is a cause dear to me, and I thank our Board of Directors for supporting this critical endeavor. I am thankful also for the impressive lineup of members who have joined in support. I look forward to the Task Force’s work to address these needs so that all our children in the Commonwealth have safe, supportive, innovative learning environments no matter their zip code.</div>\nAs always, thank our Executive Director Gina Patterson and the dedicated staff for all their hard work. I especially want to thank Gina for her leadership in supporting COSSBA and its initial Urban Boards Alliance conference in Atlanta. Registration and additional information are forthcoming shortly. I have been asked and am now serving on the Governmental Affairs Advisory Committee for COSSBA. I am confident in saying VSBA is and will remain a national leader.\n\nWe had an excellent School Law Conference a couple of weeks ago. I was thrilled to see so many of you in attendance in person and virtually, and I hope to see you all at the Conference on Education in Richmond on July 19th. We will be joined by Secretary of Education Aimee Rogstad Guidera and the Teacher of the Year Daphne Fulson of Chesapeake City Public Schools. We will also present the Workforce Readiness, Food For Thought, and Student Essay Contest Award winners and have many mini-workshops of innovative practices from your local divisions. Our Conference on Education is one of our best attended and highly regarded conferences each year, so I hope you will be able to join us.\n\nIt’s also not too early to start planning for the Annual Convention in Williamsburg, November 16th-18th. The request for proposals for presentations is now open. I also want to remind you of three important recognition programs we offer: the Board of Distinction, Regional Member of the Year, and School Board of the Year, which will all be recognized at the Annual Convention. Please review the application materials and get those into Brittany Moore by July 20th.\nThank you so much for the support you have shown me and for the opportunity to serve as your President. I thank you for your dedication to public education and service to your students and communities across this great Commonwealth. Please know I am here to support you. Please feel free to reach out if any questions or ways I may be of assistance.\n\nThanks again for all you do,\n\n&nbsp;\n\n- Teddy D. Martin II', 'From the President''s Desk', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '11504-autosave-v1', '', '', '2022-06-27 08:05:01', '2022-06-27 12:05:01', '', 11504, 'https://www.vsba.org/?p=11562', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
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Build brand awareness with school governance teams at the VSBA 2022 Annual Convention Exhibit Hall by reserving your booth now.\r\n\r\nEach booth includes two boxed lunches on Thursday for your representatives (additional available for purchase for one other representative), two chairs, draped table, carpeted exhibit area, wireless internet access, company identification sign, listing in the convention program, an opportunity for face-to-face marketing to a variety of education decision-makers, breakfasts, coffee breaks, and other events in the exhibit area.\r\n\r\nBooths will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis, and the best go fast! To confirm your spot at the Exhibit Hall please make sure to send in your payment to VSBA no later than two weeks after being invoiced. Please see below for the brochure for more information. 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Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.\r\n\r\n<strong>Interested candidates should apply online:</strong>\r\n\r\n<a href="https://careers.fcps.edu/gateway.htm?&amp;tg=supp&amp;req=17760BR"><strong>https://careers.fcps.edu/gateway.htm?&amp;tg=supp&amp;req=17760BR</strong></a>\r\n\r\n<em>Equal Opportunity Employer </em>\r\n\r\n<strong><a href="https://www.pwcs.edu/">Prince William County Public Schools</a></strong>\r\n\r\nAbout Prince William County Public Schools:\r\nPrince William County Public Schools (PWCS) is the second largest School Division in Virginia. The Division serves more than 90,000 students in 100 schools and learning centers. PWCS is the 34th largest school district in the nation, encompassing a wide-ranging demographic foundation.\r\nWe boast an impressive diversity of pupils —10% Asian, 20% Black, 36% Hispanic, 28% White, and 6% with other backgrounds. 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Recently, Forbes ranked Prince William County Public Schools as 11th in Virginia in its ranking of America’s best employers and the highest for a school division.\r\nPrince William County Public Schools (PWCS) is actively recruiting a senior level administrator to join the Superintendent’s Executive Cabinet with leadership responsibility for the division.\r\n\r\n<a href="https://pf.payfactors.com/client/job-description-management/job-descriptions/669999?jwt=eyJhbGciOiJIUzUxMiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJ0eXBlIjoxLCJjb250ZXh0Ijp7IkNvbXBhbnlJZCI6NzA0NCwiSnd0VHlwZSI6MX19.JeXrJ31fTCKd4SXah9oKR5Ms8Xn5w7hRzb9uWEm7w9MOxoxjaWYCNZ8XEN21P8cD9puSMs8NBFVQZzhGydxntQ&amp;viewName=Public">Associate Superintendent Vacancy</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="https://jobs.pwcs.edu/workspace/wSpace.exe?Action=wsJobsMain&amp;JobPosting=00040379">Associate Superintendent for Middle Schools</a>\r\n• Salary: $182,565—$252,715, commensurate with experience\r\n• Competitive benefits\r\n• Open until filled.\r\nEssential Responsibilities Include:\r\n• Providing support, leadership, and guidance to the Superintendent and School Board\r\n• Leading, building, and retaining an engaged, committed and excellent school-based leadership team actively promoting a culture of accountability and growth.\r\n• Ensuring the successful operation of middle schools under the school-based management concept.\r\n\r\n<a href="https://jobs.pwcs.edu/workspace/wSpace.exe?Action=wsJobsMain&amp;JobPosting=00039704">Associate Superintendent for Special Education</a>\r\n• Salary: $182,565—$252,715, commensurate with experience\r\n• Competitive benefits\r\n• Open until filled.\r\nEssential Responsibilities Include:\r\n• Serving as the principal advisor and assistant to the Deputy Superintendent and Superintendent in the areas of special education.\r\n• Leading, building, and retaining an engaged, committed and excellent team actively promoting a culture of accountability and growth.\r\n• Ensuring delivery of effective special education services to individual schools to assist in meeting instructional, behavioral, and social-emotional needs of students with disabilities.\r\n• Representing PWCS on department specific matters at the national, state, regional, and local levels.\r\n\r\n<a href="https://jobs.pwcs.edu/workspace/wSpace.exe?Action=wsJobsMain&amp;JobPosting=00038517">Deputy Superintendent Vacancy</a>\r\n• Salary: $200,820 – $269,897, commensurate with experience\r\n• Competitive benefits\r\n• Grade 23: 250-day contract\r\n• Open until filled\r\nEssential Responsibilities Include:\r\n• Providing advice, counsel and support to the Superintendent and Cabinet, Directors, Supervisors, and instructional personnel\r\n• Organizing and directing assigned functions to achieve stated objectives\r\n• Performing responsibility for school reviews and intervention plans To learn more about the\r\n\r\nFor additional information contact, Christine DiModica, Department of Human Resources, <a href="mailto:dimodiCR@pwcs.edu">dimodiCR@pwcs.edu</a>, 703-791-8959\r\n\r\n<strong>Fairfax City Public Schools</strong>\r\nPart-time Superintendent Search\r\nThe Position – The City of Fairfax School Board invites applications for the part-time superintendent position. The anticipated date of start is July 1, 2022.\r\n\r\nThe Division – The City of Fairfax, population 24,000, is located in the center of Fairfax County, Virginia. In 1961, a School Services Agreement (SSA) was entered with the City of Fairfax Schools and Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS). Under this agreement, FCPS manages and operates city schools, hires staff and develops curriculum, while the City School Board and City Superintendent is responsible for the management of the contract and the four city-owned school buildings.\r\n\r\nThe City of Fairfax has a five member school board that is elected every two years. 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Susan Wiczalkowski\r\nOr emailed to <a href="mailto:Susan.Wiczalkowski@FairfaxVa.gov">Susan.Wiczalkowski@FairfaxVa.gov</a>\r\n\r\nCandidates may reach out to Ms. Susan Wiczalkowski, Clerk of the School Board with questions. 703-293-7131 or Susan.Wiczalkowski@FairfaxVa.gov.\r\n\r\n<em>Please note, the cost to list a Non-State Association Superintendent Search is $350. If the position is relisted within 60 days of the application closing date, the position will be relisted at no additional charge.</em>', 'Other Superintendent Searches', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3047-revision-v1', '', '', '2022-06-27 09:52:38', '2022-06-27 13:52:38', '', 3047, 'https://www.vsba.org/?p=11590', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(11592, 5, '2022-06-27 10:13:39', '2022-06-27 14:13:39', '<h2><span style="color: #e11a3b;">Henrico County Public Schools Kids of Promise Pilot</span></h2>\n\n<hr>\n\n<strong><img class="size-medium wp-image-11545 alignleft" src="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Screenshot-2022-06-23-085500-223x300.png" alt="" width="223" height="300"> The Problem: Underrepresentation of Gifted Students</strong>\nA study of 10,000+ elementary schools conducted by Vanderbilt University found that Black students are 66% less likely and Hispanic students are 47% less likely than white students to be placed in gifted programs. In New York City, while Black and Hispanic students comprise 65% of the elementary school population, they make up only 27% of the elementary gifted population. <strong><em>In Henrico County Public Schools, 46.6% of students are Black or Hispanic but only 17.2% are identified as gifted. During the past school year, only 6 students were identified as gifted at Laburnum Elementary.</em></strong>\nFailure to identify students with potential often leads to stressful school environments in which bright students become bored, lack motivation and participate in disruptive classroom behaviors. Additionally, social-emotional problems may result as well as misdiagnosis of attention disorders and reduced economic opportunities later in life.\n\n<strong>A New Approach: Growing the Pie</strong>\nA 2019-20 audit of the HCPS K-12 Gifted Plan conducted by Dr. Jonathan Plucker, Professor of Talent Development at Johns Hopkins University, included reflection of current practices and policies and resulted in the creation of a new theme—“Growing the Pie.” In order for Henrico to make significant and impactful changes to gifted programs, the district must incorporate practices that expand current services and programming to address inequities and disproportionality. “Growing the Pie” will allow more Henrico students to develop their gifts and gain access to services and advanced coursework.\n\n<strong>The Pilot Program—Closing the Gap</strong>\nHCPS and the Henrico Education Foundation have collaborated to provide a pilot project at Laburnum Elementary that includes:\n\n● Identifying and recruiting under-represented students of promise for the 21st CCLC program\n● Forming 3rd and 4th-grade cohorts from families at or below the poverty line to experience high-quality STEAM and SEL programming integrated into the school’s 21st CCLC after school program\n● Highly qualified teachers as well as counselor/mentors trained in social-emotional learning\n● Quarterly meetings with grant and school staff to assess student progress and differentiate programming as appropriate\n\n<strong><img class="size-medium wp-image-11548 alignright" src="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Screenshot-2022-06-23-085730-225x300.png" alt="" width="225" height="300">HCPS Provides: </strong>● 2 hours of enrichment/SEL daily Monday-Thursday for students as a 21st CCLC vendor\n● Training of gifted staff\n● Curriculum/Content\n● Transportation (grant partnership)\n● School Nutrition support (grant partnership)\n● Technology support\n● Data collection and sharing\n\n<strong>Henrico Education Foundation Provides:\n</strong>● Contract/MOU with HCPS as a vendor to provide 2 hours of enrichment/SEL daily Monday-Thursday for Promise students\n● Program infrastructure to support the delivery of pilot programming\n● Enrichment and recreation (21st CCLC)\n● Field trips (21st CCLC)\n● Collaboration in evaluation and assessment of pilot success\n\nProgram enrichment areas include Chess, Rubik''s Cube, Design Inquiry, and STEAM/Coding. The selection of enrichment programs was based on extending the classroom opportunity. Selected activities give students the ability to participate in furthering their learning outside of the classroom. For instance, Chess4Life offers students the opportunity to access chess enrichment from their classroom computers, home computers, or phones. This safe online program is available to students at any time - after school, on weekends, and during the summer. In addition, Code VA invites students from Title 1 schools to participate in all programming – both virtual and in-person – at no cost. In this way, we are introducing students to advanced enrichment opportunities with fewer barriers.\n\n<strong>Chess Benefits</strong>\nChess provides a wealth of academic, social and emotional benefits. These benefits include increased cognitive skills such as concentration, pattern recognition, decision making, problem-solving and critical thinking. Researchers state that chess increases student self-confidence and attention span while encouraging understanding of choice and consequences for problem-solving. Benefits that support the social and emotional needs of the gifted include increased resilience, improved communication skills, and an increase in empathy and self-awareness.\n\n<strong>STEAM Benefits</strong>\nSTEAM education fosters ingenuity and creativity, builds resilience, encourages teamwork and collaboration, teaches problem-solving, and encourages flexibility. Specific to the needs of the gifted student, STEAM activities support acceptance of failure, increase critical thinking skills, and improve communication and leadership abilities.\n\nThis program will focus on problem-based learning and will lead to higher-level discussions about how technology can provide solutions to real-world issues.\n\n<strong><img class="size-medium wp-image-11546 alignright" src="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Screenshot-2022-06-23-085528-225x300.png" alt="" width="225" height="300">Rubik''s Cube Benefits</strong>\nParticipating in Rubik’s Cube activities has benefits that align with STEAM education goals. These benefits include improving muscle memory through the use of algorithms, increasing perseverance and resilience, enhancing problem-solving skills, improving agility and reflexes, and increasing determination and focus. In regards to supporting gifted attributes, solving the cube helps develop cognitive abilities, enhances the ability to work under pressure, and improves concentration.\n\n<strong>Design Thinking Benefits</strong>\nDesign Thinking allows students to address real-world problems using authentic tools to arrive at meaningful solutions. Students learn a five-stage process that emphasizes the need to understand and empathize with the audience you are designing for, and the importance of building and testing prototypes as part of the design process. As a human-centered, solutions-focused approach to creativity and design, design thinking allows students to develop analytical skills, self-awareness, understanding of others’ situations and needs, and empathy.\n\nThe overall long-range plans of the program are to replicate and expand the program based on additional funding. It is our hope that by providing these challenging experiences, there will be a systemic shift in the identification of our underserved gifted, and talented students.', 'Division Spotlight: Henrico County', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '11529-autosave-v1', '', '', '2022-06-27 10:13:39', '2022-06-27 14:13:39', '', 11529, 'https://www.vsba.org/?p=11592', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
