<a href="https://www.vsba.org/meetings-conferences/school-law-conference/">June 4, 2021, VSBA School Law Conference
</a>Your school division needs you, your superintendent, and your attorney to participate in the 2021 VSBA Virtual School Law Conference! Why? The answer is simple, many of the decisions you make have legal implications that will impact your school division for years to come…

<a href="https://u20217403.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=Z5TRKRtj0IaGsaUkn4WfBaQQQwv1SKq-2BX4ECZGL7dURzVUDN474WQuJFaAxJz4G6hl7UGSjcanFsrERSTR9bV9rnWL0crwwQjfc9hTxAqe5S-2BH66eAAeRK6-2FJcqlqXO9cnQi-2Fc3ThDlZ-2BtccOoTnFpw873pj-2F89oyrp2c1L9Qv0KjUtDAAgnLiQxH5jTyokWB9ANkCSYvLdEVm3SmmgnshCRC25BJsnhpTQiCty4EEKdXf4H-2B2svuDoGCX65LPbuH-2BtIQcxc-2FfImNC1AYKNc-2B9XbkII34d5adW19lCeq0sgq9uUNXdVjroOY1OzGW3Re3r-2BU6H-2F4oNbuEP-2BqXbu4TvJVivWOZYo5h-2BqAJ-2Bho3UqzB6Sx0V6K5YAbncvnqpHdRIAbBudKwwcn3M2wlphtflyEBJalPcP5vN1arUawswrSMPMO4UU85Tafpb-2BB5BHaPpYkeLxK25xJ8zpgP7dqCD5t6lxsObPvQTAc2eqCe2rZHgeNs3-2FOgN4hM0WeSKyFKacb-2Ffnff2OR0M2DwHkzE3neHhwl1DDR6lB5eX3kK4e2768dEUE6PpWKFj7wvFptTYjxjHDaJAf-2FOWcfjwq0j5IM2CWpIzoKZk1UaTcYG0rd5NdUCHRQJBoV8zfUjNE-2FRf-2FLW3VlCAavtgw9-2FAb-2Fr6p9F-2Fgu83cr4HwHmEWOU7wu98eI1wCzf9HwCNvAeS7RuPyN92Z0HvVG5BI8zsTqENm9X4JFyZgf9EbkFQBi6tCPtAxneVtAKWbEzD2a5cuEqDmzjkz5oLaTzAt7G1-2FkSjgWqbp-2BNhN7dt513mlJLHXIjc1eEi2bj4mz-2B6ItfcOccp-2BncAKuJfckqJKni-2FmQjjlwJqi7mDohR-2FPRyBx2arWdY8yX7-2F5B8bSvjbNCp7D6ck0r_Ax-2FA2qB5XxIif0IVCV8oU9AKcIr2Ar4HXEd8hVxOvjWmcBrs01tu87OsvpA9O-2FtyHuzGt0FEdGH2CyjHd2VRttLrxnPOMYDo78ZBzmQsFyig0KwHJeqooZXOMyWbkwcqTVoQ17kPQi5xUKoBGdNTkjX5hgZMcBjJtBqy98jEs9-2BSayvpFzZjGm1vwRqZTtEBCdeEY9uu9JcMGkRwS9yiQW2h8YRoAa1AvVYXPkDhNs-2BYj-2B-2FKT18JRbHyVP94ywq8v4jOjzniOwMX32mmFHzPkA-3D-3D">VSBA 2021 Excellence in Workforce Readiness Award
</a>The Virginia School Boards Association would like to invite your school division to apply for the annual Excellence in Workforce Readiness award. This award seeks to recognize Virginia School Divisions who have achieved excellence in Workforce Readiness through an…

<a href="https://roanoke.com/news/state-and-regional/biden-pushes-education-spending-at-stops-in-virginia/article_96a2309a-124a-5d7d-adc2-395e5563fe17.html">Biden pushes education spending at stops in Virginia
</a>President Joe Biden and the first lady traveled Monday to coastal Virginia to promote his plans to increase spending on education and children, part of his $1.8 trillion families proposal announced last week. Biden and his wife, Jill, visited Tidewater Community College…

<a href="https://www.fox5dc.com/news/prince-william-county-superintendent-to-present-school-board-full-time-in-person-fall-learning-plan">Prince William County superintendent to present school board full-time, in-person fall learning plan
</a>The Prince William County school superintendent will present the school board a reopening plan Wednesday that would call for a five day a week, full-time, in-person learning schedule for the fall school year. Preparation of the plan was called for during a March school board meeting…

<a href="https://heraldcourier.com/news/bristol-virginia-schools-eyes-schedule-changes/article_a50f5f3e-30de-5712-b5b2-f7d0c512065c.html">Bristol, Virginia schools eyes schedule changes
</a>Schedules for Bristol, Virginia’s six public schools will likely change again next year, as the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic continues. On Monday night, the city School Board got its first look at the proposed schedule changes, which would go into effect in August. Under…

<a href="https://shoredailynews.com/headlines/northam-declares-teacher-appreciation-week/">Northam Declares Teacher Appreciation Week
</a>Governor Ralph Northam has proclaimed May 3–7, 2021 as Teacher Appreciation Week in the Commonwealth and is encouraging all Virginians to participate by sending personalized thank-you notes to recognize educators for their service and dedication to students. This year’s sixth…

<a href="https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/virginia-beach/kempsville-high-school-teacher-named-2022-citywide-teacher-of-the-year-in-virginia-beach/">Kempsville High School teacher named 2022 Citywide Teacher of the Year in Virginia Beach
</a>A teacher at Kempsville High School has been named the 2022 Citywide Teach of the Year in Virginia Beach Superintendent Aaron Spence named Kimberly Nurse, an Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) coordinator and teacher at Kempsville, as the recipient…

<a href="https://www.wdbj7.com/2021/05/04/lynchburg-city-schools-students-rewarded-for-dedication-to-reading/">Lynchburg City Schools students rewarded for dedication to reading
</a>Some Lynchburg City Schools students were rewarded for their dedication to reading this year. The school system surprised some students Monday with gift-filled book bags. Those bags were given to those who read at least 20 books this year. Names were drawn from a pool of…

<a href="https://www.dnronline.com/news/coronavirus/city-school-board-to-approve-bonuses-for-employees/article_1c99585b-d37f-55b1-9af9-eb9aa40e3163.html">City School Board To Approve Bonuses For Employees
</a>It is being recommended the Harrisonburg City School Board approve bonuses for all employees at its Tuesday meeting. Chief Financial Officer Tracy Shaver stated in his recommendation that the COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on the work…

<a href="https://www.localdvm.com/news/virginia/frederick-county-public-schools-is-asking-the-public-to-review-potential-course-materials/">Frederick County Public Schools is asking the public to review potential course materials
</a>Frederick County Public Schools in Virginia is asking the public to review materials for middle and high school World Language courses. The review is for a series of Spanish, French, and Latin courses. People have until May 7th to review the courses and provide feedback. They…

<a href="https://www.progress-index.com/story/news/2021/05/04/year-round-school-hopewell-first-ever-systemwide-virginia/4923015001/">Long-awaited year-round schooling is almost here in Hopewell, launching July 26
</a>Thirty-nine days. For Hopewell's public schools, that is the length of time between history being made. On June 17, the school bell rings for the final time. On July 26 — 39 days later — the school bell will ring for the first time in Virginia's only entire public-school system to go all-in…

<a href="https://theshadowleague.com/high-school-in-va-re-named-after-john-good-trouble-lewis/">High School In VA Renamed After John “Good Trouble” Lewis
</a>In July 2020, the Fairfax County School Board approved the name change of Robert E. Lee High School after students advocated that the name of the school did not reflect its mission or the diversity of the school community. In turn, the vote was approved to change it to John…

<a href="https://www.dailypress.com/tidewater-review/va-tr-kw-technical-grant-0423-20210503-r722pvb77vesvoz3uejvcsjr5y-story.html">King William Public Schools receives competitive career, technical education grant
</a>The King William School Division announced Wednesday the high school has received a $37,500 competitive grant to upgrade equipment in its career and technical education programs. The division joined 16 other state high schools in receiving the grant funds. The fund was…

<a href="https://richmond.com/news/local/richmond-school-board-establishes-advisory-board-for-george-wythe-construction-estimate-for-replacing-school-rises/article_cafee122-2067-5a6f-acd4-fdf212066b2b.html">Richmond School Board establishes advisory board for George Wythe construction, estimate for replacing school rises $40 million.
</a>The Richmond School Board will establish a community advisory board to plan construction of George Wythe High School, which has been at the center of debate after a divided board voted last month to wrest responsibility for building schools from the city. The board voted 5-0…

<a href="https://www.vsba.org/news/new-collective-bargaining-service/">New Collective Bargaining Service</a>
In association with Haney Phinyowattanachip PLLC, VSBA is pleased to offer services related to the collective bargaining process. Services would be tailored to the specific circumstances of each school division and may include providing input on the required and recommended…

<a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2021FoodForThought">2021 VSBA Food for Thought Competition
</a>The VSBA would like to invite you to participate in the eighth annual Food for Thought Competition, a friendly competition between Virginia’s school divisions to showcase their programs that combat childhood hunger, provide healthy school meals, and encourage…