<a href="https://www.vsba.org/meetings-conferences/conference-on-education/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">July 20, 2021, VSBA Conference on Education</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">
</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">Join hundreds of school division leaders from across Virginia at the 35th Annual VSBA Conference on Education. We are pleased to have Governor Ralph Northam in attendance, with our afternoon keynote presentation from the Aldrin Foundation! There will also be a time for…</span>

<a href="https://www.winchesterstar.com/winchester_star/winchester-school-board-adopts-89-8m-budget-with-5-pay-raise-for-staff/article_3084d0e7-1e26-5166-8d72-e2c99c2a86fa.html#utm_source=winchesterstar.com&amp;utm_campaign=%2Fnewsletters%2Fheadlines%2F%3F-dc%3D1625050810&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=headline"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Winchester School Board adopts $89.8M budget with 5% pay raise for staff</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">
</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Winchester School Board in a 5-0 vote Monday night approved an $89,815,648 budget for fiscal year 2022. The spending plan includes a 5% pay raise for school division employees. Increasing pay has been a division priority. The budget, which has an operating fund of…</span>

<a href="https://wcyb.com/news/local/lift-off-students-at-virginia-middle-school-launch-rockets"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Lift off: Students at Virginia Middle School launch rockets as part of summer program</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">
</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">Students in Bristol, Virginia, had a chance to go "above and beyond" in learning.The summer program in Bristol, Virginia schools this year was space-related. Students had a chance Wednesday to test the engineering skills they have been learning as part of the program to…</span>

<a href="https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/scott-county-va-supervisors-vote-against-giving-teachers-previously-promised-pay-increase/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Scott County, Va. supervisors vote against giving teachers previously promised pay increase</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">
</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Scott County Board of Supervisors voted to not provide teachers with a raise after county educators demonstrated and spoke in a public meeting. The Board of Supervisors met Wednesday morning in Gate City to discuss the annual budget. Scott County teachers…</span>

<a href="https://www.loudountimes.com/news/ashburn-high-school-grads-seek-wisdom-from-waltonwood-seniors/article_8a11c44a-d4e8-11eb-88e8-cf9cf1452b0f.html"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ashburn high school grads seek wisdom from Waltonwood seniors</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">
</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">In a year not afflicted by COVID-19, recent Broad Run High School grads Lulu Chatterjee and Kavya Santhanam would likely have pursued internships for their senior capstone project. However, the unique learning environment this year allowed students to pursue broader goals…</span>

<a href="https://www.galaxgazette.com/content/ghs-students-have-new-early-college-option"><span style="font-weight: 400;">GHS students have new early college option</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">
</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">Galax City Public Schools is offering a new Early College program to seniors, a collaboration with Wytheville Community College.Schools Superintendent Susan Tilley said this is a new opportunity, and different from any other collegiate-oriented programs the Galax school…</span>

<a href="https://newsadvance.com/community/new_era_progress/news/school-board-reviews-trends-for-exiting-staff-members-in-past-three-years/article_5ffd5a5a-d521-11eb-8d82-fb4ad4c7150b.html"><span style="font-weight: 400;">School board reviews trends for exiting staff members in past three years</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">
</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">Amherst County School Board members recently reviewed a report on the trends of employees exiting the division during the past three years. The data looks at reasons for staff departures from the 2018-19 school year to the recently completed 2020-21 year, as well as five groups…</span>

<a href="https://fredericksburg.com/news/local/task-force-recommends-fredericksburgs-new-school-be-a-middle-school/article_00a4d4a5-e693-5c95-b2fc-5fe11126ccbf.html#tracking-source=home-top-story-1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Task force recommends Fredericksburg's new school be a middle school</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">
</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Fredericksburg school system’s internal enrollment and capacity task force is recommending that the new school to be built in the city be a middle school. School division staff and School Board members presented the recommendation and a timeline for design…</span>

<a href="https://www.dnronline.com/news/rockingham_county/bhs-leader-recognized-for-being-countys-first-woman-high-school-principal/article_c3edbf63-869b-5d69-b109-6f01dfefd13d.html"><span style="font-weight: 400;">BHS Leader Recognized For Being County's First Woman High School Principal</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">
</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">When Donna Abernathy graduated from James Madison University in 1986, she didn’t immediately go into the field she had studied — education with a focus on health and fitness. She knew she wanted to teach kids and coach, but another, once in a lifetime opportunity…</span>

<a href="https://www.nbc12.com/2021/06/30/mayor-stoney-may-have-lost-faith-school-board-over-george-wythe-construction/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Mayor Stoney ‘may have lost faith in school board’ over George Wythe construction</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">
</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">Mayor Stoney addressed the growing drama surrounding the construction of a new George Wythe High School during a coronavirus briefing at city hall Tuesday. The night before, the school board seemed unwilling to accept Stoney’s compromise to work together and get...</span>

<a href="https://www.vsba.org/resources/recognition/media-honor-roll/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">2021 VSBA Media Honor Roll- Open Now!</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">
</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">Reporters and local media outlets play an important role in public education. School division leaders rely on responsible reporting by local media representatives so that our community members receive timely information about division initiatives and programs. Considering the…</span>