<a href="https://www.vsba.org/meetings-conferences/superintendent-evaluation-workshop/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">October 6, 2021, Superintendent Evaluation Workshop</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">
</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">Are you prepared to evaluate your Superintendent? Register now for the Superintendent Evaluation Workshop! The Guidelines for Uniform Performance Standards and Evaluation Criteria for Superintendents developed by the Virginia Department of Education provide a…</span>

<a href="https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Northam-urges-but-won-t-require-continued-masking-16329814.php"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Northam urges but won't require continued masking in schools</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">
</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam's administration issued new guidance Wednesday on COVID-19 prevention measures for the upcoming school year, urging but not requiring continued masking in many circumstances. With a statewide public health order that had mandated masking…</span>

<a href="https://www.smithfieldtimes.com/2021/07/20/petition-seeks-julia-perkins-recall-from-school-board/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Petition seeks Julia Perkins’ recall from School Board</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">
</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">Candice Vande Brake, a parent who’s spoken repeatedly against Critical Race Theory at recent Isle of Wight County School Board meetings, has started a petition on change.org to recall Windsor District board member Julia Perkins over the issue. The theory, as previously…</span>

<a href="https://godanriver.com/news/local/education/dan-river-region-schools-moving-toward-new-cultural-competency-standard-for-teachers/article_76db265c-e98b-11eb-82ad-9fef9d2e77e2.html"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dan River Region schools moving toward new cultural competency standard for teachers</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">
</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">Danville Public Schools will begin transitioning this upcoming school year to revised standards for evaluating teacher performance that will include cultural competency. The changes include an additional standard measuring teachers' commitment to equity and providing instruction...</span>

<a href="https://www.pilotonline.com/news/education/vp-nw-vb-school-mask-optional-vote-20210721-kp5xfpa7grhl5gws7gvqolcnwy-story.html"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Virginia Beach School Board votes down effort to make mask-wearing optional this fall</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">
</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Virginia Beach School Board voted down an effort to make mask-wearing optional next fall. The decision doesn’t mean masks will be required, just that it’s still in the air.Board member Laura Hughes first introduced a resolution in June that would have made masks optional…</span>

<a href="https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/virginia-fbi-teen-academy"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Virginia students learn about working for the FBI</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">
</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">Students across Virginia experienced what it's like to work for the FBI Tuesday, as part of the FBI Outreach Program.This week, the FBI branch in Richmond hosted 25 students for the 2021 teen academy. The teens applied and were accepted into the program last year but due to...</span>

<a href="https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2021/07/21/carroll-county-schools-propose-converting-traditional-bathrooms-to-single-use-bathrooms/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Carroll County schools propose converting traditional bathrooms to ‘single-use’ bathrooms</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">
</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">Traditional bathrooms may be no more for Carroll County schools. The school board proposed converting “traditional” bathrooms to “single-use” bathrooms. The proposal was made in response to the Virginia Department of Education’s requirement to establish inclusive policies…</span>

<a href="https://newsvirginian.com/news/education/local-church-hosts-night-of-prayer-for-augusta-county-school-board-ahead-of-transgender-decision/article_e9d4f99a-e9da-11eb-a651-53a40bfc1d25.html"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Local church hosts night of prayer for Augusta County School Board ahead of transgender decision</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">
</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">With a decision on transgender policies pending by the Augusta County School Board on Aug. 5, Wayne Hills Baptist Church in Waynesboro hosted an evening of worship Tuesday that brought together several local churches and faith leaders to pray for elected officials and their...</span>

<a href="https://newsadvance.com/news/local/education/lynchburg-city-schools-moves-forward-with-400k-facilities-study-expects-preliminary-results-by-fall/article_25b88a44-ea30-11eb-ad21-5b2ff725c3aa.html"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Lynchburg City Schools moves forward with $400K facilities study, expects preliminary results by fal</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">l</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">
</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">In an effort to better understand the current and future needs of its school buildings, Lynchburg City Schools is moving forward with a $400,000 facilities study.  At its Tuesday night work session, the Lynchburg City School Board unanimously voted to award the contract for the…</span>

<a href="https://www.dnronline.com/news/rockingham_county/rcps-to-consider-new-high-school-to-alleviate-growth/article_6746e3a1-74e3-50f0-9e21-30025e8e5bab.html"><span style="font-weight: 400;">RCPS To Consider New High School To Alleviate Growth</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">
</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">Just 10 years after opening East Rockingham High School to alleviate crowding at Spotswood High School, the Rockingham County School Board is considering building another high school to address the same problem in the area. The continued growth in the urban development…</span>

<a href="https://www.suffolknewsherald.com/2021/07/21/southwestern-elementary-school-returns/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Southwestern Elementary School returns</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">
</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">The last time Suffolk Publc Schools had a school named Southwestern, it was 2014 and it was an elementary school located in Holland. The 200 students who attended bid goodbye to the school by singing “So Long, Farewell,”  in the style of The Sound of Music. The name...</span>

<a href="https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6152246259414651918"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Webinar, August 4, 2021: What We Have Here is a Failure to Communicate</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">
</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">Often, communication issues within the board or between the board and superintendent are not problems, but rather are indications there are governance issues that need to be examined and strengthened. Learn how to analyze common “Communication issues” in order to identify.…</span>

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