Three of the four city schools will be “accredited with conditions;” Lafayette Elementary will be fully accredited. Also, the Board votes on a name for the city’s third elementary school. James Monroe High School, Walker-Grant Middle School, and Hugh Mercer Elementary School are predicted to be “accredited with conditions” by the Virginia Department of Education for the […]
Majority of public comments at Monday’s School Board meeting are in support of retaining challenged titles in library. It’s likely that the two books that could be removed from King George County school libraries later this month have been on the shelves for a decade “without incident.” Jacob Gerding, a county resident who works as […]
The former owner of Anderson Oil Co. and Anderson Propane has been a strong supporter of Fredericksburg City Public Schools. When local businessman Mark Anderson was looking to sell his companies—Anderson Oil and Anderson Propane Services—recently, he bypassed brokers and solicitors to work directly with another family-owned company. According to the Rappahannock Rotary Club, which […]
Fredericksburg City students return this week. Here’s how the division will begin to implement the new cell phone-free policy. “Off, Yondr, and away” is the mantra that Fredericksburg City Public Schools wants students returning to school this week to keep in their heads. The division’s cell phone-free policy was approved last month by the School […]
The school is now participating in the federal Community Eligibility Provision. All of Fredericksburg and Caroline schools, and some of Stafford and Spotsy schools already participate. All enrolled students at King George Elementary School, including those enrolled in the county’s preschool programs, can receive free breakfast and lunch this year. The school announced this week […]
Paul Perry, warden at the Caroline Detention Facility, was one of the named defendants in the lawsuit brought by the ACLU of Virginia and partners. The ACLU of Virginia entered into a class action settlement this week that will release multiple immigrants who have been kept in detention in Caroline County despite winning their immigration […]
The Center is changing to a nonprofit structure and hopes to increase its educational and artistic offerings to meet community needs. It’s never been a better time to be a fan of Riverside Center. Riverside Center’s Artistic Director and CEO Patrick A’Hearn called for the community’s regional theater to dream big. He also called for […]
State superintendent of public instruction holds “Commonwealth Conversation” on the topic at James Monroe High School. Not everyone who attended Tuesday morning’s conversation on “Cell Phone-Free Education” was convinced that public schools should be cell phone-free. But Lisa Coons, Virginia’s superintendent for public education, reiterated several times that the purpose of the event was to […]
An interview with superintendent Jesse Boyd, plus key dates and important links. An Interview with Superintendent Jesse Boyd Back-to-school is always an exciting time of year for Jesse Boyd, who is going into his second full year as superintendent of King George County Schools. “Honestly, I’m just looking forward to everyone getting back, and to […]
About 6% of positions in Stafford and Spotsylvania are vacant. With between one and two weeks left before the start of the 2024-25 academic year, area school divisions still have staff vacancies to fill. Spotsylvania There were 136 vacant teaching positions as of July 19, division spokeswoman Rene Daniels said. These positions include classroom and […]
