Spotsylvania event is part of Senator’s “Salute to Service” tour. Fredericksburg-area educators feel disrespected, distrusted, overburdened, overworked, and underpaid, they told Senator Tim Kaine and his wife Anne Holton at a roundtable Tuesday morning. Yet national polls consistently show broad support among Americans for public schools in general — and strong support for their own […]
72% of respondents think devices should be banned during the school day. The results of a survey distributed to the Caroline County school community indicate support for restricting student cell phone use during the instructional day. Division staff presented a first read of a new policy prohibiting student use of personal communication devices at last […]
VDOT will present options stemming from the study and take public comment on July 8. Caroline County residents will get their first chance next week to examine a study conducted on the 15 mile stretch of U.S. 1 that runs through their community, with an eye on traffic and safety improvements. The proposals could change […]
New policy and regulation prohibit student use of personal communication devices during the instructional day. The Fredericksburg School Board on Monday unanimously approved a new policy prohibiting the use of “personal communication devices” by students in school buildings during the school day. “The use of PCDs on school grounds must be appropriately regulated to protect […]
Judge Gene Woolard also asked the board to refocus on the education of children. A visiting judge on Monday morning dismissed a misdemeanor assault and battery charge brought by Spotsylvania School Board member Lisa Phelps against fellow School Board member and Vice Chair Nicole Cole. As did his colleague Richard McGrath earlier this spring when […]
How long does it take for an electric vehicle (EV) to have a smaller carbon footprint than a gasoline-powered vehicle? As with most complex issues, the answer is: It depends. Currently, the energy to produce the battery causes the average initial EV carbon footprint to be twice that of a gasoline vehicle. (The actual difference […]
Neighbors in area of Browns Farm Road are concerned about increased traffic in the rural area. The Summit Academy, a private Catholic secondary school, is seeking to open a permanent location at the corner of Gordon and Browns Farm roads in Spotsylvania County — but nearby homeowners fear the surrounding infrastructure can’t handle the potential […]
Board is seeking a replacement for Thomas Taylor, who is leaving the division to lead Montgomery County schools. The Stafford School Board on Tuesday approved a $40,000 contract with the firm JG Consulting to lead the search for a new division leader. “Selection of the best Superintendent candidate for their school division is the single […]
Trimmer died June 14. More than 100 people gathered in the sweltering heat on June 24 at the Stafford Civil War Park to remember one of the two men most responsible for the preservation of that site—Glenn Trimmer. Trimmer, a retired U.S. Air Force colonel and graduate of the Virginia Military Institute, died June 14 […]
Clint Mitchell steps into the job August 1. Incoming Spotsylvania school division superintendent Clint Mitchell will be paid $245,000 per year, according to his contract with the School Board, which went into effect June 24. The salary is the same as that made by his predecessor, Mark Taylor, who was fired in March. Mitchell’s contract […]
