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- August 12, 2024
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Spotsylvania School Board August 12 Meeting Details

An overview of topics on the agenda for tonight’s meeting. The School Board will hold its regular monthly business meeting on Monday evening, beginning with a closed session at 5:30 p.m. to discuss personnel matters and consult with legal counsel. The open session of the meeting includes a recognition of the monthly Student Leader in […]

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- August 6, 2024
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City School Board Hears Accreditation Predictions

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 […]

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- July 2, 2024
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Fredericksburg School Board Approves Cell Phone Ban

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 […]

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- July 1, 2024
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Judge Dismisses Assault and Battery Case Against Spotsylvania School Board Member Nicole Cole

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 […]

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- June 27, 2024
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Stafford School Board Selects Superintendent Search Firm

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 […]

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- June 20, 2024
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City School Division Seeks Teacher Input into Phone-Free Policy

Forty middle and high school teachers gathered for a working lunch this week. Fredericksburg City’s middle and high school teachers who attended a working lunch on Tuesday agree that the division needs to become phone-free and that the best way to achieve this is by locking student devices in secured pouches during the school day. […]

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- June 19, 2024
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Stafford Supervisors Defer Approval of Conditional Use Permit for Elementary School 19

Move will delay construction of new school by at least two months, School Board says. The Stafford Board of Supervisors’ vote on Tuesday evening to delay approval of a conditional use permit for the county’s 19th elementary school will “significantly delay” construction of the school. “The decision regarding [elementary school 19] significantly delays construction on […]

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- June 5, 2024
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July Trial Date Set for Spotsylvania School Board Vice Chair Nicole Cole

Cole was arraigned in General District Court Wednesday morning. A trial date of July 1 has been set for Spotsylvania School Board Vice Chair Nicole Cole, who is accused of misdemeanor assault and battery by fellow School Board member Lisa Phelps. Cole was in Spotsylvania General District Court Wednesday morning for the arraignment. She is […]

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- May 15, 2024
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Cell Phone Ban Proposed in Stafford Schools

School Board will vote on proposed new regulation, as well as other updates to the Code of Student Conduct, next month. The Stafford School Board is considering banning use of cell phones and other personal electronic communication devices during the regular school day. The Board at its regular business meeting on Tuesday reviewed a proposed […]

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- May 15, 2024
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Spotsylvania School Division on the Hook for Courthouse Road Improvements

Board members agree that they’d like funding support from Supervisors for the project. Two Spotsylvania School Board members who usually always oppose each other agreed Tuesday night that the school division should not be responsible for funding $1 million worth of improvements to Courthouse Road in front of Spotsylvania Middle School, which is undergoing expansion. […]

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