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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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FXBG Advance
- 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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FXBG Advance
- 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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FXBG Advance
- 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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- May 14, 2024
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Investigation, Legal Fees in Spotsylvania

The School Board has retained a Norfolk-based law firm to investigate the Riverbend Swim Team debacle; plus, information on fees for “legal services” outside of general representation. The Spotsylvania School Board has retained the Norfolk-based firm Yeng Collins Law, PLC to conduct an investigation “related to certain issues surrounding the Riverbend High School swim team,” […]

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- May 7, 2024
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Beginning to Plan for Three Elementary Schools in Fredericksburg

When the new middle school opens next year, the building that now houses Walker-Grant Middle School will be converted into a third elementary school. As work continues on Fredericksburg’s new middle school, division administrators are beginning to plan for the conversion of the current middle school into a third elementary school. The new $77 million, […]

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- May 2, 2024
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King George School Board Approves Moving Six of Nine Preschool Classes out of Troubled Building Next Fall

But this is a temporary fix. Members must decide what kind of construction project will best serve the county long-term. Six King George County preschool classes will move from the rapidly deteriorating building on St. Anthony’s Road where they are now housed to King George Elementary in the fall. That will leave three classes, comprised […]

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- April 17, 2024
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King George Voters May Decide on Whether to Fund New School

A referendum on whether to fund a new county school may be headed to King George voters in November. “It looks like you need a new preschool,” said T.C. Collins, Chair of the Board of Supervisors, to School Board members during a joint meeting of the two boards on Monday afternoon. “I think everybody agrees […]

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