City Schools is resuming renaming its schools after an 18-month pause.
Author Archives: Tamica Jean-Charles
As a community reporter at Charlottesville Tomorrow from 2021 to 2025, Tamica aimed to connect families with resources that could help them thrive.
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Albemarle County will consider building a $154 million new middle school to address overcrowding
By 2034, the district expects its enrollment will increase to more than 14,500 students, about 1,000 more students than it is currently serving.
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Bennett’s Village will be Charlottesville’s first all-abilities playground, built in memory of a little boy who always wanted one
The day after Bennett died, Kara McClurken and her husband walked past the Johnson Elementary School’s playground and looked at each other seemingly with the same thought. What if they made his dream come true?
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Drive on Hydraulic Road? Look out for speed zone cameras
Albemarle County Police Department will issue automatic $100 citations to speedy drivers starting Oct. 21.
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Charlottesville City Schools will continue trying to enforce its ‘off and away’ cell phone policy this year
“We never really had conversations reflecting on how ineffective it was last year,” said Joseph Patterson, math teacher at CHS.
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For the first time since the pandemic, both Charlottesville and Albemarle County start the year with enough bus drivers to get all their students to school
Though, both districts are still hiring more drivers.
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Charlottesville High School will electronically track students who leave class
The new e-hall pass system will use a computer program to limit the number of children out at any given time, and alert teachers when students are late returning.
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Going to a sports game at Charlottesville High School? You’ll be going through a metal detector
City Schools plans to use its new, $40,000 metal detectors at all public events with more than 250 people present.
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Major federal ‘deficiency’ violations forced MACAA to shut down its free Head Start childcare centers
Former employees, and MACAA’s board chair, recount the violations that lead to its closure in March.
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Six months after local Head Start provider closed, its executive director has resigned
The agency will begin searching for new leadership later this month.
