Albemarle County School Board candidate Julian Waters has a front-row seat to local education issues. He attends Western Albemarle High School. As a minor— Waters turns 18 in September — he also has to rely on friends and family to legally collect the 125 petition signatures that will put him on the general election ballot […]
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County schools to address hourly-wage salary compression, see increase in local revenue
Albemarle County schools staff Tuesday presented a plan to raise the minimum hourly rate for division classified staff from $9.75 to $10 an hour to alleviate salary compression. The move would also bring employees with at least eight years’ experience into the middle salary range of Albemarle’s competitive market – a list of similar localities […]
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County School Board moves Woodbrook expansion, classroom modernization forward
Two key pieces of the $35 million bond referendum for school projects that Albemarle County voters approved last month moved forward Thursday night. The board voted 7-0 to allow RRMM Architects to create detailed drawings and documents that will be provided as part of the request for proposals for the expansion. The board also voted […]
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County schools expect five years of revenue shortfalls
Albemarle County Public Schools staff members on Wednesday told a joint meeting of the School Board and Board of Supervisors that the division faces significant revenue shortfalls over the next five years. Assistant Superintendent Matt Haas showed the revenue numbers in a presentation to the boards about the division’s five-year financial plan. If the division […]
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County schools’ revenues $800,000 over expenditures in FY15-16
Albemarle County Public Schools finished its last school year with $800,000 more than it spent, a Thursday preliminary financial report on fiscal year 2015-16 showed. As with all local government operations that seek to avoid an annual financial deficit, the school division expects to have some surplus funds each year. The handling of the balance […]
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Albemarle schools prepare to cover state share of staff raises
County schools officials said Wednesday that Albemarle likely will have to cover nearly $400,000 for teacher raises it originally had budgeted to come from state coffers. The division will uphold a 2 percent average pay increase for schools staff with money the county School Board set aside last year, said division COO Dean Tistadt. State […]
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Albemarle school board brainstorms high school of the future
The Albemarle County School Board wrestled Thursday night with how its high schools will embrace student-directed and experiential learning while adequately assessing knowledge and producing credits that colleges will accept. The discussion comes as school officials are looking to increase high school capacity, either with an addition to Albemarle High School or with an entirely […]
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School board approves $35.5M capital project list for bond referendum
The Albemarle County school division hopes to fund $35.5 million worth of capital projects in 2017-18 and 2018-19 through a proposed bond referendum this fall. The Albemarle School Board on Thursday voted, 6-0, to approve a preliminary list of projects to inform the Board of Supervisors’ April 13 decision on the referendum. Board member Jason […]
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Albemarle pre-K programs highlight successes, challenges
Albemarle County pre-K programs are enjoying robust student success rates, but might soon have an issue finding enough space for their students, county schools staff reported Thursday. A presentation to the School Board by county schools, Bright Stars, Title I and Head Start staff showed the programs serve more than 350 students in 12 schools […]
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City School Board reconsiders principal qualifications & more school news
Last week, the Charlottesville School Board discussed relaxing their requirements for principals in order to allow candidates without teaching experience to fill the top administrative position at city schools. In a heated discussion at their regular meeting on June 13, three of the five board members present supported the change to the division’s policy manual, […]
