The Albemarle County School Board has voted to consolidate B. F. Yancey Elementary School into Red Hill and Scottsville elementary schools in June. Yancey was denied accreditation by the state last year after failing to meet performance benchmarks for Standards of Learning assessments in three consecutive years. The School Board began its public discussion of […]
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County School Board mulls closing Yancey Elementary at work session
The Albemarle County School Board on Thursday discussed closing B. F. Yancey Elementary School after learning that the school could lose some major funding, and that enrollment at the Esmont school is declining. At a work session on Thursday, division staff told the School Board that Yancey is in danger of losing $395,000 next year […]
Dittmar will not seek second term as Albemarle Supervisor
Next year, there will be at least two new members of the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors. Democrat Jane Dittmar announced Thursday she will not seek re-election. “I will finish my work as the Scottsville District’s supervisor on Dec. 31,” Dittmar said. Earlier this year, Republican Supervisor Kenneth C. Boyd announced he would not seek […]
Burket receives Republican nomination for Scottsville Supervisor seat
Cynthia L. “Cindi” Burket will be the Republican Party’s candidate for the Scottsville District seat on the Albemarle Board of Supervisors. The Nov. 5 election is being held to fill the unexpired term of Democrat Christopher J. Dumler, who resigned June 5. Burket, 60, is the past chairwoman of the Albemarle County Republican Committee, a […]