Therapeutic court program kicks off in city, county Nearly a quarter of inmates at the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail may have a serious mental illness, according to a recent study by a joint city-county policy team. “What this data suggests is that there are individuals who are cycling in and out of the jail, with their […]
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Robin and Mani’s All Buddy Camp concludes second annual session
The Charlottesville and Albemarle County Parks and Recreation departments held the second annual Robin and Mani’s All Buddy Camp earlier this month. The camp was created in 2015 to honor Robin Aldridge, a special-needs preschool teacher, and her daughter, Mani, a Charlottesville High School student, who were both killed in December 2014. The weeklong session […]
Greer Elementary teachers encourage reading through audio books
An Albemarle County Public Schools teacher is making reading a little easier for some of her students. Thanks to a $1,200 gift from the CenturyLink Clarke M. Williams Foundation’s Teachers and Technology grant program, Greer Elementary School teacher Stephanie Tatel will reinforce reading skills with the use of audio in her classroom. “We congratulate Stephanie […]
Future preschool expansion under review & other school news
At last week’s joint Albemarle Board of Supervisors and School Board meeting, school and social services staff proposed a new $1.8 million preschool program that could serve about 130 kids in the northern urban area. School Board member Diantha McKeel said that the program, if adopted, could look different from the proposal, but that the […]