Meetings to focus on FY 2012 budget
Superintendent Marcus Newsome presented his budget proposal for FY 2012 on Jan. 25, and information about the proposed budget is online at chesterfield.k12.va.us.
Several meetings offer a chance to learn more about the budget or comment on it:
• work session rescheduled — The School Board’s budget work [...]
Meeting notices
Innovation teams are working to update the comprehensive plan of Chesterfield County Public Schools. The innovation teams will meet several times, with the School Board scheduled to receive a report this spring. This process began in the fall with a series of forums focusing on the future of education in Chesterfield County.
There [...]
Meeting notice
The Chesterfield County School Board will meet Jan. 25:
The School Board will hold a work session at 4 p.m. Jan. 25 at the School Administration Building, 9900 Krause Road, to discuss Effective Schoolwide Discipline, the 2011-2012 school calendar and the board governance manual. At 6 p.m., the board will have dinner at [...]
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA – The Chesterfield County Budget and Audit Committee will conduct a meeting on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 at 1:30 p.m. in Room 303 of the Lane B. Ramsey Administration Building, 9901 Lori Road, Chesterfield.
VIP awards go to 26 schools in Chesterfield County
Virginia today honored 26 Chesterfield schools with Virginia Index of Performance awards, with four of those schools winning the highest honor, the Governor’s Award for Educational Excellence.
Chesterfield schools earning the Governor’s Award for Educational Excellence are Robious Elementary, Bettie Weaver Elementary, Winterpock Elementary and Midlothian [...]
Meeting notice
The Chesterfield County School Board will hold a special called meeting on Jan. 20 at the Holiday Inn Koger Center South, 1021 Koger Center Blvd.
The School Board will be meeting with community members and school leaders as they prepare to start updating the school system’s Design for Excellence comprehensive plan during a [...]
Meeting notice
The Chesterfield County School Board will hold a special called meeting on Jan. 20 at the Holiday Inn Koger Center South, 1021 Koger Center Blvd.
The School Board will be meeting with community members and school leaders as they prepare to start updating the school system’s Design for Excellence comprehensive plan during a [...]
Board of Education Weighs Textbook Remedies
Orders Review of All Five Ponds Textbooks on State List
The Virginia Board of Education today directed Superintendent of Public Instruction Patricia I. Wright to outline a process for the board to determine whether two error-filled elementary history textbooks published by Five Ponds Press should be removed from the [...]
Meeting notices
The Chesterfield County School Board will meet in closed session under Section 2.2-3711(A)(2) of the Code of Virginia to discuss student discipline at 4:30 p.m. Jan. 18 at the Instruction Division Center, 600 Southlake Blvd.
The School Board will conduct a business meeting at 7 p.m. Jan. 19 in the Public Meeting Room, [...]
10 more teachers attain National Board certification, and Chesterfield’s original NBCT renews certification
Ten additional Chesterfield teachers recently achieved National Board certification, which is one of the highest credentials in education. The new National Board Certified Teachers from Chesterfield and other local school systems were honored during a pinning ceremony Jan. 6 at Virginia Commonwealth [...]
January is Bullying Prevention Month
January is designated Bullying Prevention Month by the Virginia School Boards Association, but eliminating bullying is a year-round effort.
In Chesterfield County, most elementary and middle schools use a comprehensive anti-bullying program developed by Chesterfield school counselors based on the core values of respect, responsibility, honesty and accountability. At seven [...]
Meeting notices
The School Board will conduct a business meeting at 7 p.m. Jan. 11 in the Public Meeting Room, 10001 Iron Bridge Road, and will elect its chair and vice chair for 2011 and set meeting dates for the rest of the year. Before the business meeting, the School Board will meet at the [...]
