News Stories Tagged "school board"

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Assistant Principal to Be Repaid for Legal Fees

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

The Loudoun County School Board decided last night to pay in full the legal fees for an assistant high school principal who had faced charges related to child pornography that were dismissed in March. Read story and 41 comments »

Letter to the Editor: No Sign of Progress On Key School Issues

Sunday, June 21, 2009

When I campaigned for the Loudoun County School Board two years ago, my priorities included improvement in these areas: school boundaries, site acquisition, participation by constituents and accountability and transparency on the part of managers. Read story and 5 comments »

Killing of 3-School Deal Offers Lessons

Process to Acquire Land Might Change

Thursday, May 28, 2009

The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors' vote last week to strike down a plan to build a three-school complex near Lovettsville might have far-reaching consequences, including strained relations between supervisors and the School Board and a revamped process for purchasing land for schools. Read story and 28 comments »

School Officials Fear Future Cuts

As Budgets Flatten, Enrollment Increases

Thursday, May 28, 2009

As the toughest school spending cuts in several years become reality July 1, Virginia education officials credit the federal stimulus law for helping them avoid more onerous reductions. But they are looking nervously to the next budget cycle. Read story and 1 comment »

Board Might Vote Soon On 3-School Campus

Opposition Grows in Western Loudoun

Saturday, May 23, 2009

Loudoun County supervisors could vote as early as this week on whether to kill a proposed deal for a three-school campus near Lovettsville, as pressure ramps up from a group of western Loudoun residents who say the schools would ruin the area's rural economy. Read story and 86 comments »

Letter to the Editor: Tysons Corner Farm Isn't A Good Model for Loudoun

Thursday, May 14, 2009

In a letter to the editor in the May 10 Loudoun Extra, Priscilla Godfrey omitted or misstated a few compelling details in her discussion of the Loudoun School Board's "deep, deep trouble" as it proposes to build three schools in Wheatland. Read story »

Loudoun News Briefs

Sunday, May 3, 2009

News briefs in Loudoun County. Read story »

Letter to the Editor: It's the Wrong Place And the Wrong Cost

Thursday, April 16, 2009

As a mother, teacher and 12-year Loudoun County taxpayer, I am appalled that Loudoun officials — namely, the Loudoun County School Board — contracted recently to purchase a 170-acre site in the agricultural district of Wheatland (between Lovettsville and Purcellville) for a future elementary, middle and high school complex for more than 4,000 students. Read story and 9 comments »

Increased Fees and Spending Cut in Loudoun Schools

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Here are some of the fee increases and spending cuts that the Loudoun County School Board approved in the final $733 million budget members passed Monday. Read story and 2 comments »

Higher Fees, No Raises In Schools Budget

Students to Pay More For Parking, Athletics

Monday, April 13, 2009

Students will be charged new fees and school employees will forego salary raises and pay more for health care under the final budget approved by the Loudoun County School Board this week. Read story and 22 comments »

No Schedule Change for High School in Ashburn

Some Want Opening Two Years Sooner

Saturday, March 28, 2009

A plan to move up construction of a high school in Ashburn appears to be dead after the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors voted down a proposal to form a panel of supervisors and School Board members to explore the issue. Read story and 3 comments »

School Board Votes to Lower Grading Scale

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

It will be easier to earn an A in Loudoun County next fall. Read story and 4 comments »

Supervisors Vote to Slash Schools Budget

Cuts Could Run Near $27 Million

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors voted today to slash the proposed school budget for next fiscal year by nearly $27 million, over objections from School Board members who said the cuts would severely impact the quality of students' education. Read story and 44 comments »

Setting Up a Boundary Battle

Anxious Parents Question Moves Among High Schools

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

As school boundary-setting season roars to a full pitch, anxious Loudoun County parents are skirmishing to prevent their communities from being shifted from one high school to another. Read story and 12 comments »

Letter to the Editor: Don't Rush the Decision To Buy Land for 3 Schools

Sunday, March 8, 2009

The Loudoun County School Board has authorized the $11.4 million purchase of two parcels totaling 170 acres for a high school, middle school and elementary school in western Loudoun County. Read story and 2 comments »

Hatrick Has a Perk That Refreshes: Travel

Friday, Feb. 20, 2009

School superintendents in the Washington region work punishing hours as a rule, with duties that blur day and evening, week and weekend. Some ease the strain by getting away from the office — far away, and often. Read story and 29 comments »

Letter to the Editor: 10-Point Grading Scale No Help to Class of 2009

Thursday, Feb. 19, 2009

The Loudoun County School Board has voted to have School Superintendent Ed Hatrick present a 10-point grading scale at its March 10 meeting. Read story »

A Tiny School Battles Powerful Odds

Middleburg Fights to Save Its 'Jewel' Amid Budget Pressure

Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2009

Loudoun County school officials have drawn an outcry for even broaching the possibility of closing century-old Middleburg Elementary. Read story and 8 comments »

School Board Studies Grading Scale

Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2009

The Loudoun County School Board last night asked officials to prepare a report on how the school system could switch to a looser grading scale. Read story and 1 comment »

Budget Meets Schools' Request

Monday, Feb. 9, 2009

Loudoun County officials proposed a slimmed-down $1.45 billion budget yesterday that would freeze salaries, increase fees for youth sports and after-school programs and eliminate 114 positions but would also meet the school system's request for operating expenses. Read story and 30 comments »

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