Amy Laufer no longer is a member of the Charlottesville School Board. A former teacher, Laufer resigned from the panel, effective immediately after Thursday’s meeting because of her family’s move to Albemarle County. Laufer first was elected to the School Board in 2011. In 2017, she ran for a position on the City Council but […]
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Councilors mull school budget challenges as poverty, enrollment grow
Charlottesville schools are facing enrollment numbers that are growing faster than the division’s budget, increasing student poverty rates and the possibility of crowded classrooms, schools staff told the City Council on Thursday. A presentation by the city school division’s budget director, Kim Powell, showed that the division’s budget has grown by 16 percent since 2008, […]
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With $2M from city, schools expect balanced funding request
Charlottesville City Schools officials expect to present a balanced funding request for the next fiscal year thanks to a projected $2 million funding increase from the city. Schools Budget Director Kim Powell told the Charlottesville School Board at a Saturday budget work session at Walker Upper Elementary that she learned of the funding increase in […]
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Poverty, enrollments growing in city schools
Poverty affects minority students in Charlottesville City Schools at more than three times the rate it affects white students, and poverty has grown concurrently with diversity in the division over the last 20 years. In 2015, more than 86 percent of black students in the division and more than 74 percent of other minority students […]
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City schools, council talk CIP priorities, transportation needs
The Charlottesville School Board on Tuesday told the City Council that the division would like a portion of its capital improvement program funds to be dedicated to improvement and modernization projects and said it is having trouble maintaining a strong staff of bus drivers. At a joint luncheon at CitySpace, the bodies discussed the division’s […]
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CIP request includes $2.4M to refurbish CHS track, field house
The Charlottesville City Schools’ proposed Capital Improvement Program submission for fiscal year 2017-18 includes more than $2.4 million for a new track and a new field house at Charlottesville High School. In a presentation to the city School Board on Thursday evening, Assistant Superintendent Ed Gillaspie presented a CIP request of $1,662,000 for a new, […]
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Grade reconfiguration takes back seat as city enrollment grows
Enrollment in Charlottesville public schools is expected to increase by more than 120 students this school year, continuing a five-year growth trend that has officials — for the first time in a long while — thinking about expanding capacity in the 4,200-student division. From 1986 to 2011, city school enrollment dropped by 863 students. Since […]
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City schools to push improvements to Walker, Buford for CIP funds
Charlottesville City Schools will push a package of capital improvement program projects focused on classroom modernization, corridor improvements and daylighting, beginning with work at Buford Middle School and Walker Upper Elementary School. The city School Board voted, 7-0, Thursday night to work on a package of capital improvement projects to take before city staff in […]
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School officials: Little savings, many complications from consolidation
This story is part of our #CvilleCurious project. You ask the questions, you vote on the questions you’re most curious about, and we answer. To ask your question, visit the CvilleCurious page. This question came from Derek Young. Unification of the Charlottesville and Albemarle County school divisions would create a 35-school district covering more than […]
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School board discusses strategic priority goals
Charlottesville City Schools staff will spend part of next school year gathering data on how teachers are evaluated, how student performance in math and reading is tracked and the best time of year to conduct a school climate study. At a meeting Monday to set priorities for next school year, School Board members also asked […]
