Advance Afternoon News
This afternoon, Stafford supervisors to consider amending the process by which board & commission appointees can be removed, and a preview of the Fredericksburg school division's budget request.
BLACK HISTORY MONTH QUOTE
“Take a stand for what’s right. Raise a ruckus and make a change. You may not always be popular, but you’ll be part of something larger and greater than yourself. Besides, making history is extremely cool.”
-Samuel L. Jackson, from British GQ, 2018
UPDATE: Cell Phone Public Discussion
The public discussion about schools and cell phones organized by the Advance and featuring representatives from the public-school systems in Fredericksburg, King George, Spotsylvania, and Stafford is still on. However, we are watching the weather closely. If you are signed up for the event, please watch your email throughout the day tomorrow for announcements as the winter storm develops.
Stafford Supervisors to Consider By-Law Amendments Concerning Board and Commission Appointments
By Adele Uphaus
The amendments are an attempt to prevent the kind of turmoil that surrounded the removal of Mary Becelia from the library board. Supervisors will also discuss data centers at this evening's meeting.
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City Schools’ Budget Request to Include Increased Support for Elementary Students
By Adele Uphaus
The division plans to request funding for four or five new elementary teachers to reduce average class sizes in kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grade; six new kindergarten instructional assistants (two at each of the three elementary schools); and an additional behavior support classroom to be shared between the elementary schools.
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