Advance Evening News
This evening's stories include a King George elementary school's surprise celebration of their principal & Spotsylvania's prediction of how schools will fare under new accountability system.
King George Elementary Holds “Dress Like Mr. Monroe Day”
By Adele Uphaus
King George Elementary students and staff donned button up shirts, dapper ties, dress pants, sneakers, and fake mustaches and beards to honor their principal, Ronald Monroe, with a surprise spirit day.
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Spotsylvania Predicts 15 Schools Will Not Meet State Expectations Under New Accountability System
By Adele Uphaus
Half of Spotsylvania County’s public schools would be identified as “off track” or “needing intensive support” under the Virginia Department of Education’s new accountability framework, according to a press release issued by the school division today.
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