The Scoop! - February 12, 2020

Prince William County Public Schools sent this bulletin at 02/12/2020 05:30 PM EST

February 12, 2020 - Vol. 2, No. 25

Students at a table looking at a tablet computer.

Dr. Walts shares his top priority — Educational Equity and Academic Success — in the above video.

Superintendent Presents Fiscal Year 2021 Budget

Dr. Walts presented a needs-based budget to the School Board on February 5, 2020. His proposed budget focuses on six key areas aligned to PWCS’ strategic priorities. Read more

View video highlights of Dr. Walts' top six budget priorities

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Hylton High School music educator inducted into Virginia Band and Orchestra Directors Hall of Fame

Dennis Brown with students playing band instruments

Dennis Brown has been sharing his gift as a music educator with students in Prince William County Public Schools for more than 32 years. The Virginia Band and Orchestra Directors Association is inducting Brown into its Hall of Fame in recognition of his outstanding contributions to music education. Read More

Calendar graphic with March 3 marked as No School.

March 3 is now a student holiday and virtual workday

Due to the presidential primary on March 3, 2020, the school calendar 2019-20 has been modified to make March 3, 2020, a student holiday and a virtual workday for PWCS employees. Read more

National magazine publishes article by Reagan Middle School student

Reagan Middle School Principal Joe Murgo with Annabelle Kier.

Congratulations to Annabelle Kier, seventh grader at Ronald Wilson Reagan Middle School, whose article “The Life and Times of a Sixth-Grade Student” was the cover story for the February 2020 Association for Middle Level Education magazine. Read more

Coles Elementary School student architects put skills to the test

Coles Elementary School fourth and fifth graders formed mock architectural firms and designed structures and landscapes during a unit on architecture and the engineering design process. Read More

School Board Representative Diane Raulston spotlights
Bel Air Elementary — A Global School

Diane Raulston with students at Bel Air Elementary

In her latest “Board Brief” video, Neabsco District School Board Member Diane Raulston shares the unique teaching methods Bel Air Elementary School uses as a Global School. Now in its second year, this school-wide initiative is designed to teach students to be more aware of the impact they have on the world and to encourage empathy, compassion and acceptance of all people. Watch video

Announcements

Registration dates set for parents of children who will enter kindergarten in the 2020-21 school year

High School graduation dates announced; subject to change

February 5, 2020 School Board meeting summary

School Board's Internal Audit Committee to meet on February 19, 2020

Thank you to the PWCS School Board

Prince William County School Board - 8 members

Join us in showing appreciation for the leadership provided by our School Board Members. We thank them for their hard work and contributions to ensuring continuous improvement in student learning and quality education for all. Read more

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