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Thumbs Up to Governor Northam for announcing schools should reopen by March 15. If Arlington meets this deadline, it will be one full year since the schools were shut down on March 13, 2020. But this must mean in-person instruction, not a glorified study hall where kids learn virtually while sitting in a school classroom. States across America and countries around the world have figured out how to do it safely and responsibly. We have the resources to do it, so hopefully the Superintendent and APS School Board will provide the detailed roadmap soon.
Arlington Civic Federation ratifies membership of governance task force insidenova.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from insidenova.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Pending final approval by the rank-and-file, the Arlington County Civic Federationâs new ad-hoc committee on Arlington governance will have its membership in place before the start of the new year.
The body has been tasked with bringing forward recommendations for consideration on how to improve â or at least modernize â a governance structure that dates to the early 1930s.
Civic Federation delegates voted 42-10 in October to empanel the body, which is being asked to have deliberations wrapped up and recommendations in place within a year.
The slate proposed by Civic Federation Allan Gajadhar, and slated to be voted on by delegates at the federationâs Dec. 15 meeting, includes Nancy Tate, John Vihstadt, Michael Beer, Dave Schutz, Chanda Choun, Sangita Sigdyal, Sharon Valenciais, Keith Fred, Beth Grossman, Kris Brown, Kevin Appel, Whytni Kernodle, Tannia Talento, Duke Banks and Chris Wimbush. About two-thirds of the nominees are current Civic Federation delegate