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STAUNTON The Staunton Economic Development Authority voted down a proposal by Staunton City Schools to acquire part of the old Western State Hospital.
The school division’s plan was to refurbish the hospital’s former operations facility off of Frontier Drive and use it in the same capacity for the schools. The EDA, which controls the property as part of the Staunton Crossing development, denied the request in a 5-1 vote.
Staunton City Schools had hoped to move its maintenance shop from Shelburne Middle School and its bus parking lot and transportation office from Staunton Public Works to the Frontier Drive facility once refurbished.
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STAUNTON Sandra McGrath will be the new principal at Bessie Weller Elementary School. The announcement was made by Superintendent Garett Smith at the Staunton School Board meeting Monday night.
The school s assistant principal since 2017, McGrath will replace Rich Fletcher, who is retiring after this school year. I was extremely excited, McGrath said, but along with that excitement comes a lot of responsibility.
Before becoming an educator, McGrath worked in administration at the University of Virginia Health System. While in college, she saw two paths hospital administration or education that her career might take following graduation.
She chose the former, and while she enjoyed working at UVA, she said something was missing.
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