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During their regular meeting on Thursday, March 4, the Danville School Board heard an update on the work being done to plan for next school year.
For the 2021-2022 school year, students will still have the option to choose between face-to-face and virtual learning by responding to a survey sent out to parents.Â
Face-to-face students would be expected to be able to attend school five days per week, with reduced size classes to allow for social distancing. Personal Protective Equipment would be required.
For students who choose to remain virtual, they would be a part of the Virtual Academy, which would feature teachers devoted solely to remote learning. The academy would be housed at the former Taylor Elementary School location, where teachers would do both synchronous and asynchronous learning.
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The Botetourt County School Board will hold an organizational meeting, where it will elect a chair and vice-chair. The board will then get an update on the construction of the new Colonial Elementary School. It will also look at the draft calendar for the next school year, which has classes starting on Aug. 11 and ending on May 25.
The City of Roanoke’s Equity and Empowerment Advisory Board will meet today. The board was formed to review priorities for equity, to be incorporated into the city’s long-range plan and develop implementation policies and actions. Due to the pandemic, the public cannot attend in person, but can watch on Facebook.
DANVILLE The Danville School Board decided Wednesday night to stick with its Dec. 2 decision to postpone in-person learning in the district until Jan. 18. The board had scheduled last night’s special meeting to consider resuming classes this coming Monday, a week earlier than planned. Superintendent Ricki Boyle said as late as last Friday she had planned to support an early