Rezoning task force offers changes for Bellevue, George Mason
Bellevue, John B. Cary, Summer Hill, and Fisher or Southampton — one or the other, not both — could be “repurposed,” the task force suggested during the late afternoon meeting.
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All neighborhood schools meet SOL marks
The Virginia Department of Education today released the 2010-2011 accreditation numbers based on last year’s Standards of Learning (SOL) scores. For the 3rd year in a row, all of the neighborhood schools are fully accredited (2009, 2008). Statewide 98% of schools are accredited, and all Richmond Public schools are accredited.
VDOE releases AYP numbers for 2010-2011
The Virginia Department of education has announced that 5 of the 8 neighborhoods schools (62%) made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) towards the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) objectives during 2009-2010. Both Armstrong HS and MLK MS missed the target for the 2nd year, and were joined this year by the Franklin Military Academy. Statewide, 60% [...]
Thanks again, Mr.Singleton
The RTD’s is profiling different people that they’ve reported on this year, the list of which includes W.E. Singleton: The $70,000 playground was a total loss after the June fire, thanks to an insurance deductible higher than the replacement cost and a budget crunch that left no money for new equipment. W.E. Singleton, a retired [...]
King tentatively dropped from list of schools for redevelopment
At a 3-hour meeting today, the School Board tentatively decided to pursue redevelopment for Huguenot High School, Broad Rock Elementary School, Oak Grove Elementary School, and George Mason Elementary School as Phase 1 of overhauling the city’s aging stock of school buildings. M.L.King Middle School, on the original list for redevelopment, was shelved in favor [...]
What is the plan for rebuilding schools?
The on&off plan to build/rebuild city schools has gone through a number of permutations over the past 5 years. George Mason Elementary and Martin Luther King Middle School were usually mentioned as being near the top of any list, but perhaps not any longer. Mayor Jones presented a plan at last night’s school board meeting [...]
George Mason playground burns in the night
wtvr has details on an overnight fire that destroyed the playground at George Mason Elementary: Fire crews were called to the school at 3:30 this morning. [...] When Richmond fire crews got to the school they saw flames shooting 30 feet into the air. The fire melted most of plastic playground equipment.
All neighborhood schools are fully accredited
The Virginia Department of Education released the data on the School Accreditation Status for 2008-2009 today and all of the neighborhood schools are designated as Fully Accredited. Congratulations to Chimborazo Elementary, Bellevue Elementary, George Mason Elementary, Fairfield Elementary, Woodville Elementary, Martin Luther King Jr Middle School, Armstrong High School, and Franklin Military Academy!
New and renovated schools plan revisited
A draft update on the school system’s facilities master plan, a step toward Mayor L. Douglas Wilder’s “City of the Future”, was presented to City Council last night. The plan includes efforts to replace George Mason Elementary and Woodville Elementary, renovate and add to Martin Luther King Jr. Middle, and evaluate Bellevue Elementary School for [...]
All neighborhoods schools accredited
The State Department of Education today released the data on the School Accreditation Status for 2007-2008. All of the neighborhood schools are designated as Fully Accredited except for Martin Luther King Middle School which is designated Accredited with Warning, with the warning coming in history (having met the benchmarks in both math and English).
