Author: Isabel Lewis
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Isabel Lewis, contributor
Temporary school budget moves ahead with 12% raise for instructional assistants
The school board on Tuesday approved a temporary budget which included a 12% raise for instructional assistants. This 2026-27 school budget is a placeholder for when the state approves its spending plan, which is not expected to be until June.
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School board members push for bigger raises for instructional assistants
As school districts across Virginia await a finalized state budget, school boards like Harrisonburg’s are moving ahead as best they can with drafts of budgets that must receive final approval before June 30.
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Should students get Chromebooks? City schools want to examine use of tech in classrooms
Superintendent Michael Richards wants the city schools to take a hard look at how technology is — and should be — used in classrooms.
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Spanberger, local leaders break ground on I-81 expansion
Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger joined Democrats and Republicans at Rocktown High School to break ground on an Interstate 81 expansion, which will widen the corridor passing through Harrisonburg and Rockingham County.
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‘HCPS does better than the state’: Harrisonburg schools reveal updated Equity Strategic Plan
Some of last year’s Standards of Learning test scores and graduation statistics show Harrisonburg public school students rising above the state average for some minority groups. The city schools’ equity strategic plan sought to help students among three demographics: Black students, Students with disabilities and English Learners.
School board has plans and back-up plans for providing raises as it waits for a state budget
Despite uncertainty about how much Harrisonburg City Public Schools will get from the state, the school board is emphasizing salary increases, particularly for instructional assistants.
With an expected $6 mil. bump, city schools hope to increase salaries, invest in special education
Harrisonburg City Public Schools proposed budget for 2026-27 calls for staff raises, increased special education instructional faculty and more financial support for career and technical training using a bump in funding from the state.
Students get high marks for exercising free expression; District looks to bolster support for students in need
Harrisonburg school leaders praised students at Harrisonburg High, Rocktown High and Thomas Harrison Middle for their participation in a walkout to protest I.C.E.’s presence and tactics. Superintendent Michael Richards described the protest as “civil disobedience at its finest.”
