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Majority of Rockingham School board condemns Matt Cross for posting video of students’ fight

A meeting of the Rockingham County School Board devolved into board members speaking over each other as chair Sara Horst led a move to condemn member Matt Cross’s recent social media posts.

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City schools to try out AI training pilot program for teachers

The Harrisonburg City Public Schools next month will launch a pilot program in some classrooms to training teachers on AI programs that could assist them.

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Seeking to be ‘proactive,’ city schools apply consistent emergency plan across campuses

For the first time, Harrisonburg City Public Schools are using a uniform Emergency Action Plan. On paper, the change is relatively small, but school leaders say the effects will lead to swifter and more organized responses to emergencies.  

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City schools take first step toward life after Massanutten Technical Center

The future of career and technical education in Harrisonburg City Public Schools will not be confined to a brick and mortar model, but rather a hybrid system focused on community partnerships, according to school leaders. 

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Amid questions about Massanutten Technical Center’s funding, county moves ahead with plans for new complex

Rockingham County officials have agreed to move forward with plans to build a new Massanutten Technical Center. However, they are still ironing out who will build the facility and how.

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City and county school boards’ divorce sends them in different directions for future technical and career education

In the wake of the Harrisonburg School Board’s decision Tuesday to end its six-decade partnership with the Rockingham County School Board in operating the Massanutten Technical Center, plans are underway to provide those vocational courses and opportunities to city school students. 

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After months of fighting with the county, city school board votes to end its involvement with Massanutten Technical Center

The Harrisonburg City School Board voted Tuesday night to end a nearly six-decade partnership with the Rockingham County School Board to jointly operate the area’s vocational and professional school.

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HCPS making contingency plans in budget after observing unusual decline in enrollment

Since January, Harrisonburg City Public Schools has been losing on average 25 students a month.

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