Tag: Harrisonburg school board
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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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‘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.
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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.
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Kohen says he won’t run for school board again this fall; Board selects new leaders
While the first school board meeting of 2026 included a change in leadership roles, it also signaled a changing of the guard with the announcement that the longest-tenured current school board member wouldn’t seek re-election this fall.
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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.
2025-26 city school budget would include raises and new special education staff hires
The Harrisonburg City School Board voted unanimously Tuesday for the next year’s school budget that includes a 3% salary increase for teachers and staff, as well as additional funds to hire new special education staff.
Lawsuit against city schools over teacher training ends after 2 years
A more than two-year-old lawsuit against the Harrisonburg School Board is over, with a conservative group declaring victory and the school district saying nothing really changes with the legal resolution.
Group calls for accessibility upgrades to school playgrounds and communications
A group advocating for improvements to the city’s special education programs asked the school board for continued training and support for school personnel, physical accessibility upgrades to classrooms and playgrounds, and making school communications more accessible for those with disabilities.
