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County official indicates willingness to replace city with new partners for Massanutten Technical Center

Rockingham County School Board member Matt Cross on Monday alluded to a potential parting of ways between the city and county schools when it comes to overseeing the Massanutten Technical Center and suggested the county could look elsewhere for a partner.

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County school system wants more say over Massanutten Technical Center

The Rockingham County School System signaled a move on Wednesday toward taking greater control over the Massanutten Technical Center — the professional and technical school that the county and Harrisonburg City Public School district share.

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School board selects Phillips as chair; District adjusts class offering list

The Harrisonburg City School Board started its first meeting of 2025 by elevating Emma Phillips from vice chair to serve as the board’s chair this year, while new board member Tim Howley was unanimously elected vice chair.

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School expansions, renovations and a possible new elementary school top county’s wish list

Rockingham County Public Schools is pursuing $168 million in building projects through 2030 — including middle and high school expansions, renovations and a potential new elementary school.

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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. 

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County and city school boards agree on how to pick MTC’s attorney

After exchanges between Rockingham County School Board and Harrisonburg City School Board members, the two entities came together Monday night and voted to allow the two systems’ school superintendents to each propose new legal representation names for Massanutten Technical Center. 

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Rockingham Co. school chair claims ‘there is no conflict’ with attorney, suggests he might not show up to April 1 emergency meeting

What had otherwise been a low-temperature Rockingham County school board meeting ended with a lengthy speech by board chair Matt Cross addressing questions about RCPS’s new legal counsel after The Citizen and the Daily News-Record reported on a potential conflict of interest. In his remarks, he suggested he and other county board members might not attend an April 1 emergency meeting about the issue. 

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Rockingham County schools hire lawyer who’s suing Harrisonburg school board. And both boards share oversight of Massanutten Technical Center. Is there a conflict of interest?

Following the Rockingham County School Board’s firing of its longtime attorneys in a closed-door meeting last Monday, Harrisonburg City School Board members have called for an emergency board meeting of the Massanutten Technical Center on April 1 to discuss potential conflict of interest issues concerning the Rockingham County board’s new attorney. 

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