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May 2023 News & Highlights
A Letter from Dr. Gurley Dear staff, students, and families, With just a week-and-a-half left before summer break, I want to say thank you to all those in the school division who are already working hard to make next year (and the years after that) successful. Here are just a few examples: Groundbreaking for our modernized middle school will happen on the last day of school. I appreciate Principal Rodney Jordan and his team at Buford for making a thoughtful plan for how our students can continue to succeed while their campus is under construction. Click here for project details. ‘Tis the season for staffing changes, ...
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Register for Kindergarten
We’re always excited to meet our new kindergarten students and their families! If you have a child that will be 5 years old by September 30, you can NOW register for the 2023-24 year. See below for instructions. Not sure which elementary school your child will attend? Find out here. Kindergarten FAQ Which school will my child attend? Click here for school attendance zones. School Registrar Contact List and Fax numbers: Burnley-Moran: Tracy Coleman Fax: 434-245-2613 Clark: Aisha Anderson Fax: 434-245-2614 Greenbrier: Kahoua Hackworth Fax: (434)-288-0387 Jackson-Via: Chavonne Wilson Fax: 434-245-2616 Johnson: Liz Merlino Fax: 434-245-2617 Venable: Janine Utz Fax: 434-245-2618 Walker: Damonia Lee Fax: 434-245-2612 Buford: Sheena Washington Fax: 434-245-2611 CHS: Ashley Rasmussen Fax: 434-245-2609 What is the required documentation to enroll in Charlottesville City ...
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Strategic Plan
Share Your Voice! The 2023-28 Strategic Plan for our division is beginning to take shape, thanks to the significant community input we received from our initial survey as well as the work of our Steering Committee, principals, and Executive Leadership Team. We now need to hear feedback on our draft foundational language (mission, vision, values, Portrait of a Graduate) as well as draft priorities and goals. Options for you to give feedback about the strategic plan: Take a survey! Join a focus group (discussion will be focused on the survey questions)! Or do both! Link to survey Community Zoom Focus Groups: Thursday, May 11, 6:30pm. ...
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ArtConnections Moves to Downtown Mall Throughout May
The artwork of more than 500 Charlottesville City Schools students from pre-K to grade 12 is now on display throughout the Downtown Mall. For the first time, the division’s ArtConnections: Jeff Suling Annual Art Exhibit has moved out of the schools and onto Main Street, with student artworks hanging in more than two dozen businesses. The exhibit launches today, with an opening celebration planned for this Friday evening, May 5, during First Fridays at the CODE building. The art will be on display the entire month of May. Visitors to the Downtown Mall can use this map to find all of the ...
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2023 Summer Opportunities
Charlottesville City Schools presents our 2023 Summer Opportunities online hub. This page is full of academic and enrichment opportunities for your children which are run by our division, the City of Charlottesville, or program partners in our schools. These offerings are either free, financially accessible, or offer scholarships. While not a complete list of all the happenings in Cville this summer, this resource is meant to give families a starting point for enriching their children’s time off from school. We will update this list as additional information is available.
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April 2023 News & Highlights
A Letter from Dr. Gurley Dear staff, students, and families, I could not be more excited to let you know that after twenty years of talking, planning, and hoping, we will start work on modernizing our middle school in June. After receiving construction bids earlier this spring, last week the Charlottesville City Council approved moving forward with the project. The total anticipated cost will be $91.8 million, which is the City’s first significant investment in school facilities since the opening of CHS in 1974. What will this investment offer our students, staff, and community? This modernized middle school will meet the educational, safety, environmental, and ...
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Middle School Modernization Approved!
Opinion Sought on Recommended Name Change for Buford Middle School (June 5, 2023) Groundbreaking for Modernization Project Set for Friday, June 9 As part of the plans for modernizing Buford Middle School, Charlottesville Superintendent Dr. Royal A. Gurley Jr. has recommended a name change to Charlottesville Middle School effective August 2025, when students are planned to begin using the new building on the school campus. The School Board discussed the possible name change at Thursday’s meeting and plan to vote on the decision at their next meeting on Tuesday, June 27. The schools began seeking community feedback on the question on May 25. ...
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Buford Partners with UVA on New Lab School
April 19, 2023 The University of Virginia and Buford Middle School are joining forces to design a lab school focusing on computer science. Supported by a planning grant from the Virginia Department of Education, the lab school project will build on existing computer science partnerships between UVA and Charlottesville City Schools. The goal of the lab school is to teach computing skills through student-led, project-based learning at the middle school. With continued state approval, the lab school will offer a program pilot in summer 2024 before a planned opening in the fall 2024. Dr. Jill Dahl will lead the project as the schools’ ...
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Announcing the Cville Schools 2023 Golden Apple Winners
2023 Winners CHS Mason Goldman, English Teacher Her nominator writes: “My student said after the first day with Ms. Goldman they had learned more in one day than in the previous 6 weeks. My recent graduate also had her for English at CHS and was a fantastic resource for college essay writing, even during the spring of 2020, when covid had pushed class online. She has taught every grade and level of English, and in each and every class she is creating literary experiences. She chooses texts that are rigorous, and she is able to draw kids into those texts emotionally, intellectually, and socially.” Buford Charlotte Nelson, ...
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Charlottesville and Albemarle School Divisions Collaborate on Smooth Transition for CATEC in July 2024
April 12, 2023—Charlottesville City Schools has developed a framework for continuing shared access to the Charlottesville-Albemarle Career and Technical Education Center (CATEC) once it transitions to the sole ownership of the city school division in July 2024. CATEC Director Stephanie Carter will brief the Charlottesville School Board at their meeting on April 13, and Charlottesville Superintendent Royal A. Gurley, Jr. will update the Charlottesville City Council on April 17. With the goal of continuity of programming and access in mind, Charlottesville staff have been in discussions with Ms. Carter and Albemarle Superintendent Dr. Matthew S. Haas about the new structure for ...
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