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Principals report strong school starts, testing rewards and staffing uncertainties ahead of budget finalization
Summary
Hughes Middle and Virgin Valley Elementary principals reported generally positive openings, high SBAC growth recognition at Hughes, schedule changes and staffing updates at both schools, and planned fall field trips and activities. Both principals cited pending budget numbers as a constraint on hiring and support staff decisions.
Principals from Hughes Middle School and Virgin Valley Elementary told the advisory board the school year opened smoothly, but staffing and budget details remain unsettled pending district budget reports.
JL Wilson, Hughes Middle School principal, said enrollment was about 549 students, slightly above projection but below funding formula numbers; he expects funding based on 531 students. Wilson described a large number of students demonstrating measurable growth on SBAC tests and rewarded them: “I was able to feed, give or take, 477 middle school students last week on Thursday because that was my promise…
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