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Manassas board unanimously approves contract with Virginia Virtual Academy
Summary
The Manassas City School Board voted 7-0 to waive second reading and enter a year-by-year contract with Virginia Virtual Academy (operated by K12) for 2025–26, authorizing enrollment setup and immediate student transfers for city residents.
The Manassas City School Board voted unanimously Tuesday to waive second reading and enter into an agreement with K12 Virtual Schools LLC to host a local Virginia Virtual Academy campus for the 2025–26 school year.
The vote to "waive second reading and execute and enter into an agreement with K12 Virtual Schools LLC for educational products and services" passed 7-0 after a motion by Vice Chair Spall and a second by Board Member Breccia. "The motion carries 7 0," the chair announced after the roll call.
The agreement allows Manassas to operate a locally affiliated Virginia Virtual Academy (VAVA) program and begin enrolling students immediately, staff said. Suzanne Sloan, a representative of Virginia Virtual Academy, told the board the program is "a public school. It's an online public school," and that divisions retain control over which grade…
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