Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Virginia Beach school board votes to count five async snow days and convert two early‑release days to full days
Summary
On Feb. 25 the school board voted 10–0 to count five asynchronous snow days toward Virginia Department of Education remote‑learning provisions and 8–2 to convert March 13 and April 3 early‑release student days into full instructional days, citing lost in‑person time and effects on afternoon career and arts programs.
The School Board of the City of Virginia Beach voted on Feb. 25 to count five asynchronous learning days from January and February toward the Virginia Department of Education’s remote‑learning provision and to change two upcoming early‑release student days into full instructional days.
Superintendent Dr. Aaron Robertson (noting his formal title as the district’s instructional leader) framed the recommendation by saying, “There is really no substitute for, in person learning,” and told trustees the division lost five days of in‑person instruction because of recent snow events.
Trustees voted first to accept the five asynchronous days under the VDOE remote‑learning provision. Miss Rogers moved the motion; Mr. Cummings seconded. The clerk’s roll call corrected an initial tally and the final recorded…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
