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Petersburg board authorizes $700,000 university-instructor program and additional tutoring contracts
Summary
The board approved a $700,000 contract authority for university instructors and authorized complementary tutoring contracts (including a $713,000, 20-tutor purchase) funded with federal grants to run through May 2026; administrators said tutors will use district curriculum and coordinate with teachers.
PETERSBURG, Va. — The Petersburg City Public Schools Board voted Sept. 3 to expand district tutoring services by contracting university instructors and renewing outside tutoring partnerships.
Superintendent Miss Brown said the administration sought authorization of up to $700,000 to employ university instructors beginning Oct. 15, 2025, through May 15, 2026, to provide intervention and…
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