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Board approves program of studies after heated debate; parents and staff urge saving interventionists and CTE time
Summary
After extended discussion and public comment, the board approved the 2026—27 program of studies. Speakers at public comment (teachers, reading specialists, students) urged the board to keep elementary interventionists required by the Virginia Literacy Act and warned that reducing CTE double blocks would harm hands-on programs.
The Stafford County School Board voted on Nov. 13 to adopt the 2026—27 program of studies after an extended debate about career-and-technical-education scheduling, associate-degree pathways, and how to accommodate specialty centers and new schools.
Board action: Trustees approved the program of studies as presented (vote 4'3) after clarifications about dual-enrollment associate-degree offerings and an explanation that staff will enforce a 15-student floor for locally offered courses. The superintendent and CTE staff explained that, where the state changed requirements, the division plans to pair a new "career…
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