2020-2021 Re-opening Plan

Staunton City Schools is committed to providing the highest level of care and educational experience for our students and staff. Our staff has been working throughout the summer with SCS University (sessions taught by SCS teachers for SCS teachers) to receive training on virtual learning platforms and instructional practices to best be prepared for a new model of teaching/learning for the upcoming school year. View the full re-opening plan here.
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School Board Meeting

The School Board will convene for their regular monthly meeting

and annual reorganization on July 13, 2020, at 6:00 p.m.

The meeting will be held in the Rita S. Wilson Council Chambers on the 1st Floor of City Hall, 116 W. Beverley Street, Staunton.

Due to the continuing public health emergency and the need to observe physical distancing requirements, only limited seating will be available to the public.  As an alternative to in-person attendance, members of the public are encouraged to listen online through our website (click here) or on local cable channel SCSTV-13.  Click here to view the agenda, including instructions for providing public input by telephone.

Individuals attending in person will be expected to comply with Virginia’s Executive Order 63, which requires that all persons aged 10 and over wear a face covering that covers their mouth and nose when inside a local government building.
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Staunton City Schools Statement Condemning Racism and Affirming the School Division’s Commitment to Fostering an Anti-Racist Environment - June 12, 2020

The Staunton City School Board and members of Staunton City Schools’ staff are saddened and angered by the recent killings of unarmed Black people and the persistence of these inexcusable events in our country. 

As the governing body for Staunton’s schools, we cannot be silent. We acknowledge the discrimination and injustices experienced by Black people in our community and across the nation, and urge every member of the Staunton City Schools community to join us in speaking up against racism and injustice – not just in this moment, but in your daily lives. Not only must we speak up, but we must put our words into action. 

Racism has no place in our schools. Our students, teachers and staff deserve to learn and work in an environment in which they are free from racial harassment and discrimination. We are urgently continuing the work we began more than two years ago to make our schools equitable and inclusive. Staunton City Schools is committed to dismantling and reimagining systems, policies and practices that potentially impede the advancement of students of color, including:

• the removal of barriers to academic and extracurricular opportunities;
• the restructuring of discipline practices;
• the examination of the division’s hiring practices;
• ongoing diversity and inclusion training for teachers and staff; and
• maintaining equity teams at every school to help teachers provide inclusive instruction to students.

We remain steadfast in our commitment to fostering an inclusive, anti-racist environment where we treat everyone with dignity and respect.
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Click here for information about the registration process.
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For information regarding SCS preparedness

efforts relative to the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19),

please click here.
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Attention SHS Seniors! GRASP is still open and available to answer your FAFSA/financial aid questions by email (pfeyerabend@grasp4va.org) or by phone (804-527-7741). The GRASP website is: https://grasp4va.org/

2020-21 Academic Calendar

The 2020-21 Academic Calendar is now available. 

Click here to view or download the new calendar.

TRANSITION UNIVERSITY   

Presented by PEATC in collaboration with the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE)

A FREE parent friendly 5-week self-paced online transition course.  It is never too early to start learning about students with disabilities transitioning to adulthood. It is never too early to begin taking steps to prepare for the future!

For more information:   2020 Transition University

Staunton City Schools has partnered with ESS to manage our substitute teacher program. 

ESS hires, trains, and places talented substitute personnel and offers a variety of positions to match your availabilityand interests.  You receive the training and support you need to enter the classroom confident and prepared!

Apply now to join the ESS team!   

For more information, visit the Substitute Information page!