by James Ritch | Nov 10, 2021 | Uncategorized
By Stefanie Jackson – Accomack County schools have followed suit with Northampton County schools to provide teachers more planning time in the form of two-hour early dismissals on select Wednesdays and extend Thanksgiving vacation to a full week. Superintendent Chris...
by James Ritch | Nov 2, 2021 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Both Accomack and Northampton County Public Schools are struggling to find substitute teachers amid a waning COVID-19 pandemic, with each school division applying a different strategy to address the issue. The Accomack school board had previously...
by James Ritch | Oct 28, 2021 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – The majority of the Accomack County school board meeting Oct. 19 was spent by parents and concerned citizens who brought forth numerous issues during the public comment period, including school lunches, dress codes, bullying, student safety, and...
by James Ritch | Oct 28, 2021 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – The Accomack school board did not discuss its proposed policy on the treatment of transgender students at its Oct. 19 meeting, but parents and concerned citizens spoke during the public comment period in opposition to the policy that allows...
by James Ritch | Oct 21, 2021 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – The Accomack-Northampton Planning District Commission (A-NPDC) is overseeing the Eastern Shore Housing Needs Assessment, a process that includes engaging the community through public meetings and online surveys to identify barriers to obtaining...
