by James Ritch | Nov 23, 2021 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – The majority of Accomack students are attending school in person five days a week for the first time since COVID-19 hit in March 2020, but Accomack County Public Schools is continuing its work to ensure its students get the internet access they...
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 3, 2021 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – The Northampton school board on Oct. 28 unanimously approved giving teachers extra time every month to take a break from the classroom and catch up on administrative tasks such as planning and grading student work and calling, emailing, or...
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...