A forum for local candidates will be held Sept. 29, while a state forum will take place Oct. 13.
Spotsylvania NAACP hosting two upcoming candidate forums
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A battle in the Battlefield: Spotsylvania School Board candidates offer diverse viewpoints
Three candidates are vying to replace Nicole Cole, who is running for the 66th District House of Delegates seat.
With memorial to Spotsylvania students nearly complete, board member questions underlying policy
School board member Lorita Daniels requested the policy regulating the memorial park be revisited.
Spotsylvania County middle school CTE teachers feted at the state level
The school board recognized Christine Culberson of Battlefield Middle School and Edie Brooks of Post Oak Middle for their achievements during a meeting Monday night.
2025 Voter Guide: Spotsylvania County
Three board of supervisors races and three school board seats are on the ballot in Spotsylvania this election cycle.
Lee Hill District voters have ‘three distinct options’ in school board race
Rich Lieberman, Gabrielle Sulzbach Pickover and Todd Rump are vying to replace Lisa Phelps on the board.
Spotsylvania schools get ‘progressive’ in enforcing employee discipline
Other policy approvals concern handling of third-party complaints and addition of a student representative to the board.
Spotsylvania School Board votes to add student representative
Courtland District representative Carol Medawar voted against the policy, citing the board’s contentious nature.
‘I don’t care if you’re wearing pajama bottoms:’ Spotsylvania School Board revises dress code
The board voted 5-2 to remove halters, tank or tube tops, bare midriffs/crop tops as inappropriate clothing for students.
Judge orders Spotsylvania School Board, former superintendent to negotiate settlement
In another Spotsylvania County Public Schools legal matter, a judge ordered school board member Nicole Cole’s attorney to pay attorney fees for two fellow board members that she is suing.
Phelps won’t seek reelection to Spotsylvania School Board
Often-outspoken, she has represented county’s Lee Hill District since 2017.
Spotsy school board chair issues ‘first warning’ about decorum during public comment
Email from board chair Megan Jackson noted that the body will follow policy that allows law enforcement to remove speakers from building.
Spotsylvania adopts school budget; waiting on state to ‘get its act together’
Local transfer of $170.8 million represents division’s largest-ever year-over-year increase from board of supervisors.
HR blocked: Spotsylvania School Board votes down third-party hiring audit after troubling incidents
Five board members believe changes already made to the hiring process will eliminate job candidates who may harm children.
Mitchell to Spotsylvania parents: ‘Hold yourself accountable’ after gun incidents
Superintendent addressed last week’s gun discharge at Lee Hill Elementary School and a shooting involving current and former Spotsylvania students that happened the following day.
‘I hope we have more of that’: Spotsylvania School Board and supervisors share amicable dialogue
Supervisors approved an $840.6 million Capital Improvement Plan over the next five years with $228.4 million going to the school division.
‘A whole mess’: Jackson navigates Spotsylvania School Board meeting without a quorum
Vice Chair Belen Rodas rushed to meeting from airport to give the board the required four present members.
Spotsylvania school officials: County must adapt to ‘fundamentally changing’ demographics
The district is educating more English Language Learners and economically disadvantaged students than in 2014-15, officials said.
Phelps and Gillespie claim no malice in Cole prosecution; request dismissal of lawsuit
Spotsylvania County School Board member Nicole Cole is suing her fellow board members for $1 million, alleging malicious prosecution.
Mitchell: County administrator’s proposed budget a ‘win’ for Spotsylvania schools
Ed Petrovich proposed a total budget increase of $131.3 million without raising the real estate tax rate.
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