In recent years, Henrico Schools officials have made more of an effort to open up the county's public schools to community partners – and to the community itself. The goal is to shape schools into “community hubs” that serve all sorts of needs for families, according to Robin Rowland,
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To support teacher recruitment and retention in schools with more vacancies, including those in the Fairfield and Varina districts, Henrico County Public Schools officials will designate nine hard-to-staff schools as “Opportunity Schools" and provide them with additional resources for three years, HCPS Chief Learning Officer Lesley Hughes told the
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Less than a month from the start of the new school year, Henrico County Public Schools officials still were seeking candidates to fill more than 380 vacant in-school positions – nearly half of them at 21 Eastern Henrico elementary, middle and high schools. Of the 214.6 full-time classroom teacher positions
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Ever since she was 8 years old and playing school around the house with her dolls, Courtney King knew she was destined to become a teacher. Now finishing up her eighth year as an educator and teaching fourth grade at Glen Lea Elementary School, King loves the chance she has
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Students at four Title 1 elementary schools in Henrico County will soon have the opportunity to get vaccinated against COVID-19 at their schools, during the school day. Parents are not required to be present, but they must give permission. Consent forms will be distributed in various languages, said HCPS Chief
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