Tag: Lillie Jessie

Prince William School Board Member Suggests Schools Close to Vaccinate Teachers
Prince William School Board member Lillie Jessie is advocating that the Superintendent close schools until nurses can vaccinate the staff of PWCS.

Prince William Schools Superintendent Proposes April Return to In Person Learning
Prince William County Schools’ Superintendent proposed a new Phase in Return to Building Plan that would have most students not return to school until after spring break.

Prince William School Board Will Discuss Renaming New Gainesville High School
Occoquan School Board member Lillie Jessie has requested the Prince William County School Board to reconsider the name Gainesville High School for the county’s 13th high school.

PWCS Sends More Students, Health-Compromised Teachers Back into Buildings
Prince William County students will return to school on Jan. 5 even as Prince William County has reached a 20% positivity rate for COVID-19.

Republican Supervisors Walk Out on Prince William Joint School Board Meeting Unconscious Bias Presentation
Before the presentation entitled “Raising Awareness of Unconscious Bias to Foster Inclusivity and Equity,” Supervisors Pete Candland (Gainesville), Jeanine Lawson (Brentsville) and Yesli Vega (Coles) walked out of Tuesday’s joint meeting in protest.

Prince William County Schools Makes No Changes to Return to Building Plan
At this juncture, Prince William County Schools intends to stick to its return to building plan despite being considered “Moderate-High” risk and a surging number of COVID-19 positive community cases in November.

Prince William School Board Approves 2nd Phase of Return-to-Learning Plan
The Prince William County School Board voted to approve the Superintendent’s return-to-learning in-school plan for the second and third quarter with the flexibility to make changes in response to pandemic needs.

PWCS Administration Discusses Precautions for Limited In-Person Learning
Prince William County Schools will offer in-person learning to nearly 1,900 of the county’s most “vulnerable” [learning] students out of its approximate 91,000 students.

Prince William County School Board Goes Bright Blue
The Democratic-endorsed candidates gained even stronger control over the Prince William County School Board; they now control all but one seat in the Gainesville District.