Tag: Milt Johns

Sawyers Calls Judge’s Ruling on Email Request ‘Short-Sighted,’ ‘Dangerous’
Judge Steven Smith of the Prince William County Circuit Court ruled Nov. 21 that Prince William School Board Chairman At-large Ryan Sawyers will not be allowed access to his predecessor’s emails. The ruling came in a dismissal of a lawsuit Sawyers brought agains the PWCS’s superintendent, Dr. Steven Walts.

Prince William School Board Chairman’s Requests Predecessor’s Emails
Prince William School Chairman Ryan Sawyers’ request for access to all of his predecessor’s emails has sparked controversy this week.

Patriot Principal Extends Defamation Lawsuit to Include Second School Board Member
The law firm representing Patriot Principal Dr. Michael Bishop announced, Tuesday, it will continue to pursue defamation action against Prince William School Board Chairman, Ryan Sawyers. School board member Justin Wilk has been named as a third defendant.

School Board Squabbles over 13th High School Design
In discussing the hybrid Patriot model or “Price model” for Prince William’s 13th high school at Tuesday night’s School Board meeting, members grilled school officials and questioned the equality in the building of schools on different sides of the county.

Ribbon-Cutting at CYES Honors Officer Chris Yung
The ribbon-cutting for Chris Yung Elementary was a very special occasion for Bristow and the Prince William community; in addition to ceremoniously opening the county’s newest elementary school, the school community paid tribute to Officer Chris Yung, the school’s namesake.

PWC Parents Choose to Opt their Children Out of SOL Testing
This is the first in a series of articles investigating the administration of the Standards of Learning assessment in Prince William County.

CIP Plan for Porter Conversion Sparks Distrust in School Division
This Wednesday’s Prince William School Board meeting could have been much shorter. The budget was set, and no additions or subtractions were proposed since their work session held the prior Tuesday.

Prince William School Board Officially Approves Budget
Despite an uncertain CIP. School Board approves budget that provides step increases and modest reduction in class sizes.

PWCS Balances Budget, Keeps Popular Programs
At Wednesday night’s work session, the School Board approved the Superintendent’s plan to balance the budget without cutting any popular programs.

Candland Supports Lower Taxes, Encouraged School Board to Set Budget Priorities
Supervisor Candland believes the School Board should set their priorities before asking for more money from the County.