Tag: Prince William County School Board

PWC School Board Votes Not to Give Superintendent Raise in 2018, Same COLA as Teachers Thereafter
The Prince William County School Board voted to 5-3 on July 18 to provide a consistent annual increase to the superintendent commiserate with the average raise educators within the district are receiving that year, but no raise this year, nor contract extension.

Candland Makes 8 Recommendations to Prince William School Board
Gainesville Supervisor Peter Candland has prepared a document entitled “Recommendations to the Prince William County School Board Regarding Critical Reforms.”

Gainesville Supervisor Proposes Levy to Eliminate School Trailers, Reduce Class Sizes
Supervisor Pete Candland (R-Gainesville) revealed a proposal that would create a new “School Capital Fund” that would eliminate school trailers countywide and reduce class sizes.

Brentsville Acting School Board Rep Applies to Be Interim PWCS School Board Chairman
Shawn Brann of Bristow has served as Acting-Brentsville School Board member on the Prince William County School Board for just over one year while Gil Trenum was serving in the navy reserves in the Horn of Africa.

Alyson Satterwhite Announces Run for Prince William School Board Chair
Gainesville District School Board Member Alyson A. Satterwhite today announced that she will run for the Prince William County School Board Chairman-at-Large Special Election in November.

OPINION: When Trenum Was Called to Serve, Herring Was Missing In Action
On the Prince William County School Board, we have seen what it looks like to have an elected official more interested in partisan activism than the duties of the office. We have also seen the impact of Attorney General Mark Herring putting partisanship ahead of his duties.

Public Hearing on Sale of Excess HS Land Canceled
The Prince William County School Board public hearing, Oct. 18, on the selling of excess vacant land from portions of the 13th High School in Gainesville has been canceled.

Censure of Prince William School Board Chairman Response to Release of Confidential Material
The Prince William School Board’s censuring of Chairman Ryan Sawyers, Wednesday, was in direct response to his inappropriate sharing of confidential information within the case of Sawyers vs. McGowan

Transgender Bathroom Use Becomes Focus During School Board Citizens’ Time
Although the vote adding LGBTQ students and staff to Prince William County Schools nondiscrimination policy [Policy 060] is not up for a vote until June 21, many residents got an early start on speaking out against it at the most recent school board meeting.