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Fredericksburg City Public Schools - Pictured: (Left to Right) Dr. Andrew Wolfenbarger, Dr. Marci Catlett, Molly McFadden, Dr. Stanley Jones, Kathleen Pomeroy, Anne Langdon, Dr. Matthew Eberhardt, Judge Gordon Willis On Monday, August 17, the Fredericksburg City School Board voted to appoint Dr. Stanley B. Jones to serve as interim At-Large School Board member. His appointment will end on December 31, 2026. Dr. Jones, a Fredericksburg resident and lifelong educator, brings mo

byAdele Uphaus In order to govern more effectively as a team, the Fredericksburg City School Board needs more opportunities to ask questions, sift through data, and “sit in a room together and just talk,” in the words of Gina Patterson, executive director of the Virginia School Boards Association. “I believe some work sessions would benefit you all greatly,” Patterson said at one point during Monday’s daylong work session. “People don’t know what they don’t know.” The school

Education Government Politics & Elections September 15, 2026 Adele Uphaus Stan Jones is running a write-in campaign for at-large representative to Fredericksburg School Board. He was appointed last month to serve as interim at-large representative until the end of this year. Jones has worked in public education for 30 years, including as superintendent of Danville City Schools and deputy superintendent of Stafford County schools. He has also served on boards and in leadersh

Fellow Citizens of Fredericksburg, I have always believed that public service begins with honesty. That belief compels me to share directly with you why my name will not appear on the ballot for the November 3, 2026, Special Election for the Fredericksburg City School Board At-Large seat. I will be running as a WRITE-IN CANDIDATE. The reason is straightforward. I failed to submit my Statement of Economic Interests by the filing deadline required by Virginia law. Although I ul

Applicants for interim Fredericksburg School Board seat make their case for opening

Danville Public Schools Uses Data to Drive Strategic Change When Superintendent Dr. Stanley Jones arrived at Danville Public Schools (DPS), he initiated a strategic planning process that outlined five strategic areas for the district. He wanted to make sure the process included a way to gauge the community’s perceptions and have some tactics to communicate effectively with stakeholders about the plan. As the strategic planning progressed, Dr. Jones realized that with a limite

With Election Day just over a month away, the stakes and issues in local races are very much in focus. Three races will test how much change citizens are willing to embrace. Fredericksburg School Board In Fredericksburg, the School Board race has moved from being an after-thought to one that suddenly is drawing more attention. The candidates in Wards 1 and 3 generally agree on two key issues: Leadership Budget Leadership, both in the central office and on the School Board, ha

by Elizabeth Tyree & Itinease McMiller Mon, September 30, 2019 at 5:05 PM Updated Tue, October 1, 2019 at 6:22 PM DANVILLE, Va. (WSET) -- The Virginia Department of Education released accreditation and the results show Danville Public Schools need to make some improvements. Only two schools out of 11 have maintained their accreditation over the past three years: Forest Hills Elementary and Galileo Magnet High School. The district standard of learning, or SOL scores, have bee

https://svra.org/news/gw-precision-machining-facility-one-of-a-kind-in-state-governor-sa ys/ Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, along with Danville government and education leaders and dozens of high school students, participated in the ribbon-cutting ceremony for George Washington High School’s new precision machining program Thursday. “This is the only facility like it in the commonwealth of Virginia,” McAuliffe said in a speech beforehand. “No other high school has anything li

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