VASSP Weekly Update, February 14, 2022

Articles of Interest

Virginia Supreme Court dismisses mask mandate petition | AP News 

Supreme Court of Virginia dismisses lawsuit filed by Chesapeake parents over school masking

Central Virginia educators describe problems, solutions for burnout

Virginia Senate passes bill to end school mask mandates | AP News

Compromise with Democrats could give Youngkin a narrow win on school choice agenda | Govt-and-politics | richmond.com

VDOE Updates

Build a Plan for Family Engagement

You will not have to leave your division to attend SURN’s 2022 Family Engagement Academy. This semester, Steve Constantino leads participants in three online workshops deliberately designed to provide the foundational and timely professional learning to finish this year strong while developing a plan for even stronger family engagement next year. Details about dates, times and costs are available from SURN. Register yourself or a team by March 7.

Stretching Your Learning Edges: Growing (UP) at Work

Join Learning Forward Virginia with Jennifer Abrams as the presenter and facilitator on the new dates of February 23 and March 9 at 4 p.m. for this two-part workshop.  This workshop, based on her book, Stretching Your Learning Edges: Growing (Up) at Work, will introduce participants to adult developmental theory and five focused ways to develop ourselves at work.  Register today!