{"id":4493,"date":"2024-09-16T15:44:32","date_gmt":"2024-09-16T19:44:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.vassp.org\/?p=4493"},"modified":"2024-09-16T15:44:36","modified_gmt":"2024-09-16T19:44:36","slug":"vassp-member-update-september-16-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.vassp.org\/?p=4493","title":{"rendered":"VASSP Member Update, September 16, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>State Articles of Interest&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wtop.com\/arlington\/2024\/09\/arlington-reports-success-in-recruiting-substitutes-using-updated-approach\/\">Arlington reports success in recruiting substitute teachers using updated approach &#8211; WTOP News<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>National Articles of Interest<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.k12dive.com\/news\/maryland-lgbtq-curriculum-opt-out-case-Supreme-Court-petition-LGBTQ\/727100\/?utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Issue:%202024-09-16%20K-12%20Dive%20%5Bissue:65895%5D&amp;utm_term=K-12%20Dive\">Will Supreme Court hear Maryland LGBTQ+ curriculum opt-out case? | K-12 Dive<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/09\/10\/nx-s1-5105976\/indiana-school-cellphone-ban-students-teachers?utm_source=npr_newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=20240915&amp;utm_term=9709702&amp;utm_campaign=ed&amp;utm_id=67133485&amp;orgid=356&amp;utm_att1=\">Cell Phone Bans Across the Nation<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.k12dive.com\/news\/safety-concerns-school-cell-phone-bans-mental-health\/726668\/?utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Newsletter%20Weekly%20Roundup:%20K-12%20Dive:%20Daily%20Dive%2009-14-2024&amp;utm_term=K-12%20Dive%20Weekender\">Parents push back on school cellphone bans | K-12 Dive<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.k12dive.com\/news\/south-carolina-ruling-vouchers-esa-program\/726954\/?utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Issue:%202024-09-13%20K-12%20Dive%20%5Bissue:65851%5D&amp;utm_term=K-12%20Dive\">South Carolina Supreme Court deals blow to private school scholarships | K-12 Dive<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.k12dive.com\/news\/middle-high-school-e-cigarette-vaping-lowest-level-decade-2023-2024\/726568\/?utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Issue:%202024-09-10%20K-12%20Dive%20%5Bissue:65720%5D&amp;utm_term=K-12%20Dive\">CDC finds student e-cigarette use at lowest level in a decade | K-12 Dive<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>DOE Updates<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Applications are now being accepted for the Virginia RISE Award \u2013 Due October 7<\/strong><strong><br><\/strong>VDOE, as part of its <em>#ElevateEducatorsVA<\/em> campaign, and in partnership with the Virginia Secretary of Education, is proud to announce that nominations are open for the 2025 Recognizing Inspiring School Employees (<a href=\"https:\/\/url.emailprotection.link\/?bSfOIAKWkJPdFIUKX4RAwIHpRlbSB6UwNOE1TqsPMlPNXfQ6WSsf3VyBdgFuyYPJTv_oC4-djikrf0s88v8KJDyyKcpntF_nEz74ZtCM9jS_8PMGqjnZu9MlP0h3AqTWXQEVh7up8v-JEF63Yzx7gHI66qRjLs6v7vyzt2PJ2U-xGTALvzRC69KjQvB-sxfqy8pHgL_AyEq5uxDonsFU8mOjIuqRo4Do9PQz9uzanLcSFKGxUh9wF50bQdiEnsXoSRC7AJMEyers7SbSHJhvHI2jA9cXo8xXatLOh3AYS-8U~\">RISE<\/a>) Award. The RISE Award is intended to honor and promote classified school employees who provide exemplary service to students. Each school division may submit one candidate to be considered for this recognition. Submit your nominees using the VDOE Qualtrics <a href=\"https:\/\/url.emailprotection.link\/?bCfiUU9kKeC6YiFgpiwPS1tMG-rEeta1EZYHNLZ0C541nT8NkEz-3T4_OhRk8_bhEz3nXfIB0oHR820mjAzS-o8H9Pr0rcNu3ma9uYzX76ivQFF7D75fEHQ39GONmrk1eOMaHOR6fjFHlOi4F0YO2u6ScXFdJ5qJrqzgP5vEevJE4vPCBtA5-yDwicd94lRsOkxRltFd_QfcTPKFfPTSJ4ZJN994G-6u-cgo3uRMrerDcALqPsHYFxkhPmuq0yCSpl6ygFzCuEr8Fw-37qJVUzteQmceFjYqfbS4HcYNTY5w~\">online application <\/a>for the Virginia RISE Awards by October 7, by 5 p.m. Additional information is available on the <a href=\"https:\/\/url.emailprotection.link\/?buv_ahFoOOC08Nh_O6tobV-gcol428Kj04egyAxmwj0v-dfjx-h6WehXy9yZ-RjTOfksvq2eO8zd5CslCNnhhPQVjB5_kDnpN6lxCbfvFaj7ryYU39q80cNXKtMBInbPE-7Yyt0Smzb6aD0NvaSbrWxpwxsFQMCsiSmUzwz5--gN0j1ISQOrPEJSuRjNEZ4dhkvvnjRQL-jLvkN0zQyvDvRf1L-kPUkdhgnw1Ifor61mrg0aeokWyjwZV8af_yIJ-9jI3S8iZIo_pg88Kaesgh46OPDsISgNhpmkzQOf8whfm38DddA4QTThI3-uw0s3NR7oMwWHtcoLV2Xbx8_zACw~~\">VDOE Educator Recognition website<\/a>.<strong>Nominations: 2026 Mary V. Bicouvaris Teacher of the Year Program &#8211; Due February 3<\/strong><strong><br><\/strong>All public school divisions and accredited nonpublic schools are <a href=\"https:\/\/url.emailprotection.link\/?bL7PwlglzOQszzJA0RSR8MvbCK81Z5qgITuzHa7aR315W6NHl4AygrxoY_zWU0lXT2QTKaozQHV54MgueRol-Tu7E3H9W0MdEH7n4jumbNIfBo7tE-fLnLucVVZFpMd0hhS7mZjRTfw8Pp1LxG8y3NQSM_e4f-R4-u3Q0o1tmmLb2WPDF1xmrIO4YP4--GRk8TlQ0oFakqz4OuYyeeBAhhBXtmoQ5CrEbFdEkA0zt0LyXSQ4PT_NxrzOFgTUbdTpw_qItHHEqifWLKyN2XWp5EhIFN7-TlTSSjamouLWepWw~\">invited <\/a>to?participate?in the2026 Mary V. Bicouvaris Virginia Teacher of the Year program and nominate one teacher for state-level recognition. Completed applications must be submitted by February 3 at 4 p.m. using the <a href=\"https:\/\/url.emailprotection.link\/?bH17Brb4fJlmOAesEjNU4iILiFZTgumZLQquQyq5PpbM8x1fnSHpn0aQPnEPc4xbeTeyjInFe1Nw2xwlVQWCc9iBGdlkbUwwS8WCSEHGOari4HMQ5owglMVBy7AKu-isj8JSmNjsAp3vWlGiNv5DfU2iblxbqMUX_hcb1PGng50gH6tt7VtINd9v4S3p2rrPf_9-ZzVXOUJIbre4jEp5PaA2y-0smDjOWEd-KqBj8Eq-pUsCHNgNOCkfCTQYpmJ7lQwWINOLLlMV_9lR8bECuRJstHWBJ9qy4HjGMR3CZK3VCMitNqRWRp2oBgH6XKRR2pbDdQhtqktpB9RlJFKU7kg~~\">2026 Teacher of the Year Application<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>State Articles of Interest&nbsp;&nbsp; Arlington reports success in recruiting substitute teachers using updated approach &#8211; WTOP News National Articles of Interest&nbsp; Will Supreme Court hear Maryland LGBTQ+ curriculum opt-out case? | K-12 Dive Cell Phone Bans Across the Nation&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Parents push back on school cellphone bans | K-12 Dive South Carolina Supreme Court deals blow &hellip; <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link btn\" href=\"https:\/\/news.vassp.org\/?p=4493\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":875,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4493","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-home","item-wrap"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.vassp.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4493","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.vassp.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.vassp.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.vassp.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/875"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.vassp.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4493"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.vassp.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4493\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4494,"href":"https:\/\/news.vassp.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4493\/revisions\/4494"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.vassp.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4493"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.vassp.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4493"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.vassp.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}