{"id":4608,"date":"2026-03-17T15:17:31","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T19:17:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.vassp.org\/?p=4608"},"modified":"2026-03-17T15:17:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T19:17:34","slug":"vassp-member-update-march-16-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.vassp.org\/?p=4608","title":{"rendered":"VASSP Member Update, March 16, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

State Articles of Interest <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Possible data incident\u2019 disrupts internet, other systems at Hanover County Public Schools | WRIC ABC 8News<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Should Virginia schools implement “restorative justice?” | WVTF<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

LCPS aims for responsible expansion of generative AI | Loudoun County | <\/a>loudountimes.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Charlottesville school board greenlights union contract for support staff<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Virginia Beach School Board weighs limiting Chromebooks for youngest students | <\/a>13newsnow.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Loudoun County Board of Supervisors votes to leave out elementary school SRO funding<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

National Articles of Interest<\/strong>                          <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Districts express concerns over pending USDA updates to nutrition standards | K-12 Dive<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where can educators find optimism in a beleaguered K-12 system?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

4 ways to build alignment in K-12 decision-making<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Supreme Court Ruling on Gender Affirmation in Schools and Parental Rights<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Indiana public colleges must soon accept this alternative to the SAT and ACT | Higher Ed Dive<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pandemic-era infants, toddlers exhibit elementary learning lag | K-12 Dive<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

DOE Updates<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last Call: Diploma Seals Order Due March 27<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Article: 2026-09-116
Audience: Superintendents, Directors of High School, High School Principals, High School Counseling Coordinators, HS Registrars
Contact: Theresita Martinez, Office Manager, Theresita.Martinez@doe.virginia.gov<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Final reminder for divisions to submit the 2026 Diploma Seal Order Form by March 27. Only one order per division will be accepted. Use remaining seals before ordering, note the replacement of the Advanced Mathematics & Technology Seal with the STEM Seal, and report all seals awarded in the Student Record Collection. Please ensure your division\u2019s order is submitted before the deadline. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For questions, please contact Theresita Martinez, Office Manager, Division of Student Outcomes and School Quality, by email?at?Theresita.Martinez@doe.virginia.gov.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Virginia Celebrates the Arts in March!<\/strong>This month offers an opportunity to recognize the vital role fine arts programs play in Virginia\u2019s comprehensive education system. Virginia prescribes Standards of Learning for K-12 instruction in all four fine arts disciplines of dance, music, theatre, and visual arts. Instructional resources and Instructional Guides are located on the Virginia Department of Education Fine Arts<\/a> website. Two-thirds of Virginia students take at least one fine arts course each year, with rising enrollment in ceramics, sculpture, guitar, songwriting, music technology, chorus, orchestra, band, dance, and theatre. Students who take multiple years of fine arts also show lower chronic absenteeism. Join VDOE in celebrating these programs throughout March.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

State Articles of Interest  \u2018Possible data incident\u2019 disrupts internet, other systems at Hanover County Public Schools | WRIC ABC 8News Should Virginia schools implement “restorative justice?” | WVTF LCPS aims for responsible expansion of generative AI | Loudoun County | loudountimes.com Charlottesville school board greenlights union contract for support staff Virginia Beach School Board weighs … <\/p>\n

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