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Inside the Decline: What’s Happening in Manassas City Schools?

By Uriah Kiser

We just wrapped up an important discussion on the state of Manassas City Public Schools in our latest podcast episode, featuring insights from local education leaders and school board candidates. This special forum covered pressing issues facing our schools and presented diverse perspectives on how we can collectively move forward.

In this episode, you’ll hear from Robyn Williams, an eight-year school board member now running for City Council, and Caitlyn Meisner, our dedicated local editor covering Manassas City Public Schools since 2023. Several candidates endorsed by the city’s Republican committee, running for four open school board seats, also joined the discussion, including Allie Forkell, Javanese Hailey, Dayna Jackson-Miles, and Maidy Whitesell.

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Metz Middle School Faces Pressure to Improve SOL Scores, Absenteeism

By Uriah Kiser

Following months of heated discussion about Grace E. Metz Middle School’s declining Standard of Learning (SOL) scores and school culture, new Principal Juliet Finnegan vows to lead the school toward improvement.

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Manassas

Manassas Shows Decline in SOL Score Averages

By Caitlyn Meisner

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Manassas School Board Sets FY26 Budget Adoption Schedule

By Caitlyn Meisner
Photo by Mikhail Nilov via Pexels

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Manassas School Board Candidate Forum Tonight

By Uriah Kiser

The event will be held at 9118 Wharton Court and live-streamed. All Manassas School Board candidates, including Zella Jones, Suzanne Seaberg, Allie Forkell, Dayna Miles, Maidy Whitesell, Diana Brown, Javanese Hailey, and Christina Brooks, have been invited.

Democrats endorse Seaberg (incumbent), Jones, and Brown. Republicans endorse Forkell, Miles, Whitsell, and Hailey. Brooks (incumbent) is running as an independent.

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School Board Members Vote Down Monthly Attendance Reports

By Caitlyn Meisner
Sara Brescia defending her position on monthly attendance reports to her fellow School Board members on Aug. 13, 2024.

Manassas City Public School Board members did not approve a resolution to require monthly attendance reports be made public in a 4-2 vote Tuesday.

The issue of attendance at MCPS was born from a meeting on Oct. 10, 2023, where Chevese Thomas, executive director of student services, gave a 36-slide presentation on attendance. Board Member Sara Brescia expressed concerns and presented this resolution to the Board in February, but the discussion was postponed to this meeting, the first of the 2024-2025 school year.

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Schools

Manassas City Schools Launches New Website, App For 2024-25 School Year

By Caitlyn Meisner

Manassas City Public Schools has launched a website and a mobile app for the start of the 2024-2025 school year.

The first day of the new year was Monday, and the launch was presented to the Manassas School Board on Tuesday at their first regular meeting of the school year. Almeta Radford, director of public communications for MCPS, showcased the new website and app to the board.

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Osbourn High School Unveils New ‘Phone Home’ Initiative at Meet-the-Principals Night

By Uriah Kiser
Photo: Sara Brescia, Manassas City School Board

At the Meet-the-Principals Night on Monday, August 5, 2024, Osbourn High School in Manassas introduced a new initiative to enhance the learning environment: the “Phone Home.”

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Evolving Grading Policies in Manassas: A Deep Dive with Sara Brescia

By Uriah Kiser

In this episode, I talk with Manassas City School Board member Sara Brescia about the evolving grading policies in the school district. Listeners will learn about the significant post-pandemic changes, including the controversial 50-100 grading scale and removing the 55 minimum grade provision. Sara Brescia provides a deep dive into the rationale behind these changes, the challenges faced, and the pushback from the community.

The conversation also touches on the broader implications of grading policies on student behavior and engagement, the importance of setting deadlines, and the balance between flexibility and accountability in education. Sara shares her vision for the future, emphasizing the need for productive dialogue and the importance of preparing students for the real world.

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Assignments May Be Weeks Late: City School Board to Vote on Amended Grading Scale

By Uriah Kiser

The Manassas School Board will vote tonight on amending the 2024-2025 school year grading scale.

The meeting will occur at Jennie Dean Elementary at 6 p.m. Board members will choose between three proposed options, each featuring significant changes from the current policy. Board members will choose between three proposed options, each featuring significant changes from the current policy.

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