The calendar for the 2018-19 school year has been set, with an early start for city students.
The Radford City School Board voted on the calendar at its Tuesday meeting, with the first day of the school year scheduled for Wed. Aug. 15.
Other highlights of the calendar include:
Monday, Aug. 13: Open House at all schools
Mon., Sept. 3: Schools closed for Labor Day
Thurs., Nov 1 and Friday, Nov. 2: Schools closed for Parent/ Techer Conferences and teacher work day
Wed. Nov. 21 through Fri. Nov. 23: Schools closed for Thanksgiving
Monday, Dec. 24 – Fri. Jan. 4: Winter Break
Fri. Jan. 11: “Data day,” schools closed for students
Mon. Jan 21: Schools closed for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Mon. Feb. 18: Schools closed for Presidents’ Day
Mon. March 11- Fri. March 15: Schools closed for teacher work days/ spring break
Fri. April 19 and Mon. April 22: Schools closed
Mon. May 27: Schools closed for Memorial Day
Fri. May 31: Last Day of School, two-hour early release
Also at Tuesday’s board meeting, the school board passed a budget amendment to the current fiscal year budget, primarily to accept funds from several grants, including:
Security Grant: $51,392
Virginia Middle School Teacher Corps Grant: $10,000
Title IV: $10,000
Extended School Year Grant: $212,240
Parent Resource Center Grant: $10,000
High School Program Innovation Grant: $50,000
School Capital Project beginning/carryover balance from FY2017: $129,856
The school board’s next scheduled meeting is Tuesday, March 6.
— Heather Bell
