Augusta Reading Comprehension, Staunton Council Returns: THE AGENDA

Staunton City Council returns

STAUNTON – The Staunton City Council will return from its scheduled time off in early June.

The council will hold a work session Wednesday at 6 p.m. with updates from Mary Baldwin University, the comprehensive plan update process and the construction of the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court.

Once the regular meeting begins at 7 p.m., the council will discuss a budget revision and two agenda items.

Liberty Point Behavioral Healthcare LLC applied for a permit to “operate a medical care facility in an existing building” at 339 Sharon Lane, according to the agenda packet. The property was purchased in 2007 and already has a permit to be used as a group home.

“The applicant proposes to use the property for mental health day therapy for children between the ages of 12 and 17,” the agenda package states. “The applicant proposes to limit the number of patients seen daily to 10.”

Second, the council will consider allowing the Staunton250VA Committee, part of the Road to Revolution Trail program dedicated to commemorating the American Revolution, to build a historic monument near the intersection of South Augusta Street and West Beverley Street.

“This historic landmark will highlight this property’s role as a hub for Staunton’s participation in the American Revolutionary War,” the agenda package reads.

Placing the sign on the sidewalk means the city must approve it before it goes to the Historic Preservation Commission.

Augusta County School Board provides examples of literacy standards

VERONA – According to the Augusta County School Board agenda, the Virginia Literacy Act requires the school division to adopt a comprehensive literacy plan. The board plans to do that at its meeting at the end of June.

The law was passed by the 2022 General Assembly. The Virginia Department of Education notes that it will support school divisions to “improve early literacy outcomes for young students in Virginia.” This includes preschool education with “scientifically based reading research and evidence-based literacy instruction, online resources, and reading plan interventions for students not meeting standards.

The changes in reading instruction come after a national discussion about how flawed ways of teaching reading skills harm children and the adults they grow up to be. The Virginia Literacy Act Implementation Playbook notes that good literacy outcomes use a “sounds first” phonics approach with individual practice, while poorer outcomes come from students relying on pictures or cues, asking students to guess rather than to look things up, and a lack of learner-oriented skills. excercise.

No agenda from Augusta counselors

VERONA – The Augusta County Board of Supervisors will meet on Wednesday, June 26. As of Monday evening, the agenda has not yet been published.

Augusta’s reassessments reconsidered

VERONA – Landowners who want to change the valuation of their property will have a chance Thursday.

The Augusta County Board of Equalization will address challenges to the 2024 reassessment in the county, which saw property values increase by an average of 54%.

According to the province’s online landing page for the reassessments, applications for the Equalization Commission to change an assessment must be submitted “no later than” September 1 of this year.

Tuesday June 25

Wednesday June 26

Thursday June 27

Augusta County Board of Equalization 8:00 a.m. Augusta County Government Center, 18 Government Center Lane, Verona.
Augusta County Audit Committee 12:00 noon Augusta County Government Center, 18 Government Center Lane, Verona.
Augusta County School Board 7:00 PM Augusta County Government Center, 18 Government Center Lane, Verona. The agenda is online.
Staunton City Council Work Session 5:00 PM Staunton City Hall, 116 W Beverley Street. The agenda is online.
Staunton City Council Regular Meeting 7:00 PM Staunton City Hall, 116 W Beverley Street. The agenda is online.