DeLand, FL - After years of complaints from school board members and employees regarding the cleanliness of their campuses/classrooms, Volusia County Schools (VCS) is proposing a pilot in-house …
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Diane Coston
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3/29/21
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DeLand, FL - Earlier this week, the Volusia County School District announced that they would no longer conduct routine temperature checks.
VCS To Stop Routine Temperature Checks
Volusia …
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Diane Coston
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2/18/21
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Ormond Beach, FL - The choice of Ortona Elementary School over Osceola Elementary School made by the Volusia County School Board (VCSB) last August will stand. The decision to not reconsider the …
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Diane Coston
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2/10/21
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DeLand, FL - Volusia County School Board members will meet for the first time in 2021 tomorrow (January 12). A resolution creating a Volusia County School District Police Department, announced last …
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Diane Coston
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1/11/21
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DeLand, FL - In an effort to provide more law enforcement resources for school safety and security, the Volusia County School Board will consider a plan that would utilize current employees of the …
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Diane Coston
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1/6/21
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DeLand, FL - Volusia County Schools is asking the public to review and offer input on the state of Florida's new instructional materials (textbooks) that focus on English Language Arts (ELA) for …
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Diane Coston
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12/14/20
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DeLand, FL - The Volusia County Schol Board is moving forward with the Volusia County Schools district Spring 2021 Education Plan. This follows along with last month’s Florida Department of …
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Diane Coston
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12/9/20
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DeLand, FL - Saying that today's offer from the Volusia County School District is their best and final, VCSD Human Resources Director Rachel Hazel ended today's (November 30) bargaining session …
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Diane Coston
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11/30/20
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DeLand, FL - Volusia County Schools say they are ready to continue the Volusia Live option per a forthcoming new emergency order from the Florida Board of Education. Board Commissioner Richard …
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Diane Coston
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11/19/20
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DeLand, FL - The Volusia County School District issued a follow-up today (November 18) to yesterday's declaration of impasse with the Volusia United Educators. VUE President Elizabeth Albert said …
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Diane Coston
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11/18/20
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DeLand, FL - Bargaining continues today between the Volusia County School District and Volusia United Educators. The negotiations are related to Governor Ron DeSantis' 'Teacher Salary Increase …
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Diane Coston
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10/29/20
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DeLand, FL - Several mothers of Volusia County Schools students were trespassed from yesterday’s school board meeting after they refused to wear masks.
The School Board was to take action on …
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Diane Coston
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10/28/20
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DeLand, FL - A number of changes are coming fast for high school students in Volusia County. The Volusia County School District is working to make changes to the system that has teachers teaching …
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Diane Coston
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9/24/20
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Port Orange, FL - A Sugar Mill Elementary School para-professional is dead after she contracted COVID-19 and pneumonia. According to a statement from the school district on Saturday and a Facebook …
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Diane Coston
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9/20/20
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DeLand, FL - Today's (September 17) Impasse Hearing between Volusia County Schools negotiators and the Volusia United Educators bargaining team got underway with a detailed explanation of the …
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Diane Coston
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9/17/20
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DeLand, FL - Volusia United Educators representatives and Volusia County Schools bargaining team meet tomorrow (September 17) for an Impasse Hearing.
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Diane Coston
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9/16/20
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DeLand, FL - In a school year where everything is different, there will be an Impasse Hearing between Volusia County Schools and Volusia United Educators on Thursday. It will be the first …
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Diane Coston
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9/15/20
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DeLand, FL - Volusia County School Board members say that the first week of school went better than expected. Volusia United Educators President Elizabeth Albert said she feels like "we went …
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Diane Coston
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9/9/20
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DeLand, FL - The Volusia County School Board meets this afternoon and there’s an agenda item that extends the appointment of Dr. Carmen Balgobin as Interim Superintendent with a salary increase …
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Diane Coston
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9/8/20
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DeLand, FL - Volusia United Educators President Elizabeth Albert says she agrees with the Volusia County School Board on delaying the opening day of school. It's one of the few things that she …
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Diane Coston
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7/17/20
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