Author Stan Jones

Superintendents view the period from December through April as the budget season. This varies across school districts with most planning, preparing, and finalizing a budget on or before April 1 as required by l...

The Danville School Board held a three-day retreat, November 2 through November 4, 2017, to consider a future vision of public education in the city of Danville and develop a robust framework for the Danville P...

  Simply put, the most important efforts, strategies, and initiatives that will result in improved student outcomes require Danville Public Schools to implement the highest quality and most engaging ins...

  We are presently living in remarkable times.  The first three months of school have been uniquely successful largely due to the very positive opening of school in August, followed by significant chan...

The VDOE publicly released overall statewide school division and school pass rates for 2016-2017 state assessments on August 15. State accreditation ratings will be released to the news media and general publ...

  Happy New Year and Welcome Back as we begin the 2017 – 2018 school-year.  While many businesses have only one grand opening, Danville Public Schools has a grand opening every year.  We are excited...

  July 1, 2017 will mark the beginning of my third year as superintendent of Danville Public Schools.  I am very happy to have the opportunity to serve in this role, and I continue to believe we are mo...

  There are moments when it is beneficial for me to step outside of the public education realm to carefully consider the idea that public education is an investment rather than an expense.  This perspe...

As you are well aware, the challenges of working in public education are not becoming any easier.  In fact, I am first to acknowledge that there is always a desire to improve our work and optimize our success....

We are living in an era of increasing demands and diminishing resources for public schools.  In cities where there is an unwillingness to invest in public schools, the likelihood of overcoming the challenges r...

In 2012-2013, all Danville Public Schools were Fully Accredited based on Virginia’s Accountability and Accreditation System.  School accreditation ratings reflect student achievement on SOL tests and other a...

As I continue to contemplate the significance of Virginia’s Accountability and Accreditation System, I am compelled to consider the knowledge and skills a high school graduate should possess.  My perspective...

Are Danville students learning?  Last time, I provided a brief historical overview of Virginia’s Accountability and Accreditation System in an effort to help our readers understand the “hubbub” around...

Understanding school accreditation — accountability can be both confusing and daunting to many who are trying to understand how school performance is rated.  Most of us simply want to know if our schools are...