HEATHER ROUSSEAU photos, The Roanoke Times
Verletta White, superintendent of Roanoke City Public Schools,
answers questions during a news conference Monday announcing a
three-part âEquity in Action Program.â A display board shows the
plan to build a new technical education center on the campus of
William Fleming High School, purchase The Roanoke Times building in
downtown Roanoke and move the school divisionâs administrative
offices there, and repurpose the current school central office
space into the Booker T. Washington Center for Community
Empowerment & Education.
HEATHER ROUSSEAU, The Roanoke Times
Kathy Duncan, principal of the Roanoke Technical Education
Center (ROTEC) and also career and technical education director for
Roanoke City Public Schools announced a major project Monday to include establishment of a career and technical education center on the campus of William Fleming High School.
In addition, school officials said they plan to buy The Roanoke Times building downtown to use as a new central office. The current central administration offices will become the Booker T. Washington Center for Community Empowerment & Education, a newly released written plan says.
Setting up the three new facilities will cost an estimated $15 million, officials said.
The new technical training center responds to a concern that students would benefit from greater access to quality technical training, which goes by the acronym CTE in school circles. Right now, the city school system operates a tech ed center only at Patrick Henry High School.
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What’s News Today: Budget discussions, parking changes
What’s News Today: Budget discussions, parking changes
Here’s a look at some of the stories we’ll be following today as they make headlines across the country and Southwest Virginia.
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Roanoke City Council will hold a joint meeting with the school board today. The superintendent will give a presentation on “Equity in Action Destination 2030.” City council will also get an update on the budget for the next fiscal year.
A lane closure in Lynchburg could impact your commute today. Northbound Seventh Street from Court Street to Main Street will be down to one lane. Work will take place weekdays through the end of the month from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
From Mayor Sherman Lea, the Roanoke City Council, and the Gun Violence Prevention Commission
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This past Monday, our City experienced several acts of gun violence that have left us saddened and grieving. Three youth were injured, in two separate incidents, and one youth died from the injuries. Since the beginning of the year, our City has experienced four deaths and seventeen injuries as a result of gunfire. Every one of these incidents represents a person, with a name, a family, and neighbors. The layers of loss and grief are deep. We are all experiencing the effects of trauma. Every one of these incidents also creates a tear in the fabric of our community life that we must work together to mend, heal and prevent from happening again.