In accordance with school board policy I[AA-TEXTBOOK SELECTION, ADOPTION, AND PURCHASE and the Virginia Literacy Act, Buckingham County Public School District is currently examining materials for adoption to be used in K-5 language arts classes. Literacy committees reviewed materials and determined two approved K-3 series and two preliminary approved 4-5 series met the state pillars of literacy standards:
Amplify Education, Inc. Core Knowledge Language Arts, 2e (2022) K-5
Benchmark Education Company, LLC Benchmark Advance (2022) K-5
Both texts will be available for review at Buckingham Elementary School on October 4th and 5th. There is a sign up online and included at the bottom of this message. Please bring your picture identification for school check-in. Teachers, parents, and members of the public are welcome to review the materials being evaluated. Written evaluation forms will be available. This feedback will aid the team in its final recommendation of selected K-5 material to the Buckingham County School Board during its November meeting.
As a reminder, the state board of education has the authority to approve textbooks and other instructional materials used in the state. Local school boards enter into written contracts with publishers whose textbooks have been approved by the board. The price of a textbook sold in Virginia is not to exceed the lowest price the same textbook is sold at in any other part of the United States (VA. CODE ANN. § 22.1-241).
If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact Kristin Janssen, Director of Instruction at 434. 969.6100 or kjanssen@bcpschools.org.
Sign up Form: https://forms.gle/R2jpMMaQqYkvxLdA7
Good afternoon,
Due to a need to provide training to staff to implement Governor Youngkin’s ALL In plan, Buckingham County Public Schools will be changing the scheduled half day for students on October 13, 2023, to a full teacher workday. Students will not report to school on October 13, 2023. Teachers and staff will report all day to receive training for high-intensity academic tutoring scheduled to begin October 16, 2023. Teachers will also be finalizing quarter 1 grades during this workday.
BCHS Homecoming Parade, October 5th!
Buckingham shocks undefeated Central in varsity football on the road 13-10 in Victoria on Monday Night! Congratulations to Coach Wilkerson , his staff, and players on a huge district win!
Tonight's varsity football game against Central Lunenburg has been postponed by Central until Monday, September 25th at 7:00 PM.
The Buckingham County School Board will hold a special closed meeting on Wednesday, September 27th, at 3:00 p.m. in the Cafeteria of the Buckingham County Middle School. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss personnel.
Join us as we play for a cure! Cancer patients and survivors receive free admission to the BCHS volleyball matches on October 16. Come out to support our student athletes and raise awareness!
Congratulations to the BCPS Employee of the Month, Emily Hogge!
Congratulations to the BCPS September Senior of the Month, Gabby Gunter!
Under the Lights Friday Night - Battle of the Bridge this Friday, September 15th!
Buckingham County Public Schools has the following openings for the 2023-2024 school year. Come and join our team!
BCPS needs bus drivers for the 2023-2024 school year! Please apply at www.bcpschools.org and click on "Employment."
Congratulations to the following middle school kids for placing in the Top 7 in the cross-country meet today at Madison……..Langston Goodman, Isaac Carter, and Ava Shumaker! The middle school team continues to improve in their inaugural season! Their next meet is Wednesday at Appomattox.
Good afternoon Buckingham Knights! We have a lot to celebrate! The Virginia Department of Education released official school accreditation information today. We are so proud to announce our Primary and Middle schools are both accredited with conditions and our Elementary and High schools are fully accredited! The hard work of our students and staff during the 2022-2023 school year has definitely paid off. We have a lot to be proud of and to build upon. We are truly slated for success and are well on our way to being fully accredited as a division in the 2023-2024 school year.
Below are several updates to the sports schedule this week:
Volleyball is still scheduled for today since it is an indoor activity. Middle school travels to Nelson, and Varsity/JV host Appomattox.
Amelia canceled tomorrow's Cross Country meet (at Amelia) with no make-up meet scheduled.
The JV Football game has been canceled for tomorrow with no make-up game scheduled.
Good Morning,
Due to the high temperatures today and the possibility of a heat advisory, schools will close at 12:30 today, Tuesday, September 5th, 2023.
Congrats to our runners on their first ever middle school XC meet!
Congrats to Ava Shumaker for finishing 12th out of 68 girls (she also had the fastest time out of everyone on the Buckingham team!).
Congrats to Tristen Miller for finishing in the top 20 out of 53 boys as well.
The Buckingham County Middle School Volleyball game today, Thursday, August 31, 2023, is scheduled to start at 6:00 PM instead of the earlier time previously published.
It's Game Day! Come support your Buckingham Knights as they take on Appomattox at home tonight, August 25, 2023, at 7:00PM. Go KNIGHTS!!
The Crunch Heard ‘Round the Commonwealth is a special event to increase awareness of Virginia farm-to-school programs. To celebrate the event, participants across the Commonwealth will take a bite out of a Virginia-grown apple simultaneously, producing the celebratory “Crunch.” Together, we will make some noise for farm to school! This year the "Crunch" will take place on Thursday, October 5, 2023.
