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New School Update - Riverlawn Elementary Fall 2006 - Land purchased off Visco Road in Fairlawn. |
SACS
review team evaluates PCPS .Pulaski
County Public Schools should be awarded district accreditation as
a quality school system. That was the final recommendation of a three-member
Quality Assurance Review Team that visited the county a few weeks
ago. The team made its recommendation known as part of
its exit report at a meeting of the county’s school board.
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| HOT TOPIC - Internet Safety In 2006, the Virginia General Assembly passed a law requiring schools to teach Internet Safety to all students. This goes beyond just having students read and sign an acceptable use form (although that's part of the new law). Being safe online is important at all age levels. Dr. Wenrich has made a number of presentations on Internet Safety across Virginia. Click this link to view his presentation website. |
Wenrich re-elected to a third term on School Board
Dr. Wenrich is completing his 8th year on the Pulaski County School
Board. He was first elected in 1999, as the representative for the Ingles
Magistrial District of Pulaski County. He was re-elected for a second
term in 2003.
While not doing School Board related work, Dr. Wenrich serves as the Associate
Director for the Institute for Connecting Science Research to the Classroom located
at Virginia Tech. In that position, he works on integrating technology into the
classrooms of Virginia and in other states. He also coordinates a number of professional
conferences dealing with emerging educational applications .
John has two children that have gone through the Pulaski County school system.
His daughter, Shara graduated in 2000 and is currently a 3rd grade teacher in
Mount Holly, NC. His son JJ, graduates in 2007, and plans to attend college in
the Fall. Cindy Wenrich, John's wife of 32 years, is the Itinerant Vision Specialist
for Pulaski County, Giles County and Radford City Schools. (Read Southwest Times
article.)