DANVILLE, Va. – The city of Danville is discussing what its schools have done over the past year.
At the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research on Tuesday morning, Danville Public Schools put on an event called “State of the District.”
They made the announcement that, in order to get closer to their objective of having air conditioning on all of their buses, they had added five more air-conditioned vehicles. Reading and math scores at each and every one of their schools went up when compared to the previous academic year.
They also announced that they had filled 98% of the jobs available for administrators and teachers.
“We are working with our Department of Social Services to ensure that folks that are on any kind of assistance can gain employment and not lose those benefits. So, we are working with the city and everybody around us to ensure that we stay staffed,” said Dr. Angela Hairston, superintendent of Danville Public Schools.
At the occasion, the results of a survey that was given to all staff members at the school were also shared, and the results showed that 75 percent of teachers said they trusted each other and the other adults working in their schools.
Students have said that they do not feel unsafe in their classrooms 75% of the time.
There are now 398 kids participating in gifted programs, an increase of 118 over the previous year.
