5-591: Hampton City Schools is the school division of Hampton, Virginia . The district serves almost 20,000 students across 29 schools in Hampton, including 18 elementary, three K-8, five middle, and five high schools, and a PreK learning center. In 2021, Hampton City Schools made the decision to rename five schools and educational centers. All of the schools were renamed after Hampton residents who made an impact on their community. C. Alton Lindsay served as superintendent until June 30, 1968, when he retired. Garland R. Lively
10-532: Is a geographic division over which a school board has jurisdiction. In Canada the term is used for the area controlled by a school board and is used interchangeably with school district , including in the formal name of the board. For example, see List of Alberta school boards . In the U.S. state of Virginia , the State Board of Education is charged under § 22.1-25 of the Code of Virginia with dividing
15-481: The following key respect. Unlike school districts in most states, a Virginia school division is not a separate local government , but instead depends on appropriations and budget approvals from its associated general-purpose local government or governments (county, city, town). Legally, it is a political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Virginia statute authorizes a school division to contract with
20-492: The state into school divisions. A school division is typically coextensive with a county or independent city , although it is also possible for a school division to comprise a city and a neighboring county (e.g., Williamsburg and James City County ) or a single town (e.g., West Point ). Although the term "school district" is popularly used, a school division in Virginia differs from a school district in most states in
25-461: Was scheduled to take over that position. The superintendent of Hampton City Schools is Dr. Raymond Haynes. Before his appointment in 2023, Haynes was the district's executive director of schools and chief of secondary school leadership. There are 7 members on the school board and 2 student representatives This article about a school in Virginia is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . School division A school division
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