
Autism Awareness T-Shirt UpdateIn April Byrd will recognize and celebrate Autism Awareness. The company has opened our orders! If you would like to order a t-shirt, then please vi...

Health Screening Reminder
Please remember to keep students home when they experience ANY Covid symptoms listed on the Health Screening Form below, and follow up with Nurse Britton...

Go Nuts for Reading ProgramNutzy from the Richmond Flying Squirrels baseball team came to Byrd to kick off the Go Nuts for Reading Program! Each student received a bookmark that h...
On Tuesday January 25, the Virginia Department of Health announced that it is no longer conducting contact tracing in most circumstances, stating that “Omicron is now the most comm...

At Tuesday night’s School Board meeting, Goochland County Public Schools took its first step toward developing new elementary attendance boundaries to alleviate overcrowding at the...

With annual tuition ranging between just under $9,000 to over $23,000, attending a public,
4-year college or university in Virginia can add up quickly for students and their famil...

Please remember to keep students home when they experience ANY Covid symptoms listed on the Health Screening Form, and follow up with Nurse Britton to make a plan for returning to ...

Last night, Dr. Raley, Division Superintendent, presented the Goochland County School Board with my recommendations for the 2022-2023 Budget. His proposal prioritizes the people, t...

Click here to view the January edition of the BES Counselor Connection Newsletter.

Click on the link below to view the January edition of our Family Engagement Newsletter.BES Family Engagement Newsletter, January 2022
By now, you are aware of the significant challenge our school division faces as we are currently caught in the middle of two competing decisions made by elected officials in Richmo...

Three Goochland High School students were recently recognized by the College Board for PSAT/NMSQT scores in the top 10 percent in Virginia.
Alex Geyer, Cooper Dewitt, and Brookely...

Almost everyone has the basic first aid skills needed for minor cuts, aches, or pains, and
most know when and how to seek additional help. But, the number of people in the communi...

Following his inauguration this past Saturday, Governor Youngkin signed an executive order (effective January 24) that allows parents to “elect for their children not to be subject...

At their annual reorganizational meeting on January 11, the Goochland County SchoolBoard elected Mr. C. Michael Newman as Chair and Ms. Sandra Barefoot-Reid as Vice Chair.Newman re...

Due to last week's snow storm, our division lost five valuable instructional days. In order to gain back some of our lost instructional time, both Friday February 18 and Monday Mar...

Prior to the winter holiday we communicated plans for the possibility of designating a weather-related closure as an “unscheduled remote learning day.” Yesterday afternoon, we made...
As we prepare to begin the second half of our school year, I wanted to provide you with an update on some recent changes made by both the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the ...

Every year, we look forward to winter break because it gives us time to relax and recharge, often with family and friends. We celebrate each new year with hope and optimism for the...

Holiday stress is very real. The holidays can present an array of demands on all of us. Schools are closed, we’re away from our teachers and friends, and we have many home obligati...