As part of the Saturday with the Superintendent series, the Manassas City school’s superintendent, Dr. Magouyrk, spoke with parents about the school budget and took questions from the community last Saturday.
The meeting was well attended despite the snow, according to Magouyrk.
“We had great attendance, even though the snow was coming down like it was,” Magouyrk said.
The Saturday with Superintendent events take place about every six weeks and serve as a primary way for parents to interact with administrators.
“It’s just an opportunity for the community – for families – to know what’s taking place,” Magouyrk stated.
One of the main topics for this meeting was the budget, which is currently in progress for the upcoming fiscal year.
“We talked about the Superintendent budget presentation – that is right now what the school board is working on. We talked about the new Baldwin [school], and our school calendar for next year,” Magouyrk said.
Magouyrk also spoke to parents about the Career and Technical (CTE) initiatives taking place in Manassas City schools.
Overall, Magouyrk stressed that the meetings are an opportunity for parents to ask questions and get information they need from their children’s schools.
“We had a parent of a gifted student [at the meeting], and she wanted to get more information about our gifted program. So they were able to ask me questions,” Magouyrk commented.
For the remainder of the school year, two more of these meetings are scheduled – one on March 21 at Jennie Dean Elementary and one on May 16 at Baldwin Elementary.
