Our Priorities

Our work is shaped by the community. Public education plays a vital role in the well-being of students and fulfilling their unique potential. Our city has a responsibility to provide an education that is accessible, inclusive and equitable. As a growing coalition, your ideas, vision and personal experiences is what drives this campaign.

We formed Charlottesville United to help ensure a renewed and robust commitment on the part of City and School leaders and the broader community to ensure that every child in City Schools receives a quality education from preschool to graduation. 

First up is the current decision on the renovation and expansion of Buford, returning 5th grade to elementary schools and creating an early childhood center at Walker. This "reconfiguration" project, while decades overdue, is just a starting point. As we work to engage and empower our Charlottesville neighbors to champion the changes they want to see, we'll be listening to and amplifying community voices on a variety of education topics. You can help shape Charlottesville United's priorities and path forward.

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Reconfiguration

Child with snowcone at Charlottesville United event

Charlottesville City Council unanimously backed a $75 million plan to create a preschool center, return 5th graders to elementary schools, and bring grades 6-8 under one roof. The reconfiguration project will modernize Buford Middle School for grades 6-8 and create a citywide preschool center on the Walker Upper Elementary School campus. 

This will be the city’s first major investment in school buildings since the construction of Charlottesville High School in 1974. (Photo credit: Eze Amos)

Reconfiguration will:

1

Centralize Pre-K and lay the groundwork for an expanded early childhood education center

 

2

Improve access for mobility-impaired students, staff, and community members

 

3

Address security concerns associated with open-campus layouts

 

4

Improve the health, well-being, and learning experiences for all students

 

Reconfiguration is an opportunity for those who care about public education to come together UNITED as champions for the well-being of all students and their success inside and outside of the classroom. Learn more from CCS and check out a timeline here.

Help us advocate to fully fund the reconfiguration project!