What do you get when you put together a group of 57 talented, inquisitive, and passionate educators from Virginia Beach? The 2015-2016 Design Fellows. In the spring of 2015, Dr. Spence announced a very special learning and leadership opportunity in support of Compass to 2020: a call for teachers to serve as design fellows. Those Read More…
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Lynnhaven staff take a ‘bow’ for departing administrator
Lynnhaven Middle School staff bid farewell to Perez Gatling, an assistant principal at Lynnhaven, who recently became the newest employee relations specialist for the VBCPS Department of Human Resources. On his last day at Lynnhaven, staff members wore bowties, Gatling’s signature look, to bid him adieu and congratulate him on his new position. Tell your Read More…
‘Glamping’ up National Physical Therapy Month
In honor of October’s National Physical Therapy Month, the VBCPS physical therapy staff was treated to “Glamping” – or glamorous camping – style treats at their monthly meeting at the Special Education Annex. Their Occupational Therapy colleagues spoiled them with individualized water canisters and a creative display of “glamping” treats, complete with s’mores. There are Read More…
2016 Teachers of the Year celebrated
The 2016 Teacher of the Year Celebration was held Thursday, Oct. 14 at The Westin at Town Center. Teachers of the Year, principals and guests filled the Westin ballroom to hear remarks from the 2016 Citywide Teacher of the Year, Rosemont Forest’s Bradley Ward. During his speech, Ward praised his team of teachers as well Read More…
Leadership Matters: The layers of leadership
It may be hard to believe we are already in the middle of October. For me, it seems like just a couple of days ago, I was in shorts and boat shoes playing with my sons in the sand with the ocean breeze around us. What a change a season brings. With the onset of Read More…
Three Oaks helps meet Eastern Shore school needs
Three Oaks Elementary School (TOES) students know how to keep their hearts healthy. “Cardio!” they respond in unison. “That’s right – cardio! You guys know this,” affirmed PE teacher Nick Jensen. “Cardiorespiratory endurance is that big word we’ve been using in PE. You do cardio to make your heart stronger.” TOES staff used the school’s Read More…
Celebrating Farm-To-School Week
Oct.5-9 was Farm-to-School Week, an annual program coordinated by the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) and the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE). To celebrate at Ocean Lakes Elementary School (OLES), Rita Kennedy dresses the part to promote “farm to table” in the OLES cafeteria. Additionally, the Virginia Beach Office of Food Services Read More…
Diamond Springs named Imagine Nation Super School
Diamond Springs Elementary has been selected as a 2014-2015 Imagine Nation Super School. According to the Imagine Nation website, in order to be selected for the honor, a school has to be nominated by their area partnership managers and educational support consultants for exceptional enthusiasm, amazing Imagine Learning innovations or good citizenship. Diamond Springs was Read More…
Beardsley earns Distinguished Service Award
Kevin Beardsley, the school division’s director of purchasing has been honored with the Virginia Association of Governmental Purchasing (VAGP) Distinguished Service Award. “Kevin is the consummate professional. Kevin is an out-of-the box thinker, an excellent problem solver, and is always searching for ways to improve our procurement processes and gain quality products and services at Read More…
Kelly serves on VASCD panel
Linkhorn Park Assistant Principal Lorena Kelly was part of the Virginia Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (VASCD) Institute for Educators conference panel last month. The panel was titled, “Teaching, Learning and Poverty: Meeting the Needs of a New Demographic.” The panel was moderated by Billy Cannaday, president of the Virginia Board of Education, and Read More…
