At this year’s Administrators’ Conference, VBCPS Superintendent Dr. Aaron Spence instituted a new award, honoring the instructional leadership at both the elementary and secondary levels. For elementary schools, Bayside Elementary School Principal Catherine Brumm was selected as the recipient for the inaugural award. At the secondary level, Bayside Middle School Principal Dr. Paula Johnson was Read More…
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IPT scorers honored for years of service
The Integrated Performance Task (IPT) is a locally-developed assessment that has been administered twice annually to all VBCPS fourth- and seventh-grade students for the past five school years. The IPT provides teachers and schools with an indication of their students’ critical-thinking, problem-solving, and writing abilities. Every summer since 2011, a cadre of approximately 100 teachers Read More…
VDOE wants your feedback
The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) is looking for some feedback as it redesigns its School Performance Report Cards. The VDOE has put together a survey (which should take approximately 15-20 minutes), and is encouraging parents, staff and community members to share their opinions. Your responses will be anonymous. The survey will be open until Read More…
Fuciarelli earns Scholastic honor
Corporate Landing Middle School (CLMS) Reading Specialist Terri Fuciarelli was recently named the System 44 Teacher of the Year. System 44 is a reading intervention program from Scholastic. According to the Scholastic website, the program “supports educators with a comprehensive system of curriculum, instruction, and professional development, while providing students with personalized rigorous instruction for Read More…
Lavender selected to attend GenCyber camp
Linda Lavender, Advanced Technology Center Network Administration and Cybersecurity instructor was one of just 20 teachers nationwide selected to attend the GenCyber Camp at James Madison University. According to JMU, the camp was “developed with the goal of facilitating cyber security education growth and attracting and recruiting college bound students to the field of cyber security.” Read More…
Gibson to deliver ‘1,000 Paper Cranes for Peace’ on Japan study tour
Lisa Gibson, secondary social studies instructional specialist in the Department of Teaching and Learning, will participate in an educator study tour to Japan June 26 through July 8. Alumni of the National Consortium for Teaching about Asia program are eligible to apply, and Gibson was selected as one of 10 teachers nationwide to participate by Read More…
Relive graduation season with the Class of 2015
Graduation ceremonies for the Class of 2015 are over, but the celebration does not have to stop now! To relive the fun of graduation week, check out the video below. Also, if you have not already, visit the VBSchools Facebook page for photo albums from all of the high school graduations. Also, if you like Read More…
Caught Doing Good: Larkspur SRO Grant Wylie
Larkspur Middle’s School Resource Officer Grant Wylie has been the subject of a social media firestorm. Wylie, after serving traffic duty, pulled into a local gas station. There, he saw family was in need – asking for any donations people could provide. Wylie asked them to move their vehicle to the pump, and there he Read More…
Making a swap at Bayside Middle
Who’s in Mr. Simmon’s eighth grade science class? Bayside Middle seventh-grade teacher Carla Morris was taking over his class while Amy Bohannon taught her seventh graders. The grade-level science teacher switch allowed seventh grade life-science teachers to teach the eighth graders a few topics they might have forgotten. Tell your friends! Follow us!
Virginia Beach School Board appoints new chief of staff
In its meeting Tuesday, June 9, the Virginia Beach School Board appointed Marc A. Bergin chief of staff for the school division effective July 1. His duties will include providing administrative oversight for school division operations; helping guide implementation of the Compass to 2020 strategic plan; and supporting organizational development, leadership development, succession planning and Read More…
