Congratulations to the 2017 Virginia Beach City Public Schools Teachers of the Year. Each school and specialty center has one teacher named as its Teacher of the Year. The 86 honorees will be celebrated at the Teacher of the Year dinner held this May. Dan Stringent, Adult Learning Center Michael Weber, Advanced Technology Center Coleen Read More…

Green Run Elementary Assistant Principal Joseph Whiteside was selected as the “Staff Member of the Quarter” by Virginia Beach Public Utilities. Green Run Elementary and the Virginia Beach Department of Public Utilities have a special partnership. Staff members at Green Run fill out a nomination form each quarter and the Public Utilities staff pick a Read More…

In its annual education issue, Coastal Virginia compiled its list of the Top Ten Teachers in Hampton Roads. Salem High School’s Dr. Don Krudop and Kemps Landing Old Donation School’s Chelsea Kimbro were selected to this year’s list. In the article, the selected teachers were given a list of questions to answer. When asked what Read More…

Meg Manugo, teacher of English and Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow at Bayside High School, has been selected by Educators Rising as one of 12 educational professionals nationwide to serve on its Standards Committee. According to Educators Rising’s press release, committee members will be “tasked with developing Educators Rising Standards for what secondary students should know Read More…

The Leading Diamond Cheerleaders had plenty to cheer about Jan. 19. After Diamond Springs Elementary School (DSES) principal Gloria Coston welcomed students, staff, parents and special guests to the all-school assembly, the smiling squad of first-graders took to the stage with this cheer: With Imagine Learning…we are learning The skills we need…to succeed. We read Read More…

For the third consecutive year, Rosemont Elementary School has been selected as a Title I Distinguished School by the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE). To earn the honor, schools had to meet all state and federal accountability requirements for two consecutive years and achieve reading and mathematics SOL pass rates at the 60th percentile or Read More…

Against the blue backdrop, the giant red numbers “94.2” were hard to miss for anyone in the Princess Anne High School (PAHS) cafeteria. Before winter break, the school’s administration set aside time for all faculty and staff to celebrate an important accomplishment. Of all 12 Virginia Beach high schools, Princess Anne had the highest on-time Read More…

Social studies teachers from Cox High School recently competed in and won the faculty division at the World Affairs annual World Quest competition. World Quest, which is sponsored by the World Affairs Councils of America, has teams compete to test their knowledge of subjects of global importance, including current world events, geography, history, politics, flags Read More…

Congratulations to Virginia Beach City Public Schools’ new National Board Certified Teachers: Kelly Boyd English Teacher, Princess Anne High School Adolescence and Young Adulthood/English Language Arts Kelly Dausel Seventh-Grade Teacher, Kemps Landing/Old Donation Center Early Adolescence/Social Studies-History Jenna Free English Teacher, Tallwood High School Adolescence and Young Adulthood/English Language Arts Lacy Krell English Teacher, Salem Read More…