Elizabeth Stone, kindergarten assistant at Fairfield Elementary School, unexpectedly ran into her assistant principal, Dr. Kelli Cedo at their graduation from Old Dominion University. Stone received her Masters Degree in Education while Cedo received her doctorate in Educational Leadership and Supervision. Tell your friends! Follow us!  

Katie Vaughan of Princess Anne High School and Tracey Klotz from Renaissance Academy presented a session at the annual Virginia Association of Science Teachers (VAST) Professional Development Institute. They teamed up with teachers from across the region to present on using assessment strategies that focus on effective science instruction.  We focused on both formal and…

Kemps Landing Old Donation School’s Melissa Follin has been named a “Trailblazing Teacher” by the United States Green Building Council’s Center for Green Schools. Ten teachers are selected twice each year from across the country, and Follin made this fall’s list. According to the USGBC, in order to be selected, applicants must “demonstrate their commitment…

The Virginia Beach Reading Council (VBRC) has named its annual Reading Teacher of the Year for 2014-15. Congratulations to Eric Bone, from Kemps Landing Old Donation School, for being named the 2014-15 Reading Teacher of the Year. Check out all of this year’s winners below: Coleen Bonney, Alanton Elementary Meghan Bakner, Bayside Elementary Jacqueline South,…

Megan Bishop Gifted Teacher, Green Run High School Certification Area: Adolescence and Young Adulthood/Science Kimberly Ellis Kindergarten Teacher, Kingston Elementary School Certification Area: Early and Middle Childhood/Literacy: Reading-Language Arts Jennifer Evans Kindergarten Teacher, Arrowhead Elementary School Certification Area: Early Childhood through Young Adulthood/Library Media Maria Fernandez-Becerra Spanish Teacher, First Colonial High School Certification Area: Early…

Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS) has partnered with the Green Schools National Conference, which will be held here in Virginia Beach March 4-7, 2015. Throughout the four days, the conference will offer educational workshops, how-to sessions, master classes, and the opportunity to meet some of the country’s leading advocates of the green schools movement.…

This past summer, a few teachers from the social studies department at Renaissance Academy discussed the idea of incorporating the experiences from Dr. Steve Marable’s recent trip to Cyprus. Marable – an assistant principal at Renaissance – would be able to make the lesson more relevant to students through his travel there. Greg Moxley (a…

The Tidewater Striders recently honored two of Cox High School’s track and field coaches. Physical education teacher and girls cross country and track and field coach Leslie Harrison was recently elected into the Tidewater Striders Hall of Fame. After completing  an extensive racing resume, Harrison was one of three coaches chosen this year, and there is…

Tom Warren is all about fitness. The Centerville Elementary physical education teacher regularly challenges his students, peers and the community to keep moving, stay active and live a healthy lifestyle. He does whatever he can to make health and fitness a priority in children’s lives not just during school hours but year-round. The 15-year veteran…

Deputy Superintendent Sheila Magula has been named the Virginia Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (VASCD) Curriculum Leader of the Year. “Though no one individual is responsible for the success and results produced by our school system, Dr. Magula has long served as the guiding force behind the design, expansion and implementation of high-quality curriculum…

This was not your typical neighborhood yard sale. The Office of Distribution Services and the Department of Teaching and Learning combined forces to give schools access to mass amounts of inventory and supplies in the school division’s distribution center. Distribution services staff set up more than 50 pallets and several tables of instructional materials. Teachers, assistant…

In keeping with the VBCPS goal to establish personnel selection, retention and promotion practices to identify and train future leaders, the National Association for Pupil Transportation (NAPT) has certified Ashley Fussell as a Certified Supervisor of Pupil Transportation (CSPT). Fussell, a special needs transportation area supervisor for VBCPS, as a candidate for certification, was subject…

Debbie Diller, author and educational speaker, recently visited Diamond Springs Elementary School in order to share her expertise on literacy and math learning stations as well as creating learning spaces. See some of her visit in action below. Tell your friends! Follow us!  

Pembroke Meadows Elementary School students and staff brought in more than 50 bushel baskets of canned food to help support the Bayside Lions Club help those in need. When canned goods were brought in, students could vote for which teacher or staff member they wanted to name as the Turkey of the Year. The results are…

April Harmon, Kempsville High School’s Guidance Department Chair, was recently selected as The 2014 Virginia Counselors Association (VCA) Guidance Counselor of the Year. The VCA is a professional organization dedicated to the goal of meeting the needs of Virginia counselors in a variety of work setting. According to the VCA, the Counselor of the Year…

When Governor Terry McAuliffe’s SOL Innovation Committee began studying alternative assessment practices across the Commonwealth, one of the first organizations tapped for information on innovative approaches was Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS). In October, Dr. Don Robertson, assistant superintendent of planning, innovation and accountability, and Dr. Brian Matney, principal of Landstown High School, were…

There is some new technology coming to White Oaks Elementary School. Fourth-grade teacher Jamie Smith and gifted resource teacher Adrienne Kravchak are busy assembling the new Makerbot 3-D printer that students will soon be using at White Oaks. Expect updates on all the ways White Oaks uses this new system. Tell your friends! Follow us!…

Windsor Woods Elementary School principal Matthew Orebaugh and assistant principal Heather Quinn served the “turkey dinner day” lunch to students and their families to kickstart the holiday season. Tell your friends! Follow us!  

The Pizza Hut Book It program challenged principals across the nation to “read their heart out” during National Young Readers Week. Principals chose a day to read all day long, from the first bell to the last. At John B Dey, principal Beth Bianchi stepped up to the challenge. Not to be outdone, it was…

Staff members of the Special Education Annex have been busy lately hosting a series of discussions and workshops for colleagues. See just a few ways staff has been out and about, sharing their expertise.   Tell your friends! Follow us!