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On Dec. 10, five new members were sworn in to serve four-year terms on the School Board of the City of Virginia Beach starting in 2025. The new members are as follows:
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Our Staff
Office
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Shelley Cooper | Office Manager |
| Amanda Collins | Timekeeper/Substitutes |
| Amie Leo | Data Tech |
| Theresa Rice | Discipline |
| Jennifer Worthley | Bookkeeper |
| TBD | Attendance |
Clinic
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Beth Ford | Clinic Assistant |
| Karen Ware | Nurse |
Note: The panels below are organized in alphabetical order.
- Career and Technical Education
- English
- Fine Arts
- Health And Physical Education
- Mathematics
- Science
- Social Studies
- Special Education
- Specialists
- Support Staff
- World Languages
Career and Technical Education
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Kaitlin Beamer | Technology Education |
| Roland Brown | Technology Education |
| Sharlane Colton | Family and Consumer Sciences |
| Jason Copeland | Business Education |
| Jennifer Gilson | Business Education |
| Christine Maloney | Business Education |
| Cindy Miller | Business Education |
| Michelle Northrup | Family and Consumer Sciences |
| Terri Pardo | Family and Consumer Sciences |
| Randy Rivers | Technology Education |
| Betsabe Sayers | Family and Consumer Sciences |
| Nathan Wiles | Technology Education |
| Elizabeth Young | Family and Consumer Sciences |
English
Fine Arts
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cameron Baker | Band/Orchestra |
| Carl Copon | Music-Vocal |
| Laura Peters | Art |
| Robin Petersen | Drama |
| Jennifer Rodriguez | Art |
Health And Physical Education
Mathematics
Science
Social Studies
Special Education
Transition information:
- One of the responsibilities of the special education department chair is to assist case managers with transition planning and coordination.
- One of the responsibilities of the transition chair is to assist case managers with Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DARS) referrals, which is part of transition planning and coordination.
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Matt Clark | Emotional Disabilities - Dept/Transition Chair |
| Jennifer DuPont | Learning Disabilities |
| Kimberly Eckert | Emotional Disabilities/LD |
| Norm Hassell | Emotional/Learning/Intellectual Disabilities |
| St. Clair Jones | Emotional/Learning Disabilities |
| Kathleen Lambert | Emotional/Learning Disabilities |
| Sarah Mejia | Learning Disabilities |
| Meredyth Parker | Intellectual Disabilities |
| Keira Peoples | Emotional/Learning Disabilities |
| Greg Polhemus | Intellectual Disabilities |
| Alexandra Raidl | Emotional/Learning/Intellectual Disabilities |
| Deborah Simeon-Dohmann | Emotional/Learning/Intellectual Disabilities |
| Lauren Sturgill | Learning Disabilities |
| Amanda Willoughby | Learning Disabilities |
Specialists
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Katherine Anderson | Literacy Coach |
| Jennifer Crow | Library Media Specialist |
| Kent Grant | Student Support Specialist |
| Laura Howell | Instructional Technology Specialist |
| Rich Kinsey | Instructional Technology Specialist |
| Lesa Leiden | English Second Language |
| Teresa Manco | Library Media Assistant |
| Jaime Mosquera | Gifted Resource Specialist |
| Amy Pratt | Student Activities Coordinator |
| Creedence Spreder | Library Media Specialist |
| Jonathan Stroud | Technology Support Technician |
| Deena Vinson | AVID |
| Lacey Zelenski | School Improvement Specialist |
Support Staff
Note: The tabs below are in alphabetical order.
Assistants
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Candice Adams | Special Education |
| Lisa Arici | Special Education |
| Laura Aslaksen | Special Education |
| Ryan Allen | Special Education |
| Justin Baird | Special Education |
| Santa Hennemann | Special Education |
| Nancy Hertzog | Special Education |
| Kayla Jardine | Special Education |
| Tanya Jones | Special Education |
| Shandora Lindsay | Special Education |
| Ashley McKee | Special Education |
| Kishara McPherson | Special Education |
| Marianna Parker | Special Education |
| Isabel Perez | Special Education |
| Carla Reaves | Special Education |
| Sheila Snead | Special Education |
| Nathaniel Vigil | Special Education |
| Janice Watson | Special Education |
Cafeteria
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Margaret Derrick | Manager |
World Languages
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Hope Caraballo | French |
| Elizabeth Cervantes | Spanish |
| Alexandra Daenens | French |
| Soraya Delachica | Spanish |
| Michele Edwards | Distance Learning Assistant |
| Stephanie Kinzel | Spanish |
| Thirzia Lopez | Spanish |
| Rachel Pritchett | German |
| Kelli San Souci | Spanish |