Virginia Beach City Public Schools Superintendent James Merrill gave his review of the state of the school division during his Future Focus address, held Wednesday night at Landstown High School.

Merrill highlighted many of the division's accolades and achievements and he also addressed the ever-growing gap between funding for public education and the amount of new educational mandates coming from state and federal legislation.

To view his presentation in full, visit the division website, vbschools.com.

During his remarks, Merrill also featured the success stories of two of Virginia Beach City Public Schools' own: Cooke Elementary School first-grade teacher Laura Beth Lawver and Ocean Lakes High School junior Brandon Simmons.

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Department of Media and Communications Development, vbcpsweb@vbschools.com

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