Great Neck and Salem Middle schools in Virginia Beach have once again received distinction as AVID National Demonstration Schools. This elite designation has been awarded to only 200 of 8,000 AVID schools in the United States and around the world. AVID National Demonstration Schools exhibit a college and career readiness culture through rigor and high expectations for all students throughout the school.
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Great Neck and Salem Middle schools in Virginia Beach have once again received distinction as AVID National Demonstration Schools. This elite designation has been awarded to only 200 of 8,000 AVID schools in the United States and around the world. AVID National Demonstration Schools exhibit a college and career readiness culture through rigor and high expectations for all students throughout the school.
Ask any Virginia Beach fifth grader what they’re reading in March, and they’ll all answer the same thing — “EllRay Jakes is Magic!” That’s because Virginia Beach City Public Schools is participating in an exciting literacy program called All District Reads, which puts a free book into the hands of every fifth grader and encourages them to read aloud and discuss the story with their families, classmates and community.
Bayside Sixth Grade Campus has been named a 2022-23 National ESEA Distinguished School. Two schools from every state receive the award, which is presented by the National Association of ESEA State Program Administrators. Bayside Sixth is being acknowledged for demonstrating exceptional student performance for two consecutive years.
At its Jan. 10 meeting, the School Board of the City of Virginia Beach elected Trenace Riggs as chairwoman and elected Carolyn Weems as vice chairwoman.