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At its Jan. 14 meeting, the School Board of the City of Virginia Beach elected Kathleen Brown as chair and Carolyn Weems as vice chair. Brown has served on the School Board for two years and Weems for 22 years.
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Office of the Chief of Staff
Cheryl R. Woodhouse, Chief of Staff
Dr. Lisa A. Banicky, Executive Director of Office of Planning, Innovation and Accountability
Dr. Heidi L. Janicki, Director of Research and Evaluation
Tracy A. LaGatta, Director of Student Assessment
The Office of the Chief of Staff supports the Superintendent and the entire VBCPS team in cross-functional work on high-level strategic priorities of the division.