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VIRGINIA ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS
  • Congratulations to this year's 8 Region Superintendents of the Year. Follow us on social media this month as we highlight these amazing leaders and join us in Roanoke for the VASS Spring Conference, where the 2024-2025 Virginia Superintendent of the Year will be revealed!

  • View details, including the full program and other resources, as you plan to join us in Roanoke on April 21-23. 

  • OVERVIEW: On October 29-31, 2023, VASS members convened at the Richmond Marriott Downtown to hear from many great speakers. Highlighted speakers included State Superintendent Dr. Lisa Coons, Political Analyst Bob Holsworth, and General Assembly Members Senator Ghazala F. Hashmi and Delegate Carrie Coyner. 

  • The 2023 VASS Fall Conference was packed with great presentations and helpful breakout sessions. View the folder of presentations here

  • ONE BIG IDEA: Superintendents Merv Daughtery (Chesterfield), Thomas Taylor (Stafford), and John Gordon (Suffolk) shared their “One Big Idea” during three powerful Ignite presentations that kicked off the conference. 

  • Getting to know you activities, led by Region III VASS Chair and Caroline County Superintendent Sarah Calveric, were a big hit.

  • BOARD OF EDUCATION PANEL: Members of the Virginia Board of Education and the VASS Board of Directors discussed policies and issues that we need to address. 

  • IT’S A REGION THING! Regional discussions, led by VASS Legislative Liaison Tom Smith, are one of the VASS conference highlights.

  • PARTNERS IN SUCCESS: VASS is fortunate to have the support of more than 90 businesses whose financial contributions help ensure our events are successful (and delicious!), from breakfast, to dinner, and everything in between. Thank you to our partners for your dedication to VASS and the superintendents of Virginia. View our partner videos here. 

  • 2023 SPRING CONFERENCE: We enjoyed recognizing our superintendents during the awards luncheon. Congratulations to Roanoke City Superintendent Verletta White, our Virginia superintendent of the year!

News and Announcements
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  • VASS 2023-24 Legislative Priorities

    While the past few years have challenged school divisions in Virginia as perhaps no other time in recent memory, we have seen our school divisions and schools rise to the occasion. We acknowledge and are appreciative of the significant financial support provided to schools from local, state and federal governments. Thus, as we endeavor to set the VASS 2023-24 Legislative Platform, there are several items in terms of actions involving state government that will have a direct impact on K12 education in Virginia. On Monday, October 30, 2023, the VASS Membership voted to approve these 2023-2024 VASS Legislative Prioroties. 

  • VASS Announces New Financial Wellness Benefit for Superintendent Members

    Your financial well-being is essential to your ability to confidently perform your duties as a Superintendent and to help maintain a high-quality life. To that end, VASS members are now eligible for a variety of important financial planning services at reduced rates, including two complimentary hours of financial consultation paid by VASS through a special arrangement with VASS Partner TCG, a HUB International Company (TCG). This benefit is only available to VASS members and those who are named a Superintendent!

  • VSBA, VASS Joint Statement on Release of JLARC K-12 Funding Study

    July 10, 2023
    For Immediate Release
    Contact: Gina G. Patterson, VSBA Executive Director, gina@vsba.org
    Dr. Scott Brabrand, VASS Executive Director, s.brabrand@vassonline.org

    The Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission released its report on Virginia’s K-12 Public Education Funding Formula today at a commission meeting in Richmond. This study was a directive passed in the 2021 session of the Virginia General Assembly which asked the commission to provide an accurate assessment of the costs to implement the Standards of Quality.

  • VASS Senior Coaches for 2023-2024

    VASS staff is pleased to announce that Dr. Lori Harper and Dr. Jared Cotton have been selected to serve as VASS Senior Coaches for the 2023-2024 school year.

    We congratulate Lori and Jared as they serve in this new role for VASS!

  • VASS Officers for 2023-2024

    At the annual VASS Meeting on April 25 in Roanoke, the membership voted to appoint the VASS officers for the 2023-2024 school year. Congratulations and welcome to our new VASS officers:

    • Kristy Somerville-Midgette, Brunswick County Superintendent, President
    • Keith Perrigan, Current Bristol and incoming Washington County Superintendent, President-Elect
    • Elie Bracy III, Portsmouth Superintendent, Secretary/Treasurer

    Special Thanks to Outgoing VASS President Mike Gill, Superintendent of Hanover County, served as VASS president for the 2022-2023 school year. VASS appreciates the efforts of Dr. Gill!

  • Roanoke City Superintendent Named Virginia Superintendent of the Year

    Roanoke, Virginia (April 24, 2023) – Dr. Verletta B. White, Superintendent of Roanoke City Public Schools, was named Virginia Superintendent of the Year at the Virginia Association of School Superintendents (VASS) Annual Awards Luncheon today in Roanoke.  Over three hundred attendees were present at the announcement and presentation of the Virginia Superintendent of the Year Award to Dr. White by VASS President Mike Gill.  The VASS officers and the presidents of several major state education organizations participated in the selection process. 

    Dr. White’s leadership in addressing the post-Pandemic challenges of closing achievement gaps among her students has served as an example for other school divisions in Virginia.  Under her direction, Roanoke City has been very successful in accelerating the reading growth of its English Learning students.  The school division’s “EL Student Success Plan” which is based on highly effective targeted instruction, high-quality professional learning and meaningful family engagement opportunities for English Learners, has yielded impressive results.  In the past year, EL students have demonstrated a 71% increase in above average growth on standardized assessments for reading.  Specifically, the division’s middle schools have seen a fivefold increase in the number of students showing average to high growth on the assessments. 

  • VASS 2023 Business Directory

    VASS partners with businesses who are experts in all areas of education. Be sure to pick up your printed VASS 2023 Business Directory at the Spring Conference, and if you can't make it, you can view the entire directory using the button below. VASS thanks our business members for their partnership with us to support the superintendents of Virginia!

     


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    The companies that support VASS through business memberships are highlighted in the guide.

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