NCVPS/LEO Strategic Plan

Follow this link to see the NCVPS/LEO Strategic Plan.

Curriculum and Instruction Celebrations

NCVPS Teacher of the Year

Congratulations to Emily Parrish who has been selected to be the 2010 NCVPS Teacher of the Year!

Emily is a Credit Recovery and OCS teacher as well as the Credit Recovery Department Chair. Her nomination has been sent to SREB to put her in the running for the National Online Teacher of the Year. I know you will all join me in congratulating Emily!

We also want to congratulate the following individuals for being nominated by their peers for this honor:

Beth Wolz, Rebecca Stone-Danahy, Kendra Gallos, John Spicer, Stephanie Thurow, Heather Yungbluth, Robin Filter, Karen Carroll, Maguy Yancey, Jose Sequera, Elizabeth Lovelady-Alfonso, Celine Ascas-Wormhood, John Chen, Kim Small, Dolka Vindas, and Consuelo Schwatrz.


National Art Education Award

We are excited to announce that Rebecca Stone-Danahy, one of our Digital Photography teachers, has been named the National Art Education Association National Art Honor Society Sponsor of the Year!! This is also exciting because last year’s recipient was Arts Department Chair, Debra Pylypiw. Back-to-back honors for NCVPS AND North Carolina Art Educators.

LOCK Session: NCVPS's Funding Formula

John Brim, NCVPS's Chief Operation's Officer, discusses the NCVPS funding formula.

EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP, EFFECTIVE SCHOOLS

[Blog post by Melissa Davis, Virtual Learning Consultant]

Interestingly, during this time of economic hardship, many best practices in e-Learning have emerged in North Carolina’s public schools. During recent site visits throughout Region 4, I witnessed educators who have embraced the digital learning era and are providing students with optimal access to online and blended learning opportunities. Many factors have influenced this shift in educating our young people. Perhaps the economic downturn forced educators to reevaluate modes of delivery, cost effectiveness of various programs, and implement best practices that are supported by data that tracks student success.

High flying districts across the state have embraced the digital age and are providing students with a variety of learning opportunities through the use of blended and online instruction. In my recent visits to Gaston County Public Schools, Union County Public Schools and Charlotte-Mecklenberg Public Schools, I noted several common threads in this paradigm shift taking place in education today.

Around the World in One Hour: A World Language Tour with NCVPS

Catch the tour here! This is the archive from Nov. 30 where NCVPS presented a webinar that give parents and schools a primer on what NCVPS offers, why world languages are critical to 21st-century future-ready students, and why NCVPS is a leader in online world languages.