On Thursday, September 2nd, VBEA President Dominic Melito and VEA Organizer Robin Gardener visited one of the VBEA Targeted schools- Lynnhaven Elementary. VBEA Reps Debbie Aardahl and Fran Mongin had already held a "Welcome Back" meeting for their members and had created this new VBEA Bulletin Board in the teacher workroom.  Way to go Debbie and Fran! 

The Virginia Beach Education Association is the local affiliate of the 58,000 member Virginia Education Association, which is the state affiliate of the 3.2 million member National Education Association.  The VBEA Office is located at 445 Kings Grant Rd. Virginia Beach, VA 23452 (757) 486-0202.

The Virginia Beach Education Association:
1) serves as a voice for public education
2) advances the cause of public education for all individuals
3) promotes professional excellence among teachers and education support professionals 
4) strives to gain recognition of the basic importance of the professional educator in the learning process
5) protects the rights of teachers and education support professionals and advances their interests and welfare
6) promotes and protects human and civil rights and
7) obtains for its members the benefits of an independent, united teaching profession.