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August 15, 2010
VDOE Workgroup meeting on the teacher evaluation tool is on Monday, August 16th in Richmond.
VBEA President Dominic Melito is one of 4 VEA members from across the state that will be a participant at this 1st of 3 meetings.

May 26, 2010
Pictures from the 2010 Teacher Assistant of the Year Reception
On Monday, May 17th, The VBEA and VBCPS honored the Teacher Assistants of the Year for 2010.

May 12, 2010
Pictures from the VBEA VB PTA Rally
Check out some pictures of the over 100 VBEA and VB PTA Council members at the May 11th City Hall Rally!

May 11, 2010
RALLY FOR TODAY IS STILL ON!
Now, more than ever, the rally to stop City Council from taking $8.8 million dollars from the school system is needed! We need to make our voices heard!

May 6, 2010
VBEA and Virginia Beach PTA's to hold a rally!
On Tuesday, May 11th, the VBEA and Virginia Beach PTA will be holding a rally at City Hall from 5:00 pm to 5:30 pm. We need everyone to come support our school employees and students!

May 4, 2010
CITY COUNCIL TO RECOMMEND CUTS TO SCHOOL BOARD BUDGET!
The Virginia Beach City Council is meeting this afternoon in a workshop at 4:00 pm to discuss the 2010-11 City Budget. They will be recommending cuts to the proposed Virginia Beach School Board budget at this meeting. Please make every effort to attend this meeting!!

February 15, 2010
ACT NOW TO SAVE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN VIRGINIA!
IT'S CRUNCH TIME! The House and Senate have each passed a budget bill. There is now a conference committee made up of members of the House and Senate that will come up with one version of the budget. Right now, the Senate version calls for over $666 million more in public education funding over the next two years than the House version does. Click the link to ACT NOW!

February 10, 2010
Read Across America March 7th!
The VBEA hosted a Read Across America Event at the Pembroke Barnes and Noble (4485 Virginia Beach Blvd) from 2pm to 4pm on Sunday, March 7th to celebrate Dr. Suess' Birthday. We raised over $400 for the Virginia Beach Education Foundation! Click the link to see some pictures!

February 5, 2010
GENERAL ASSEMBLY UPDATES
You can get the latest on the bills in the General Assembly that affect public education.

February 3, 2010
SUPERINTENDENT MERRILL VISITS THE VBEA BOARD
Dr. James Merrill, Superintendent of the Virginia Beach City Public Schools, attended the regular meeting of the VBEA Board of Directors to discuss the lastest information affecting his upcoming proposal for the 2010-2012 biennial budget.

January 5, 2010
HELP PROTECT SCHOOL FUNDING AND OUR VRS.
The total SOQ cuts, including the support cap, in the introduced state budget total $1.15 billion for the biennium.

December 17, 2009
Become a Cyber lobbyist!
Want to keep informed about the latest changes to VRS and the education budget in Virginia? Then sign up to be a VEA Cyber lobbyist. You will also receive 3-5 requests a year to send a letter to our state leaders.

December 15, 2009
Virginian Pilot and VRS
VBEA President Dominic Melito responds to the Virginian Pilot Article on December 6th concerning VRS.

November 19, 2009
General Assembly Committee talking about reducing VRS benefits!
The House Appropriations Committee (HAC) Retreat continued on November 18th, and VRS Director Robert Schultz and HAC Fiscal Analyst Michael Jay offered a "Review and Comparison of State Retirement Systems."

November 18, 2009
VBEA Officer and VEA Convention Delegates Petitions
Want to be a VBEA Officer (President, Vice President, Secretary, or Treasurer?) Want to go to the VEA Convention in Virginia Beach?

October 29, 2009
Contact your General Assembly Members
Tell them that you are against any changes to weaken the Virginia Retirement System (VRS.) Follow the link to find out who your Delegate and State Senator are and how to contact them!

October 2, 2009
Send Governor Kaine a letter. It's easy to do!
The Governor Is Now Crafting His Budget for 2010-2012. VEA, with the help of active members like you who attended the "Caps Hurt Kids" rally and the SOQ hearings, was successful in lobbying the Board of Education to "Advocate against permanent structural changes to the Standards of Quality that result in decreased funding for K-12 public education."

October 2, 2009
VBEA makes strong showing at the Board of Education Hearings
Over one-third of the crowd on Wednesday night at the Board of Education Regional Hearing in Chesapeake was made up of VBEA members, administrators and School Board Member Patricia Edmonson.

September 16, 2009
Stay informed about Decisions in Richmond
Want to know what the latest budget information and other decisions of the Virginia General Assembly? Sign up to be a cyberlobbyist!

September 10, 2009
Our new website
Our new website has been successfully launched!

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