One Of Our Own — Appointed to VA Board of Education

 

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Virginia Teacher of the Year Anthony Swann, who is Governor Northam’s newest appointment to the V i r g i n i a     B o a r d      o f Education!

 

Governor Ralph Northam on Friday, February 5, appointed  Virginia   2021

Teacher of the Year Anthony   Swann   to    the state Board of  Education. Swann   is   a   fifth   grade

  teacher at Franklin County’s Rocky Mount Elementary School.

 

“It feels like I’ve won Teacher of the Year all over  again,”  Swann  said in an interview.

 

“I’ve always longed to be a  teacher  to  serve children at the classroom level, but now I get to serve children across the entire state,” he said, in addition to serving as the state’s top educator.

The  nine-member  board, a p p o i n t e d      b y      t h e governor and confirmed by the General Assembly, is charged with shaping education policies and practices across the state. The board is tasked with s e t t i n g      c u r r i c u l u m s t a n d a r d s        a n d establishing testing and assessment programs, among other duties.