Dear Colleagues:

Board resolutions are not unusual at School Board meetings, but the resolution our Board unanimously approved at our April 28 work session was anything but ordinary.

It gave us a public opportunity to celebrate the importance of our teachers. This is a topic that frequently comes up at our meetings because we cannot discuss the quality of our programs or services or the achievements of our students without recognizing the catalytic role of our teachers.

As you will read in the accompanying resolution, how our students compare within Virginia and across the nation is more than impressive. We know there are wonderfully powerful learning experiences that begin in pre-K and continue right through high school graduation, and we know, too, that these experiences directly result from the creativity, energy and devotion that every teacher provides to every child.

It was Alexander the Great who said, “I am indebted to my father for living, but to my teacher for living well.” That was 2,300 years ago.

Teaching remains the greatest of all professions, and we indeed are indebted to all those who bring its gifts into the lives of our students every school day.

Sincerely,

Katherine L. Acuff, Ph.D.
School Board Chair

Pamela R. Moran, Ed.D.
Superintendent of Schools