[SchoolMatters] Promotions in central office

[Brian Wheeler]

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At-Large Member of the Albemarle County School Board. 
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At last night's Albemarle County School Board meeting, several central
office staffing changes were approved and announced to the public.  In the
media release below, you can see Mr. Bruce Benson has been promoted to the
Assistant Superintendent for Student Learning.  Moving into Mr. Benson's
current position in central office will be Don Vale, Principal at Henley
Middle School who becomes the division's new Executive Director of
Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology.  Further, Dr. Luvelle Brown,
Principal at Woodbrook Elementary, will move to central office as Executive
Director of School and Division Improvement.  Mrs. Bonnie Pendleton has been
named the Assistant Director of Assessment and Information Services.
Congratulations to these employees on their new assignments working with
Superintendent Pam Moran.  There are no announcements yet as to who will be
named our new Principals at Woodbrook and Henley.
 
Brian Wheeler
 
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NEWS RELEASE 
DATE: May 26, 2006 
CONTACT: Dr. Pamela Moran, Superintendent 
PHONE: (434) 296-5826 
 
Albemarle County School Board Announces Administrative Changes
 
(ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Virginia) - At its May 25, 2006 meeting, the Albemarle
County School Board announced the following administrative changes: 

Mr. Bruce Benson has been named the Assistant Superintendent for Student
Learning.  Mr. Benson is the current Executive Director for Curriculum,
Instruction and Technology for Albemarle County Public Schools.  He brings
over twenty-three years experience in education, as a former director,
coordinator, adult education supervisor, secondary building level
administrator, and teacher in Virginia. Mr. Benson will complete his
Doctorate Degree in Education in August 2006.  He currently holds a Master
of Science Degree in Secondary Education from Old Dominion University, and a
Bachelor of Arts in Secondary Education from Western Michigan University.
Mr. Benson is a recent recipient of the Frank Flora Scholarship for Public
School Administration, from the Curry School of Education, University of
Virginia. His understanding of information,   instructional, and
communication technologies, twenty-first century learning expectations, and
K-12 curriculum and instruction provides the Division with strong leadership
to focus strategic planning actions essential to higher levels of learning
for all students.     

Dr. Luvelle Brown has been named the Executive Director of School and
Division Improvement.  Dr. Brown is currently Principal of Woodbrook
Elementary School.  He was hired into his current position last year.
Previously, Dr. Brown served as Principal of Radcliffe Elementary School in
Henrico County. He has held Assistant Principalships at Walker Elementary
School in Charlottesville and Louisa County Schools.  He was also a teacher
in Fluvanna County Public Schools. He brings an understanding of
instructional technology tool uses, assessment applications to inform
continuous school improvement, and a clear commitment to elimination of the
achievement gap.   

Mr. Don Vale has been named the Executive Director of Curriculum,
Instruction, and Technology.  Mr. Vale was named as Principal of Henley
Middle School in 1991 after serving as Assistant Principal at Albemarle High
School from 1989-1991. Prior to coming to Albemarle County he was an
employee of the City of Charlottesville School, serving as an Administrative
Coordinator and math teacher.  Mr. Vale earned a BSED in Math Education and
M.Ed in Administration and Supervision from the University of Virginia. He
will provide key support to secondary education programming and leadership
for implementation of current curricular work to increase rigor and
relevance of student learning. 

Mrs. Bonnie Pendleton has been named the Assistant Director of Assessment
and Information Services.  Mrs. Pendleton currently is an Assessment
Specialist for Albemarle County Public Schools.  She brings over seventeen
years of experience in education, as a former principal, assistant principal
and teacher in Virginia. Mrs. Pendleton holds a Master's Degree in
Education, concentration of Administration and Supervision, from the
University of Virginia and a Bachelor's Degree in History and Social
Sciences with endorsement in secondary education from Mary Washington
College. Through her expertise in implementation of the Virginia Student
Assessment Program and use of student achievement data to monitor progress,
she will support the Division's work to achieve Division, feeder pattern and
school goals. 

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