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Virginia Board honors Milken Educator Anna Drew and hears student chorus from Kilgore Gifted Center
Summary
At the Nov. 13 meeting the board recognized Anna Drew of Shawesville Middle School as Virginia’s Milken Educator Award recipient and heard a performance by the Kilgore Gifted Center chorus, with remarks from award representatives and the recipient.
The Virginia Board of Education paused routine business to recognize Anna Drew, a seventh‑grade teacher and science department head at Shawesville Middle School, as the Commonwealth’s Milken Educator Award recipient. Stephanie Bishop, vice president of the Milken Educator Awards, presented the Milken Educator Award obelisk and described the award’s national reach; Drew offered brief remarks thanking colleagues, administrators and family and said the honor strengthened her commitment to supporting other teachers.
Before the award presentation, the board welcomed a musical performance by students from the Kilgore Gifted Center (Hampton City Schools) under the direction of Mandy Rispoli Galloway. Board members used the recognition moments to highlight successful arts education and classroom leadership.
Why it matters: The Milken Educator Award is a national recognition that includes an unrestricted financial award and membership in a network of educators; the board also adopted a resolution expressing its congratulations. The program and the chorus performance were noted by the board as examples of classroom excellence and community partnership.
Next steps: The board recorded the resolution in the meeting minutes and offered congratulations; no further action was required.
