President’s Communications

May 2, 2023 FLAVA President's Message - May 2023 Greetings, FLAVA Members!   Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!!! I know some schools are celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week the first week in May and others are celebrating it the second week. No matter when your school is celebrating YOU, please know how much FLAVA...

FLAVA President's Message - April 2023 Greetings, FLAVA Members!   I hope each of you are or will soon be enjoying your much deserved spring break! SCOLT 2023 in Mobile, Alabama was absolutely incredible! It was so nice to see so many FLAVA members attending and presenting at SCOLT. Your...

March 6, 2023 March FLAVA President's Message Greetings, FLAVA Members! I hope you all had a chance to enjoy the gorgeous weather this past weekend! I would like to start off this month’s message with a HUGE thank you to FLAVA President-Elect, Eric Jaworski! Eric represented FLAVA beautifully at NECTFL 2023...

February President's Message Greetings, FLAVA! January has been a busy month for FLAVA with our professional development workshop with Dr. Dali Tan, FLAVA Executive Board planning meetings, and our continued advocacy efforts against House Bill 2341. Many thanks to Sharon Scinicariello and her Advocacy Team for their continued advocacy...

  January FLAVA President’s Message January 2, 2023 Greetings, FLAVA Members! HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! I hope you and your family enjoyed a wonderful holiday season filled with peace, love, and hope. It is my sincere hope that each of you took some time over the break to take care of...

FLAVA President's Message - December 2022   Greetings, FLAVA members! It is hard to believe that my first year as FLAVA President is almost over. This year has been such an exciting year for FLAVA as we partnered with SCOLT in the spring and then returned to Williamsburg...

FLAVA President's Message - October 2022 Greetings, FLAVA Members!   It was so wonderful to see so many of you at FLAVA 2022: Recharge, Reconnect, Reflect! I hope that you left the conference feeling reenergized and full of new ideas to share with colleagues and implement in your classes. A special...

FLAVA President's Message - September 2022   Greetings, FLAVA members! September is finally here and I am so ready for all things fall - hayrides, fall festivals, bonfires, pumpkins, football, and of course FLAVA!!! For those of you who are already back in the classroom, I hope that you...

Greetings, FLAVA Members! It’s hard to believe that summer break is winding down and soon we will be returning to school. I hope each of you has taken time to rest and recharge this summer and are ready to start the 2022 - 2023 school year...

Greetings, FLAVA members!   I hope each of you are enjoying your summer break! It was so good to see so many of you at the VDOE workshops with Leslie Grahn in Richmond this past week. If you were not able to attend, be on the lookout for more...