Summit on Teachers of Color

The target audience for this summit is local VEA affiliates, K-12 teachers, education support professionals, and administrators, college and university students, higher education faculty, staff and administrators, human resource personnel, local school boards, community organizations, state legislators, and Virginia Department of Education staff.

The goal of the summit is to inform policy and promote best practices and greater diversity in hiring methods in K-12 education throughout the Commonwealth. VEA is committed to addressing three additional barriers that affect minorities in the workforce: specifically, climate and working conditions, retaining teachers of color, diversifying the pipeline through educator preparatory programs, standing up for social justice for people of color, culturally relevant practices, cultivation of community, and compensation.

Registration has closed for this event.

Conference Schedule

Friday, February 17, 2023

4:30pm – 9pm

6pm – 9:30pm

Saturday, February 18, 2023

7am – 7:55am

8am – 8:40am

8:50am – 10am

10:10am – 11:20am

11:30am – 1pm

1:10pm – 2:20pm

2:30pm – 3:40pm

3:50pm – 4:30pm

For those that would like, we are asking you to wear cultural/ethnic attire on Saturday.

See Breakout Sessions Here

Check-In

Opening Session – NBCT Panel and Networking

Breakfast

Opening Session

First Breakout Session

Second Breakout Session

Lunch and Keynote Address (Dr. Bettina L. Love)

Third Breakout Session

Fourth Breakout Session

Closing Session

Pricing

The registration fee includes conference sessions, materials and conference meals.
Participants are responsible for their own hotel reservations. See hotel information listed under “Location”.

Early Bird Prices – November 15^th – December 5^th

Certified professional – $65.00
Classified education support professional – $40.00
Aspiring Educator – $25.00
Non VEA member – $140.00

Regular Registration Prices – December 6^th – January 17^th

Certified professional – $75.00
Classified education support professional – $50.00
Aspiring Educator – $35.00
Non VEA member – $150.00

Location

Hilton Norfolk The Main
100 East Main Street, Norfolk, VA 23510
757-763-6200

Hilton Norfolk The Main’s parking garage is located on Plume Street (directly behind the hotel); go to the 3^rd level of the parking garage and this will take you to the 2^nd floor of the hotel which is the main lobby. Self-Parking is $20 per night. Participants are responsible for all parking fees.

This is the conference hotel, please call or use the link below to make your hotel reservation and ask for the “VEA Summit on Teachers of Color” room block.
One night room and tax is required at the time of the reservation. In the event a Guest must cancel a confirmed reservation, no penalty will result if notice is received at least 72 hours prior to arrival and a cancellation number is obtained. If the reservation is not cancelled by this time, one night room and tax deposit is forfeited.
The room block deadline is January 25, 2023.

*Hilton Norfolk The Main room block is sold out, please use the Overflow Room Block below

Overflow Room Block:
Norfolk Waterside Marriott
235 East Main Street, Norfolk, VA 23510
757-627-4200

Attendees may call or click here to make a hotel reservation and ask for the “Virginia Education Association” room block.

Summit on Teachers of Color

Conference Schedule

Pricing

Location

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