School Leadership
Wayne Smith, Ed.D.
Acting Chief Schools Officer
(757) 591-4628 x.10112
Each day in Newport News Public Schools the focus is on one mission: ensuring that all students graduate college, career and citizen-ready.
School Leadership is committed to supporting our schools and their leaders to help every student graduate college, career and citizen-ready. The Chief Schools Officer provides vital leadership and guidance to all school administrators, leading a continuous improvement process that aligns with the mission and strategic goals of the division. Our focus is on ensuring significant progress in student learning at every school while creating a positive environment where all students can thrive.
Elementary School Leadership
Elementary school focuses on the basic skills that students need in the early years as they learn how to learn. School Leadership works on enhancing elementary school-based leadership for instructional improvement by assisting administrators in creating and monitoring improvement plans, evaluating teaching staff, and ensuring effective assessment practices to track student progress.
Angela Seiders
Executive Director
Pk-12 School Leadership
(757) 591-4628 x.10111
Diane Willis
Director
Elementary School Leadership
(757) 591-4628 x.10126
Megan Auman
Director
Elementary School Leadership
(757) 591-4628
Middle School Leadership
Middle school is designed to build and encourage positive relationships that will provide our students with the tools they need to succeed. School Leadership fosters high academic achievement and equal access for all students, supervises and evaluates middle school principals, guiding purposeful leadership in the school improvement process across the division's middle schools.
Angela Seiders
Executive Director
Pk-12 School Leadership
(757) 591-4628 x.10111
Director
Secondary School Leadership, Middle School
High School Leadership
High school programs develop both a strong foundation of general knowledge and skills and specialized competency in areas in which students have particular interests. School Leadership ensures that high school administrators are equipped with the tools, resources, and support they need to lead their schools safely, effectively and promoting the success of all students.
Angela Seiders
Executive Director
Pk-12 School Leadership
(757) 591-4628 x.10111
Dr. Eleanor Blowe
Director
Secondary School Leadership, High School
(757) 591-4647 x.12187
Student Conduct and Discipline
Establishing positive relationships and clear expectations for behavior in our schools is vital to creating supportive classrooms and great schools. School Leadership works with and supports our students, staff, family and community members in reaching our goals and creating school environments that are safe and supportive for all young people.
Department of Student Conduct & Discipline
746 Adams Drive
Newport News, VA 23601-2626
(757) 591-4924
Dr. Shayla Woodard, LMFT
Program Administrator
Student Conduct & Discipline
(757) 591-4924 x.68221
