Speaker's Name
Veronica Hurd

Bio

Veronica Hurd is currently the Director of the Academies of Hampton for Hampton City Schools in Hampton, VA. She is a doctoral student at Virginia Commonwealth University, Educational Leadership, Policy, and Justice. Ms. Hurd’s research examines career identity development and attainment for Black women in STEM. She is a graduate of Christopher Newport University and Old Dominion University with degrees in Developmental Communications with a focus on career identity development. She is a dedicated advocate for positive youth development and believes in communities as the foundation for student learning. Much of her professional career has been spent building the capacity of communities to create lasting structures that help young people explore, define, and achieve developmental outcomes.

By looking at communities as resources in her daily work, Ms. Hurd has leveraged numerous partnerships and professional relationships to assist as she led the implementation of 16 academies and 44 college and career pathways in Hampton City Schools’ four high schools. She now leads the K12 transformational plan to move Hampton City Schools into community-connected thematic small learning communities.

Under Ms. Hurd’s leadership, Hampton City Schools and the City Schools have been designated the first K-12 Ford Next Generation Learning Community. Hampton City Schools has also been recognized by the Virginia State Board of Education as one of 15 “School Divisions of Innovation” for designing and implementing alternatives to traditional instructional practices and school structures that improve student learning and promote college and career readiness and good citizenship. Ms. Hurd is a founding fellow of the National Career Academy Coalition. As well as the Hampton City Schools’ lead with the Ford Next Generation Learning network and a member of their Leadership Council. Collaboration among Hampton City Schools and nationwide allows Ms. Hurd to learn and share best practices among practitioners within high school redesign.

Session List

Community-connected Authentic Teaching and Learning
Friday, December 01st 3:00 PM to 3:45 PM Room: 232 A-C