Civil Municipal Magazine - Dec 2023

338 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 4, ISSUE 12 When all of this is coupled with Dr. Gordon and other staff members’ active engagement through Facebook Lives and social media, the district’s ability to tell its own story is even further amplified. Cultivating Leadership and Career Opportunities While students are well cared for, the same is also true for teachers, as the district is very supportive of their career advancement. The foundation of that support lies in collaborative cohorts with local universities. “We just finished up an Administration and Supervision cohort with the University of Virginia… [and] we just started one with Old Dominion University,” Dr. Gordon says, hinting at the upcoming likelihood of Doctoral cohorts becoming available between Old Dominion and Virginia Tech. The relationship with Old Dominion stands out especially. This year, Old Dominion University’s Darden College of Education and Professional Studies (DCEPS) and Suffolk Public Schools have