- Ingleside Elementary School
- Administration
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September 1, 2022
Dear Ingleside Tiger Families,
Welcome to the 2022-2023 school year! We are thrilled to be welcoming your children back to school virtually during this time. We have made great gains each year and remain FULLY accredited based on the Virginia Standards of Learning. While our learning will begin online, our team will continue to reach higher and further through online learning platforms to provide engaging and challenging learning experiences to students. Our continued commitment to fostering resilience, perseverance, grit, empathy, and the ability to communicate effectively in such a diverse learning society, will remain a top priority for us.
The last two years have brought new challenges for our staff and students to find a new normal for learning, connected us in new ways and required our champions to champion from afar. What we have most learned through this process is how much we appreciate the expertise our teachers bring to Ingleside Elementary School. Our students are kind, compassionate, and inquisitive. Together with our dedicated staff, we will strive to make connections with students to help them feel valued, accepted, and safe. A stronger emphasis will be placed on social emotional learning as we implement teaching and learning in a new way.
We encourage families to stay connected and informed by following our district website for important updates and information regarding our reopening plans. In addition, we ask that you communicate via Class DOJO as well as our Norfolk Public Schools Ingleside website.
We value our partnership with families as we navigate these challenging times together. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to us with questions or concerns. Stay safe!
Yours in the service of children,
Dr. Alana L. Balthazar, Principal
Mr. Michael C. James Jr., Assistant Principal
Administration
Phone: 757-892-3270
Email:
Degrees and Certifications:
Dr. Alana Balthazar, Principal
Dear Ingleside Students and Families:
My name is Dr. Alana Balthazar and I am your principal! I am thrilled to welcome you to the new school year, and I am looking forward to meeting new faces, revisiting with familiar ones, as well as hearing all about your summer adventures. Currently, this is year twelve as a Principal and year six at Ingleside Elementary. I am very excited to work together to make this a fabulous new school year!
All teachers and support staff have spent hours preparing materials, creating child-centered classrooms, and reviewing data. The rooms are beginning to look amazing! School secretaries have registered new students, put together information packets to be sent home with all students, and organized new materials.
As excited as I am to post this letter, it is the face-to-face interaction that I value most. Please know that we have an open door policy, and welcome any opportunity to meet with you. We are looking forward to our collaboration in providing a safe and nurturing environment as well as a challenging and diverse curriculum.
Yours in the service of children,
Dr. Alana L. Balthazar, Principal
Phone: 757-892-3270
Email:
Degrees and Certifications:
Mr. Michael James, Assistant Principal
Mr. James
Assistant Principal
Ingleside Elementary School