By Lauren Roth, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va. May 5--VIRGINIA BEACH -- Six years from now, 16-year-old Samantha Hardee could be a teacher in Virginia Beach schools. If she's good enough, she might even land a guaranteed contract before she leaves high school.

By LAUREN ROTH By Lauren Roth The Virginian-Pilot Virginia BeacH The School Board on Tuesday unanimously approved a $724 million budget that includes raises of 3.5 percent for most employees, seven new kindergarten classrooms and 16 new positions for special education.

By Lauren Roth, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va. Jun. 23--VIRGINIA BEACH Floyd E. Kellam High School is atop the list of schools to be replaced in a preliminary long-range building plan. The plan ranks 30 school buildings to be replaced or modernized as quickly as funds allow.

By Lauren Roth, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va. May 10--VIRGINIA BEACH -- About 170 people gathered in the cafeterias at two Beach high schools Wednesday night to outline their ideas about school construction for the next decade.

By LAUREN ROTH BY LAUREN ROTH THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT VIRGINIA BEACH A new Kellam High School is not part of the superintendents six-year plan for construction in Virginia Beach Public Schools.