Keynote Presenter: 
VA Teacher of the Year
Anthony Swann

Anthony Swann was appointed to the Board of Education for a four year term in 2021 by Governor Ralph Northam.
 
Anthony is a sixth-grade instructional coach at Benjamin Franklin Middle School in Franklin County, VA. He was elected by his peers to be the Teacher of the Year at his school. He was later selected to be the Teacher of the Year for Franklin County Public Schools for 2020-2021. From there, he was chosen to be the 2021 Region 6 Teacher of the Year for Virginia as well as the 2021 Virginia Teacher of the Year.
 
Mr. Swann has had the privilege of teaching every elementary grade except Kindergarten. He has 14 years of teaching experience including two years from North Carolina. In 2018, he began a program entitled “Guys with Ties” in order to teach boys the importance of honesty, integrity, and character inside and outside of the classroom.
 
Mr. Swann earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Averett University. He later earned a master's of education in educational leadership from Regent University.
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