Lessons from the Bay

Acknowledgments

The Virginia Department of Education wishes to express sincere appreciation to the following individuals, who have contributed to the planning, writing, and editing of the materials in this document.

Steering Committee

Wanda Bailey, Director of Instruction and Testing, Louisa County Public Schools
Jessica Bearman, Former Bay Schools Project Director, Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Sarah Bodor, Former Director of Curriculum, Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Jim Firebaugh, Director of Middle Instructional Services, Virginia Department of Education
Patrick Flemming, Former Project WET Coordinator, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
Lisa Lawrence, Marine Education Specialist, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Ann Regn, Office of Environmental Education, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
Barbara Sayre, Chesapeake Classroom Program Coordinator, Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Dawn Shank, Public Relations Specialist, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation

Contributing Agencies and Organizations

Chesapeake Bay Foundation
National Project WET
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Environmental Education
Virginia Department of Forestry
Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Virginia Resource Use Education Council

Writers

Beverly Broadfield, Teacher, Fauquier County Public Schools
Jessica Bearman, Former Bay Schools Project Director, Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Patrick Flemming, Former Project WET Coordinator, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
Jelita Hopkins, Teacher, Louisa County Public Schools
Laura Pyzik, Chesapeake Bay Program Education Workgroup Staff, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Kathy Woodard, Teacher, Louisa County Public Schools

Editors

Mary Grattan, Librarian/Editor, CTE Resource Center
Frances Lee Larkin, Marine Education Coordinator, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Nathan Pope, Writer/Editor, CTE Resource Center

Superintendent of Public Instruction

Jo Lynne DeMary

Assistant Superintendent for Instruction

Patricia I. Wright

Office of Secondary Instructional Services

Maureen B. Hijar, Director
Eric M. Rhoades, Science Specialist

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