Terri L. Best
VA · Chair, Newport News School Board (South District)
Chair of the Newport News School Board, first elected in 2018, and a retired public school administrator with a doctorate in educational management from Hampton University. Her stated priorities are raising test scores and graduation rates and raising teacher pay.
Where Terri L. Best stands, based on their records
Supports
Civil Rights (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 support
Voted for school rules protecting transgender students after abstaining on the first vote.
August 26, 2021Supports Civil Rights
Source: tennesseestar.com
Track record — General
General · 4 records
Asked residents for feedback on school busing, attendance zones, and magnet programs at a public update.
October 23, 2025
Source: sbo.nn.k12.va.us
Became chair of the Newport News School Board for the 2025–26 school year.
July 1, 2025
Source: mrec.nn.k12.va.us
Supported removing Superintendent George Parker after saying he had lost school staff’s trust following the Richneck shooting.
January 25, 2023
Source: wtvr.com
Voted against the agreement to move Huntington Middle School after residents said they were left out.
February 22, 2022
Source: yahoo.com
Past race Terri L. Best ran in:
- Member School Board (South District) · November 3, 2026 · Newport News City Public Schools, Virginia · incumbent