Our Mission

The Southwest Virginia Reading Council is a professional organization consisting of educators from Bristol Virginia City Schools, Buchanan, Dickenson, Grayson, Lee, Norton City Schools, Russell, Scott, Smyth, Tazewell, Washington, Wise, and Wythe counties. 

Our council’s mission is to support all educators, with emphasis on promoting literacy and fostering the love of reading across our region. We also strive to keep teachers informed of new and innovative reading techniques and legislative changes. We believe that teaching reading is the most important and rewarding profession, and that reading teachers are of the utmost importance to the teaching profession and to the success of reading students.