Mrs. Nina Passmore's Biography
Nina Passmore is an Instructional Technology Resource Teacher (ITRT) at Rocky Run Elementary in Stafford County, Virginia. Mrs. Passmore’s passion for teaching and finding creative ways to make learning accessible for all students shines through her in all that she does. She has been instrumental in transforming the classroom as we once knew it, to teach students in a virtual, hybrid, and concurrent learning environment. Mrs. Passmore’s colleague expresses, “In the roller coaster of the pandemic Nina was our safety harness. She not only impacted students in a single class, she reached and impacted every student by empowering every teacher in our school to do their best through this impossibly tough situation. She is calm, logical, kind and always willing to do anything to get answers.”
Mrs. Passmore began her career in education as a 2nd Grade teacher at Conway Elementary in 2013 where she was recognized as Stafford County’s First Year Teacher of the Year. There she taught as an inclusion teacher where she fearlessly advocated for students with special needs to be included in the general education classroom. Mrs. Passmore earned her MEd in Elementary Education and Bachelors of Science in Psychology from the University of Mary Washington.
In 2017, Mrs. Passmore became an Instructional Technology Resource Teacher (ITRT) at Rocky Run Elementary School where she has served for the past six years. In 2020, when all Virginia public schools were shut down due to the global pandemic, Mrs. Passmore quickly rose up as a leader within her school and district. Mrs. Passmore was named Stafford County's District Teacher of the Year in 2021. It was through the opportunity of serving her school as an ITRT that her passion for educational leadership was ignited. In 2021, Mrs. Passmore decided to pursue an endorsement in Educational Leadership and Supervision from Longwood University. Through her program, her burning passion to love, serve, and care for others as in instructional leader shines brighter than ever!