Our School
Benvenue Elementary School
2700 Nicodemus Mile Road, Rocky Mount, NC 27804
Phone: (252) 462-2835 Fax: (252) 937-5650
Administration
Principal
kbtedford@ncpschools.net
Mrs. Tedford has over 25 years of experience within the Nash Rocky Mount Schools system. Mrs. Tedford taught second through fourth grades at D.S. Johnson, Winstead Avenue, and Englewood Elementary Schools, and attained her certification for the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.
In 2012, Mrs. Tedford had the honor of being nominated as the Nash-Rocky Mount School’s Teacher of the Year. She had the opportunity to be a District Instructional Technology Coach, and an Assistant Principal at Nashville Elementary School.
In 2018, Mrs. Tedford was nominated as the Nash-Rocky Mount School’s Assistant Principal of the Year. Mrs. Tedford was Principal at Swift Creek Elementary for three years, before being honored to serve as Principal of Benvenue Elementary. She is privileged to be working with our dedicated staff, student body, parents, and our community.
Assistant Principal lnieves@nrms.k12.nc.us
After completing his Principal Residency at Winstead Avenue Elementary School, Mr. Nieves graduated from N.C. State’s Northeast Leadership Academy with a Master’s Degree in School Administration in May, 2018.
Along with being our Assistant Principal, Mr. Nieves is also the pep band director for North Carolina Wesleyan College After earning his Bachelor’s degree in Music Education from East Carolina University in 2003, Mr. Nieves spent fourteen years as Director of Bands at Nash Central High School and was recognized as their 2012-2013 Teacher of the Year.
With more than seventeen years serving as music educator and band director, Mr. Nieves garnered many awards and accolades, including the opportunity to perform with his student musicians in Disney World, Universal Studios, Washington, D.C. and during American Education Week, with School Superintendent June Atkinson in attendance. In his free time, he performs with the Tar River Swing Band.
Mr. Nieves has a wonderful wife, Angela, and four children: Gabriella, Amelia, Victor, and Vincent.
Student/Parent Handbook
Staff Directory
Click on the teacher's name to see their webpage and photo. Click on the email to send a direct message to them through Benvenue's email portal.
Kindergarten
1st Grade Teachers
Sonya Clark Teacher: slclark@ncpschools.net
2nd Grade Teachers
3rd Grade Teachers
4th Grade Teachers
5th Grade Teachers
Kerry Purvis Teacher: kbpurvis@ncpschools.net
Chelsie Wiggins Teacher: cbwiggins@ncpschools.net
Academic Enrichment and Intervention
Administration
EC
Paige Cribb EC Teacher: cphill@ncpschools.net
ESL
Support Staff
Suzanne Weaver Instructional Coach: stweaver@ncpschools.net
Teacher Assistants
School Data and Statistics
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