Loretta Blanks earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Elementary Education from East Carolina University and a Masters Degrees from The College of William and Mary with a concentration in school administration.
Loretta began her teaching career in Richmond, Virginia and also taught in Colonial Heights, Hopewell, and Prince William County, Virginia. She became principal of Rockledge Elementary School in Prince William County in 1991.
From there she went on to become principal of Eastern Elementary - an early childhood school and then Dumphries Elementary School When she became principal at Dumfries, Loretta found a school that ranked near the bottom in all areas measured by Prince William County. Loretta led Dumfries in making marked improvements, including a 23% improvement in fourth grade writing scores in one year.
Loretta continued her work as a turnaround principal at John Small Elementary School. Working closely with the staff she designed a school-wide remediation and enrichment program that was developed around quarterly benchmark testing. Test scores improved from 56% of the students being proficient in reading and mathematics to 81% being proficient and the school being recognized as a School of Distinction.
More recently Loretta has worked as a consultant at numerous schools. Her work with teachers addresses effective use of assessments, differentiated instruction, and other areas critical to student achievement.
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