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The educational consulting firm of Solutions, etc. was founded in 2002, by educators Alan Seibert, Ray Moore, and Scott Habeeb. It started as a vehicle through which they were able to help schools with their freshman transition needs and grew into an organization that provided schools with professional development on a wide variety of topics. Today Scott Habeeb (see bio below) is the sole remaining partner in Solutions, etc. However, Solutions, etc. continues to utilize the talents of practicing educators to provide schools with high quality professional development on pertinent topics ranging from Formative Assessment to Classroom Management and from Inspirational Classroom Practices to Instructional Technology. If you have a professional development need, Solutions, etc. has an experienced and dynamic presenter/educator ready to visit your school!
scott habeeb

Scott HabeebAfter graduating from Christiansburg High School, Scott Habeeb began his college career at Wake Forest University. He did pretty well there grade-wise, but was incredibly lonely for his beautiful high school sweetheart. So after his sophomore year, he asked the incredibly wonderful, lovely, and intelligent Julie Poff (man, he hopes she's reading this) to be his wife. They got married and Scott transferred to her school - Virginia Tech - where he soon became a rabid Hokie fan.


Being married seemed to help Scott's studies. With Julie making sure he worked hard, Scott graduated Summa Cum Laude from Virginia Tech in 1997 with a Bachelor of Arts in History. Along with being inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa honor society, that year, Scott was also the valedictorian of Virginia Tech's History Department and was selected as the Outstanding Senior of the Year for the College of Arts and Sciences. In the fall of 1997, Scott completed work on his Master's of Arts in Curriculum and Instruction, also at Virginia Tech.


In 1997, Scott began teaching ninth grade World History at Salem High School in Salem, Virginia. As a part of his duties, he was a member of, and beginning in 2000, the leader of, one of Salem High School's Freshman Transition Teams. Scott was also the Social Studies Department Chair and was active on Salem High School's Staff Development Committee.


Teaching in the high stakes climate created by the Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) assessments became an enjoyable challenge for Scott. He enjoyed working to develop new strategies to help ninth graders achieve. In 2000, his SOL pass rate for World History 1500-present was a low 54%. One year later, after using more innovative techniques, his pass rate rose to over 89% - an increase of 35 points. Even when adjusted for the state's lowering of the cut score for passing, his pass rate still increased by 26 points. A belief that all teachers can make this kind of improvement and a belief that all students can be taught are two of the ideas that motivated him to help found Solutions, etc. in 2002.


In 2004, Scott was named as Salem High School's Assistant Principal of Curriculum and Instruction, replacing his friend and colleague, Dr. Alan Seibert.

 

Scott is a member of Church of the Holy Spirit Anglican Church. He serves as the chair for the Salem Young Life Committee and is a state board member of the Virginia Association of Secondary School Principals (VASSP).


Scott's greatest accomplisment to date is the fact that he somehow convinced Julie to marry him. This marriage has led to 4 wonderful children - Kaitlin Ashley, Kelsey Grace, McKenna Reagan, and Matthew Scott. Scott's totally unbiased view is that they are the 4 most beautiful women and 1 most amazing boy in the entire world.