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Virginia Beach City Public Schools
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P.O. Box 6038
Virginia Beach, Virginia 23456-0038
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Advanced Academic Programs
Academy and Advanced Academic Programs
Appeals Process

Parents or guardians may appeal the decision of an academy or advanced academic program selection committee when there is additional pertinent information. Appeals must be submitted to the coordinator (middle and high school programs) or principal (elementary programs) of the academy or advanced academic program in writing via letter or electronic communication and must include the additional pertinent information.

  • March 27, 2009 is the deadline for appeals to all high school academy programs and advanced academic programs.
  • April 6, 2009 is the deadline for appeals to the Middle Years Program at Plaza Middle School.
  • June 18, 2009 is the deadline for appeals to the Math and Science Academy at Linkhorn Park Elementary School.

All data initially gathered in the application process will be reviewed by the appeals committee and may not be revised, updated, or in any other way modified. This includes, but is not limited to student applications and recommendations, testing, auditions, and portfolios. If any portion of the original student application was not included in the application, it may not be added at the time of appeal. The coordinator of middle and high academy or advanced academic programs or principal of elementary academy programs will form an appeals committee. At the meeting of the appeals committee, all application data that has been collected in the application process, including additional, pertinent information submitted in the appeal will be reviewed.
The committee's decision regarding a student not selected for the program and not placed on the waiting list may include one of the following:

  • Uphold the original decision of the selection committee
  • Reverse the decision of the selection committee moving the student to the accepted list of students
  • Reverse the decision of the selection committee moving the student to the waiting list of students

The committee's decision regarding a student not selected for the program, but placed on the waiting list may include one of the following:

  • Uphold the original decision of the selection committee
  • Reverse the decision of the selection committee moving the student from the waiting list to the list of accepted student

The parents or guardians will be informed of the appeals committee’s decision by letter. If the parents/guardians do not agree with this decision, they may submit an additional appeal to the director of the Office of Academy Programs within 5 business days of the receipt of the appeals committee’s decision letter.