A commitment to provide all students with the necessary skills to thrive as 21st century learners, workers, and citizens.
Virginia Beach City Public Schools
2512 George Mason Drive
P.O. Box 6038
Virginia Beach, Virginia 23456-0038
757.263.1000 757.263.1240 TDD

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Time Line

February 1999
   •  Distance Learning labs installed at Bayside, Ocean Lakes, and Princess Anne high schools
   • Instruction began with a course in Discrete Mathematics
  September 1999
   • 2 classes offered
   • Class added in AP Statistics
  January 2000
   • 6 classes offered
   • Technology extended to Green Run, Kempsville, and Salem high schools
   • Classes added in AP Physics, Rigorous Public Speaking, Total Quality Management (TQM), and Theatre Appreciation
  2000-2001
   • 14 classes offered
   • Distance Learning labs expanded to Cox, First Colonial, Kellam, and Tallwood high schools
   • Classes added in International Relations, Russian I, Japanese I, AP Art History, Business Law
  2001-2002
   • 23 classes offered
   • Landstown High School and five middle schools opened fully equipped with a Distance Learning lab
   • Classes added in French V, AP Comparative Government, Algebra II/Trig, Japanese II, Russian II, Latin III, Latin IV, Anatomy & Sports Injury, and Creative Writing
  2002-2003
   • 36 classes offered
   • State-of-the-art Distance Learning lab at ATC
   • Classes added in Latin I, French II, Japanese III, Russian III, German III, French IV, AP French, AP Human Geography, Economics, as well as Exploratory German, Japanese, Latin, French, Geometry, Music Theory I/I
  2003-2004
   • 52 classes offered
   • Labs at Great Neck and Virginia Beach Middle schools
   • ATC state-of-the-art Distance Learning lab
   • Classes added Russian IV, Spanish I, German I, II
  2004-2005
   • Distance Learning labs expanded to Bayside & Salem middle schools
  2005-2006
   • Equipment upgrades made at all labs including laptops for teacher use
   • 67 high school and 47 middle school classes offered
 2006-2007
   • Distance Learning labs added at Brandon and Lynnhaven middle schools
   • Student monitors upgraded at all sites to HD-ready plasma monitors
   • 75 high school and 54 middle school classes offered
 2007-2008
   • Began construction of 3 new Distance Learning Labs at the remaining middle schools
   • Upgraded equipment at all DL labs including LCD monitors
 2008-2009
   • Opened Distance Learning Labs at Larkspur, Kempsville, and Independence middle schools
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Completed an upgrade of source code providing new functionality at all DL sites
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Offered 31 different courses in 56 sections

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