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Comprehensive Annual Financial Report Fiscal Year 2008
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2008-2009 Pupil Teacher Ratios Excluding and Including Resource Personnel
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Testing
Stanford Achievement Test Series, Tenth Edition (updated June 2, 2009)
Stanford 10 - Grade 4 Analysis of Percentile Ranks by Student Subgroups (06/02/09)
Stanford 10 - Grade 6 Analysis of Percentile Ranks by Student Subgroups (06/02/09)
Stanford 10 - Grade 9 Analysis of Percentile Ranks by Student Subgroups (06/02/09)
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Testing Schedule / 2009-2010 School Year
Virginia Beach Schools Projected to Earn 100% Full SOL Accreditation
School Accreditation History (school years 1998-1999 through 2007-2008) 
An Overview of the Importance of School Accreditation and AYP 
Spring 2008 SOL Test Scores (Three-year comparison, school
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Grade 3: Percent Passing 
Grade 4: Percent Passing 
Grade 5: Percent Passing 
Grade 6: Percent Passing 
Grade 7: Percent Passing 
Grade 8: Percent Passing
Middle School: Percent Passing (End-of-Course Part 2)
High School: Percent Passing (End-of-Course Part 1)
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Miscellaneous SOL Information
Raising Student Achievement: A Standards of Learning Update from the Virginia Department of Education 
SOL
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An Overview of The School
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Virginia Beach City Public Schools 2010
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School Board
Mrs.
Rita Sweet Bellitto At-Large
William J. "Bill" Brunke, IV District 7 - Princess Anne
Mr. Todd C. Davidson At-Large
Mrs.
Emma L. "Em" Davis District 5 - Lynnhaven
Mrs. Patricia "Pat" Edmonson District 6 - Beach
Mr.
Daniel D. "Dan" Edwards District 1 - Centerville
Mr.
Brent N. Mckenzie District 3 - Rose Hall
Mr.
Patrick S. Salyer At-Large
Ms.
Sandra Smith-Jones District 2 - Kempsville
Mrs.
Carolyn D. Weems At-Large
Vacant - District 4 - Bayside

Academy Programs
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IB Program at Plaza Middle School
Ocean Lakes Mathematics and Science Program
IB Program at Princess Anne High School
Advanced Academic Program Transportation (Express Bus Routes)
Express Bus Route Overview
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Virginia
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William J. "Bill" Brunke, IV
Mr. Todd C. Davidson
Mrs. Emma L. "Em" Davis
Mrs. Patricia "Pat" Edmonson
Mr. Daniel D. "Dan" Edwards
Mr. Edward "Ed" Fissinger, Sr
Mr. Dan R. Lowe
Ms. Sandra Smith-Jones
Mr. Michael W. Stewart
Mrs. Carolyn D. Weems
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Dr. James G. Merrill
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