Virginia Beach City Public Schools selects 2025 Model Partners

News Release No. 012
Date: 4/30/25

Contact: Ryan DeLucie
Phone: 757.263.1075 | Fax: 757.263.1010

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Students and staff of Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS) benefit from the support of over 1,600 community partners each year. Partnerships between community groups, businesses and schools are integral to public education in Virginia Beach. These partnerships are mutually supportive. They improve student wellness while enriching the relationship between schools, businesses, government agencies, faith-based groups and other organizations.

Model Partners were selected from nominations of exemplary school-community collaborations that support academic growth and social and emotional learning.

The Model Partners supply innovative programs that show:

• Clearly articulated purpose.
• Significant impact on students’ academic achievement and personal growth.
• Documented results.
• Mutual benefits.

The school division’s 2025 Model Partnerships are:

• Alanton Elementary School and Alanton Elementary School PTA.
• Arrowhead Elementary School and Arrowhead Elementary School PTA.
• Bayside High School and Bayside Power.
• First Colonial High School and 17th Street Automotive.
• Kellam High School and Jones & Cabacoy Veterans Care Center.
• Kempsville High School and MidAtlantic Surveying and Land Design.
• Landstown High School and LifeNet Health.
• New Castle Elementary School and New Castle Elementary School PTA.
• Seatack Elementary School and Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA).
• Technical & Career Education Center and City of Virginia Beach Emergency Communications & Citizen Services.
• Three Oaks Elementary School and Three Oaks Elementary School PTA.
• Virginia Beach Middle School and Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA).
• White Oaks Elementary School and Green Run High School.

The partnerships provide everything from job experience to food security for students, as well as highly skilled future professionals for the Model Partners. Here is a sampling of what participants have to say:

• “This mutually supportive partnership with LifeNet flourished over the course of two years and has promoted educational excellence within the science department for the teachers and students that look forward to the various benefits, mentoring opportunities and field trips.” –Jennifer Morris, academy coordinator, Landstown High School Governor’s STEM Academy
• “Our partnership with Virginia MOCA has increased the students’ knowledge of contemporary art, allowed the students to showcase their understanding of art language while discussing various works, and created a mutual respect and understanding as we use their space for various events.” –Jessica Provow, gifted visual arts instructor, Virginia Beach Middle School
• “The Legal Studies Academy has maintained a consistent and mutually beneficial four-year partnership with 17th Street Automotive to offer meaningful, hands-on internship experiences for students with an interest in engineering and skilled trades.” –Kathleen Campbell, internship and community service outreach coordinator, First Colonial High School Legal Studies Academy

To learn more about these programs or related opportunities to support VBCPS, please contact Jennifer McGowan, school and community partnerships coordinator, via email or 757-263-1799.

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