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Wellness Expo helps connect Virginia Beach families to valuable resources

The Virginia Beach School Board received information about proposed federal grant applications at its May 9 meeting. For the 2023-24 school year, Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS) would receive approximately $16.3 million in formula grant funds through programs authorized under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA).

Family and Student Wellness Expo, Bayside High School Stadium, June 3, 2023, Noon to 3 PM, 4960 Haygood Rd, Virginia Beach

The Virginia Beach School Board received information about proposed federal grant applications at its May 9 meeting. For the 2023-24 school year, Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS) would receive approximately $16.3 million in formula grant funds through programs authorized under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA).

2023-24 federal grant information presented to Virginia Beach School Board

The Virginia Beach School Board received information about proposed federal grant applications at its May 9 meeting. For the 2023-24 school year, Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS) would receive approximately $16.3 million in formula grant funds through programs authorized under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA).

Virginia Beach City Public Schools Music Education Program Receives National Recognition

For the 14th straight year, Virginia Beach City Public Schools has been honored with the Best Communities for Music Education designation from The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Foundation for its outstanding commitment to music education. The Best Communities for Music Education designation is awarded to districts that demonstrate outstanding achievement in efforts to provide music access and education to all students.

Virginia Beach City Public Schools Model Partner

Students and staff of Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS) benefit from the support of over 1,000 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.

VBCPS moves forward with PPEA interim agreement beginning with community input sessions

With the recent approval of the interim PPEA (Public Private Education Act) agreement by the School Board and City Council, Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS) is beginning the design process for the replacement of four of the division's oldest schools - Princess Anne High School, Bayside High School, Bayside Sixth Grade Campus and Bettie F. Williams Elementary - with three new school facilities. As part of the process, the school division and S.B. Ballard Construction Company's (SBBCC) PPEA team are inviting the community to a series of feedback sessions outlined below.

Appeals Process

Parents or guardians may appeal the decision of an academy or advanced academic program selection committee when there is pertinent information that was not submitted with the original application. 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.

Deadline Dates for Appeals

  • March 10, 2023: All high school academy programs and advanced academic programs
  • March 27, 2023: Middle Years Program at Plaza Middle 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 Executive Director of Secondary Teaching and Learning within 5 business days of the receipt of the appeals committee’s decision letter.