Skip To Main Content
Virginia Beach City Public Schools Music Education Program Receives National Recognition for 16th Year

For the 16th time, Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS) has been honored with the Best Communities for Music Education designation from The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Foundation. Now in its 26th year, the Best Communities for Music Education designation is awarded to districts that demonstrate outstanding achievement for providing music access and education to all students.

No post to display.
Graduation 2025
2025 Graduation Information
Virginia Beach City Public Schools Music Education Program Receives National Recognition for 16th Year

For the 16th time, Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS) has been honored with the Best Communities for Music Education designation from The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Foundation. Now in its 26th year, the Best Communities for Music Education designation is awarded to districts that demonstrate outstanding achievement for providing music access and education to all students.

2025 Citywide Volunteers of the Year

Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS) values and promotes active engagement of the community in all our schools. The Office of Family and Community Engagement coordinates many volunteer opportunities for community members to interact and contribute to the academic achievement of our students and the overall continuous improvement of VBCPS.

2025-26 federal grant information presented to Virginia Beach School Board

The Virginia Beach School Board received information about proposed federal grant applications at its May 13 meeting. For the 2025-26 school year, Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS) would receive approximately $21.6 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).

Title I

Title I is a federally funded program whose purpose is to ensure that all children have a fair, equitable and significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education and to raise achievement for all students.

Title I provides funding for the following:

  • Additional staff;
  • Family engagement opportunities;
  • Pre-Kindergarten;
  • Professional development of instructional staff;
  • Field trips and outreach opportunities;
  • Summer programs;
  • Home libraries;
  • Technology devices;
  • Online computer programs; and
  • Instructional materials and supplies.

Title I programs aim to ensure that all students have access to the following opportunities:

  • Meaningful, authentic and rigorous learning experiences;
  • Collaboration, critical and creative thinking, and problem solving.
  • Family engagement to enhance student achievement.

Eligible Title I Schools in Virginia Beach

Bayside Elementary
Bayside Middle
Bayside Sixth Grade Campus
B. F. Williams Elementary
College Park Elementary
Diamond Springs Elementary
Green Run Elementary
Holland Elementary

Lynnhaven Elementary
Newtown Elementary
Parkway Elementary
Pembroke Elementary
Point O'View Elementary
Rosemont Elementary
Seatack Elementary
Thalia Elementary

For further information on Title I, please contact the Department of Teaching and Learning at 757.263.1450 or email Laura Silverman.