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.
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.