All of Virginia Beach City Public Schools' (VBCPS) 82 testing sites are projected to earn state accreditation again for 2023-2024, following today's release of Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) Standards of Learning (SOL) test scores and school quality indicators data.
All of Virginia Beach City Public Schools' (VBCPS) 82 testing sites are projected to earn state accreditation again for 2023-2024, following today's release of Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) Standards of Learning (SOL) test scores and school quality indicators data.
Virginia Beach City Public Schools will host a Back-to-School Care Fair on Aug. 12 to help families connect with valuable resources in the division and community. Due to the tremendous popularity of this event, this year's care fair will be at the Virginia Beach Convention Center. VBCPS is also arranging bus transportation to the event for several communities.
The school division's 2023 Summer School programming will offer opportunities for elementary, middle and high school levels.
At their June 12, 2023, meeting, the School Board of the City of Virginia Beach voted to name Dr. Donald Robertson as acting superintendent.
Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS) is celebrating more than 4,000 candidates for graduation from 11 high schools, Green Run Collegiate and Renaissance Academy from June 13 to 17.
The following graduation ceremonies will be held at the Virginia Beach Convention Center, 1000 19th Street:
RICHMOND -- Virginia Beach Public Schools Principal Shampriest Bevel has been named the 2023 Outstanding Middle School Principal of Virginia by a panel of principals and superintendents representing the Principal Awards Committee of the Virginia Association of Secondary School Principals (VASSP).
The Loudoun County School Board voted to appoint Dr. Aaron Spence as the next superintendent of Loudoun County Public Schools Friday afternoon.
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).
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).
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 is committed to supporting the mental health and wellness of all students and staff. As shared in our strategic framework, Compass to 2025, and in collaboration with community organizations, VBCPS prioritizes the wellbeing of our stakeholders by providing a variety of resources and programs. Each school has a school counseling department along with an assigned school psychologist and social worker to provide assistance for our students.
The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is a national network of local crisis centers that provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in the United States.
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Virginia Beach City Public Schools is committed to the well-being of all students, staff, and their families and partnered with Care Solace to provide an additional layer of support. Care Solace will navigate the mental health care system on your behalf to find community-based providers and secure appointments as quickly as possible with the best care possible. Our coordination services are paid for by Virginia Beach City Public Schools and are provided to you at no cost.
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The Child and Youth Behavioral Health Services’ Rapid Response Services provide a rapid behavioral health response to students in Virginia Beach City Public Schools, who are demonstrating behaviors that may indicate the need for a behavioral health screening, short term intervention, and coordination and referral to ongoing services in the community.
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The CHKD Bridge Program serves as a means to “bridge” the gap until longer term mental health services can be established. VBCPS middle and high school students can access individual and group therapy through the Bridge Clinic at no charge to the family.
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Additional community partner:
Kempsville Center for Behavioral Health provides acute inpatient care to children and adolescents ages 4-17 experiencing a primary mental health crisis including extreme feelings of suicide or causing harm to themselves or others.
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