U.S. News & World Report recently ranked Kingston Elementary and Old Donation School as the No. 1 elementary and middle schools in Virginia. Old Donation School, which has students in grades two through eight and is the home of the Edward E. Brickell Academy for Advanced Academics & Arts, was also ranked as the No. 2 elementary school in the state.
U.S. News & World Report recently ranked Kingston Elementary and Old Donation School as the No. 1 elementary and middle schools in Virginia. Old Donation School, which has students in grades two through eight and is the home of the Edward E. Brickell Academy for Advanced Academics & Arts, was also ranked as the No. 2 elementary school in the state.
Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS) and An Achievable Dream (AAD) have expanded their partnership with the opening of a new addition at Lynnhaven Middle School. The 25,000-square-foot addition is the home to the Lynnhaven AAD High School Program. The program currently services ninth through 11th graders and will expand to 12th grade next year.
Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS) has continued to maintain record levels with respect to the On-Time Graduation (OTG) rate, which stands at 95.3% for the 2023 cohort year, and a low dropout rate of 2.8%. VBCPS also outperformed Virginia's rates of 91.9% for OTG and 5.4% for dropouts.
Elementary students in grades kindergarten through five will receive free copies of the book “EllRay Jakes is Magic!” this week, thanks to an exciting literacy program called All District Reads. Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS) encourages student to read the book aloud and discuss the story with their families, classmates and community.
Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS) is proud to announce the opening of the Renewable Energy program for students at the Advanced Technology Center. A specially equipped classroom will help students explore emerging technologies in solar, offshore wind and electric vehicles.
Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS) and Mid-Atlantic clean energy company Sun Tribe have announced that 67 of the district’s high school students received scholarships for dual-enrollment technical courses at Tidewater Community College (TCC) for the 2023-2024 school year.
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.
This chart provides parents, students, and staff with an overview of the impact on programs and services available in the schools should there be a delay, early dismissal, or closing. View detailed information on school closings and cancellations.
| Program | Delayed Arrival (2 hours late) | Early Dismissal | School Closed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early Childhood Special Education | "A" Schools AM 10:05a.m. – 12:15 p.m. PM 12:25 – 2:35 p.m. "B" Schools AM 10:45 a.m. – 12:55 p.m. PM 1:15 – 3:15 p.m. |
Based on dismissal time, details will be communicated to parents of students served in ECSE program. | Program Cancelled |
| Elementary School | Delayed 2 hours | Depends on early dismissal time. | Program Cancelled |
| A/B Schedules - High School & Middle School | Delayed 2 hours | Depends on early dismissal time. | Regardless of the number of days school is cancelled, the A/B days will not change upon return to school. |
| High School Assessments/Exams | Should weather or any other condition cause a scheduled assessment/exam day to be cancelled, the cancelled assessment/exam will be administered on the first day school reopens. | ||
| Before/After-School Parks & Recreation Program | No before-school P&R programs |
No after-school P&R programs No Supper Program |
Program Cancelled |
| Breakfast/Lunch | Varies from school to school served (if possible) upon arrival |
Lunch served according to adjusted dismissal schedule | No breakfast or lunch |
| Old Donation School | Delayed 2 hours | Depends on early dismissal time. | Program Cancelled |
| Old Donation School Art & Dance | Elementary School Art & Dance - Programs Cancelled Middle School Dance - Program Cancelled |
Program Cancelled | |
| Academy Programs | Delayed 2 hours | Depends on early dismissal time. | Program Cancelled |
| Technical & Career Education Center, Advanced Technology Center and Environmental Studies Program |
No AM session PM sessions will arrive 1 hour later than normal starting time. |
No PM Session | Program Cancelled |
| SECEP/TRAEP (at Renaissance Academy) | Delayed 2 hours | Depends on early dismissal time. | Program Cancelled |
| SECEP (at VBCPS school sites) | Delayed 2 hours | Depends on early dismissal time. | Program Cancelled |
| SECEP/Re-ED (at Windsor Woods Elementary) | Delayed 2 hours | Depends on early dismissal time. | Program Cancelled |
| Before/After-School Activities/Athletics Elementary | No before-school activities | No after-school activities | Program Cancelled |
| An Achievable Dream Academy: Seatack Elementary | No before-school activities | No extended day activities | Program Cancelled |
| Before/After-School Activities/Athletics Middle | No before-school activities | No after-school activities | Program Cancelled |
| Middle School Zero Bell | Delayed 2 hours | N/A | Program Cancelled |
| Before/After-School Activities/Athletics High | No before-school activities | No after-school activities | Program Cancelled |
| Governor's School for the Arts | N/A | Depends on early dismissal time | Program Cancelled |
| Preschool Speech Services | No transportation provided | Program Cancelled | |
| Private Day Schools | Delayed for 2 hours | Depends on early dismissal time | Program Cancelled |
| Virtual Virginia | Does not apply | Does not apply | Please follow the Virtual Virginia schedule |
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