At its retreat last year, members of our VBCPS School Board expressed concerns about grading practices in schools across our city. In particular, they articulated concerns expressed by a few parents about the inconsistent application of grading guidelines in our secondary schools. They questioned the degree to which schools and teachers should have flexibility in making Read More…
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School-city partnership earns state award as Outstanding Mentoring Program
Each year, Virginia Mentoring Partnership (VMP) recognizes the contributions made by mentoring programs and volunteer mentors to the lives of young people in Virginia. At its 14th Annual Virginia Mentoring Awards event March 17, VMP recognized Virginia Beach READS as the recipient of its 2016 Outstanding Mentoring Program Award. The Virginia Beach READS mentoring program Read More…
Charting progress on Compass to 2020
In December 2014, Virginia Beach City Public Schools adopted Compass to 2020, its strategic framework that sets the vision and guides our work for the next five years. But how do we know that we’re making progress? As part of the planning process, a cross-section of more than 70 stakeholders worked to identify key measures Read More…
OLHS staff present at International Technology and Engineering Educators Association conference
The Partnership for 21st Century Learning (P21) and Ocean Lakes High School’s technology teachers Cecilia Hess and Scott Sonier presented at the International Technology and Engineering Educators Association’s (ITEEA) 2016 National Conference. Hess and Sonier’s presentation was in support of OLHS’s P21 designation of Exemplar School. The session entitled, “What Great Schools Do – Learning Read More…
2013 National Teacher of the Year Jeff Charbonneau to present at National Speaker Series event April 14
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Kempsville Meadows calls out a kindness challenge to all schools
Like many elementary schools this year, Kempsville Meadows Elementary School (KMES) took part in the Great Kindness Challenge, a national effort dedicated to creating a culture of kindness on school campuses. However, KMES teachers, staff, parents and students took their challenge a step further. They pushed themselves to perform 100 acts of kindness in just Read More…
Share your thoughts on preliminary grading recommendations
The Fair and Equitable Grading Practices Committee has been working since September 2015 to review current Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS) policy, research and best practices for grading. After thoughtful consideration, the committee has developed three preliminary recommendations: 1) Assess academic progress separate from behavior/work habits; 2) Revise the current grading scale; and 3) Read More…
Chris Porter chosen to compete with elite runners in Shamrock 8K
Hundreds of VBCPS students and staff members are signed up to compete in races associated with J&A Racing’s annual Shamrock Marathon weekend March 18-20 at the oceanfront. One teacher, King’s Grant Elementary School physical education teacher Chris Porter, has been selected for the Elite for a Day program and will race against American and international Read More…
After school classes ‘pop up’ the excitement at Brandon
Crowded together at a lab table in the science room, the three girls passed around the sample slides, small bottles and clear, plastic trays in front of them. Locked arm to arm, they compared skin tones and skin types – debating which materials they would personally need and eagerly awaiting their chance to get started. Read More…
Alsop receives James D. Mullins Leadership Award
Congratulations to Tina Alsop, who received the Virginia State Reading Association’s (VSRA) James D. Mullins Leadership Award at its annual conference held in Norfolk, March 3-5. Alsop is the Title I coordinator in the Department of Teaching and Learning. The James D. Mullins Leadership Award was established in 1994 to recognize administrators who show exceptional support of Read More…
