The first weeks of school are an important time for students, especially new kindergartners and first-graders, to get comfortable with new routines, bus transportation and more. When your school has 600 kindergartners and first-graders, as Diamond Springs Elementary School (DSES) does, dismissal time is a time for all hands on deck – and on the buses. DSES Read More…
School Division Services
The Week in Photos: Sept. 5-9
What a great opening week of school! Welcoming signs. Welcoming staff. Caring community partners. Engaged parents and families. And, did we mention the Blue Angels? Take a look at some photos captured by school media liaisons and school division staff. We hope next week is just as amazing! Many schools took staff photos to mark the Read More…
ICYMI: Summer 2016 highlights
The dismissal of students June 17 didn’t mean all school division activity stopped for the summer. Celebrations, workshops, recognitions and learning for students and staff continued throughout the weeks and months that followed. In case you missed it, here are some highlights from summer 2016 with links to more coverage. CELEBRATIONS Commencement week for the Class of 2016 concluded Saturday, June 18, Read More…
Distribution Services dazzles during summer months
Talk in the school division’s Office of Distribution Services is in terms of pallets, boxes and orders. Forty pallets of computer carts. Fifteen pallets of toilet paper. Fifty boxes of drum sets. Thirty orders from schools. Boxes of elementary school recorders – 8,100 recorders to be exact. Deliveries are accepted, sorted and distributed to schools Read More…
Students wish all staff a ‘Happy New (School) Year’
All VBCPS staff members return to work this week to prepare for the new school year and the arrival of students Tuesday, Sept. 6. Students welcome back all staff with this “Happy New (School) Year” video message. Tell your friends! Follow us!
Tallwood and Kempsville high schools earn Energy Star certification
Tallwood and Kempsville high schools recently earned Energy Star Certification from the Environmental Protection Agency, bringing the school division’s total certifications to 30 buildings compared to only six buildings six years ago. These two new certifications also give Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS) the largest inventory of Energy Star facilities in Hampton Roads, helping Read More…
School division earns national sustainability award
Beginning in September 2008, Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS) has collected recycling material in each of its schools. Since then, VBCPS has diverted 8,900 tons from the waste stream. That is the equivalent to more than one and one-half million trees. For its innovative sustainability practices and effective environmental education, VBCPS was named a 2016 Read More…
New division book to aid schools in transforming environments
The Office of Facilities Planning and Construction in partnership with Mike Ross, from HBA Architects, has produced “A Furniture Idea Book For 21st Century Learning Environments.” The book, which can be downloaded here, is meant to serve as a resource for secondary schools when administrators are looking to purchase furniture and equipment. “Our intent is Read More…
VBCPS named ‘District of Distinction’ by District Administration
Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS) earned the title of “District of Distinction” by District Administration magazine. The school division was awarded the honor in regards to its work in sustainability and creating 21st century learning environments for students. “This is an incredible honor,” said Dr. Aaron Spence, superintendent of VBCPS. “This school division has Read More…
KES staff send off retiring bus driver in style
It was a bittersweet celebration at Kempsville Elementary Tuesday afternoon. After 20 years of driving for the school, Teresa Porto was completing her last route for the school division. Not only had she been a driver for two decades, both of her sons graduated from Kempsville Elementary as well. In honor of her years of Read More…
