Today, Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS) unveiled its Be Social. Be Smart. Be Safe. webpage on www.vbschools.com. This interactive page provides information and insight for students and parents regarding responsible social media use. In December, VBCPS launched the Be Social. Be Smart. Be Safe. awareness campaign to help students and families understand what it Read More…
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The job of principal, according to students
Governor Terry McAuliffe has designated Jan. 24-30 as Virginia Principals Appreciation Week. We asked some Kid Principals, first-grade and second-grade students, about their perceptions of the job as well as what they think principals do for fun. If you guessed that principals “watch Nickelodeon” and “play football” for fun, you’re correct! Here are more student thoughts, in their Read More…
Thank you, Principals
As some of you may know, Governor Terry McAuliffe has announced that this week, Jan. 24-30, 2016, is Virginia Principals Appreciation Week. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our principals and directors for everything they do – each and every day. Because of their leadership and their service, our buildings run Read More…
Leadership Matters: Molding consensus
“A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. My 2016 Dr. Martin Luther King Holiday was filled with much needed time with family – some VCU basketball, the NFL football playoffs (don’t you dare mention the Raiders didn’t make the playoffs) and the unexpected Read More…
New Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Work-Life Services beginning Jan. 1
We all need help at some point in our life. That’s where Humana’s Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Work-Life Services comes in. Whether you need to speak with someone about a serious personal problem, you’re having trouble at work, or you just need help figuring out where to take your dog when you’re going out Read More…
Task force updates – grading practices, student discipline and school start times
Below is the all staff email that went out yesterday evening, Dec. 16. The information offers an update to the task force work centered on three very important topics – fair and equitable grading practices, student discipline and school start times. Below you will find information about progress to date as well as timelines for the work Read More…
January SEAC meeting scheduled
The Virginia Beach Special Education Advisory Committee will meet Jan. 11, 2016 at 6:30 p.m. at the Joint Use Library-Tidewater Community College, 1700 College Crescent, Virginia Beach, VA 23453. Tell your friends! Follow us!
Leadership Matters: New Year’s Leadership Resolutions
Have you decided on your New Year’s leadership resolutions? How do you plan on stepping into the new school year? What is your “why” for 2016? Which of your actions will speak louder than words? Together, we’ve spent close to a semester embracing the mantra of “Empower, Trust and Verify”. We have spent time visiting Read More…
Be Social. Be Smart. Be Safe.
Virginia Beach City Public Schools wants to help our students and families understand what it means to be a responsible digital citizen. To that end, we’re launching a new awareness campaign Be Social. Be Smart. Be Safe. We want students to be talking about digital citizenship in our schools and at home. The departments of Read More…
BEWell coming in 2016
The saying, “out with the old and in with the new” has never been truer than for Wellness & Prevention in 2016! Beginning January 4th, the program is getting a new look, a new name, BEWell (Beach Employee Wellness – a name chosen by City and School employees), and will include several new offerings. BEWell, Read More…
