The Environmental Protection Agency, as required by the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) of October 1986, requires all school facilities to have an inspection for asbestos-containing building materials and to have a detailed management plan identifying these materials. The AHERA Management Plans are available in each school’s main office for review by parents, teachers Read More…
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VBEF to showcase employee artwork
The Virginia Beach Education Foundation (VBEF) invites VBCPS employees to submit their original artwork to support the foundation in two ways – the “Taste of Art” Silent Auction and the 2016 Commemorative Print contest. The silent auction will be held during the VBEF’s annual TGIF Celebration (Teacher Grants Improve Futures) Nov. 10 at the Sandler Read More…
VBCPS staff take part in Governor’s Roundtable
Gov. Terry McAuliffe was at Kellam High School yesterday afternoon, and he was there for one reason: to hear what teachers had to say about education in Virginia. It was the governor’s sixth education roundtable event held this year, and two of the teachers in attendance were Rosemont Forest’s Bradley Ward and Landstown High School’s Read More…
SEAC, CAC meeting scheduled
The Virginia Beach Special Education Advisory Committee will meet Oct. 5, at 9 a.m. at the Special Education Annex, 1413 Laskin Road, Room 25. For more information, call 757-263-2066. The Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC) is appointed by the local School Board. The membership includes parents of children with disabilities, individuals with disabilities, local school Read More…
New core values in place for VBCPS employees
Each day can give rise to different opportunities, fresh challenges in any given career. There are new people, ideas, questions, programs, initiatives, services, technologies, information and even a new crisis or two. When faced with all of this, it is important to focus on what matters most or it is natural to ask, “What should Read More…
Leadership Matters: Empower, Trust, Verify
What a great start to the 2015-2016 school year! While our students are coming to school ready to learn and our dedicated teachers are well into lessons, our building leaders have been adding some conceptual tools to their leadership toolbox. In conjunction with Compass to 2020, the Teaching & Learning Framework and our division’s Read More…
Kaleidoscope readership survey results in
This spring, the Department of Media and Communications held a readership survey – opening up the survey to staffs from the elementary, middle and high school level – in order to see how Kaleidoscope serves as a staff blog for employees. While the majority of respondents reported they feel their school is represented enough in Read More…
We Are VBSchools: Great Dreams Need Great Teachers
This year, the school division will be hosting a yearlong teacher appreciation campaign, We Are VBSchools: Great Dreams Need Great Teachers. This campaign officially launched at the convocation activities held this past Wednesday, Sept. 2, at every school in the division. “There is no greater profession or higher calling than that of a teacher,” Spence Read More…
VBCPS partners with TCC and STIHL for new Mechatronics apprenticeship
The school division’s Technical and Career Education (TCE) programs provide students with training to develop skills necessary to earn professional, industry-recognized credentials, college credit or both. TCE programs also provide opportunities for hands-on, real-world experience in the form of job shadowing and internships, and program administrators and instructors work closely with business and industry to Read More…
New ITS and TST positions to help leverage technology
Compass to 2020: Charting The Course calls for schools to “leverage technology to increase flexible learning opportunities and monitor student progress,” and the division’s new Instructional Technology Specialists (ITS) and Technology Support Technicians (TST) will play an important role in the process. “We really have to think about what it takes for us to change Read More…
