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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…

Great Neck named 2015 Blue Ribbon School

For the second time in two years, VBCPS has a National Blue Ribbon School. Great Neck Middle School was one of just seven public schools in Virginia named a 2015 National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education. The school, which was nominated by the Virginia Department of Education, earned the honor by…

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…

Bayside Middle staff heads to Operation Smile

The Bayside Middle School Instructional Leadership Team recently took part in an off-site retreat at the Operation Smile headquarters. The team spent the day getting to know one another and analyzing testing data. After lunch, the team was treated to an informational tour of the facility where they learned about the Operation Smile mission and the ways students across…

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…

Matney elected chair of state advisory board

Dr. Brian Matney, principal of Landstown High School: Governor’s STEM & Technology Academy, was recently elected as chair of the State Board of Education’s Advisory Board on Teacher Education and Licensure (ABTEL). ABTEL, created by action of the Virginia General Assembly in 1990, regularly advises the State Board, as its name implies, on issues related…

Parkway is rallying up a great start of the year

The Parkway Elementrary School Panthers kicked off the school year with a Back to School Pep Rally. Students and staff members showed their school spirit by cheering, singing, and dancing to show they are “Wild About Parkway!” Check out some of the staff members’ best dance moves below: Tell your friends! Follow us!

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…

Bayside Elementary staff want you to ‘Watch Me’

Perhaps there is no better way to bring a group together then by a group rendition of the summer’s most popular dance trend. Bayside Elementary teachers and staff started off the school year with a little whip and nae nae (made famous by the Silento song “Watch Me (Whip/ Nae Nae).” Tell your…

Sutton featured in Virginia Living

First Colonial Teacher John Sutton is featured in Virginia Living’s annual education issue. Sutton, who has created the school’s Foreign Policy Work Group, is highlighted for his work in connecting his students to national leaders in defense strategy and foreign affairs. Virginia Living State of Education, a special bound-in supplement to Virginia Living’s October 2015 issue, celebrates excellence…

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…

Kingston begins the year climbing together

Throughout the woods of the Virginia Beach Adventure Park , one could the laughter, the cheers and the words of encouragement from the Kingston Elementary staff. On the first day of the teacher work week, staff members were harnessed up and took to the trees at the Adventure Park “I have never done anything in…

Hermitage teacher wins extreme classroom makeover

It’s a rite of late summer; teachers spending their first week back from break setting up their classroom for the new school year. But Hermitage Elementary School second-grade teacher Isabel Perez watched someone else work on hers. Providing the labor was the WTKR News Channel 3 morning team. “Over the summer, we asked our viewers…

Woodstock’s Rip Tide surprise

Forget the ballpark. The Norfolk Tides Mascot, Rip Tide, took himself out to Woodstock Elementary School. Rip Tide greeted Woodstock Elementary staff, along with Principal Amy Hedrick, during a surprise visit to the school during staff work week in late August. He gave out high-fives, group hugs and even a shoulder massage. You can check…

Double Trouble at Princess Anne Elementary

Two sisters, one school building…double trouble or double power? You decide. Kellie Henley and Lisa Powers both teach at Princess Anne Elementary School. Henley teaches third, fourth, and fifth grade special education and Powers teaches fourth grade. As a matter of fact, the classroom in which Powers is now teaching was her very own fourth…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Ahoy! Digital Learning Anchor Schools initiative underway

Compass to 2020: Charting The Course, the school division’s five-year strategic framework, aims to provide students with personalized learning opportunities that incorporate the use of digital resources to prepare them for employment or post-secondary educational opportunities in a globally-competitive environment. To support this goal, Teaching and Learning staff studied national trends and best practices to…