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Pembroke Meadows hosts the ‘Soup’er Bowl

Pembroke Meadows staff celebrated the upcoming Super Bowl with their very own “souper” bowl! Staff members brought in crockpots of his/her favorite soup to share. Everyone had a chance to eat with others, and enjoy time together. Tell your friends! Follow us!

Flippin’ for Malibu

Malibu Elementary School’s assistant principal Nicole Bailey and principal Michael Maloney started the school day right for their staff members. The administrative team cooked whipped up a pancake breakfast for their teachers and staff Friday morning. Tell your friends! Follow us!

Dr. Sheila Magula retiring after 43 years

This week, Deputy Superintendent Sheila Magula will retire after 43 years of service to the school division (including two terms as superintendent). To celebrate, the staff of the School Administration Building held a surprise celebration for her. The entrance way to Building 6 was lined with staff members holding signs of well wishes. Below, see…

Lions roar out ‘family’ pride

Staff members at Tallwood High School want you to know something: They are family. During this week’s staff days, after a meeting, staff members broke out in song to share the Sister Sledge classic. Enjoy their performance in the video below. Tell your friends! Follow us!

Superintendent releases post-entry plan, details work priorities for the division

After an extensive six-month listening and learning tour, Superintendent Dr. Aaron Spence has released a robust post-entry plan that details his vision for Virginia Beach City Public Schools. Charting the Course for Every Student, Every Day: Dr. Aaron Spence’s Post-Entry Plan Report to the Community, provides a detailed look at the insights Spence has gained…

UPDATE: The 2015 Climate Survey

UPDATE 2/24/15 It is not too late to be heard. The 2015 School Climate Survey for Teachers, Administrators and Select Teacher Assistants is currently underway. By now all teachers, administrators and select teacher assistants should have received an email invitation for the online survey. Don’t miss the chance to provide feedback about the division’s schools.…

Employee budget forum rescheduled

VBCPS has rescheduled the Monday, Jan. 26 forum for Thursday, Jan. 29 at 1:30 p.m. at the Advanced Technology Center. The new time/date will allow employees who work night shifts to attend a forum. The forum scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 28 will still be held at Cox High School from 4:30-5:30 p.m. Tell your friends!…

Congratulations to the 2016 Teachers of the Year

Congratulations to the following Teachers of the Year from schools and centers. These teachers will now go on to compete for the Citywide Teacher of the Year, which will be announced later this spring. Adult Learning Center, Ashley Moder Advanced Technology Center, James Reich Alanton Elementary, Amy Paulson Arrowhead Elementary, Kathy O’Brien Bayside Elementary, Heather…

Wright named Chief Schools Officer

The Virginia Beach School Board voted unanimously at its Jan. 20 meeting to appoint Rashard Wright the new Chief Schools Officer for Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS). In this new role, Wright will lead the Department of School Leadership, which is responsible for 86 Virginia Beach elementary, middle and high schools. “We are entering…

Caraballo’s book makes Best of 2014 list

Last year, Ocean Lakes Spanish teacher Samuel Caraballo authored a bilingual book entitled, “Estas Manos/These Hands.” That novel has now been identified by SpeakingLatino.com as one of the “Best 20 Latino Children’s Books from 2014.” In the book, Caraballo compares the hands of family members to various plants that are found throughout the world. For example,…

Duncan meets with VB language teachers

Greg Duncan, nationally renowned World Languages consultant, recently directed a two day workshop for Virginia Beach language teachers. Teachers worked to create and revise the citywide Annual Foreign Language Assessments of Performance (AFLAP) for all nine languages taught in the school division. Additionally, teams of teachers worked to develop the thematic unit curricula assessed by…

Come out to one of the VBCPS Budget Forums

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Parent Connection provides daily ‘e-tips’ for families

Now, more than ever, families are busy with work, extracurricular activities and other obligations. Not everyone has time to visit their child’s school as much as they would like. Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS) Parent Connection offers daily “e-tips” that will provide parents with simple ways to support their children without ever leaving home.…

VBCPS earns honorable mention for green cleaning

Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS) earned an honorable mention from American School & University magazine’s Green Cleaning Award issue. According to the magazine’s website, the awards were created in conjunction with the Green Cleaning Network and Healthy Schools Campaign in order to recognize educational institutions for their healthy and sustainable approaches to cleaning to…

Keever to help build a school in Dominican Republic

Salem High School principal Daniel Keever will be traveling to the Dominican Republic later this month. There, he will spend a week helping to build a school for children and families in the city of Constanza. Keever is joining in on the work as part of a Lifetouch Memory Mission®. Lifetouch, the leading national provider…

Edwards, Anderson elected to serve as School Board chairman, vice chairwoman

The Virginia Beach School Board re-elected Daniel D. “Dan” Edwards as chairman and elected Beverly M. Anderson as the new vice chairwoman at its first meeting of 2015. Edwards was first elected to the School Board as the representative for the Centerville District in 1998. Now in his fifth term, Edwards was elected in November…

Morse earns Ivy League honors

It would be hard to deny that Maureen Morse has an impact on her students. This year, the chemistry teacher at Kempsville High School has been honored with accolades from former students attending two of the country’s most esteemed universities. Robert McGehee, a former Kempsville High School student, was named a Merrill Presidential Scholar this…

SEAC meeting scheduled for Jan. 12

The Virginia Beach Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC) is holding its monthly meeting Jan. 12, 2015 at 9 a.m. at the Special Education Annex, 1413 Laskin Road, Room 25, Virginia Beach. For more information, call 263-2066. Tell your friends! Follow us!

Celebrating 75 years at Creeds

Creeds Elementary celebrated its 75th Anniversary this year with a homecoming party at the school. Former students, teachers, administrators and parents enjoyed a tour of the school and a special program with stories from the past. MaryEllen Brinkley served as chairperson of celebration. MaryEllen was a student at Creeds and and then came back to…

Bailey named to Top 10 Teachers list

Landstown Middle School’s eighth-grade math teacher, Sue Bailey, has been voted one of the Top 10 Teachers of Coastal Virginia by Coastal Virginia Magazine. Bailey was one of 10 individuals nominated and received the greatest number of votes in the voting round. She will be honored as Coastal Virginia Magazine Top Teachers in the magazine’s…