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Castiglioni has students ‘Draw Me a Story’

With four young children at home, Louie Castiglioni, art teacher at Landstown Elementary School, was disappointed that he no longer had the time for an after school art club. In order to provide extra enrichment for his students, he came up with the great idea of assigning weekly sketchbook homework. He began recording drawing tutorials…

VBEF wants your vote for its 2016 Commemorative Print

For more than 15 years, the Virginia Beach Education Foundation (VBEF) has sought artwork from Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS) employees to produce an annual commemorative print. Print sales benefit the VBEF’s Adopt A+ Grant program and support innovative and creative learning programs for VBCPS students. The VBEF is asking students, staff and the community…

Fair and Equitable Grading Practices Community Forum Nov. 5

Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS) administration is currently researching potential changes to middle and high school grading guidelines – including grading practices for homework, late work and the use of zeros. To learn more about these potential changes and to give their feedback, parents, community members and staff are invited to attend the Fair…

Hildebrandt, Carr named VAACE statewide winners

At the recent Virginia Association for Adult and Continuing Education (VAACE) conference, the Adult Learning Center’s (ALC) Nancy Hildebrandt, an English Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) teacher, was recognized as the Most Outstanding Adult Education Teacher in the state. The good news kept coming for the ALC. Edna Carr, Adult Basic Education (ABE) volunteer at…

Staff comes together for Courtyard Cleanup at Arrowhead

The work week extended a day for faculty and staff from Arrowhead Elementary School. A group of staff members spent their Saturday morning participating in a “Courtyard Cleanup Day.” About a dozen people, including Arrowhead Principal Ben Gillikin and Assistant Principal Alison Reddy joined together in the morning to weed, rake, and add decorative rocks…

Congratulations to the 2014-15 Pearl School and Sustainable School award winners

At the Hampton Roads Sustainable Living Expo last month, the following schools were honored for earning a Pearl School designation: Elementary Alanton Elementary Bayside Elementary Brookwood Elementary Christopher Farms Elementary College Park Elementary Corporate Landing Elementary Creeds Elementary Fairfield Elementary Glenwood Elementary Hermitage Elementary John B. Dey Elementary Kempsville Elementary King’s Grant Elementary Kingston Elementary…

Apply for tuition reimbursement online

Employees seeking tuition reimbursement for professional development can now submit their documentation form electronically. In the past, hard copies were sent to Human Resources in a number of ways. Now, employees have the opportunity to upload their documents to their original applications and submit them by completing the online process. Applicants must log into the…

Getting personal with the Design Fellows

What do you get when you put together a group of 57 talented, inquisitive, and passionate educators from Virginia Beach? The 2015-2016 Design Fellows. In the spring of 2015, Dr. Spence announced a very special learning and leadership opportunity in support of Compass to 2020: a call for teachers to serve as design fellows. Those…

Lynnhaven staff take a ‘bow’ for departing administrator

Lynnhaven Middle School staff bid farewell to Perez Gatling, an assistant principal at Lynnhaven, who recently became the newest employee relations specialist for the VBCPS Department of Human Resources. On his last day at Lynnhaven, staff members wore bowties, Gatling’s signature look, to bid him adieu and congratulate him on his new position. Tell your…

‘Glamping’ up National Physical Therapy Month

In honor of October’s National Physical Therapy Month, the VBCPS physical therapy staff was treated to “Glamping” – or glamorous camping – style treats at their monthly meeting at the Special Education Annex. Their Occupational Therapy colleagues spoiled them with individualized water canisters and a creative display of “glamping” treats, complete with s’mores. There are…

2016 Teachers of the Year celebrated

The 2016 Teacher of the Year Celebration was held Thursday, Oct. 14 at The Westin at Town Center. Teachers of the Year, principals and guests filled the Westin ballroom to hear remarks from the 2016 Citywide Teacher of the Year, Rosemont Forest’s Bradley Ward. During his speech, Ward praised his team of teachers as well…

Leadership Matters: The layers of leadership

It may be hard to believe we are already in the middle of October. For me, it seems like just a couple of days ago, I was in shorts and boat shoes playing with my sons in the sand with the ocean breeze around us. What a change a season brings. With the onset of…

Three Oaks helps meet Eastern Shore school needs

Three Oaks Elementary School (TOES) students know how to keep their hearts healthy. “Cardio!” they respond in unison. “That’s right – cardio! You guys know this,” affirmed PE teacher Nick Jensen. “Cardiorespiratory endurance is that big word we’ve been using in PE. You do cardio to make your heart stronger.” TOES staff used the school’s…

Celebrating Farm-To-School Week

Oct.5-9 was Farm-to-School Week, an annual program coordinated by the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) and the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE). To celebrate at Ocean Lakes Elementary School (OLES), Rita Kennedy dresses the part to promote “farm to table” in the OLES cafeteria. Additionally, the Virginia Beach Office of Food Services…

Diamond Springs named Imagine Nation Super School

Diamond Springs Elementary has been selected as a 2014-2015 Imagine Nation Super School. According to the Imagine Nation website, in order to be selected for the honor, a school has to be nominated by their area partnership managers and educational support consultants for exceptional enthusiasm, amazing Imagine Learning innovations or good citizenship. Diamond Springs was…

Beardsley earns Distinguished Service Award

Kevin Beardsley, the school division’s director of purchasing has been honored with the Virginia Association of Governmental Purchasing (VAGP) Distinguished Service Award. “Kevin is the consummate professional. Kevin is an out-of-the box thinker, an excellent problem solver, and is always searching for ways to improve our procurement processes and gain quality products and services at…

Kelly serves on VASCD panel

Linkhorn Park Assistant Principal Lorena Kelly was part of the Virginia Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (VASCD) Institute for Educators conference panel last month. The panel was titled, “Teaching, Learning and Poverty: Meeting the Needs of a New Demographic.” The panel was moderated by Billy Cannaday, president of the Virginia Board of Education, and…

Skiles named Innovative Educator

Windsor Oaks Elementary’s Norene Skiles has been given the Innovative Educator (TIE) award by Tech4Learning. According to the Tech4Learning website, the Tech4Learning Innovative Educator program is designed to recognize the work that exceptional classroom teachers, trainers, aides, community organizations, principals and more are doing with Tech4Learning products. Skiles is in good company. Last year, Strawbridge…

Asbestos (AHERA) Management Plans Available

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…

Thompson places in Pilot art contest

Diamond Springs is proud of kindergarten teacher, Brandon Thompson, who won third place in the Virginian Pilot Newspaper Box art contest. Ten artists decorated and transformed newspaper boxes to commemorate 150 years of the newspaper. Thompson used the same creative talents that capture the minds of kindergarteners to transform his newspaper box into a colorful…