{"id":12623,"date":"2024-10-07T09:04:57","date_gmt":"2024-10-07T13:04:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/?p=12623"},"modified":"2024-10-09T09:22:25","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T13:22:25","slug":"students-help-vbcps-point-strategic-compass-to-the-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/students-help-vbcps-point-strategic-compass-to-the-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Students help VBCPS point strategic compass to the future"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_12626\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12626\" style=\"width: 683px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AliyahPitts.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12626 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AliyahPitts-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AliyahPitts-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AliyahPitts-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AliyahPitts-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AliyahPitts-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AliyahPitts.jpg 922w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12626\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aliyah Pitts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Every five years, Virginia Beach City Public Schools updates its strategic framework to ensure students are achieving at their maximum potential and are provided with a safe, engaging, inspiring and challenging place to learn. Students aren\u2019t just the benefactors of the strategies; they are among the creators.<\/p>\n<p>For example, 2024 Salem High School graduate Aliyah Pitts provided a student\u2019s perspective on the skills and attributes students need to be future ready as well as strategies for accomplishing the goals of the division.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cin both large-group discussions and small-group discussions, I would always try to advocate what is in the best interest of the students,\u201d said Pitts, who is now studying elementary education at James Madison University. As a member of the ad hoc planning committee, she worked with School Board members, bankers, a Navy officer and other professionals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI liked being able to work with different people with so many different jobs and build genuine relationships with them,\u201d said Pitts, who also served on the Superintendent\u2019s Student Advisory Council. \u201cThey never made me feel like I was just a high school student.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12625\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12625\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Ray_Dayanghirang.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12625\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Ray_Dayanghirang-300x197.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Ray_Dayanghirang-300x197.png 300w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Ray_Dayanghirang-400x263.png 400w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Ray_Dayanghirang.png 643w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12625\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ray Dayanghirang<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Another committee member \u2014 recent Bayside High School graduate Ray Dayanghirang \u2014 agreed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot only were our voices accounted for, but they were acknowledged with respect, interest and full attention,\u201d he said. \u201cEveryone was invested in everybody&#8217;s ideas because of our diverse and equally meaningful perspectives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pitts said she\u2019s glad that the plan\u2019s graduate profile is now called the future ready \u00a0profile to reflect how it applies to students of all grade levels. Dayanghirang said the proposed goals are clear and achievable.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is for this reason that I am excited to see how our work together unfolds in the near future of VBCPS,\u201d said Dayanghirang, who was involved in numerous leadership activities at VBCPS and is now studying finance and real estate at Old Dominion University.<\/p>\n<p>Superintendent Dr. Donald Robertson Jr. and School Board Chair Kimberly Melynk said <em>Compass to 2030<\/em> represents the culmination of months of thoughtful collaboration with students, staff, families, and community members: \u201cAs we move forward, the strategies and goals set forth in this framework will guide our efforts to enhance academic achievement, support student well-being, invest in staff, partner with families as well as our community to advance organizational excellence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>For more information about Compass to 2030, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vbschools.com\/about\/strategicplan\/compass-2030-learning-today-leading-tomorrow\">vbschools.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every five years, Virginia Beach City Public Schools updates its strategic framework to ensure students are achieving at their maximum potential and are provided with a safe, engaging, inspiring and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":12626,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12623","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12623","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12623"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12623\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12631,"href":"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12623\/revisions\/12631"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12626"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12623"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12623"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12623"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}