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Virginia Beach City Public Schools Music Education Program Receives National Recognition for 16th Year
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For the 16th time, Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS) has been honored with the Best Communities for Music Education designation from The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Foundation. Now in its 26th year, the Best Communities for Music Education designation is awarded to districts that demonstrate outstanding achievement for providing music access and education to all students.

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Virginia Beach City Public Schools Music Education Program Receives National Recognition for 16th Year
Virginia Beach City Public Schools Music Education Program Receives National Recognition for 16th Year (opens in new window/tab)

For the 16th time, Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS) has been honored with the Best Communities for Music Education designation from The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Foundation. Now in its 26th year, the Best Communities for Music Education designation is awarded to districts that demonstrate outstanding achievement for providing music access and education to all students.

2025 Citywide Volunteers of the Year
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Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS) values and promotes active engagement of the community in all our schools. The Office of Family and Community Engagement coordinates many volunteer opportunities for community members to interact and contribute to the academic achievement of our students and the overall continuous improvement of VBCPS.

2025-26 federal grant information presented to Virginia Beach School Board
2025-26 federal grant information presented to Virginia Beach School Board (opens in new window/tab)

The Virginia Beach School Board received information about proposed federal grant applications at its May 13 meeting. For the 2025-26 school year, Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS) would receive approximately $21.6 million in formula grant funds through programs authorized under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA).

Evaluation of Administrative Personnel 2-53.1

School Board of the City of Virginia Beach
Regulation 2-53.1

ADMINISTRATION

Evaluation of Administrative Personnel

Administrative personnel will be evaluated in keeping with this regulation.

  1. New Hire Training

    The evaluation process and procedure will be reviewed with new employees. It is the responsibility of the department to review the instrument with employees.

  2. Schedule of Evaluations for Administrators- Non-Instructional
    1. Evaluations for administrative employees are on a three-year cycle. However, department heads may choose to evaluate their administrators more frequently.
    2. Interim evaluations will be at the option of the appropriate supervisor unless performance is unsatisfactory. In cases of unsatisfactory performance, additional evaluations are expected to be entered into the online evaluation system.
    3. Evaluations must be completed by deadlines established by Human Resources.
    4. A copy of the evaluation will be maintained in the employee's personnel file.
  3. Schedule of Evaluations for Administrators- Instructional
    1. Principals, Assistant Principals, and Instructional Supervisors will be evaluated in accordance with Code of Virginia requirements.
    2. The Superintendent or designee shall implement such performance evaluation process in making employment recommendations to the School Board.

Legal Reference

Code of Virginia § 22.1-294, as amended. Probationary terms of service for principals, assistant principals, and supervisors; evaluation; reassigning principal, assistant principal, or supervisor to teaching position.

Related Links

School Board Policy 2-40
School Board Policy 2-41
School Board Policy 2-53

Approved by Superintendent: August 14, 1993
Revised by Superintendent: December 9, 2013
Revised by Superintendent: November 13, 2023