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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).

Local Funds 3-15

School Board of the City of Virginia Beach
Policy 3-15

BUSINESS AND NONINSTRUCTIONAL OPERATIONS

Local Funds

  1. Generally

    The School Board receives local funds for school operation from revenues appropriated to the School Board from City Council and from other sources such as rents, tuition, sale of equipment, gifts, and bequests.

  2. Expenditure of Excess Local Revenues
    1. Any "actual overestimated" local revenues that are appropriated to the School Board by City Council pursuant to the City Council's and the School Board's agreement for the sharing of revenues between the City and the School Board shall only be expended for the following purposes:
      1. To maintain or supplement the Special Reserve Fund set forth in School Board Policy 3-28;
      2. To fund items of a non-recurring nature that were included in a School Board-approved school operating budget, but for which the City Council- approved budget did not include sufficient funding;
      3. To make any expenditures for the purchase of a capital item;
      4. To make any expenditure toward an approved and funded capital project; and/or;
      5. To reduce future debt service costs; and
      6. As otherwise agreed to by the City Council and the School Board.
    2. Any expenditure of City Council appropriated "actual overestimated" local revenues shall require a resolution adopted by a majority of the Members of the School Board. The resolution shall state the purpose(s) of the expenditure and the total amount to be expended.

Legal Reference

Code of Virginia § 22.1-88, as amended. Of what school funds to consist.

Code of Virginia § 22.1-100, as amended. Unexpended school and educational funds.

Related Links

School Board Policy 3-23
School Board Policy 3-24
School Board Policy 3-25
School Board Policy 3-28
Revenue Sharing Agreement

Adopted by School Board: February 16, 1993
Amended by School Board: May 6, 1997
Scrivener’s Amendments: September 11, 2014
Amended by School Board: December 1, 2020
Reviewed by School Board: April 22, 2025