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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
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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).

Cooperative Procurement 3-31

School Board of the City of Virginia Beach
Policy 3-31

BUSINESS AND NONINSTRUCTIONAL OPERATIONS

Cooperative Procurement

  1. Generally

    To conserve financial resources and staff time it is the desire of the School Board to join in cooperative procurement with other public bodies as authorized by law, when it is in the best interest of the School Division.

  2. Staff Liaisons

    As designated by the Superintendent, the Director of Procurement shall direct staff to serve as liaisons for the purposes of sponsoring, conducting and administering such cooperative procurement arrangements. All purchases from cooperative contracts must be approved by the Director of Procurement.

Legal Reference

Code of Virginia § 2.2-4304, as amended. Joint and cooperative procurement.

Adopted by School Board: February 16, 1993
Amended by School Board: September 3, 2002
Amended by School Board: September 16, 2014
Amended by School Board: January 28, 2020
Amended by School Board: April 22, 2025