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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).

Hazardous Waste Containment/Disposal 3-58

School Board of the City of Virginia Beach
Policy 3-58

BUSINESS AND NONINSTRUCTIONAL OPERATIONS

Safety: Hazardous Waste - Containment/Disposal

  1. Definition

    A hazardous waste is a solid or liquid material with certain properties that could pose dangers to human health, property, or the environment after being thrown away. A hazardous waste may be one of over 400 materials specifically listed by regulation, or a material which meets one of the following characteristics: ingnitability, corrosivity, reactivity, or toxicity. Solvents, alkalis, pesticides, dyes, paints, thinners, cleaning fluids, oils, petroleum products, materials that burn or itch on contact with skin, materials that are corrosive and dissolve metals, wood, paper or clothing, flammable materials, materials that bubble or fume on contact with water - these products, and any other product delivered with a shipping paper or label indicating that it is a HAZARDOUS MATERIAL may be a hazardous waste when used or discarded. Additionally, many other materials may not be defined as hazardous waste but may require special instructions for disposal.

  2. Requirements

    Material which must be disposed by special handling is to be inventoried using the School Division’s Hazardous Waste Disposal Form found on the School Division’s Intranet. Information regarding the material and its container must be as specific as possible. The information must be submitted via a work order to the Office of Maintenance Services, which will arrange for disposal or treatment of the material. Where possible, materials will be recycled or treated to minimize the amount of hazardous waste for which the School Division is responsible.

    If the material must be disposed as hazardous waste, a Hazardous Waste Manifest will be generated via Maintenance and will need to be signed when the material is collected. School Division personnel signing the manifest must have been trained in the document and its legal implications.

  3. Containment and Disposal

    The Chief Operations Officer for Division Services or designee is delegated the authority to supervise the proper containment and disposal of hazardous waste as mandated in the legal reference to this Policy.

  4. Reports

    Documentation regarding the disposal of hazardous waste will be maintained at the Office of Maintenance Services.

Legal Reference

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) 42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq., as amended.

Environmental Protection Agency, Hazardous Waste Management System: General, 40 CFR Part 261, as amended.

Environmental Protection Agency, Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste, 40 CFR Part 262, et seq., as amended.

Environmental Protection Agency, Standards Applicable to Transporters of Hazardous Waste, 40 CFR Part 263, et seq., as amended.

U.S. Department of Transportation, Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, 49 CFR Parts 100-180, as amended.

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School Board Policy 3-57

Adopted by School Board: February 16, 1993
Amended by School Board: September 16, 2014
Amended by School Board: February 8, 2022