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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).

Environmental Barriers/Accessibility 3-66

School Board of the City of Virginia Beach
Policy 3-66

BUSINESS AND NONINSTRUCTIONAL OPERATIONS

Environmental Barriers/Accessibility

  1. Generally

    It is the desire of the School Board that the facilities of the School Division be made accessible and usable by persons with disabilities in accordance with state and federal law and regulation.

  2. New Construction

    The design, construction or alteration of any new School Division facility shall be accomplished in conformance with the "American National Standard Specifications for Making Buildings and Facilities Accessible to, and Usable by, the Physically Handicapped," published by the American National Standards Institute, Inc. (ANSI).

Legal Reference

U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Regulation, Section 504, Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. 794, Part 84 - Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Handicap in Federally Assisted Programs.

Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Titles II and III, 42 U.S.C. 12131 et seq., as amended 28 CFR Part 35.151, as amended.

ADA Standards of Accessible Design (2010), as amended.

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School Board Policy 3-39

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