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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).

Transportation/Generally 3-76

School Board of the City of Virginia Beach
Policy 3-76

BUSINESS AND NONINSTRUCTIONAL OPERATIONS

Transportation/Generally

The School Board will operate its transportation system in compliance with regulations of the Virginia Board of Education and all applicable law and regulation.

The School Board shall own and operate all school buses used for transporting students to and from the public schools. The School Board also shall maintain and operate school bus garages for servicing the buses and other vehicles owned by the School Division. The School Division may enter into agreements for vehicles that use alternative fuels as set forth by law and regulation.

Legal Reference

Code of Virginia § 22.1-176, as amended. Transportation of pupils. authorized; when fee may be charged; contributions; regulations of Board of Education.

Code of Virginia § 22.1-177, as amended. Regulations.

Code of Virginia § 22.1-182, as amended. Use of school buses for public purposes.

Code of Virginia § 22.1-183, as amended. When warning lights and identification to be covered.

Code of Virginia § 22.1-185, as amended. Shelters on bus routes.

Code of Virginia § 22.1-186, as amended. Payments for transportation of pupils.

Code of Virginia § 22.1-187, as amended. Exemption from payment of tolls by certain students, etc.

Virginia Board of Education Regulations 8VAC20-70-510, as amended. Vehicles powered by alternative fuels.

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School Board Policy 3-77

Adopted by School Board: February 16, 1993
Scrivener’s Amendments: May 23, 2014
Amended by School Board: March 8, 2022