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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 and Non-Transportation Zones 3-77

School Board of the City of Virginia Beach
Policy 3-77

BUSINESS AND NONINSTRUCTIONAL OPERATIONS

Transportation and Non-Transportation Zones

  1. Establishment of zones

    The Superintendent or designee shall establish procedures to determine zones within which students will be provided School Board transportation to their school ("Transportation Zones") and zones within which students will not be provided School Board transportation to their school ("Non-Transportation Zones").

  2. Students with disabilities

    Students with disabilities shall be provided School Board transportation to their schools as required by law.

  3. Waiver for certain students

    If an established non-transportation zone excludes certain students who reside within a certain distance from the school at which they are enrolled from accessing such transportation the Superintendent or designee shall establish a process for waiving, on a case-by-case and space-available basis, such exclusion and providing transportation to any such student whose parent or legal guardian is unable to provide adequate transportation for his child to attend school because the parent or legal guardian is providing necessary medical care to another family member who resides in the same household, as evidenced by a written explanation submitted by a licensed health care provider who provides care to such family member.

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 § 22.1-176.2, as amended. Certain students; waiver to access student transportation in certain cases.

Code of Virginia § 22.1-221, as amended. Transportation of children with disabilities attending public or private special education programs.

Code of Virginia § 22.1-254, as amended. Compulsory attendance required; excuses and waivers; alternative education program attendance; exemptions from article.

Related Links

School Board Policy 3-78
School Board Policy 3-79

Adopted by School Board: October 21, 1969
Amended by School Board: September 21, 1971
Amended by School Board: February 18, 1975
Amended by School Board: September 19, 1978
Amended by School Board: August 21, 1990
Amended by School Board: July 16, 1991
Amended by School Board: February 16, 1993
Amended by School Board: April 3, 2001
Scrivener’s Amendments: May 23, 2014
Amended by School Board: March 8, 2022