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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).

School Lunch/Breakfast - Sale of Food Items 3-86.1

School Board of the City of Virginia Beach
Regulation 3-86.1

BUSINESS AND NONINSTRUCTIONAL OPERATIONS

School Lunch/Breakfast - Sale of Food Items

  1. State Board Regulation

    The sale of food and drink items in school during the school day shall be limited to those items recognized as being components of the school lunch and breakfast programs, and the income from the sale of those items shall accrue to the school lunch account.

    This Regulation does not prohibit the sale of a la carte items. It does limit the a la carte items to those items that meet the nutritional standards established by the Healthy, Hunger-Free Act of 2010. These standards apply to all food sold a la carte and food sold in school stores, snack bars and vending machines.

    All income from sale of non-program food items during the school day shall accrue to the school lunch account.

  2. School Division Regulation

    These items cannot be sold to students on school premises (all areas of the school) during any scheduled Breakfast or Lunch Period:

    1. Chewing Gum
    2. Certain Candies
      1. Hard Candy
      2. Jellies and Gum Candies
      3. Marshmallow Candies
      4. Fondant
      5. Licorice
      6. Spun Candy
      7. Coated Popcorn
    3. Water Ices
    4. Soda Water (carbonated beverages)

    The prohibition applies only to students. This Regulation does not prohibit the sale of these items to employees when in areas only for employees.

Legal Reference

Virginia Board of Education Regulations Governing School Lunch Sale of Food Items, 8 VAC 20-290-10, as amended.

U.S. Department of Agriculture Rules and Regulations, National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program: Nutrition Standards for All Foods Sold in School as Required by the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, 7 C.F.R. Parts 210 and 220.

Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, 42 U.S.C. § 1751, as amended.

Approved by Superintendent: October 19, 1993
Revised by Superintendent: June 10, 2014