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VBCPS students outperform state on SOL tests

The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) released Standard of Learning (SOL) pass rate data on Aug. 27. The overall SOL pass rates for Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS) exceeded the state pass rates in all subject areas.

Virginia Beach City Public Schools Music Education Program Receives National Recognition for 16th Year

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

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

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).

Student Government/City-Wide Student Cooperative Association 5-46

School Board of the City of Virginia Beach
Policy 5-46

STUDENTS

Student Government/City-Wide Student Cooperative Association

  1. Student Government

    The School Board encourages the participation of students in responsible planning and governing of student activities and school improvements. The School Board encourages effective student cooperative associations in all secondary schools. The constitutions of the student cooperative associations shall set forth the limits of student authority and shall delineate those areas in which the students' functions shall be of an advisory nature from those areas over which they may exert controls. Such constitutions shall be subject to the approval of the School Administration.

  2. City-Wide Student Cooperative Association

    The School Board endorses the City-Wide Student Cooperative Association of Virginia Beach and its purposes;

    1. To establish a pattern of cooperation, friendship and service among the School Division's secondary schools, and
    2. To serve as a clearing house for ideas and events which are important to the students of these schools.

Adopted by School Board: June 15, 1993 (Effective August 14, 1993)
Amended by School Board: April 13, 2021