and last updated 2021-03-03 17:16:50-05
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - The Virginia Beach School Board approved an $828.8 million operating budget Tuesday for Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS) 2021-22 fiscal year.
Within the budget includes a 5% pay raise for all staff, which includes a 4.5% pay increase in cost-of-living adjustment and a .5% step increase for those reaching or below top of school system s pay scale. We believe the initiatives outlined in this plan are essential to providing VBCPS students and staff with the supports they need to succeed during the ongoing health pandemic and beyond, said Board Chairwoman Carolyn Rye.
The budget will provide funding to increase allowances for advanced degrees, to upgrade school counseling department chairs and to move all custodians up one pay grade.
Virginia Beach School Board discusses budget, providing more robust summer school programs
By: Web Staff
and last updated 2021-02-09 23:40:00-05
The governor said that school officials are noticing a decline in academic achievement.
During the meeting, board members discussed improving summer school programs to make up for some of the learning students lost from virtual instruction. School officials say there is additional funding from the CARES Act that can be used to support more robust summer school programs.
News 3 spoke with Virginia Beach Superintendent Dr. Aaron Spence over the phone before the meeting. He said they are in the planning stages regarding summer school, but added they will offer a more robust program than in previous summers, especially for elementary school-aged children.