Find all your courseguides, handbooks, student resourcesand forms below.
- Prospective Parent
Prospective Parent
On behalf of every staff member, welcome to Virginia Beach City Public Schools – a school division focused on ensuring every student masters the skills they need to succeed as 21st century future ready learners, workers, and citizens.
Want to Know What School Your Child Will Attend?
If you are new to the area, theSchool Locator/Map Centercan help you find your assigned elementary, middle or high school.
- Type in a street address to locate a school
- View street index listings by school
- View maps indicating school attendance zones
- View a map of all schools
How to Register Your Child
Kindergarten Information
- General Resources
- Parent Canvas Support
- Parents/Guardians Forms
- ParentVUE/Parent Portal
- Students
General Resources
Forms and Handbooks
- Code of Student Conduct
- Course Guides Elementary
- Course Guides Middle
- Course Guides High
- Handbook for K-5
- Handbook for 6-8
- Handbook for 9-12
- Elementary Grading Guidelines
Other Information
- Family Life Education Guides
- Protecting Children and Teens
- School Data/Research
- Summer School
- Visitor Check-In
Parent Canvas Support
Canvas is a Learning Management System, which is an online space for teachers to create, organize, deliver, and manage their courses. The platform also supports student-to-student and student-to-teacher communication and collaboration. Parents and guardians have the ability to access much of which is included in their children’s Canvas courses.
Below, parents and guardians will find resources to help access, navigate, and understand their access within Canvas. Please select the links below to view additional information and tips for each topic.
NOTE: While Canvas includes a grade book, it is not the official or complete VBCPS grade book. Instead, the grade book of record is available via the Grade Book tab in Parent Portal and ParentVue.
- Access Canvas
- Navigate Canvas
- Change Your Language Preference
- Manage Notifications
- Navigate Courses
- Communicate with Teachers
- Student View
- Additional Resources
Access Canvas
Parents and guardians who have a Parent Portal / ParentVUE account connected to one or more VBCPS students are provided access to Canvas through Parent Portal or ParentVUE. Please follow the instructions linked below to log in to Canvas as a parent or guardian of a VBCPS student.
NOTE: While there is a Canvas Parent app, we recommend that families access Canvas through a browser instead of through the Parent app, as the experience through the browser is more robust.
Access Canvas Through a Browser
Navigate Canvas
The Global Navigation Menu is located on the left side of every page in Canvas. Global Navigation links provide quick access to frequently used Canvas features. These links provide access to all your observed courses collectively. Default links include User Account, Dashboard, Courses, Calendar, Inbox, and the Help menu. For more details, click the link below.
Change Your Language Preference
English is Canvas' language default, but you can choose to view the Canvas interface in another language.
Note: Instructors have the option to change the language preference for their courses. If your child is enrolled in a course where the instructor has made this change (most often for a foreign language course), the course language will override the language in your user settings.
Manage Notifications
You can receive Canvas notifications for the courses you are observing. Notifications are sent to Canvas contact methods listed in your account User Settings. Canvas includes a set of default notification settings; however, you can change the default settings by setting your own notification settings.
Navigate Courses
As an observer, you are able to view your student's courses. Depending on your student's teacher's course organization, you may not have access to certain parts of the course.
Communicate with Teachers
You can communicate with your child’s teachers through the Inbox.
Student View
The most common way that students access Canvas is through ClassLink using the Chrome browser on their Chromebooks.
Elementary Students Introduction Video
Secondary Students Introduction Video
Additional Resources
You can get help with Canvas from the Help icon. The Help menu displays a list of resources to help you with Canvas.
Parents/Guardians Forms
Forms
- Media Opt-Out Form
- Media Opt-Out Form – Summer
- Formulario para Optar por la Exclusión
- Formulario para Optar por la Exclusión - Verano
- Out-of-Zone Requests
- Parent Acknowledgment Form
- Shared Housing
- Student Health Forms
- Request Limited Access of Library Materials
- Senate Bill 656
- Request Prior Notification for Student Checkout of Library Materials to be Used for Instructional Purposes
Resources
- Bus Schedules
- Calendars
- Destiny Discover
- Menus/Pay for Meals
- Military
- Parent Portal
ParentVUE/Parent Portal
What is VBCPS Parent Portal?
Parent and guardian access to important current school year information for your child’s progress available from any computer connected to the Internet – 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Types of School Information available in the Parent Portal:
- Grades
- Attendance records
- Student assignments
- Missing assignments
- Notes from your child's teacher about assignments
- Historic academic and enrollment dating back to the 2004-2005 school year
STUDENT NAMES AND NICKNAMES IN RELATION TO THE APPROVED CHANGES RELATING TO THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION'S MODEL POLICIES:
Parents are able to request a change to a student’s nickname in ParentVUE (PVUE). School staff will review the requested changes and respond to the requests. Schools should use inhouse procedures for notifying the parent of the decision. If reviewing and responding to requests, any updated data will be entered in the Student Information System (SIS) and will be visible in PVUE. If a change request cannot be processed, data will remain the same and school staff will contact the parent(s).
1. Open ParentVUE through the website or mobile app.
2. Sign-in to your account then select “Student Info”.
3. Next, you will select “Edit Information”.
4. In “Provide Changes to Student Information” window, type “Nick Name” in Changed Value column.NOTE: No other data may be edited at this time.
5. Select “Save Changes”.
Please contact your student’s home school if you have any questions or need help accessing information in ParentVUE.
Need help or have a comment or suggestion?
Please contact 757.263.1111 between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (except holidays) or click here to create a support case.
Students
Elementary
- Kindergarten
- Pre-Kindergarten
Middle
- An overview of the Middle School Years
- Secondary School Curriculum Guide
High
- Graduation Schedule
- NJROTC
- Online Courses
- Secondary School Curriculum Guide
- Virginia AP Schools Courses/Early College Scholar Program (VA Dept. of Education)
