Thank a School Board member for all that they do for the Chesapeake Public Schools.

The School Board members are:

Chairman, Dr. Sheila G. Hill-Russ
Vice-Chairman, Mr. Harry A. Murphy
Mr. C. Jeff Bunn
Mrs. Barbara B. Head
Mrs. Brenda J. Johnson
Mr. James A. Leftwich, Jr.
Mr. Thomas L. Mercer, Sr.
Mrs. Christina F. Pullen
Mr. Michael J. Woods

Parents and the community are invited to review the 2010-2011 Calendar Options and participate in the online survey.

Click here to view the calendar options.

Chesapeake Public Schools is assisting the Chesapeake Health Department with providing the H1N1 follow-up booster to our elementary students under the age of 10, along with those elementary students who did not receive the initial vaccination. Each school will be hosting a one day vaccination clinic sometime in the next four weeks. Once the Health Department has received the vaccine, parents will be notified from their school of the exact date.

Chesapeake Public Schools employees should visit the Intranet for information about employee vaccinations.

Each month, WHRO produces a 30-minute magazine program for educators called School Talk Monthly, which features video clips and Internet sites correlated to Virginia Standards of Learning. Interviews with outstanding educators and students, on-location segments highlighting exciting school projects and activities and upcoming professional development events are also featured. Each month four local schools (elementary, middle, high, and independent) are recognized as Schools of the Month. Schools are selected based on academic achievement or for community service activities. Congratulations to Oscar Smith Middle for being selected as the Middle School of the Month for January 2010.

School Talk Monthly airs on select Sundays from 2:00-2:30 p.m. October–May on WHRO-TV.

Congratulations to Grace Hopkins, principal of Butts Road Intermediate, who was selected to receive the James D. Mullins Leadership Literacy Award.

Congratulations also to Mrs. Melissa Howard from Great Bridge Intermediate who was named the Chesapeake Reading Council's Reading Teacher of the Year.

Congratulations to Deep Creek Central Elementary and Norfolk Highlands Primary. They both earned the 2010 Governor's Award for Excellence. This is the highest honor under the Virginia Index of Performance Program. Only 153 schools across the state have received this distinction based on their advanced learning and achievement.

Hampton University's College of Education and Continuing Studies saluted 15 area school counselors at its third annual Exemplary Educators Forum. Three counselors from Chesapeake were recognized as 2009 Exemplary Educators. They are Jenise B. Bond from the Center for Science and Technology, Stanley T. Hoskin from Great Bridge Intermediate and Grassfield Elementary and Deborah B. Finlay from Western Branch Middle. They are accompanied by Janet Domazos, Interim Supervisor of Guidance and Counseling. Congratulations to these deserving counselors.

Chesapeake Public Schools is excited to begin its division-wide recycling program on February 1st.

The following are examples of items that should be disposed of in the blue recycle bins provided to schools and departments:

• White and Colored Paper/Newspapers
• Paperboard/Cardboard
• Magazines/Junk Mail/Envelopes
• Telephone Books/Post-it Notes/Catalogs
• Plastic Bottles (#1 & #2)
• Aluminum & Steel Cans

Download May 2009 newsletter. [PDF]

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Information for students who are new to the Chesapeake Public School system is available under the Parents section on the menu.

View enrollment information.

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