The growing needs of families directly affects our students. The role of Family-Community Resource Centers, now at 16 district schools, has always been to remove barriers to learning so all students can be successful. But [...]
Four employees were selected for the October 2015 recognition. They were honored at the October 27 school board meeting.
Original source: The Columbian, October 2015 We believe all students deserve the opportunity to be successful. As Superintendent Steve Webb writes in this op-ed, our supportive community is critical in helping with this work. As a result, [...]
Nearly 1,750 kids and adults attended the second annual Go Ready, a free festival designed to help VPS families with their back-to-school needs so that all students are prepared to begin learning on the first day of school.
On Friday, October 30, Vancouver Public Schools Superintendent Steve Webb will host his first patron tour of the 2015–2016 school year. The tour will provide an in-depth look at the dynamic learning opportunities at Marshall [...]
Vancouver Public Schools will begin the 2015-16 school year on Wednesday, Sept. 2.
More than 1,700 students and families attended our second annual Go Ready! Back-to-School-Readiness Festival.
Beginning this summer, Vancouver Public Schools will have a new mode of transportation: a mobile Family-Community Resource Center. Instead of students though, the Dodge Ram ProMaster will transport a coordinator, resources and supplies for families [...]
Case study released as VHA board votes to target Section 8 opening to families with children and health-burdened households The study explores collaboration between public housing authorities and education service providers in three U.S. cities. [...]
Except for the fact that it was outside of the Jim Parsley Community Center and not the nearest multiplex, you might have confused the line that stretched all the way back into Bagley Community Park [...]
The American School Board Journal’s 2015 Magna Award winners have been announced, and among the five first-place winners in the over 20,000 enrollment category is Vancouver Public Schools’ 2014 Go Ready! Back-to-School Readiness Festival. The [...]
Four employees were selected for the November 2014 recognition. They were honored at the Nov. 18 school board meeting. Pictured from left to right are: Charity Nunnelley, ELL/Title I program specialist, special services department Pat Conner, swing [...]
Lincoln Elementary's Family-Community Resource Center recently received a grant in the amount of $1,150 from Altrusa International of Clark County to encourage and engage parents to become more involved in reading with their children. The award, [...]
Vancouver Public Schools is one of nearly 50 school districts from across the U.S. and one of just four Washington state districts honored with an inaugural District of Distinction award from District Administration magazine. VPS’ [...]
Goal Area: Family Engagement Vancouver Public Schools holds a strong belief that our entire community benefits when everyone is invested in helping children succeed. The role of the Family-Community Resource Centers is to create a culture [...]
Photo courtesy of Aevum Images— Vancouver Public Schools’ Chief of Staff Tom Hagley Jr. was recognized Sept. 9 with the 2014 Community Champion award for his leadership of the district’s Family-Community Resource Centers. The award, [...]
More than 2,000 students and families braved 90-degree heat on Aug. 27 to attend Vancouver Public Schools’ (VPS) inaugural Go Ready! Back-to-School-Readiness Festival. Students took home free shoes, clothing, backpacks and school supplies. Complimentary haircuts, [...]
Original source: Data Quality Campaign blog, May 12, 2014 Vancouver Public Schools takes a strategic approach to helping students and families with needs like food, clothes and housing that affect ability to learn and [...]
The new Family-Community Resource Centers at Hudson’s Bay and Fort Vancouver are part of the district’s expanded work in the Family Engagement/Family-Community Resource Center Design II goal area. More than 60 percent of students at [...]
With support from the Foundation for Vancouver Public Schools, the district opens its latest FCRC at Washington Elementary School.
