Get free food for VPS families 2024-25 | Español | Русский | Fóósun Chuuk
Families can find free food at several locations.
Sep
2024
Nov
2023
Dr. Nick Davies, 2024 Washington State Assistant Principal of the Year
Congratulations to Dr. Nick Davies for winning the 2024 Washington State Assistant Principal of the Year award!
Oct
2023
Hilda Lail, 2023 Washington State Classified School Employee of the Year
Congratulations to Hilda Lail for winning the 2023 Washington State Classified School Employee of the Year award!
Mar
2023
Washington Dairy Council and Seattle Seahawks Hometown Grant
Students Cycle for Smoothies in Celebration of Washington Dairy Council and Seattle Seahawks Hometown Grant
Dec
2022
UPDATED: Skyview High School Is Awarded National Recognition from Special Olympics
Congratulations to Skyview High School! The school has been designated a Special Olympics Unified Champion School® receiving national banner recognition. See local media coverage.
Oct
2022
Get free food for VPS families 2022-23 | Español | Русский | Fóósun Chuuk
Families can find free food at several locations.
Sep
2021
Protests at Skyview High School | Español | Русский | Chuukese
Lea este mensaje en Español. Прочитать данное сообщение по-русски. Ewe mwiicheichen aramas re kochufengen Skyview High School ar repwe pwáranó ar angangen úngeni On Sept. 2 and 3, community groups protested outside [...]
Mar
2019
Skyview sophomore raises money for cancer research
Erin Ryan, a sophomore at Skyview High School, raised $212,000 to help find a cure for childhood cancer. She was inspired by the story of former Skyview student Trey Foote who died in 2006 from [...]
Jan
2019
6 tips for implementing an effective online student safety program
Learn how VPS is working to keep students safe in their use of technology.
Dec
2018
VPS recognized for professional mentoring program
Recognizing that school principals are not digital natives like their young students, Vancouver Public Schools' team of instructional technology facilitators developed a program to train school administrators as edtech leaders in their schools. The program, [...]
Nov
2018
School, district highlighted as top 25 in nation for innovation
At the time of the partial announcement, VPS and iTech were the only district and school on the West Coast featured in the resulting series of case studies.
Oct
2018
Pitch perfect teaching
Vancouver School of Arts and Academics teacher Margaret Green was featured in Leaders in Learning.
Jul
2018
As need soars, schools rally behind families in Vancouver, Wash. — and other cities take notice
VPS' network of Family-Community Resource Centers is a promising approach to boosting family engagement and addressing poverty's effects on learning.
May
2018
Washington State Adopts Educational Technology Standards
Superintendent Chris Reykdal signed new K-12 learning standards that launch Washington classrooms into the digital age. OLYMPIA—May 18, 2018—Today’s students are “digital natives,” and need to be prepared to thrive in the ever-growing technology-powered world. [...]
Jan
2018
Vancouver high school student earns pilot’s license
At 17, Rachel Friesen has soared to a major accomplishment.
Jan
2018
Hour of Creation introduces students to computer science
Vancouver Public Schools received the Schools of TechXcellence designation in December 2017.
Nov
2017
Landers, Columbia River girls soccer in the spotlight
Columbia River’s Sophie Landers not just another brick in the wall Published by Clark County Talk, Nov. 16, 2017 Sophie Landers doesn’t seem like the type to get all nostalgic and weepy. But the Columbia [...]
Nov
2017
Study: Academic gaps persist — but haven’t widened — between high- and low-income kindergartners
VPS' efforts to support students were lauded in a study by the Washington, D.C.-based Economic Policy Institute.
Sep
2017
District provides basic necessities
American School Board Journal visited six districts across the country, including Vancouver, to see how public schools and districts "break down the barriers to achievement for their students."
Apr
2017
Student pens winning essay
A visit to Glacier National Park was the inspiration for an award-winning essay by Ryan Welch, an 8th-grader at Vancouver Home Connection. Welch earned first place for 8th-grade at the local, state and Northwest Regional [...]
Apr
2017
Fort students make impressive showing at competition
Photo source: The Columbian Three teams from Fort Vancouver High School Center for International Studies took part in the Southwest Washington MESA Day competition at Washington State University Vancouver on April 15. [...]
Apr
2017
Gaiser’s Shea honored for inspiring students
Gaiser Middle School science teacher Charlene Shea was recently recognized as a 2017 Golden Apple Moments award winner by Seattle PBS station KCTS 9 and PEMCO Insurance. Dr. Shea was honored for her tireless [...]
Mar
2017
Vancouver uses global strategies to address its cultural diversity
Representatives from Vancouver Public Schools recently were invited to the 2017 AASA National Conference on Education to share best practices with other educators
Feb
2017
Quick response with an AED saves Vancouver student’s life
When a Hudson's Bay High School student's heart stopped during wrestling practice, the staff sprang into action.
Jan
2017
Vancouver School District’s magnet programs tempt middle, high school students with specialized studies, hands-on training
The Welding/Fabrication Technology program at Fort Vancouver High School is one of the options that students have to learn through doing and explore their unique interests.
Jan
2017
A measured approach to measuring students
In this article, Superintendent Steve Webb describes how Vancouver Public Schools uses data to measure student and organizational progress.
Sep
2016
How successful executive leadership enables access, leadership and innovation
Just in time for ConnectED Day comes a blog post by Superintendent Steve Webb that delves into Future Ready leadership and how it enables access, leadership and innovation in a school district.
Sep
2016
Smallest students get a big break
Reducing class sizes is part of a larger goal to overhaul aging, crowded schools that no longer meet today's teaching and learning needs.
Aug
2016
After-school acceleration
"Districts across the country are finding ways to turn after-school programs—once little more than glorified babysitting—into learning experiences that motivate students and close equity gaps," writes Deborah Yaffe.
Aug
2016
Vancouver teacher named region’s Teacher of the Year
VPS teacher Kendra Yamamoto is the Regional Teacher of the Year!
Aug
2016
Warm coat, full tummy, better learning
Original source: Idaho Statesman, Aug. 18, 2016 As Boise School District prepares to launch Community Schools, the district is drawing on the Family-Community Resource Center model established in Vancouver Public Schools. Read more in the [...]
Jun
2016
Dr. Steve Webb speaks on removing barriers to student success
Superintendent Steven Webb speaks with AASA Executive Director Dan Domenech about removing barriers to student success. Webb explains how educators in Vancouver Public Schools are changing the future for their students through hope, opportunity and agency. Listen to [...]
Feb
2016
Webb, Hagley named by Education Week as Leaders to Learn From 2016
America's newspaper and website of record for K-12 schools selected Vancouver, Wash., educators as two of 13 in the U.S. to recognize for leadership and innovation.
Feb
2016
Vancouver noted by the White House as a leader in computer science education
Vancouver, Wash. — Vancouver Public Schools is one of 25 school districts in the nation commended by the White House for its commitment in support of President Barack Obama’s initiative to expand computer science curricula [...]
Jan
2016
Four takeaways from League of Innovative Schools candidates for Superintendent of the Year
Insights from Dr. Webb and other top superintendents who belong to the League of Innovative Schools.
Dec
2015
A quirk of quake brings students together
Original source: The Columbian, December 17, 2015 Less than a day after he arrived from Nepal, Navraj LamiChhane wheeled his suitcase into a classroom at Skyview High School, pressed his palms together and offered a [...]
Dec
2015
VPS featured in U.S. Department of Education professional learning videos
Vancouver Public Schools is one of eight Future Ready districts featured in a set of professional learning resources recently released by the U.S. Department of Education.
Dec
2015
Cultivating creative schools
Original source: School Administrator, December 2015 Arts are integral to our curriculum, which is why we engage students in arts-centric learning experiences and give them opportunities to select options that meet their needs and interests. Learn [...]
Nov
2015
Steve Webb named 2016 Washington state Superintendent of the Year
Dr. Steve Webb, Superintendent Vancouver Public Schools at Eisenhower Elementary School. Photo credit: Katharine Kimball Photography VPS’ top administrator, Dr. Steve Webb, is Washington state’s 2016 Superintendent of the Year, an honor given by [...]
Oct
2015
Local View: Vancouver schools takes lead in helping needy pupils
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, [...]