U.S. News & World Report recently placed Vancouver School of Arts and Academics and Skyview High School among the best public high schools in the nation as part of its annual ranking. VSAA was named [...]
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. [...]
Original source: School Administrator, May 2015 As many school districts across the country have slashed library programs, Vancouver Public Schools has written a different narrative, giving its school librarians re-imagined roles. In this cover story, Superintendent [...]
Original source: Education Week, April 2015 "Teach more and librarian less." That's part of the strategy for utilizing teacher-libarians in new, technological capacities, says Director of Instructional Technology and Library Services Mark Ray, one of [...]
Original source: The Columbian, Sept. 30, 2014 Vancouver Public Schools was awarded a $3 million grant over five years from a U.S. Department of Education program that aims to make schools safer and improve mental [...]
Original source: Washington Professional Educator Standards Board, September 2014 The Washington Professional Educator Standards Board highlighted VPS' human resources department in a case study of best practices in teacher recruitment and selection. The board concluded that [...]
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 [...]
Original source: American School Board Journal, March 2014 VPS' Kindergarten Jump Start program received a 2014 first-place Magna Award, which recognizes best practices in school district leadership. Read more in American School Board Journal.
In October 2013, Education Week featured Vancouver Public Schools in a special report, “Managing the Digital District.” Digital Promise subsequently highlighted VPS in a blog post on the rollout of Vancouver’s 1:1 digital transformation. [...]
Original source: Education Week, September 2013 Superintendent Steve Webb discusses his role in initiating change, from creating budget-alleviating efficiencies to deploying new technology tools. Read the full story in Education Week.
Original source: Metro Parent, September 2013 Metro Parent reports on how school districts across the Portland Metro and Vancouver areas are implementing new technology that transforms teaching and learning.
Original source: The Columbian, April 2013 Homeless liaison Anne Galvas became the state's Classified School Employee of the Year in 2013. Read the full story in The Columbian.
