December 2024 Employee Excellence Awards
Congratulations to the recipients of the December 2024 Excellence Awards!
Dec
2024
Oct
2024
October 2024 Employee Excellence Awards
Congratulations to the recipients of the October 2024 Excellence Awards!
Jun
2024
2024 Radon testing results | Español | Русский | Fósun Chuuk
See our routine radon testing results for spring 2024.
Apr
2024
Inclusion Preschool Applications Are CLOSED for the 2024-25 School Year | Español | Русский
The application period is closed for the 2024-25 school year.
Feb
2024
Educators achieve prestigious certification
Congratulations to our newest cohort of National Board–certified educators!
Feb
2023
Ten educators achieve prestigious certification
The number of National Board–certified educators in VPS is now 121.
Feb
2023
Announcing two new elementary choice schools | Español | Русский | Fóósun Chuuk
Announcing two new elementary choice schools: VITA and RBG. Applications are being accepted.
Sep
2022
VITA Learning Lab introduces students to project-based learning | Español | Русский | Fóósun Chuuk
This year, all second through fifth grade students will have an opportunity to visit this new school and learn more about the community they live in.
Sep
2022
First day of school photos 2022
See first day of school pictures from around the district!
Jul
2022
Team VPS expands
Vancouver Public Schools welcomes new staff members.
Jun
2022
Sharing gratitude as we end the 2021-22 school year | Español | Русский | Fóósun Chuuk
Thank you to our students, families and staff for your collaboration and contributions to a successful school year!
May
2022
Welcome to Team VPS
Meet some of VPS' newest staff members.
May
2022
Radon testing results | Español | Русский | Fósun Chuuk
Results showed that radon levels are below the Environmental Protection Agency’s limit.
Mar
2022
Apply now for Spanish/English dual language program | Español | Русский
Do you want your child to learn to speak and read in Spanish and English? If your child will be in kindergarten in the 2022-23 school year, enroll them in the Spanish/English dual language program.
Feb
2022
Lead levels in school water: Provide your input | Español | Русский | Fóósun Chuuk
VPS has been testing for and lowering lead levels in school water since 2016 following Environmental Protection Agency standards. Now, the state of Washington has set a new standard.
Oct
2021
Welcome, new hires!
Meet some of the newest members of team VPS!
Aug
2021
New educators join team VPS
VPS welcomed 17 new educators to the district this month.
Apr
2021
Two teachers named Washingtonians of the Day
“The innovative teaching that’s going on here is extraordinary,” said Gov. Inslee.
Mar
2021
Educators earn professional designation
This certification signifies that these educators have met the highest standards in their profession.
Jun
2020
Inclusion Preschool for 3- and 4-year-olds | Español | Русский
Beginning in fall 2020, this new preschool at Ogden Elementary will serve students of all abilities. Apply by July 10!
Jun
2020
Students, families to receive additional community services
An agreement among Vancouver Public Schools and 13 local organizations to establish full-service community schools recently received a boost.
May
2020
Construction update: Spring 2020
Work continues on school bond projects. Here's the latest on all of the projects to date.
Jan
2020
Eighteen educators achieve prestigious certification
The number of National Board–certified educators in VPS is now 148.
Nov
2019
November 2019 Employee Excellence Awards
This month's winners include an elementary academic coach, family-community resource coordinator, paraeducator, instructional technology facilitator and data integration technician.
Apr
2019
April 2019 Employee Excellence Awards
Four teachers and a paraeducator received Excellence Awards this month.
Feb
2019
Episode 66: Spreading kindness
In Vancouver Public Schools, we believe that emotional intelligence is something to be cultivated and embraced.
Feb
2019
February 2019 Employee Excellence Awards
Two teachers, a building operator, a secretary and a paraeducator are this month's winners.
Aug
2018
Fresh fruit and vegetable program returns to four VPS schools
Mangos, blackberries, rainbow carrots, mini sweet peppers and star fruit are a sampling of the fresh fruits and vegetables students will be snacking on at four elementary schools in Vancouver Public Schools. VPS was awarded [...]
May
2018
Students display historical knowledge
Approximately 60 elementary and middle school students from Vancouver Public Schools made the cut for the National History Bee.
Feb
2018
February 2018 Employee Excellence Awards
A visual art specialist, custodian, teacher, clerk and teacher librarian are this month's winners.
Nov
2017
Thank you, Kathy Gillespie!
After eight years, Kathy Gillespie is retiring from Vancouver Public Schools’ board of directors.
Aug
2017
Fresh fruit and vegetable program returns to four VPS schools
Mangos, blackberries, rainbow carrots, mini sweet peppers and star fruit are a sampling of the fresh fruits and vegetables students will be snacking on at four elementary schools in Vancouver Public Schools. VPS was awarded [...]
Jun
2017
Goodbye, 2016-17: The school year that was #VPSAmazing
This year was full of wonder, respect and gratitude.
Jun
2017
Roosevelt International Friendship Assembly
They come from 47 different countries and speak 25 different languages, but they all have one thing in common—friendship.
May
2017
Summer 2017 bond projects
Construction and repair projects for summer 2017 have been scheduled, with funding provided by the bond measure that local voters approved in February 2017.
Nov
2016
Roosevelt Elementary School
A secure entrance and Family-Community Resource Center are two of the four upgrades that Roosevelt Elementary will receive with funds from a bond measure.
Aug
2016
Fresh fruit and vegetable program returns to five VPS schools
Mangos, blackberries, rainbow carrots, mini sweet peppers and star fruit are a sampling of the fresh fruits and vegetables students will be snacking on at five elementary schools in Vancouver Public Schools. VPS was awarded [...]
Apr
2016
Career Day 2.0
Just as pounding the pavement to look for jobs has largely been replaced by online applications and LinkedIn, so too have career explorations been updated. Technology now factors into the learning process as early as elementary school.
Mar
2016
Young dancers leap into 19th annual Dance Festival
With a flick of a scarf and a do-si-do, hundreds of elementary and middle school students took the stage on Feb. 16 for Vancouver Public Schools' 19th annual Dance Festival.
Feb
2016
National case study features school district’s resource centers
A Broader, Bolder Approach to Education today released a case study about Vancouver Public Schools. Developed over the past year, the case study highlights the district's Family-Community Resource Centers, known as FCRCs, and work with local partners to remove poverty-created barriers to learning among more than half of VPS' 23,500 students.