Suffolk Public Schools

To view the latest policy updates, including the SPS Cell Phone Policy, from the Suffolk City School Board Meeting on Thursday, December 12, visit www.spsk12.net.

Cell Phone Policy: Suffolk Public Schools will be cell-phone free from "bell to bell" beginning January 1, 2025. At the School Board Meeting on Thursday, December 12, Board Members approved the Original motion 'The Suffolk City School Board move to approve motion with the understanding to send the policy back to the Policy Review Committee at it's first available meeting in 2025 to add language more specific to Board governance terms.' Regulations for the cell phone policy will be created by the division superintendent. Please watch SPS communication this week for additional information and details.

Citizen Advisory Committees are composed of members who have volunteered their time, talents, and knowledge to help strengthen educational programs. Members are appointed by the School Board, who issues a public announcement and determines the process for receiving applications and/or letters of interest from citizens to serve on citizen advisory committees. Members have already been selected for the 2024-2025 school year.

The following Citizen Advisory Committees are established by the Suffolk School Board: the Gifted Education Advisory Committee, School Health Advisory Board, School Safety Audit Committee, Parent Advisory Council, Career and Technical Education Advisory Council, and the Local Advisory Committee for Special Education. To learn more about each committee, visit www.spsk12.net. Suffolk Public Schools will give notice of the date, time and location of Citizen Advisory Committee meetings by:

1. Posting such notice on the Suffolk Public Schools division website page and calendar

2. Placing such notice on the Suffolk Public Schools e-Flyer board (Peach Jar) and official division Facebook page event notices

3. Placing such notice at the office of the School Board Clerk

All information will be posted no later than the 28th day of the month prior. Any changes to meeting dates, times or locations will be made at least three working days prior to the meeting date.

Suffolk Public Schools Early Start Pre-K and Early Childhood Special Education participates in the Virginia Quality Birth to Five Initiative (VQB5). In response to state law, the Unified Virginia Quality Birth to Five System, VQB5, was developed to measure and help improve the quality of all publicly-funded preschool classrooms and support families to choose quality programming. VQB5 measures the quality of preschool teaching and learning based on teacher-child interactions and curriculum usage. Child-level information gathered in classroom lists helps Virginia improve experiences for all infants, toddlers, and preschoolers across the state. To learn more about VQB5 see the following flyers for information: VQB5 for Families (English/Spanish)

Suffolk Public Schools will be taking an eSchool update overnight from Wednesday, January 8th to Thursday, January 9th. The process will begin at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday through 8:00 a.m. on Thursday. During this time eSchool, the Teacher Access Center, and the Home Access Center will be offline.

Registration for the January 11 session will open on Wednesday, January 2, 2025 at 8:00 a.m., and close on Monday, January 6, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. For more information, visit www.spsk12.net.