4-462: Chesapeake Public Schools (CPS) , also known as Chesapeake City Public Schools , is the school division that administers public education in the United States city of Chesapeake, Virginia . The superintendent is Dr. Jared A. Cotton. On July 27, 2020, the division school board voted a 100% online start to the 2020–21 school year. In 2004 the school board revealed a building plan that stated that
8-591: A neighboring county (e.g., Williamsburg and James City County ) or a single town (e.g., West Point ). Although the term "school district" is popularly used, a school division in Virginia differs from a school district in most states in the following key respect. Unlike school districts in most states, a Virginia school division is not a separate local government , but instead depends on appropriations and budget approvals from its associated general-purpose local government or governments (county, city, town). Legally, it
12-505: The formal name of the board. For example, see List of Alberta school boards . In the U.S. state of Virginia , the State Board of Education is charged under § 22.1-25 of the Code of Virginia with dividing the state into school divisions. A school division is typically coextensive with a county or independent city , although it is also possible for a school division to comprise a city and
16-417: The renovations needed to the schools would total $ 500,000. This article about a school in Virginia is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . School division A school division is a geographic division over which a school board has jurisdiction. In Canada the term is used for the area controlled by a school board and is used interchangeably with school district , including in
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