School Board Meeting Workshop, October 13, 2026

The Virginia Beach School Board’s administrative, informal, and workshop session on October 13, 2026, included updates on student meal debt and implementation of the instructional-time policy. Food Services reported student meal debt of approximately $383,000 and more than $15,000 in community donations; federal law prohibits the division from using its funds to pay the debt. The board discussed outreach, eligibility applications, and ways to support families, but no spending action or vote on meal-debt measures was recorded.

On instructional supports, staff said the division has proceeded with purchasing listening centers for all first-grade classrooms, with delivery expected soon, and is researching additional audiobooks amid limited availability. The presentation noted that school instructional-supply allocations had increased, but gave no amounts or vendor details. The board also discussed the effects of restricting classroom device use in preK–first grade and monitoring the policy’s implementation. No procurement award, contract approval, or purchasing vote was taken; the only recorded vote was to certify the closed session.