Welcome to Suffolk Public Schools' Parents Web!

Please take some time to look at some of the exciting things that are happening in our school district and across Virginia.


Free Parent Workshops and Activities
Follow this link for schedule


The pacing guides below share information on which
9-week grading period specific Standards of Learning
are taught.

Elementary Pacing Guides (Acrobat PDF)
Kindergarten |1st Grade | 2nd Grade | 3rd Grade
4th Grade | 5th Grade




The Virginia School Report Card
provides information on student achievement, accreditation, safety, and attendance for the state as a whole and for individual schools.



Use this service to search for AR
Book titles at your child's school by name or find a list of books that matches your child's reading level.  If you are a patron of the Suffolk Public Library, you can
check the availability of our AR titles at your closest SPL branch,
as well as read detailed information about the title using the
SPL Online Catalog.        



2007- 2008 student handbook (PDF version)
             



Suffolk Public Schools' Guidelines for Snacks



New Volunteer Guidelines:  Click here for information.


Available to all Suffolk
families with Students in grades 1 - 12
details...

[ parent guide:PDF ]


Graduation Requirements 2007
Located on the Virginia State Department of Education website, this link explains graduation requirements for the classes of 2007 and beyond.




 Documents & Resources
 Standards Of Learning Homepage @ VA Dept. of Education
   -  SOL Resource Guides
   -  SOL Released Tests
   -  SOL Test Blueprints

Directions for Transferring to Another School Zone - You may save a copy and fill these forms out electronically or print then fill the form out by hand. Please have a printed copy of the form notarized by a notary public before submitting to the School Administration Office. Forms without proper notarization will not be accepted.

Out of Zone Placement Request (Word .doc)
Verification from Proposed Childcare Provider* (Word .doc)
*required for out of zone requests due to childcare


Who Is Homeless?
Title X, Part C of the No Child Left Behind Act defines homelessness as living in the following places due to a lack of a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence.
· In an emergency or transitional shelter
· In a motel, hotel, or campground
· In a car, park, public place, bus or train station, or abandoned building
· Doubled up with relatives or friends
· In the above conditions and is a migratory child or youth

This definition of homelessness applies to children and youth with:
· Uncertain housing
· A temporary address
· No permanent physical address

Children and youth living in these settings meet criteria for the McKinney-Vento definition of homelessness and have special educational rights.

Where can a child or youth without a fixed, regular, and adequate residence attend school?
· The school the child or youth attended before becoming homeless or was last enrolled (school of origin)
· The school in the attendance area where the child or youth is currently living

If you have questions regarding homelessness, contact: The Local Homeless Education Liaison
Kevin L. Alston, Assistant Superintendent of Administrative Services
100 N. Main Street
P.O. Box 1549
Suffolk, VA 23434
Phone: (757) 925-6750
Email: kevinalston@spsk12.net

Suffolk Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs and activities. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies.

    Kevin L. Alston, Assistant Superintendent of Administrative Services
    100 N. Main Street
    P.O. Box 1549
    Suffolk, VA 23434

    Phone: (757) 925-6750
    Email: kevinalston@spsk12.net

  
   
 
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