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PPS kicking off pilot for family reading program
Updated on 03/18/2024
This spring, all elementary schools in Portsmouth Public Schools (PPS) will take part in a special reading program, where every sixth-grader in the division will be reading the same book at the same time.  
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PPS adopts new calendar; changes elementary school tiers for 2024-25 school year
PPS adopts new calendar; changes elementary school tiers for 2024-25 school year
Updated on 02/29/2024
At the Feb. 29 meeting of the School Board of the City of Portsmouth, the School Board voted to approve a school calendar with a pre-Labor Day start for the 2024-25 school year. This change was implemented to best align with neighboring school divisions in the region.  
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Brighton Elementary Principal receives Phenomenal Woman Award
Brighton Elementary Principal receives Phenomenal Woman Award
Updated on 02/23/2024
Congratulations to Brighton Elementary's Dr. Heather Neal for being named a Phenomenal Woman Educator by the Portsmouth Outreach Foundation! 
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The mission of the Office of Adult Education and Literacy (OAEL) is to provide leadership and assistance to adult education and literacy programs with the purpose of raising the literacy levels of Virginia adults and out-of-school youth who do not have a high school credential.

To achieve this mission, OAEL has set the following broad goals:

  • Raise the performance levels of adult education programs funded by OAEL.
  • Increase the number of GED® credentials and adult high school diplomas awarded in Virginia.
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  • Strengthen and expand collaborative relationships between adult education programs and mandated partners within Virginia's workforce development system and contribute to the transition of adults to employment and/or post-secondary education.
  • Contribute to the development of Virginia's workforce and, as a result, to the economic development of the Commonwealth.

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