2023-2024 Family Updates Archive

Chesapeake Public Schools sends the Family Updates email to all families on an as-needed basis. This email is sent to the parent email address submitted through the online verification process in ParentVUE. An archive of our district-wide Family Updates for the current academic year is provided below.

Family Updates: June 11, 2024

Family Updates: May 23, 2024

Family Updates: May 9, 2024

Family Updates: April 18, 2024

Chesapeake Public Schools is committed to the safety and security of our students, staff, and visitors. We work closely with national, state, and local safety officials to ensure that our facilities are prepared to handle an emergency. In the event of school closures due to weather or other emergencies, or if school operating hours change, parents and staff will be notified via our Parent Alert System (PAS) and transcripts of those messages will be available here.

In the event of a delay or early closing, staff and students must adhere to the following:

• Non-essential employees should NOT arrive any earlier than the specified delay.  Any exceptions must be approved by a supervisor.

• When an emergency early closing is called, all employees are expected to leave buildings and facilities at the time designated for the early closing.  Only employees designated by supervisors as essential for the closing of facilities are authorized to remain beyond the time designated for the early closing. 

• Designated essential personnel should follow the directions provided by their supervisors.

When schools are closed due to inclement weather, the following closing codes will be used:

NOTE: Please monitor the following media/resources for accurate and timely information on changes in the published schedule.

Add two hours to the regular start times posted here.

Please review the following schedule adjustments to accommodate a two-hour delay:

• Employee Expectations

  • Non-Essential Personnel
    Non-essential employees should NOT arrive any earlier or later than the delay that is specified. Example: A teacher assistant is scheduled to arrive at work at 7:00 A.M. During a two-hour delay, that teacher assistant should instead report to work by 9:00 A.M. and clock into KRONOS at that time.

  • Essential Personnel
    Essential personnel should report to schools and facilities at his/her regularly scheduled time.

• School Meals

  • Breakfast will be served

  • Lunch will be served

• Chesapeake Career Center (CCC)

  • Morning Session - Canceled

  • Afternoon Session – Operates on regular schedule

• The Governor’s School for the Arts
  Operates on regular schedule

• Chesapeake Center for Student Success (CCSS)

  • Morning Session - Two-hour delay

  • Afternoon Session - Regular schedule

• SECEP (TRAEP & Re-ED)
  Two-hour delay

• Special Education Preschool

  • AM Session - Canceled

  • P.M. Session - One-hour delay

• Adult Education

  • Morning session - Canceled

  • Evening session - Regular schedule

• ISAEP

  • Morning session - Canceled

  • Afternoon session - Regular schedule

• Pearson-Vue Testing Center
  Two-Hour Delay

• Chesapeake Preschool Initiative (CPI) is a full-day program and should follow the same schedule as students in full-day kindergarten programs.

• All after-school childcare programs housed in our buildings, such as the YMCA and the Boys and Girls Club, will close early when schools close early.

In the event that a normally scheduled full school day must close early -

• Parents will be informed via the Parent Alert System (PAS).

• Closing information will be posted on our website, Chesapeake TV, CPS Bulletin Board, and our district Social Media handles (Twitter & Facebook).

  • Local media outlets will be notified.

• Each school office should be manned until all buses assigned to their school have completed their routes.

• The Office of Student Activities will inform principals via email whether after-school activities will be canceled.

• After-school childcare programs housed in our building, such as the YMCA and the Boys and Girls Club, will be closed early when schools close early.

• A concrete block structure located outside of the storm surge area.

• Used for protecting residents who reside in a vulnerable area/structure.

• Not a hospital, nursing home, or hotel. Does not support electrical medical equipment.

• Does not guarantee electrical power.

Call 757-382-6504 for the list of emergency shelters.

• American Red Cross

• Chesapeake Integrated Behavioral Healthcare

• Chesapeake Emergency Management Office

• Chesapeake Fie Department

• Chesapeake Public Health Department

• Chesapeake Public Schools

• Chesapeake Office of Human Services

• Other Private Stakeholders