Annual Required Notices
The following is a comprehensive list of annual notices, policies, and procedures required to be made available to the public, consistent with state and federal laws or regulations. Some of these policies and procedures are available in our Parent Handbook, which is sent home annually with students and is also available online.
Last updated: September 2025
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Alternatives to Animal Dissection
Students may be opted out of animal dissection at the request of their parent/guardian and provided with an alternate assignment.
Asbestos Inspections
In accordance with the Asbestos Hazards Emergency Response Act (AHERA), all Roanoke City schools have been inspected to meet required compliance.
Budget
RCPS makes public its annual budget and other financial reports.
Career & Technical Education
Annual CTE Notice
Child Abuse Reporting
Every RCPS employee who has reason to suspect that a child is an abused or neglected child is required to report the matter to the appropriate authorities.
Child Nutrition Programs
All students in RCPS receive free breakfast and lunch under the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP).
Code of Student Conduct
The annual Student Code of Conduct provides information related to student behavior, rights, and responsibilities.
Compulsory Attendance Law
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Compulsory Attendance Law: Parental Responsibility and Involvement
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Cost Per Pupil
Section 22.1-92, Code of Virginia, requires school divisions to prepare and post "notification of the estimated average per pupil cost for public education in the school division for the coming year" as well as "actual per pupil stated and local education expenditures for the previous school year."
Counseling
Each school provides academic, career, and personal/social counseling services that are available to all students.
Credits Required for Graduation
In order to earn a diploma and graduate from a Virginia high school, students must earn standard units of credit and verified units of credit.
Eating Disorder Awareness Information
Emergency Procedures
RCPS uses certain protocols in the event of an emergency or critical incident. Please contact your school for more school-specific emergency procedures.
English Learners
RCPS provides programs to support students for whom English is a second language.
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
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Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
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Fees
The School Board charges student fees and takes action to recover funds for the loss of or damage to School Board property in accordance with state and federal law.
Gifted Education Plan
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Graduation Requirements
Most Virginia students graduate with either an Advanced Studies Diploma or a Standard Diploma.
Homeless Students
RCPS supports students and families experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity in accordance with the federal McKinney-Vento Act.
Homework Policy
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Internet Privacy Policy
Roanoke City Public Schools is committed to complying with the Privacy Protection Act of 1976, Virginia Code (1950), as amended, Section 2.1-377 et. seq.
Minimum Wage/Fair Labor Standards Act
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Nondiscrimination Policies
RCPS does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, disability, national origin, pregnancy, or marital status in its programs and activities, and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups.
Online Courses and Programs Policy
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Parent and Family Engagement Policy
The education of each student is a responsibility shared by the school and the student’s family. RCPS encourages the regular participation of parents and family members of all students.
Postsecondary Education and Employment Data
Published by the State Council of Higher Education
Program of Studies
RCPS' high schools and Career & Technical Education Centers maintain programs of studies with a listing of classes offered.
Promotion, Retention, and Remediation Policies
The promotion of a student from one grade level to the next is based primarily on the successful completion of work required at the specific grade level of the student.
Prosecution of Juveniles as Adults
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Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA)
The Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA) affords certain rights regarding conducting surveys, collection and use of information for marketing purposes, and certain physical exams.
Refusal to Release Directory Information
Federal law and School Board policies require schools, with certain exceptions, to obtain written consent from a student’s parent/guardian prior to the disclosure of personally identifiable information from the student’s education records. However, schools may disclose "directory information" without written consent unless families opt out.
Release of Student Records to Armed Forces Recruiters and Educational Institutions
Families may opt their student out of directory information being provided to military recruiters and higher educational institutions.
School Quality Profiles
The Virginia Department of Education's School Quality Profiles are updated annually. Click on "Schools in this Division" to view school-specific quality profiles.
Services for Students Identified as Deaf or Hard of Hearing or Visually Impaired
The Roanoke Valley Regional Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing is housed at Virginia Heights Elementary School.
Sex Offender Registry
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Special Education Advisory Committee
The Roanoke City Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC) promotes the education of children and youth with disabilities. SEAC provides advice and guidance to the Superintendent and the Roanoke City School Board.
Student-Teacher Ratios
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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
SNAP provides nutrition benefits to supplement the food budget of families so they can purchase healthy food.
Testing Transparency
Learn more about assessments and testing within RCPS.
Tobacco and Nicotine Vapor Products
Due to the health dangers of tobacco and nicotine vapor products, no persons are permitted to use or distribute any tobacco product or nicotine vapor product on a school bus, on school property, or at an on-site or off-site school-sponsored activity at any time.
Triennial Assessment of School Wellness Policy
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Uniformed Service Employment and Reemployment Act (USERRA)
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Virginia Unemployment Compensation Act
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Voluntary Retirement Savings Programs: 403(b)
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Wellness Policies
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