Immunization information for the 2025-26 school year
The Virginia Department of Health has important vaccine information for families of rising kindergartners, rising seventh graders and rising 12th graders. These links take you directly to the information you need to make sure your student is prepared for the 2025-26 school year:
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VIDEO: Volunteer Tuesdays
Enthusiastic Thomas Dale High School students volunteer each Tuesday at nearby elementary schools, bringing energy, creativity and support. This ongoing connection creates teamwork, laughter and growth as the older and younger students learn from each other.
Matoaca High student is Virginia’s top softball player
Kaylee Hodges of Matoaca High School is the 2024-25 Gatorade Virginia Softball Player of the Year. Announced June 9 — just days after she finished her sophomore year — the award distinguishes Kaylee as Virginia's best high school softball player.
The 5-foot-9 right-handed pitcher and first baseman led the Warriors to an 18-3 record and a berth in the Class 5 Region C tournament semifinals. Kaylee compiled a 13-3 record in the circle with a 0.07 earned run average and 244 strikeouts in 102 innings pitched through 20 games. She allowed just 22 hits and seven walks, firing six no-hitters, including a perfect game. Ranked as the nation’s No. 3 pitcher in the class of 2027 by Extra Inning Softball, she entered the regional postseason round of four with a .500 batting average to go with 20 RBIs, 10 doubles and an .810 slugging percentage.
Gatorade Player of the Year is the top honor in high school sports, celebrating the nation’s best high school athletes for their success on the field, in the classroom and in the community. The Gatorade Player of the Year website offers more information about Kaylee and the annual awards.
Play the Summer Library Game
This summer, get into fun with Chesterfield Public Library. In their Summer Library Game, players earn points for doing certain activities for a chance to win fabulous prizes. Paper game boards can be picked up at any Chesterfield County library or you can play online through the Beanstack app. The Summer Library Game is open to all ages – that means parents can play too! Learn more about the Summer Library Game here.
Update your child's transportation information for the 2025-26 school year
Transportation planning for the coming school year is underway. All families are asked to update student transportation information by logging into ParentVUE to choose the way students will travel to and from school and to check your home address and any alternative addresses. Easy-to-follow directions for accessing ParentVUE are online, and your student’s school can provide additional assistance.
Please update transportation information prior to Aug. 1 to ensure that changes are reflected in your student’s bus route at the start of the 2025-26 school year.
Bus stops and pick-up/drop-off times will be available via Versatrans e-link in mid July.
Bus numbers will be shared with families closer to the beginning of the school year.
Transport type: How will your student travel to and from school? Within ParentVUE, choose the method that your student will use most of the time.
Addresses: Here is how to update your student’s address:
Parents/guardians can make changes to transportation information by logging into ParentVUE, clicking the student’s name, then clicking on student info. Alternative addresses are places students stay before or after school on a regular basis (for example: alternating custodial parent addresses). Families use ParentVUE to update alternative addresses and pickup/drop-off days as often as needed.
Parents/guardians can contact their school’s registrar to make the change.
Please note: A student’s home address must be confirmed by the registrar at the student’s school before changes are final.
More detailed information and instructions: See this document.
Questions: Call the Transportation Department at 804-464-3077.
Summer hours and dates
Through Aug. 8, Chesterfield County Public Schools are open 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and closed on Fridays.
Chesterfield County Public Schools will also be closed Thursday, June 19, and Monday, July 7.
Families find free lunches and fun at Wednesday farmers market
It’s becoming a summer tradition for families to head to the weekly Chesterfield Farmers Market (6701 Mimms Loop) for free lunches, giveaways and educational fun. In partnership with local growers and nonprofits, Chesterfield County Public Schools Food and Nutrition Services will be at the market 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. each Wednesday through Aug. 6.
Children 18 and younger can get a delicious lunch and enjoy different food and wellness activities each week, such as meeting a 900-pound cow named Rosemary, learning about beehives, meeting a local dentist and touring Virginia State University’s mobile agricultural education lab.
The Wednesday lunch program is featured in this 2024 video by the Virginia Department of Education.
Chesterfield County Public Schools serves free summer meals
Chesterfield County Public Schools offers summer meals for children 1-18 years old. Free breakfasts and lunches will be available at 21 sites Monday through Thursday from June 23 through July 17, unless otherwise specified. Sites will be closed July 7.
Bellwood Elementary (June 9-20): breakfast 9-9:30 a.m. and lunch 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Beulah Elementary: breakfast 7:15-8 a.m. and lunch 10-10:55 a.m.
Bon Air Elementary: breakfast 9-9:30 a.m. and lunch 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Chalkley Elementary: breakfast 7:30-8 a.m. and lunch 10-11 a.m.
Ecoff Elementary: breakfast 7:10-7:40 a.m. and lunch 10-11 a.m.
Enon Elementary: breakfast 7:30-8:15 a.m. and lunch 10-11:15 a.m.
Gates Elementary: breakfast 7:30-8 a.m. and lunch 10-11 a.m.
Harrowgate Elementary: breakfast 7:30-8 a.m. and lunch 10-11:10 a.m.
Hopkins Elementary: breakfast 7:30-8 a.m. and lunch 10-10:50 a.m.
Jacobs Road Elementary: breakfast 9-9:50 a.m. and lunch 11 a.m.-12:10 p.m.
Matoaca Elementary: breakfast 7:10-7:40 a.m. and lunch 10-11 a.m.
Elizabeth Scott Elementary: breakfast 7-7:50 a.m. and lunch 10-11 a.m.
Alberta Smith Elementary: breakfast 7:20-8 a.m. and lunch 10-11 a.m.
Reams Road Elementary: breakfast 7:30-8 a.m. and lunch 10-11 a.m.
Falling Creek Middle: breakfast 9-9:30 a.m. and lunch 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Bird High: breakfast 9:30-10:05 a.m. and lunch noon-12:30 p.m.
Thomas Dale High: breakfast 8:45-9:15 a.m. and lunch 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Meadowbrook High: breakfast 8:30-9 a.m. and lunch 11 a.m.-12:10 p.m.
CTC@Courthouse (June 2-6): breakfast 8-8:30 a.m. and lunch 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Archangel Michael and St. Anthony Church (June 16-July 9): breakfast 9-9:30 a.m. Monday and Tuesday and lunch noon-12:30 p.m. Monday through Wednesday
Chesterfield County Farmers Market (June 4-Aug. 6): lunch 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Wednesday
See complete information about our 2025 summer meals here.
School Board adopts $1.07 billion operating budget at June meeting
The School Board adopted a $1.07 billion balanced budget for fiscal year 2026 at its June 3 meeting. The budget funds operational costs for the 2025-26 school year while providing resources to meet state requirements, achieve community expectations and retain a high-quality workforce.
The adopted budget reflects an increase of $43.2 million over the 2024-25 fiscal year budget, and it is $17.2M above the budget proposed in January by Superintendent John Murray because the state and county provided additional funding for public education. Go to oneccps.org/budget for information about the budget and the budget process. Priorities that were on the unfunded list in January are part of the adopted budget, including:
Student-facing needs
$9.7 million for special education support
$4 million for growth of the English language learners program
$100,000 for Communities In Schools expansion
Other needs
$1.2 million for fleet maintenance and fuel
$210,000 for other inflation
$577,000 for technology equipment
$582,000 for mega trailers
See all of the budget materials presented at the June 3 School Board meeting.
Calendar dates approved for schools on the traditional schedule for 2026-27
At its June 3 meeting, the School Board approved calendar dates for the 2026-27 school year for schools that follow a traditional calendar.
In part, the calendar includes:
178 instructional days
A two-week winter break and one-week spring break aligned with largest Region 1 school divisions
Aug. 24-25 start of school
March 29-April 2 spring break
June 4 end of school
All calendar dates may be found on the school division website at
oneccps.org/calendars. Please note: It is best to access student calendar dates from the school division website to ensure you are viewing current information.
July 15: Join us for El Librotazo, the big book party
Put on your party (and reading) hats for El Librotazo, the big book party! At El Librotazo, every child can choose up to five books to keep for free. That’s right: Every child from birth through high school can get books to keep and enjoy for as long as they want. That’s why this is a big book party!
Join us from 5-8 p.m. Tuesday, July 15 at the Chesterfield County Fairgrounds (10300 Courthouse Road). There is no cost to attend, take home books, or enjoy fun and food at El Librotazo.
Families are asked to register by July 8 for free tickets. We have a limit of 3,000 attendees. Register soon – this event fills up fast!
This big book party is made possible thanks to the support from the Chesterfield Education Foundation, Dominion Energy, HappyKidz, Interspan, Fayad Law, and the Old Dominion Group.