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Virginia Beach City Public Schools prepares to search for new superintendent

A portion of Tuesday evening's meeting is open to the public
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Posted at 11:41 AM, Jun 06, 2023
and last updated 2023-06-06 21:42:40-04

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Virginia Beach City Public Schools is looking for a new superintendent.

Dr. Aaron Spence, the superintendent of Virginia Beach City Public Schools, announced on Friday that he will be leaving the district to take on the same role in Northern Virginia with the Loudoun County Public School system.

Dr. Spence has been the VBCPS superintendent since 2014.

On Tuesday afternoon, school board members met at the Holland Road Annex (formerly Princess Anne Middle School) to discuss the superintendent's evaluation and matters related to the superintendent's contract. They also discussed the search process for a new leader.

The closed session of the meeting began at 4 p.m., and took several hours.

This is a developing story. Check back with News 3 for updates.