Good day Chargers,
May this message find everyone doing well this summer. As we prepare for the 2025-26 school year, please see some important updates. Thank you!
1. The Florida Department of Education released the school grade calculations and VMS is an “A”! Congratulations for our VMS community and thank you for all the ongoing support. Please see the FLDOE website at:
https://www.fldoe.org/accountability/accountability-reporting/school-grades/
2. 2. VMS Schedule Handouts are on the following dates.
6th Grade: Wednesday, 8/6, 5-6:30pm, VMS Cafeteria.
7th & 8th Grade: Thursday, 8/7, 5-6:30pm, VMS Cafeteria.
This is an opportunity to pickup your student’s schedule, get back to school information and walk the campus (although Meet Your Teacher is a different night). For more back to school information, please visit the SCS website at:
https://www.sarasotacountyschools.net/
3. 1st Day of School is Monday, 8/11! Student hours are 7:30am-2:15pm, with students and vistors entering VMS thru the Open Gate system. Thank you for your patience and understanding the 1st couple weeks of school as we get students safely into school. Student drop off is via the front of the school only as early as 6:45am and as late as 3pm, the student bike rack is on the side of school facing Center Road, and the back of VMS is for Bus transportation and school events in the gym. Cell phones for students need to be off and away during school hours and students are allowed to use cell phones up until 7:15am and then after 2:15pm. Please contact the VMS front desk to get your student a message, items for student pickup can also be dropped off in the VMS lobby with a note. For more information on Open Gate, please see SCS website at:
https://www.sarasotacountyschools.net/o/scs/page/opengate
4. 4. VMS Meet Your Teacher is on Wednesday, 8/27, from 6-8pm. A schedule for parents/guardians to follow will be sent home with students on 8/26.
5. 5. VMS Boosters 1st meeting will be on Monday, 8/4, from 2:30-3:30pm in the VMS Front Conference Room. VMS School Council 1st meeting will be Tuesday, 8/5, from 3:30-4:30pm in the VMS Media Center, with following meetings typically the 1st Tuesday of the month and agendas posted on the VMS website.
6. 6. VMS sample school supply lists, bell schedules, student code of conduct, athletic information, and more can be found on the resources tab of the VMS website at:
https://sarasotacsfl.sites.thrillshare.com/o/venicemiddle