1. Call to Order -- 3:00 PM
Subject
1.01 Call to Order
Meeting
Sep 14, 2016 - School Board Work Session
Category
1. Call to Order -- 3:00 PM
Type
Procedural

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5-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN STRATEGIES:
 

We will promote NPS as the cornerstone of our community’s well-being.

*Big ideas: Technology, Facilities, Competition, Alumni, Early Learning/Literacy

We will empower and facilitate meaningful family and community partnerships.
*Big ideas: Family dynamics, Poverty, Wrap-around Services, Crisis Interventions, Support Systems, Neighborhood Hubs, Community/Family/Parent Engagement, Volunteer Pathways

We will relentlessly pursue engaged learning through high-quality instruction.
*Big ideas: Highly qualified AND highly effective staff, Professional Learning, Closing the GAP, Funding/Grants; Accountability, College and Career Readiness, Human Resources

We will host environments in which all individuals feel safe and secure.
*Big ideas: Cultural Proficiency, Safety, Climate, Relationships, External Influences, Eco-friendly buildings, Alternative Programs, Facilities

We will nurture a culture of excellence, equity and justice through continuous improvement.
*Big ideas: Cultural Proficiency, Closing the GAP, Increasing Resources, Program Evaluation, Early Learning/Literacy, Zoning, School Choice/Open Enrollment, Accountability, Disproportionate populations, Technology, College and Career Readiness

 

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Board and Division Priorities:

 

1. Ensure full accreditation
2. Increase academic achievement of all students – raise floor and ceiling simultaneously to close achievement gaps
3. Improve climate, safety and attendance
4. Become a School Board of Distinction
5. Promote Norfolk Public Schools to reflect outstanding accomplishments of staff, teachers and students
6. Develop and coordinate a capital improvement plan for facilities and technology to enhance teaching and learning
7. Attract, retain, and help to develop strong academic families and highly qualified teachers and staff

 

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  • This Central Administration Building and all Norfolk Public School facilities are NO SMOKING zones.

 

2. Work Session -- 3:00 PM
Subject
2.01 2015-2016 Achievement Data Review
Meeting
Sep 14, 2016 - School Board Work Session
Category
2. Work Session -- 3:00 PM
Type
Discussion, Report
Subject
2.02 School Board Policy Review
Meeting
Sep 14, 2016 - School Board Work Session
Category
2. Work Session -- 3:00 PM
Type
Information, Discussion

 

Subject
2.03 School Board Advisory Committees Appointment (vote required)
Meeting
Sep 14, 2016 - School Board Work Session
Category
2. Work Session -- 3:00 PM
Type
Action, Information, Discussion
Recommended Action
Move to approve the recommended appointments to the following advisory committees to the School Board: Student Health, Gifted Education and Special Education.

ADVISORY COMMITTEE APPROVED APPOINTMENTS FOR 2016-2017:

 

SHAC - Student Health Advisory Committee

 

  1. Maritza Alger, Staff
  2. Karen Berg, Staff
  3. Michelle Burnette
  4. John Burton
  5. Thomas Calhoun
  6. Tabatha Evans
  7. Eric Goodman, Staff
  8. Janice James-Mitchell
  9. Jay Kossman
  10. Leilani Lawrence
  11. Shelley Lewis
  12. Demetria Lindsay
  13. Lisa McCoy
  14. Dennis Moore
  15. Darrick Person, Staff
  16. Helen Phillips
  17. Peggy Scott
  18. Alicia Smith
  19. Steve Suttmiller
  20. Laterika Wesley

 


SEAC - Special Education Advisory Committee

 

  1. Cheryl Ward, Chair
  2. Ameena Ali
  3. Ykeisha Bradley
  4. Shirley Confino-Rehder
  5. Karen Fox
  6. Clifton Frank
  7. Vaughan Frederick
  8. Teressa Gordon
  9. Sharon Houston, MSW
  10.  Marshner
  11. Diane Outlaw
  12. Alisia Payne
  13. Vashti Washington
  14. Tasha Washington
  15. Robert West
  16. Valerie Wilson, Staff

  


GEAC - Gifted Education Advisory Committee

 

  1. Jessica Huntoon, Chair
  2. Louie Jordan, Vice Chair
  3. Thomas Ambler, Recording Secretary
  4. Vicky Greco, Nominating Chair
  5. Bessemeh Cumberbach-Smith
  6. Tracy Barclift
  7. Cora Freeman
  8. Lynnell Gibson, Staff
  9. Susan Goldman
  10. Keisha Jackson
  11. William Jordan
  12. Nathaniel Kinnison
  13. Frankie McCattry
  14. Julie Morgan
  15. Andrea Tate
  16. Donna Tate
  17. Charlos Washington
  18. Diane Wishart
Motion & Voting
Move to approve the recommended appointments to the following advisory committees to the School Board: Student Health, Gifted Education and Special Education.

Motion by Tanya K Bhasin, second by Noelle Gabriel.
Final Resolution: Motion Carries
Yea: Tanya K Bhasin, Courtney Doyle, Noelle Gabriel, Brad Robinson, Yvonne P Wagner, Rodney Jordan
Subject
2.04 Matters of the Board
Meeting
Sep 14, 2016 - School Board Work Session
Category
2. Work Session -- 3:00 PM
Type
Information

Subject
2.05 Motion to Enter Into Closed Executive Session
Meeting
Sep 14, 2016 - School Board Work Session
Category
2. Work Session -- 3:00 PM
Type
Action, Procedural
Recommended Action
Move that the members of the School Board, the Superintendent and Counsel go into a closed session for the purposes which are set out in subsection (A) of section 2.2-3711 of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, as amended for:
(A) The discussion or consideration of specific prospective candidates for employment; assignment, reassignment, appointment, promotion, performance, demotion, discipline, resignation, etc.; as authorized for executive session by sub-section (1) of the above-cited Code section. The subject of this section of the motion refers to the evaluation of the superintendent and the discipline of a particular employee.
(B) The discussion or consideration of disciplinary matters or any other matters concerning students in Norfolk Public Schools that would involve the disclosure of information contained in a scholastic record pursuant to sub-section (2) of the above-cited Code section. The subject of this section of the motion refers to discussion of actions to be taken in the case of three specific students of the Norfolk Public Schools.
(C) Consultation with legal counsel and briefings by staff members, consultants, or attorneys, pertaining to actual or probable litigation, or other specific legal matters requiring the provision of legal advice by counsel pursuant to sub-section (7) of the above-cited Code section. The subject of this section of the motion refers to advice of counsel concerning the matters identified above.
Motion & Voting
Move that the members of the School Board, the Superintendent and Counsel go into a closed session for the purposes which are set out in subsection (A) of section 2.2-3711 of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, as amended for:
(A) The discussion or consideration of specific prospective candidates for employment; assignment, reassignment, appointment, promotion, performance, demotion, discipline, resignation, etc.; as authorized for executive session by sub-section (1) of the above-cited Code section. The subject of this section of the motion refers to the evaluation of the superintendent and the discipline of a particular employee.
(B) The discussion or consideration of disciplinary matters or any other matters concerning students in Norfolk Public Schools that would involve the disclosure of information contained in a scholastic record pursuant to sub-section (2) of the above-cited Code section. The subject of this section of the motion refers to discussion of actions to be taken in the case of three specific students of the Norfolk Public Schools.
(C) Consultation with legal counsel and briefings by staff members, consultants, or attorneys, pertaining to actual or probable litigation, or other specific legal matters requiring the provision of legal advice by counsel pursuant to sub-section (7) of the above-cited Code section. The subject of this section of the motion refers to advice of counsel concerning the matters identified above.

Motion by Noelle Gabriel, second by Courtney Doyle.
Final Resolution: Motion Carries
Yea: Tanya K Bhasin, Courtney Doyle, Noelle Gabriel, Brad Robinson, Yvonne P Wagner, Rodney Jordan
3. Closed Executive Session -- 6:30 PM
Subject
3.01 Personnel Matters
Meeting
Sep 14, 2016 - School Board Work Session
Category
3. Closed Executive Session -- 6:30 PM
Type
Subject
3.02 Student Matters
Meeting
Sep 14, 2016 - School Board Work Session
Category
3. Closed Executive Session -- 6:30 PM
Type
Subject
3.03 Superintendent Evaluation
Meeting
Sep 14, 2016 - School Board Work Session
Category
3. Closed Executive Session -- 6:30 PM
Type
4. Resolution and Adjournment
Subject
4.01 Resolution Certifying an Executive Closed Session
Meeting
Sep 14, 2016 - School Board Work Session
Category
4. Resolution and Adjournment
Type
Action, Procedural
Recommended Action
A RESOLUTION CERTIFYING AN EXECUTIVE MEETING OF THE SCHOOL BOARD OF THE CITY OF NORFOLK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE VIRGINIA FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT.
WHEREAS, the School Board of the City of Norfolk has convened a closed meeting on this date pursuant to an affirmative recorded vote and in accordance with the provisions of The Virginia Freedom of Information Act; and
WHEREAS, Section 2.2-3712 of the Code of Virginia requires a certification by the School Board of the City of Norfolk that such closed meeting was conducted in conformity with Virginia law;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the School Board of the City of Norfolk hereby certifies that, to the best of each member's knowledge, (i) only public business matters lawfully exempted from open meeting requirements by Virginia law were discussed in the executive meeting to which this certification resolution applies, and (ii) only such public business matters as were identified in the motion convening the executive meeting were heard, discussed, or considered by the School Board of the City of Norfolk.
Subject
4.02 Meeting Adjourned
Meeting
Sep 14, 2016 - School Board Work Session
Category
4. Resolution and Adjournment
Type