• CTE, Lake Taylor High School Attendance Zone Recommendation
• Specialty Program Update

1. BCF. Advisory Committees to the School Board -- Policy updated to give the School Board more flexibility in making appointments to committees.  Any reference to specific committees, dates, or timeframes were removed.

• School Board Office Budget
• Budget Recommendation -- Bus Driver Hourly Rate Increase

PRESENTATION OF COLORS

• Booker T. Washington High School NJROTC

• Music In Our Schools Month (Mar)

Music In Our Schools Month® or “MIOSM®” is NAfME’s annual celebration during March which engages music educators, students, and communities from around the country in promoting the benefits of high quality music education programs in schools. 

Music In Our Schools Month® began as a single statewide Advocacy Day and celebration in New York in 1973 and grew over the decades to become a month-long celebration of school music in 1985.

• Youth Art Month (Mar)

Youth Art Month is a celebration of the visual arts!  The Council for Art Education (CFAE) administers Youth Art Month. Youth Art Month encourages support for quality school art programs, and promotes art material safety. The Council for Art Education (CFAE) administers the program at the national level. The program provides a medium for recognizing skills developed through visual arts experiences unlike any other curriculum subjects, including:

• Problem solving
• Creativity
• Observation
• Communication

Art shows, special exhibits, fundraisers, and school and community activities take place annually, traditionally during March, to celebrate visual art education for grades K – 12.

• National Social Work Month (Mar)

Celebrated each March, National Social Work Month is an opportunity for social workers across the country to turn the spotlight on the profession and highlight the important contributions they make to society. Our nation's more than 650,000 social workers have amazing tenacity and talent.

• Read Across America Day (3/2)

National Education Association (NEA)'s Read Across America is an annual reading motivation and awareness program that calls for every child in every community to celebrate reading on March 2, the birthday of beloved children's author Dr. Seuss. 

NEA's Read Across America also provides NEA members, parents, caregivers, and children the resources and activities they need to keep reading on the calendar 365 days a year.

In cities and towns across the nation, teachers, teenagers, librarians, politicians, actors, athletes, parents, grandparents, and others develop NEA's Read Across America activities to bring reading excitement to children of all ages. Governors, mayors, and other elected officials recognize the role reading plays in their communities with proclamations and floor statements. Athletes and actors issue reading challenges to young readers. And teachers and principals seem to be more than happy to dye their hair green or be duct-taped to a wall if it boosts their students' reading.

• National School Breakfast Week (3/5-9)

Busy weekday mornings make it a challenge for many families to find time for a healthy breakfast. However, US Department of Agriculture data show that more and more students are starting their day with a nutritious breakfast in their school cafeterias. The School Breakfast Program currently serves more than 14 million students every day. Studies show that students who eat school breakfast are more likely to:

• Reach higher levels of achievement in math
• Score higher on standardized tests
• Have better concentration, memory and alertness
• Have improved attendance, behavior, and academic performance
• Maintain a healthy weight

The National School Breakfast Week (NSBW) campaign theme, “I Heart School Breakfast”, reminds the entire school community that school breakfast provides a healthy and energizing start to the day for students. Students will be encouraged to show their enthusiasm for “I Heart School Breakfast” from March 5-9 with special menus, cafeteria events, and more.

• Classified School Employees Week (3/12-16)

The School Board of the City of Norfolk recognizes the important contributions of classified school employees and named the third full week of May “Classified School Employee Week” (CSEW) to honor these contributions. Classified employees are the heartbeat of our schools. From transporting and feeding students to teaching them vital skills and ensuring that schools are operating smoothly, classified employees are integral to public education. From the time students board a school bus to the time they head home at the end of the day, every aspect of their educational experience is impacted by a classified school employee. From the classroom to the playground, the school cafeteria to the college financial aid office – classified employees make a difference in the daily life of student.

• Timothy Bowes is an IB students at Granby High School who built a walking path at Granby Elementary for his Eagle Scout project. The path has been well received by the school and community. 
• D. Timothy Billups completed the requirements to be certified as a Professional Human Capital Leader in Education. This national certification recognizes individuals mastery of a unique set of knowledge and skills at the intersection of education and human resources, designed to facilitate effective leadership and management in schools, divisions and other education organizations. 

WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK AT THE NEXT SCHOOL BOARD MEETING?

Citizens and delegations are welcome to speak at each regular School Board meeting and public hearing. Remarks are limited to three minutes per person. Requests to address the Board may be made by signing up to speak at the meeting. A sign-up sheet will be available in the Board room by the entryway, or you may contact the Clerk of the Board for further assistance at (757) 628-3994 or schoolboardclerk@npsk12.com.

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PROCEDURES TO ADDRESS THE SCHOOL BOARD

When your name is called, please follow these steps:

1. Come forward to the speaker’s podium.  The podium may be adjusted to suit your height.
2. State your name and whether you have a child in Norfolk Public Schools or if you are employed by the system.
3. State your position and give facts and other relevant data.
4. If you represent a group or organization, ask the others to rise and be recognized.
5. Please give any written statements or supporting materials to the Clerk for the record.

Speakers are limited to one appearance of three (3) minutes.  When the Clerk signals that your time is up, please quickly end your comments and be seated.  The School Board does not respond to citizen remarks at the time they are given.
 

The School Board Policy Committee recommends that policy GBMZA. Sexual Harassment - Personnel be repealed.  This policy is now redundant in comparison with policies GBA/JFHA. Prohibition Against Harassment and Retaliation, which was last revised by the Virginia School Boards Association (VSBA) in May 2015.  

The School Board Policy Committee recommends that policy JFHAZ. Title IX: Sexual Harassment be repealed.  This policy is now redundant in comparison with policies GBA/JFHA. Prohibition Against Harassment and Retaliation, which was last revised by the Virginia School Boards Association (VSBA) in May 2015.  

• BCF. Advisory Committees to the School Board -- Policy updated to give the School Board more flexibility in making appointments to committees.  Any reference to specific committees, dates, or timeframes were removed.