CERTIFICATION OF MEETING

Every public body shall give notice of the date, time, and location of its meetings, other than special, emergency, or continued meetings at least three (3) working days in advance by:

Posting such notice on its official public government website, it any;
Placing such notice in a prominent public location at which notices are regularly posted; and
Placing such notice at the office of the clerk of the public body or, in the case of a public body that has no clerk, at the office of the chief administrator.

Reasonable notice under the circumstances of special, emergency, or continued meetings shall be given contemporaneously with the notice provided to the members of the policy body conducting the meeting.

(CHAIR): Ms. Tanner, has today’s School Board meeting been properly certified?

(CLERK): Yes, Madame Chair. On May 11, 2020, notice was provided fulfilling all criteria of VA Code Chapter 37.

(CHAIR): Thank you, Ms. Tanner. I duly call this meeting to order

PUBLIC COMMENTS SUBMITTED: All public comments on Agenda Items or Non-Agenda Items received prior to the meeting will be posted here.

Three public comments received: Barrett Hicks (2) May 5, 2:58 p.m. & May 6, 11:24 a.m. and Matthew Moynihan (1) on May 6, 3:24 p.m. See attached.

The School Board will accept public comments for each board meeting by 4:30 p.m. the day prior to a School Board meeting. If you would like to provide public comments, please e-mail them to the Acting School Board Clerk at schoolboardclerk@npsk12.com. All comments will be provided to board members and posted on BoardDocs for that meeting.

SCHOOL BOARD HYBRID WORK SESSION/BUSINESS MEETING:
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM

ONLINE ZOOM CONFERENCE MEETING (STREAMED LIVE)
https://norfolkpublicschools.swagit.com/live/

web: www.npsk12.com/schoolboard
email: schoolboard@npsk12.com

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SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS LIVE STREAMING/ARCHIVE ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/user/NPSk12va

SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS ARCHIVES: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJkCBujRQwOFwHwxEET-2POv3Qq0OG_91

For School Board Business Meetings prior to January 2016, please call WNPS Channel 47 at 757-628-3459 to purchase a DVD copy for a nominal fee.

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Please print the agenda using the print icon at the top of the panel on the left side of the screen or print the agenda from the Active Meetings home page.

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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. Increase the percentage of schools earning full accreditation (100% fully accredited by 2022)
2. Increase the percentage of VDOE Continuous Improvement Schools and NPS High Academic Performing Schools
3. Decrease all subgroup achievement gaps (5% or less by 2024)
4. Increase the On-Time graduation (85% by 2024)
5. Provide Educational Equity, Options, and Opportunities
6. Attract and retain highly qualified & effective staff (fully staffed at start of school)
7. Expand Educational Planning and create a Five Year Capital Improvement Plan for facilities and technology
8. Promote a culture of safety, high attendance rates, decreased dropout rate, positive organizational culture, and student behavior
9. Attract and retain community partnerships and strengthen family engagements
10. Strive to Improve Relationships and Increase Governance Capacity (School Board only)

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NOTE:

100% IDENTIFICATION VERIFICATION IS IN FORCE...Please remember to bring proper identification (PICTURE ID) to enter the School Administration Building.
The Central Administration Building and all Norfolk Public School facilities are NO SMOKING zones.

NOTICE OF MEETING BY ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION MEANS WITHOUT QUORUM PRESENT AT ANY ONE PHYSICAL LOCATION
The catastrophic nature of the Coronavirus Pandemic makes it impracticable and unsafe to assemble a quorum in a single location. However, the School Board of the City of Norfolk (School Board) must continue to discuss and transact the business statutorily required or necessary to continue operating the Norfolk Public School Division. Therefore, pursuant to the combined authority of declarations of emergency of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, declarations of emergency of the Council and City Manager of the City of Norfolk, Virginia Code Section 2.2-3708.2(A)(3) of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act as modified by provisions within the Commonwealth’s Budget Act (Chapter 1283 of the Acts of Assembly 2020), and resolutions of the School Board: the School Board will hold a meeting to address the emergency by electronic communication means without a quorum of the Board physically assembled at any one location on May 27, 2020, from 4-5:30 p.m. The purpose of this meeting is as indicated in the agenda for this meeting.

NOTE: To view the School Board meeting as it occurs or afterwards, click on the following links:
SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS LIVE STREAMING: http://www.npsk12.com/live-streaming. Or, tune in to WNPS Ch. 47 on Cox Cable.

SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS ARCHIVES: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJkCBujRQwOFwHwxEET-2POv3Qq0OG_91
[For School Board Business Meetings prior to January 2016, please call WNPS Channel 47 at 757-628-3459 to purchase a DVD copy for a nominal fee.]

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Please print the agenda using the print icon at the top of the panel on the left side of the screen or print the agenda from the Active Meetings home page.

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5-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN STRATEGIES:

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

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NOTE:

100% IDENTIFICATION VERIFICATION IS IN FORCE...Please remember to bring proper identification (PICTURE ID) to enter the School Administration Building.
The Central Administration Building and all Norfolk Public School facilities are NO SMOKING zones.

1-Motion to Amend the School Board Proposed FY20-21 Budgets

I move that the School Board amend its March 25, 2020, approved Proposed FY20-21 Budget to reflect the Superintendent’s adjustments that indicate the decrease in anticipated revenues from the Commonwealth of Virginia and the Norfolk City Council for FY20-21.

Moved by: Carlos J. Clanton, Ward 3 member, and Vice-Chair

2-The document tilted "Budget Amendment" was provided by Rodney Jordan.

MOTION TO ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE CLOSED SESSION

MAY 27, 2020

Move that the members of the School Board 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) Discussion or consideration of prospective candidates for employment and the assignment, appointment, promotion, performance, demotion, salaries, disciplining, or resignation of specific officers, appointees, or employees, etc., of the Norfolk Public Schools, pursuant to subsection (1) of the above-cited Code section. The subject of this portion of the session will be a personnel docket for hiring of specific candidates for employment.

(b) Consultation with legal counsel and briefing by staff members concerning actual or probable litigation or specific legal matters requiring the provision of legal advice by counsel pursuant to subsections (7) and (8) of the above-cited Code section. The subjects of this portion of the session are briefing by staff and consultation with counsel concerning the matter identified above and discussion of the awarding of credit towards continuing contracts.

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.