Berkeley County Schools Principals Meeting Tues day, September 3 , 2013

Berkeley County Schools

Principals MeetingTuesday, September 3, 2013

Berkeley County Schools . 401 South Queen Street . Martinsburg, WV 25401


Manny Arvon, Superintendent

• SUPERINTENDENT’S UPDATE


Don Dellinger, Deputy Superintendent

• IMPORTANT DATES– Extended Day Program: school information due

by Friday, September 6 (email to D. Dellinger)

– NxG Standards Make-up Workshops on Tuesday, September 10

– WVEIS Training for Secretaries (October 14, February 17 and April 21)


Principal Workshops

• STAR Workshop for Principals at Aux. Meeting Room on Wednesday, September 11• Secondary 8:30-11:30• Elementary 12:30-3:30

• RESA Smarter Balance Workshop for Principals at the Dorothy McCormick Center on Monday, September 30• Register for a.m. or p.m. session• Alternate date of October 7


Interim Reports

• Interims go out on September 19

• Parent/Teacher Conferences (6-8:00 p.m.)• High Schools on Monday, September 23• Primary Schools on Tuesday, September 24• Intermediate Schools on Wednesday, September 25• Middle Schools on Thursday, September 26


Regional Principals Meetings

• High School Principals coordinate meetings

• Have an agenda and have written minutes

• Email copies to D. Dellinger and M. Kursey

• At least one meeting every 9 weeks


Principal Evaluations

• Remember to do your self-reflections and goals (student growth and personal)

• Complete self-reflections and goals by October 1

• Evaluation Conference schedule will be emailed to you

• Conferences will begin on October 8th


2014-15 Program of Studies

• Central Office Meeting on Thursday, September 5

• Tentative Dates for High School Meetings• First Meeting on Tuesday, September 24

• Second Meeting on Tuesday, October 15


Athletic Information

• High School Athletic Council Meeting for Principals and Athletic Directors on Thursday, September 26 in my office at 9:00

• WVSSAC/WVADA Athletic Administrator Workshop on September 17-18 in Parkersburg

• New WVSSAC Physical Forms and Concussion Information for Parents (WV State Code)


• School Faculty and Staff concerns should be addressed with Principal first.


Next Principals Meeting

• Monday, October 1

• New Principal Cohort will meet after general meeting

• New Assistant Principals will meet that afternoon at 1:30 p.m.


Margaret Kursey, Assistant Superintendent

• Strategic Plan• Training immediately following today’s meeting

• September 24- Elementary Principals at Aux Meeting Room 9:00-3:00

• September 26- Secondary Principals Aux Meeting Room 9:00 – 3:00

• October 15- School Strategic Plans are due


District Overview – WV Accountability System and

School Performance Data


GROWTH CELEBRATIONS:

• ALL SCHOOLS – TYPICAL GROWTH

• MUSSELMAN HIGH HIGH GROWTH – RLA

• MORE BCS STUDENTS EXHIBITING HIGH GROWTH THAN WV STUDENTS IN READING AND MATH AT EVERY PROGRAMMATIC LEVEL

THANBerkeley County Schools . 401 South Queen Street . Martinsburg, WV 25401







SCHOOL DESIGNATIONS:

• MUCH TO CELEBRATE


PRIORITY SUPPORT FOCUS TRANSITION SUCCESS

1 1 1 9 9

85%


ESEA Flexibility Package – WV Accountability System/School Performance Data

• Today –General Principals Meeting Overview of the county data picture

• September 5 – School Performance Site Review 10:30-Noon – Secondary Principals in Board Room1:00-2:30 – Elementary Principals in Board Room

• Sept. 18/19 – Instructional Principals Meetings – Review of Student Growth Report

• Sept. 19 – Student Growth Report to go home• Sept. 24/26 – Strategic Planning Session – Evaluation Menu on WOW


Data Team Day

• Tuesday, September 17

• 2-Hour Delay Schedule for students only. All other staff reports on time.

• All teachers must participate on a Data Team

• Michelle Martin: Pre-K collaboration with kindergarten teachers


Instructional Meetings

• Wednesday, September 18• High Schools at 9:00• Middle Schools at 1:00

• Thursday, September 19• Primary Schools at 9:00• Intermediate Schools at 1:00


Monday, October 14Instructional Support Day

• Instructional Activities, Data Team Meetings and Faculty Senate in the morning

• Staff Development in the afternoon• Elementary- School based ELA and Math• Secondary- TBA by content area ELA and Math• Full Schedule will be distributed at Instructional

Meetings


• Ewalk training- September 24 at 9:00 and September 26 at 9:00– Auxiliary Meeting Room

• APL Training Videos and Log in for schools• www.apl-video.com• Username: [email protected]• Password: berkeleyapl

• Meet with Principal PLC Chairs following meetings today

http://www.apl-video.com/

mailto:[email protected]


Robyn Lopez, Director Assessment and Accountability

• Data Team Substitute Days

• IPI Requirements– Training Dates... October 22, 2013/March 25, 2014

+ adding an additional training this fall

• Growth Model Reports

• Dynamic Learning Map Pilot


Assessments

– COMPASS - All 11th Graders except APTA (December 2, 2013 - January 14, 2014)– ACT EXPLORE/PLAN

• EXPLORE - October 22• PLAN - October 24

– FIRST DATA PULL – Friday, September 6th

– Revised Testing Calendar - Online Writing begins on February 10, 2014– Online Westest2 window will be last 5 weeks of the year– New Test Coordinators' Meeting- Wednesday, September 4 in the Board room

from 9-11:00 a.m.– Training Dates

• Building Level Test Coordinators' Training EXPLORE/PLAN/COMPASS - September 24

• Principals' EXPLORE/PLAN/COMPASS Training - October 1


Melissa Hollen, Director Federal Programs

• Substitute Days

• Staff Development

• Leadership Academy Requisitions


Hal VanMetre, Director of Special Education

• State Monitoring

• Homebound/OSE Issues


Ken Pack, Adult Education and CTE


Laura Sutton, Assistant Superintendent/General Counsel


Justin Schooley, Associate Superintendent HR

• Policy 5000 Updates

• Distinguished Service Awards are due on Friday, September 13

• Other


Ron Stephens, Assistant Superintendent Student Services

• Building Security: check ID’s, visitors sign-in, doors secured

• Gun Safety Exposure: possibility of more of the events

• Fire Drills (10) and Code Drills (5): forms are in the document library


• Homebound Contact– One person must be the main contact person

at each school– Make certain that students’ schedules are

appropriate for homebound instruction (i.e.- core courses, NovaNet, electives, etc.)


Veronique Walker, Assistant Director Student Services

• Attendance

• McKinney-Vento Homeless Act


Dave Kenney, Director of Research and Technology

• Moving Computers

• WVEIS Issues

• Wireless Issues

• Other Technology Issues


Terry Forrest, Director of Transportation


Jim Butts, Treasurer


Tracy Heck, Director School Nutrition


Elaine Bobo, Director of Communications

• Volunteer of the Month Reminder

• Engrade vs. NTouch

• Communication (Customer Service Training) for Secretaries


• Key Communicator Meeting

• Business Education Partnership

• Communications with Parents (following an accident, etc.)


Strategic Planning Overview



Step 1:

Self- Study Worksheet


Step 2:

Word Version of Plan


Step 3: Web Version of Plan:

• WVEIS on WEB

• Menu • Menu item WVR100

• STG.PLN – Strategic Plan


Strategic Plan Workshop:

Sept. 24 – Elementary SchoolsSept. 26 – Secondary Schools

9:00-3:00Auxilary Meeting Room


Plan Due:

October 15


Frequently Asked

Questions


Workshop:

Sept. 24 – Elementary SchoolsSept. 26 – Secondary Schools

9:00-3:00Auxilary Meeting Room1. eWalk2. WVEIS on the Web –

School Performance Data Site overview3. Strategic Plan - Review WVEIS WOW Strategic Plan template, Q and A, followed by time to work on your plan

Documents

Berkeley County Schools Principals Meeting Tues day, September 3 , 2013