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Berkeley County Schools
Principals Meeting
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
Berkeley County Schools . 401 South Queen Street . Martinsburg, WV 25401
Manny Arvon, Superintendent
• SUPERINTENDENT’S UPDATE
Berkeley County Schools . 401 South Queen Street . Martinsburg, WV 25401
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)
Berkeley County Schools . 401 South Queen Street . Martinsburg, WV 25401
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
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Interim Reports
• Interims go out on September 19
• Parent/Teacher Conferences (6-8:00 p.m.)
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High Schools on Monday, September 23
Primary Schools on Tuesday, September 24
Intermediate Schools on Wednesday, September 25
Middle Schools on Thursday, September 26
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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
Berkeley County Schools . 401 South Queen Street . Martinsburg, WV 25401
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
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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
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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)
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• School Faculty and Staff concerns should be
addressed with Principal first.
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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.
Berkeley County Schools . 401 South Queen Street . Martinsburg, WV 25401
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
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Berkeley County Schools
District Overview –
WV Accountability System and
School Performance Data
Berkeley County Schools . 401 South Queen Street . Martinsburg, WV 25401
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
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Berkeley County Schools . 401 South Queen Street . Martinsburg, WV 25401
Berkeley County Schools . 401 South Queen Street . Martinsburg, WV 25401
Berkeley County Schools . 401 South Queen Street . Martinsburg, WV 25401
Berkeley County Schools . 401 South Queen Street . Martinsburg, WV 25401
Berkeley County Schools . 401 South Queen Street . Martinsburg, WV 25401
Berkeley County Schools . 401 South Queen Street . Martinsburg, WV 25401
SCHOOL DESIGNATIONS:
• MUCH TO CELEBRATE
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85%
PRIORITY SUPPORT
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FOCUS
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TRANSITION SUCCESS
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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 Room
1:00-2:30 – 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
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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
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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
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Monday, October 14
Instructional 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
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• 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
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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
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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
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Melissa Hollen, Director Federal
Programs
• Substitute Days
• Staff Development
• Leadership Academy Requisitions
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Hal VanMetre, Director of Special
Education
• State Monitoring
• Homebound/OSE Issues
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Ken Pack, Adult Education and
CTE
Berkeley County Schools . 401 South Queen Street . Martinsburg, WV 25401
Laura Sutton, Assistant
Superintendent/General Counsel
Berkeley County Schools . 401 South Queen Street . Martinsburg, WV 25401
Justin Schooley, Associate
Superintendent HR
• Policy 5000 Updates
• Distinguished Service Awards are due on
Friday, September 13
• Other
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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
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• 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.)
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Veronique Walker, Assistant
Director Student Services
• Attendance
• McKinney-Vento Homeless Act
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Dave Kenney, Director of
Research and Technology
• Moving Computers
• WVEIS Issues
• Wireless Issues
• Other Technology Issues
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Terry Forrest, Director of
Transportation
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Jim Butts, Treasurer
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Tracy Heck, Director School
Nutrition
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Elaine Bobo, Director of
Communications
• Volunteer of the Month Reminder
• Engrade vs. NTouch
• Communication (Customer Service
Training) for Secretaries
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• Key Communicator Meeting
• Business Education Partnership
• Communications with Parents (following
an accident, etc.)
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Berkeley County Schools
Strategic Planning Overview
Berkeley County Schools . 401 South Queen Street . Martinsburg, WV 25401
Step 1:
Self- Study Worksheet
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Step 2:
Word Version of Plan
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Step 3:
Web Version of Plan:
• WVEIS on WEB
• Menu
• Menu item WVR100
• STG.PLN – Strategic
Plan
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Strategic Plan Workshop:
Sept. 24 – Elementary Schools
Sept. 26 – Secondary Schools
9:00-3:00
Auxilary Meeting Room
Berkeley County Schools . 401 South Queen Street . Martinsburg, WV 25401
Plan Due:
October 15
Berkeley County Schools . 401 South Queen Street . Martinsburg, WV 25401
Frequently
Asked
Questions
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Workshop:
Sept. 24 – Elementary Schools
Sept. 26 – Secondary Schools
9:00-3:00
Auxilary Meeting Room
1. eWalk
2. WVEIS on the Web –
School Performance Data Site overview
3. Strategic Plan - Review WVEIS WOW
Strategic Plan template, Q and A,
followed by time to work on your plan
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