WORK SESSION
Work session agenda items / presentations included:
- Citizens Budget Advisory Committee Annual Report
- Proposed FY2024 CIP and Operations Budget
- Summer Learning
As always, these presentations can be viewed in their entirety on BoardDocs.
BUSINESS MEETING
Administrative Appointments
Dr. Daugherty introduced the following new administrators:
- Monique Booth, Director of Curriculum Development and Support – Elementary
- Emily Stains, Director of Curriculum Development and Support – Secondary
The Board approved Jennifer Varga as Assistant Principal at Cosby HS as part of the Recommended Personnel Actions.
Awards and Recognitions
Congratulations to the girls Carver MS basketball team for winning the 2022 Chesterfield County championship!
- Head Coach LaToya Daniels
- Assistant Coach Michele Brown
- Manager Kiarah Wilson
Players:
- Londyn Ferguson
- Timani Harris
- Jazmyn Coston
- Knylah Awadalla
- Taylor Henderson
- Dayvionna Brown
- Nikiyah Silas
- Elayjah Fields
- Sasha Hodge
- Ca’Re Eure-Breiner
- Erin Knight
- Brianna Silas
- Milan Woodley-Cheatham
Kristin Thrower of Meadowbrook HS was recognized for being selected as the 2022 School Librarian of the Year by the Virginia Association of School Librarians.
The following counselors were recognized as Outstanding Counselor of the Year:
- Airiana Merritt, Ettrick ES
- Christina Mejia, Chalkley ES
- Allison Piotrowski, Marguerite Christian ES
- Kelsi Wilkins, Falling Creek MS
- Cori Jackson, Thomas Dale HS
Congratulations to our 35 economics and personal finance teachers who earned the 2021-2022 W!se Gold Star Teacher Award by achieving 93% passing rate on the W!se financial literacy certification test in at least one class.
Teachers:
- Adam Canning (Bird High)
- Mark Cullip (Bird High)
- Bill Wright (CCPSOnline)
- Chad Seay (CCPSOnline)
- Janice Skipwith (CCPSOnline)
- Michael Sun (CCPSOnline)
- Samantha Uzzle (CCPSOnline)
- Kyle Miller (Clover Hill High)
- Stephanie Mercado (Clover Hill High)
- Angela Wagner (Cosby High)
- David Templeton (Cosby High)
- Elise Sydow (Cosby High)
- Kathryn Smith (Cosby High)
- Nicholas Woznyj (Cosby High)
- William Shuman (Cosby High)
- Mary Mayo (CTC@Courthouse)
- Owen Hughes (Thomas Dale High)
- Terri Burch (Thomas Dale High)
- Jeffrey Bourassa (James River High)
- Kerri Rosenzweig (James River High)
- Madison Irving (James River High)
- Rose Malone (James River High)
- Curtis Ashley (Manchester High)
- Paul Kline (Manchester High)
- Cynthia Barber (Matoaca High)
- William De Salvatore (Matoaca High)
- Recharde Goodwyn (Meadowbrook High)
- William Fields (Meadowbrook High)
- Gabriel Taylor (Midlothian High)
- Jillana Hicks (Midlothian High)
- Kimberly Powell (Midlothian High)
- Madeleine Smith (Midlothian High)
- Monica Van Arsdale (Midlothian High)
- Carol Gentry (Monacan High)
- Carolyn Manheim (Monacan High)
Midlothian High achieved the W!se Blue Star School Award by reaching an 80% passing rate on the financial literacy certification test and having either a majority of students on a given grade level receive personal finance instruction or at least 10% of school enrollment take the certification test.
Cosby High was one of just 29 schools nationwide to achieve the W!se Platinum Star School Award, the highest award. It is earned when a school achieves a 90% passing rate on the financial literacy certification test and the average score on the test is 85% or higher with at least half the students on a grade level or a minimum of 10% of school enrollment.
The School Board adopted a Resolution Recognizing February 2023 as Career and Technical Education Month.
The following bus drivers were recognized for their outstanding performance:
- Stephanie Nuckols, Area 1, Bus 651, 8 months of service
- Desirea Smallwood, Area 2, Bus 28, 1 year of service
- Marisa Lebay, Area 3, Bus 613, 1 year of service
- Barbara Hruska, Area 4, Bus 695, 30 years of service
- Manuela Curtis, Area 5, Bus 201, 1 year of service
The following food service employees were recognized for their outstanding performance:
- Hassnae Boutouba, Food Service Associate at Robious ES, 2 years of service
- Tracy Gunnoe, Assistant Manager at Harrowgate ES, 9 years of service
- Suzanne Sears, Cafeteria Manager at Clover HIll ES, 10 years of service
- Bonnie Skiba, Cafeteria Manager at Matoaca ES, 23 years of service
The School Board was recognized for School Board Appreciation Month and the Clerk was recognized for School Board Clerk Appreciation Week.
Congratulations to all of last night’s honorees!
Board Actions
– The consent agenda was approved as presented. Memos of interest included:
- Memo #010-023: Recommended Personnel Actions
- Memo #011-23: FY2023 – Acceptance of New Grants
- Memo #012-23: Acceptance of Donations
- Memo #013-23: FY2023 Grant Changes
- Memo #014-23: 2022-23 School Calendar – Feb. 21 Special Election – Asynchronous Learning Day
- Resolution Recognizing February 2023 as Black History Month
- Memo #020-23: Appointment of Member to School Board Advisory Committee
- Memo #021-23: Approval of Head Start Refunding Application
Items for Board Review
At each meeting, a number of items are shared with the Board for their review and for public consumption via the BoardDocs site. These do not require action on the Board’s part. This month’s packet included:
- Magisterial District Improvement Funds – FY2023
- FY2023 – December – Expenditures vs. Appropriations
- Budget Change Request Summary Across Categories – December 2022
- Board Committee Reports
- PreK Update: December 2022