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NEW HORIZONS REGIONAL EDUCATION CENTERS
BOARD OF TRUSTEES REPRESENTING
GLOUCESTER
HAMPTON
NEWPORT NEWS
POQUOSON
WILLIAMSBURG/JAMES CITY COUNTY
YORK COUNTY
Board of Trustees Meeting
May 22, 2018 5:30 P.M.
Woodside Lane Campus
AGENDA BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING
5:30 PM, May 22, 2018 Woodside Lane Campus Conference Room
AGENDA NO. SUBJECT PRESENTER RECOMMENDATION
CALL TO ORDER Ms. Simonds
ANNOUNCEMENT OF CHANGES IN THE AGENDA Mr. Johnson
PUBLIC COMMENT: (Citizens who wish to address the Board should complete a speaker's card through the Clerk of the Board prior to the start of the meeting)
PRESENTATIONS: Educational Foundation Golf Classic Check Presentation Mr. Johnson
CONSENT AGENDA: (Items listed under this heading are approved by one motion without discussion unless a member of the Board or Superintendent requests that
any item be removed from the consent agenda and voted upon separately.) 2018-63 Approval of Minutes – March 27, 2018 Ms. Simonds Action
2018-64 Personnel Report Mr. Johnson Action Personnel Report
Teacher Re-appointments for 2018-2019
2018-65 Financial Report Mr. Ragland Action
ACTION ITEMS: 2018-66 Executive Directors 2018-19 Budget Adoption Mr. Johnson Action
2018-67 NHREC 2017-2018 Calendar Adoption Mr. Johnson Action
INFORMATION/BOARD DISCUSSION:
2018-68 Director’s Report Mr. Johnson Information A. ATC Signing Day
B. Dates for Awards Programs
C. Enrollment Update 2018-2019
2018-69 Announcements and Information Mr. Johnson Information
2018-70 Discussion of Current Issues for Board Members and/or Superintendents
2018-71 Closed Session
Adjournment
May 22, 2018
TO: Members of the Board of Trustees and Superintendents
FROM: Joseph Johnson, Executive Director
Shelly Simonds, Chairman
SUBJECT: 2018-63 Approval of Minutes – March 27, 2018 The Chairman and I recommend that the minutes from the March 27, 2018 New Horizons Regional
Education Centers’ Board of Trustees meeting be approved as presented.
Attachment
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NHREC Board of Trustees Minutes
March 27, 2018
New Horizons Regional Education Centers Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes
March 27, 2018
The New Horizons Regional Education Centers’ Board of Trustees held its regularly scheduled
meeting on March 27, 2018, at the Woodside Lane, CTE Building in Newport News. Dinner was
presented to the Board of Trustees, Superintendents and guest at 5:30, followed by a tour of the
newly renovated facility. The meeting was called to order by the Chair, Ms. Shelly Simonds at 6:09
P.M.
Board Members Present: Superintendents Present: Ms. Shelly Simonds, Chair (left at 6:29 p.m.)
Mr. Jim Kelly
Dr. Jeffrey Smith, Superintendent-In-Charge
Dr. Olwen Herron
Elisa Nelson Dr. Walter Clemons
Dr. Reginald Woodhouse Dr. Brandon Ratliff attended for Dr. Parish
Dr. Robert George (arrived at 6:13 p.m.) Dr. Jim Carroll attended for Dr. Shandor
Others Present: Thomas Tingle and Brad Sipes, Guernsey Tingle Architect
Joey Ritchie, Ritchie-Curbow Construction
Public Comment: There were no public request for comments.
Announcement of Changes in the Agenda: Mr. Johnson stated in order to have a quorum vote
he would need to rearrange items as Ms. Simonds needed to leave early. He also stated a closed
session was required.
Consent Agenda: 2018-51 Approval of Minutes – January 23, 2018 2018-52 Personnel Report 2018-53 Financial Report Ms. Simonds asked if there were any questions or comments that needed to be addressed regarding
the Consent Agenda items. There were none. Mr. Kelly made a motion to approve the Consent
Agenda as presented and Dr. Woodhouse seconded the motion. The motion carried 4-0.
Board Action: 2018-57 TNCC Mechatronics Lease: Mr. Johnson explained he found some errors in the latest lease, therefore presented the amended
Mechatronics lease. He explained the five year extension and the rates per year, he also stated there
were clauses in the lease stating allowing a party to discontinue with notice should either party feel
like this was no longer of benefiting their interest. Mr. Johnson asked the Board of Trustees to
approve the amended document. Ms. Simonds asked if there were any questions. It was asked if
there was legal review, Mr. Johnson stated the lease was reviewed by legal when established and
nothing changed other than the five year lease payments. There were no other questions. Mr. Kelly
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NHREC Board of Trustees Minutes
March 27, 2018
made a motion to approve the TNCC Mechatronics Lease as presented, Dr. George seconded the
motion. The motion carried 5-0.
2018-54 Executive Directors Proposed 2018-19 Budget: Mr. Johnson explained in January, after meeting with the Superintendents, the Executive
Director presented the 2018-19 Budget Plan & Initiatives as part of the budget planning process.
The Executive Director’s Proposed SY 2018-2019 Budget and Divisional Cost Allocation is
being presented and the final 2018-2019 Budget will be presented for Board Adoption. New Horizons’ follows Newport News Public Schools (NNPS) for compensation and at this time
NNPS is proposing a 2% pay increase for non-teaching staff and an average 3.2% pay increase
for teachers that addresses teacher pay scale compression. The VRS rate is being reduced from
16.22% to 15.68%. NHREC Health Insurance Premium will decrease -2%; however, employee
monthly premiums will increase by $50 per month for family/plus one and $75 for employee/
family to assist in offsetting the cost related to the increased number of employees taking health
insurance and maintain alignment with divisional employee premiums.
Mr. Johnson also explained the Executive Director’s Proposed 2018-2019 Budget provides for a
total budget of $19,054,701 an increase of $914,792 (5%). The 2018-2019 Divisional Cost
Allocation is $16,708,907 an increase of $1,524,013 (10%). The 2018-2019 Divisional Cost
Allocation increase is comprised of: Compensation and Benefit increase of $369,511:
salary/benefit adjustment within current budget, and proposed compensation; Operational
increase of $1,134,121 to include: CTE Master Plan initiatives, special education substitutes; and
new special education Additional Positive Support (APS) model. Mr. Johnson asked the board to accept the Executive Director’s Proposed 2018-2019 budget plan. He
then stated once NNPS budget was accepted he would adjust with the superintendents prior to the
May Board meeting.
At 6:29 PM, Ms. Simonds had to leave the meeting. Mr. Johnson answered a couple of questions.
Dr. George made a motion to accept the Executive Directors Proposed 2018-2019 Budget as
presented; Mrs. Nelson seconded the motion. The motion carried 4-0.
2018-55 Board Net Assets: Mr. Johnson reviewed the Board net assets as of March 2018. He requested $146,059 be moved from
unrestricted to Board Designated Funds, $99,378 E-rate reimbursed funds be used for technology,
and the $46,681 of generated revenue by the CFAAT be used for equipment additions. He stated
these funds would be targeted to equip the renovated WL HVAC lab and BF OT/PT lab for SY 2018-
2019. He then stated the request is to move $146,059 to Board Designated and the $545,348 returned
by PNC bank that was designated for Debt Service Reserve be moved to Unrestricted Assets to be
designated at a later date. Mr. Johnson answered questions regarding the return of the $545,348 and
stated this would allow the Board to address maintenance issues or further renovation at WL. Dr.
George asked if there were any others, there being none. Dr. George made a motion to approve the
Board Designated Funds as presented; Mrs. Nelson seconded the motion. The motion carried 4-0.
2018-56 CTE Program Fees Mr. Ray reviewed the 2018-19 proposed CTE student fees. A summary of changes, as well as the
Program Fee Listing was included in the Board Book. Dr. George asked if there were any questions
or comments regarding the CTE Program Fees. There were none. Mrs. Nelson made a motion to
approve the CTE Program Fees as presented; Dr. George seconded the motion. The motion carried 4-
0.
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NHREC Board of Trustees Minutes
March 27, 2018
Board Information/Discussion: 2018-58 SY 2018-19 Draft Regional Calendar
Mr. Johnson noted NHREC hosts and participates in the development of the regional school
calendar which is being presented for information only. The goal of the regional school calendar
is to create a common school calendar around specific dates (opening and closing of school,
winter and spring break, holidays, and regional professional development).
2018-59 Director’s Report
A. Dates for Awards Programs: ATC Academy Signing Day – May 1, 2018, at the Butler Farm Campus
CTE Completer’s Ceremony – Tuesday, June 5, 2018, at Liberty Baptist Church, 6:30 PM
GSST Ceremony –Thursday, June 7, 2018, at CNU’s Fergusons Center, 6:00 PM
Center for Autism–Friday, June 8, 2018 at New Horizons’ WL Bldg B Campus, 10:00 AM
Newport Academy–Friday, June 8, 2018, at New Horizons’ WL Bldg B Campus, 12:00 PM
2018-60 Announcements and Information Mr. Johnson pointed out the numerous Governor’s School awards and CTE announcements
included in the Board Book. In the interest of time the Board may review these at their convenience.
2018-61 Discussion of Current Issues for Board Members and/or Superintendents There was no further discussion.
2018-62 Closed Session A closed session was not required.
Adjournment 7:07 PM
____________________________
Shelly Simonds, Chair
_____________________________
Angela Standley, Clerk of the Board
May 22, 2018
TO: Members of the Board of Trustees and Superintendents
FROM: Joseph Johnson, Executive Director
SUBJECT: 2018-64 Personnel Report and Teacher Re-appointments 2018-2019 I recommend that the Board accept the attached Personnel Report and Teacher Re-appointments for the
2018-2019 school year as presented.
Attachments
HR Board Report
May 22, 2018
Board of Trustees Meeting Human Resources Report
May 22, 2018
RECRUITMENT
POSITION DEPARTMENT LOCATION
Assistant Principal Career & Technical Education Center Woodside Lane Campus
Electricity Instructor Career & Technical Education Center Woodside Lane Campus
Physical Therapy/Occupational
Therapy Aide Instructor Career & Technical Education Center Butler Farm Campus
Building Maintenance
Instructor
Center for Apprenticeship and Adult
Training Butler Farm Campus
Finance Director Administration Butler Farm Campus
Program Coordinator
Center for Apprenticeship and Adult
Training
Butler Farm & Woodside Lane
Campus
Special Education Teacher
Newport Academy,
Center for Autism
Kiln Creek & Woodside Lane
Campuses
Physical/Occupational Therapy
Aide Instructor
Center for Apprenticeship and Adult
Training Butler Farm Campus
Electrical Apprenticeship
Instructor
Center for Apprenticeship and Adult
Training Butler Farm Campus
TEACHER RE-APPOINTMENTS FOR 2018-2019*
NAME DEPARTMENT
CAMPUS
Barrows, Paula Career & Tech Woodside Lane
Bates, Kimberly Career & Tech Butler Farm
Bedir, Islam Governor’s School Butler Farm
Chinnabhandar, Sridhar Career & Tech Butler Farm
Davis, Jeff Career & Tech Butler Farm
Duesberry-Woody, Michelle Career & Tech Butler Farm
Feygelson, Rimma Governor’s School Butler Farm
Garguilo, Alexis Center for Autism Woodside Lane
Gaston, Takeara Center for Autism Woodside Lane
Guerrero-Munoz, Marcos Governor’s School Butler Farm
Hardy, Cerone Career & Tech Butler Farm
Hickman, James Career & Tech Butler Farm
Moore, Michael Center for Autism Woodside Lane
Reutzel, Michael Newport Academy Woodside Lane
Richardson, Amber Career & Tech Butler Farm
Sanders, Amanda Newport Academy Woodside Lane
Saunders, Katherine Center for Autism Kiln Creek
Scott, John Career & Tech Butler Farm
Zanol, Lindsay Center for Autism Kiln Creek
*Subject to completion of VDOE teacher licensure requirements.
May 22, 2018
TO: Members of the Board of Trustees and Superintendents
FROM: Joseph Johnson, Executive Director
R. Donald Ragland, Finance Director
SUBJECT: 2018-65 Financial Report
Mr. Ragland will present a Statement of Activities for ten months ended April 30, 2018. Mr. Ragland
and I recommend that the Board accept the attached Financial Report as presented.
Attachment
May 22, 2018
TO: Members of the Board of Trustees and Superintendents
FROM: Joseph Johnson, Executive Director
SUBJECT: 2018-66 Budget Adoption
The 2017-2018 NHREC Executive Director’s Budget is being presented for Board Adoption.
The 2018-2019 budget development process was approved by the Board of Trustees at its December
19, 2017 meeting. In January, after meeting with the Superintendents, the Executive Director
presented the 2018-19 Budget Plan and Initiatives as part of the budget planning process.
After meeting with the Superintendents in March, the Executive Director’s Proposed SY 2018-2019
Budget and Divisional Cost Allocation was presented for Board acceptance as part of the divisional
budget planning process. The NHREC SY 2018-2019 Budget is now being presented for Board
Adoption.
NHREC follows NNPS compensation which is 4% for all employees for 2018-2019. There are no
other changes to the budget from the Proposed Budget submitted in March.
The Executive Director’s Proposed 2018-2019 Budget provides for a total budget of $19,153,251 an
increase of $1,013,342 (5.6%). The 2018-2019 Divisional Cost Allocation is $16,807,457 an increase
of $1,622,563 (10.7%). The 2018-2019 Divisional Cost Allocation increase is comprised of:
Compensation and Benefit increase of $488,442: salary/benefit adjustment within current budget, and
proposed compensation; Operational increase of $1,134,121 to include: CTE Master Plan initiatives,
special education substitutes; and new special education Additional Positive Support (APS) model.
May 23, 2017
TO: Members of the Board of Trustees and Superintendents
FROM: Joseph Johnson, Executive Director
SUBJECT: 201-67 2018-2019 NHREC Regional Calendar Adoption
NHREC follows the NNPS school calendar due to the following: 1) NHREC follows the policies and
procedures of Newport News Public Schools (NNPS), unless specifically designed for NHREC and 2)
NNPS provides cafeteria services for the special education program at Woodside Lane (a major
consideration related to school closing). The attached 2018-2019 NHREC School Calendar is being
presented for Board approval.
Additionally, NHREC hosts and participates in the development of the regional school calendar which
is being presented for information only. The goal of the regional school calendar is to create a common
school calendar around specific dates (opening and closing of school, winter and spring break,
holidays, and regional professional development).
Attachments
NEW HORIZONS REGIONAL SCHOOL CALENDARDRAFT 2018-2019 SCHOOL YEAR
WILLIAMSBURG/
JCC
New Teachers Report Aug 13 Aug 13 Aug 15 Aug 20 Aug 20 Aug 16 Aug 15
All Teachers Report Aug 20 Aug 22 Aug 23 Aug 22 Aug 22 Aug 22 Aug 23
Labor Day - Closed Sep 3 Sep 3 Sep 3 Sep 3 Sep 3 Sep 3 Sep 3
All Students Report Sep 4 Sep 4 Sep 4 Sep 4 Sep 4 Sep 4 Sep 4
Professional Day Sep 28 (ER)
Professional Day OCT 5 (ER) Oct 5 (ER) Oct 5 (ER) OCT 5 (ER)
Interims Reports Issued Oct 4 Oct 7 Oct 9 Oct 11
Professional Day Oct 26 (ER)
First Qtr Ends Nov 2 (44) Nov 5 (ER) (45) Nov 5 (45) Nov 5 Nov 5 (45) Nov 5 (45) Nov 5
Professional Day/Election Day - NS Nov 5-6 Nov 6 Nov 6 Nov 6 Nov 6 Nov 6 Nov 6
Second Qtr Begins Nov 7 Nov 7 Nov 7 Nov 7 Nov 7 Nov 7 Nov 7
Veterans Day/Professional DayNov 12
delayed opening for PDNov 12 (NS)
Report Cards Nov 15 Nov 12 Nov 14 Nov 9 (ER) Nov 13 Nov 15 Nov 14
Thanksgiving Holiday - 1/2 Day Offices Nov 21 (NS) Nov 21 (NS) Nov 21 (NS)
Thanksgiving Holiday - Closed Nov 22-23 Nov 21-23 Nov 22-23 Nov 21-23 Nov 21-23 Nov 21-23 Nov 22-23
Interim Reports Issued Dec 11 Dec 14 Dec 11 Dec 14
Winter Break Dec 19 (ER) Dec 19 (ER) Dec 19 (ER) Dec 19 (ER) Dec 19 (ER) Dec 19 (ER) Dec 19 (ER)
Winter Break - Closed Dec 20- Jan 1 Dec 20-Jan 1 Dec 20-Jan 1 Dec 20-Jan 1 Dec 20-Jan 1 Dec 20-Jan 1 Dec 20-Jan 1
Schools Reopen Jan 2 Jan 2 Jan 2 Jan 2 Jan 2 Jan 2 Jan 2
Martin Luther King Day - Closed Jan 21 Jan 21 Jan 21 Jan 21 Jan 21 Jan 21 Jan 21
Exams Jan 23 (ER) Jan 22-25 Jan 22-24 (ER) Jan 23-25 (ER) Jan 22-23 (ER) Jan 23-25 (ER) Jan 22-24 (ER)
Second Qtr Ends Jan 24 (ER) (43) Jan 25 (46) Jan 24 (44) Jan 25 Jan 23 (43) Jan 25 (44) Jan 24
Professional Day Jan 25 (NS) Jan 25 (NS) Jan 25 (NS) Jan 24-25 (NS) Jan 25 (NS)
Reg. Prof. Dev. - NS Jan 28 (NS) Jan 28 Jan 28 Jan 28 Jan 28 Jan 28
Professional Day Jan 29 (NS)
Second Semester Begins Jan 29 Jan 30 Jan 29 Jan 29 Jan 28 Jan 29 Jan 29
Report Cards Feb 6 Feb 4 Feb 5 Feb 1 Feb 5 Feb 1 Feb 5
President’s Day - Closed Feb 18 (ER) Feb 18 Feb 18 (NS) Feb 18 Feb 18 Feb 18 Feb 18 (NS)
Professional Day Mar 1 (ER) Mar 1 (ER) Mar 1 (ER) Mar 1 (ER) Mar 1 (ER)
Interim Reports Feb 28 Mar 1 Mar 5 Mar 6
Professional Day Mar 15 (ER)
3rd Qtr Ends Mar 29 (45) Mar 29 (42) Mar 29 (43) (ER) Mar 29 (ER) Mar 29 (ER) (44) Mar 29 (ER) (43) Mar 29 (ER)
Spring Break - Closed Apr 1-5 Apr 1-5 Apr 1-5 Apr 1-5 Apr 1-5 Apr 1-5 Apr 1-5
4th Qtr Begins Apr 8 Apr 8 Apr 8 Apr 8 Apr 8 Apr 8 Apr 8
Report Cards Apr 17 Apr 12 Apr 16 Apr 12 Apr 12 Apr 12 Apr 16
Professional Day May 10 (ER)
Interim Reports Issued May 8 May 17 May 7 May 16
Professional Day May 24 (ER)
Memorial Day - Closed May 27 May 27 May 27 May 27 May 27 May 27 May 27
Exams Jun 6 (ER) Jun 10-13 (ER) Jun 12-14 (ER) Jun 12-14 (ER) Jun 10-13 (ER) Jun 11-13 (ER) Jun 12-14 (ER)
Professional Day Jun 10 (NS)
Last Student Day Jun 7 (ER) (44) Jun 13 (48) Jun 14 (49) Jun 14 Jun 13 (48) Jun 13 (48) Jun 14
Last Teacher Day/Workday Jun 14 Jun 17 Jun 17 Jun 14 Jun 14 Jun 17
Student Days 176 180 181 182 180 180 181
Teacher/New Teacher Days 188/190
Revision Date 4/30/2018 3/5/2018 3/9/2018 03/05/18 2/6/2018 3/5/2018 3/9/2018
Inclement Weather Days 1 1 2 1
Approved Approved Approved Approved Approved Approved DRAFT
Revised 5/8/18
NEW HORIZONS OCCASION GLOUCESTER HAMPTON NEWPORT NEWS POQUOSON YORK Calendar Notes
Professional Day =constitutes a
conference day, assessment day or
professional development day.
NS = No Students
ER = Early Release
* = Dates are subjectto change
2018-2019 School Calendar DRAFT CTE & Governor’s School
New Teachers Report Aug 15
All Teachers Report Aug 23
Labor Day – Closed Sep 3
All Students Report Sep 4
Professional Day Oct 5 (ER)
Interim Reports Issued Oct 9*
1st Qtr Ends Nov 5
Professional Day/Election Day Nov 6 (NS)
2nd Qtr Begins Nov 7
Report Cards Nov 14
Thanksgiving Holiday - Closed Nov 21-23
Interim Reports Issued Dec 11*
Winter Break - Early Release Dec 19
Winter Break - Closed Dec 20-Jan 1
Schools Reopen Jan 2
Martin Luther King Day - Closed Jan 21
NHREC Exams Jan 17-18 (ER)*
Division HS Exams Jan 22-24 (ER), 25
2nd Qtr Ends Jan 24
Professional Day Jan 25 (NS)
Regional Professional Day Jan 28 (NS)
Second Semester Begins Jan 29
Report Cards Feb 5
President’s Day Feb 18 (NS)
Professional Day Mar 1 (ER)
Interim Reports Mar 5*
3rd Qtr Ends Mar 29 (ER)
Spring Break - Closed Apr 1-5
4th Qtr Begins Apr 8
Report Cards Apr 16
Interim Reports Issued May 14
Memorial Day - Closed May 27
CTE Exams May 30-31*
GSST Exams Jun 4-5*
Division HS Exams Jun 12-14 (ER)
Last Student Day Jun 14
Last Teacher Day/Workday Jun 17 Calendar Notes: This calendar applies to Career & Tech and Governor’s School students and teachers only. Twelve month staff should follow the Holiday schedule. Professional Day constitutes a conference day, assessment day or professional development day. Dates are subject to change due to inclement weather and other emergencies.
NS = No students, ER = Early Release for Students, * = Dates are subject to change
5/15/18
May 22, 2018
TO: Members of the Board of Trustees and Superintendents
FROM: Joseph Johnson, Executive Director
SUBJECT: 2018-68 Director’s Report
A. ATC Signing Day
B. Dates for Awards Programs:
New Horizons’ programs awards ceremonies will be held as follows:
Governor’s School – Thursday, June 7 at CNU’s Fergusons Center, 6:30 PM
CTE – Tuesday, June 5 at Liberty Baptist Church, 6:00 PM
Center for Autism – Friday, June 8 at New Horizons’ Woodside Lane Campus, 10:00
AM
Newport Academy – Friday, June 8 at New Horizons’ Woodside Lane Campus, 12:00
PM
May 22, 2018
TO: Members of the Board of Trustees and Superintendents
FROM: Joseph Johnson, Executive Director
SUBJECT: 2018-69 Announcements and Information The attached documents are provided for the Boards information only. In the interest of time, we will
not discuss the attachments at the meeting. If you have any questions or comments regarding any of
the attached documents, please feel free to contact me at any time. If you would like copies of any of
the attached documents, please contact Ms. Standley.
Attachments
TNCC Signing Day - Health Science Programs
Medical Assistant, Nursing Assistant and Dental Assistant students participated in a Thomas
Nelson Application Day on April 10. Students met with staff from Enrollment Services and
advisors from the Health Professions division. Students were able to complete the Thomas
Nelson application, register for New Student Orientation, and determine if they needed to take a
placement test, verify submission of the FAFSA and ask questions of the Health Professions
advising staff.
SkillsUSA Information Technology Services Challenge
New Horizons Butler Farm Campus conducted the SkillsUSA Information Technology Services Challenge on
March 14th. The students had to perform a variety of repairs to desktops and laptops, and also make a repair
to a patch cable.
The winner was Amari Hargrave, from the AM class. He will be representing our region at the state challenge
in Virginia Beach.
Tidewater Sea Perch Competition
The 6th Annual Tidewater SeaPerch Challenge was held on Saturday, April 14th at Brittingham-
Midtown Recreation Center in Newport News. The challenge consisted of 3 parts: Presentation
of ROV, Obstacle Challenge, and a Technical Challenge. The Obstacle and Technical
Challenges are both pool challenges where the students have to successfully drive their ROV
through courses. The Aquatic Phoenix placed 3rd in the High School Stock Obstacle Challenge
and 2nd in the ROV Presentation. The team members are Amari Hargrave (left - CTE) and
Darrion Chandler (right - Governor's School).
Butler Farm CTE - FCCLA
Congratulations to Mrs. Penny Cooke, New Horizons FCCLA advisor and Early Childhood
Education teacher on her Most Spirited FCCLA Advisor Award.
Woodside Lane CTE
CTE students from Electricity and Renewable Energy are wiring the new HVAC
home at Woodside Lane. This was a joint activity performed by the high school
electrical students with the contractor, Walsh Electric.
The Virginia Math League offers high schools students the opportunity to compete in 6 monthly contests throughout the school year. The contests are comprised of of 6 questions covering topics from algebra, geometry, precalculus, probability and statistics, and number theory. Students across the entire country participate in Math League contests.
This year, 19 students from the Governor’s School participated in the math league:
Three of our students, Jenny Gu, Taekhoon (Jack) Oh, and Taekhwan (James) Oh, were recognized for being among the highest-scoring students in the state. Additionally, The Governor’s School was recognized as one of the top scoring teams in the state.
Congratulations to all these students who contributed to the success of the Governor’s School Virginia Math League team this year!
Tabb High School Participants:
Kasandra Aulenbach Ryan Bagalkotker Erin Cox Pablo Fernandez
Jenny Gu Sarah Lee Ryan Lenfant Alyssa Lowe
Rachel McNamara Eunice Namkoong Taekhoon Oh Taekwan Oh
CJ Omweg Manav Sheth Noelle Simpson Yifan Wang
Lillian Way
Grafton High School Participants:
Yooh Oh
York High School Participants:
Kai Vylet
GSST—Virginia Math League
Code Quest is a high school international programming competition that takes place once a year. Lockheed Martin's computer programmers and engineers sponsor this competition by creating 15-20 problems and host-ing this event at many of its locations.
Students must use their problem solving and programming skills within a 2.5 hour time frame to get as many questions correct as possible! This annual event is used to challenge and inspire our future generation of engi-neers and programmers!
On Saturday, April 21st GSST juniors Byunghyun Yoon, Wan-Ching Tseng, Elisabeth Seguin, and Emery Shelly in the Computational Science strand competed in the 2018 Code Quest Competition. The competition was held in Suffolk, VA at Lockheed Martin’s Center for Innovation.
Emery Shelly placed 3rd in the novice category! Congratulations to our students on their achievements and dedication to STEM academics!
Xuan Nguyen and Matthew Carter were invited to speak recently before the Association of
Energy Engineers (AEE) at their monthly meeting in Williamsburg. As part of Senior mentorship
experience, and sponsored by the Center for Entrepreneurial Innovation at Old Dominion
University, Xuan and Matt have been performing research forecasting the trajectories of
advanced energy efficiency technologies aboard ships for a local company. Researchers with
the company who were members of the AEE found the results so intriguing and compelling,
they asked the students to present their work at their monthly meeting. The students were
guided in their research by their teacher-mentor, Steven R. Walk, whose research career has
included the use of quantitative methods to model the growth and diffusion of technology and
technological change.
"Autism Awareness Day"
April 11 was "Autism Awareness Day" at the
CFA Yorktown Middle School
campus. Students and staff hit home runs,
tagged runners out, and congratulated each
other after a great game of t-ball. After
building up their appetites they enjoyed
Mexican food in the cafeteria with a "Taco
About Autism" theme. Finally, a super
special guest visited each classroom and
took pictures with all the students.
Center for Autism & Newport Academy - Community-based instruction (CBI)
Community-based instruction (CBI) is an instructional strategy used at Center for
Autism and Newport Academy that promotes the teaching and use of academic and
functional skills in a natural environment. CBI is a hands-on learning experience
located within the community which allows student to practice new skills they have
learned in the classroom. The elementary students pictured here learned
communication and money skills in the classroom and then practiced those skills during a shopping trip.
Our CBI program focuses on teaching skills students will need to function in their
community: domestic, vocational (see picture), recreation and leisure; and accessing community resources.
Center for Autism & Newport Academy
Students in the Education for Employment (EFE) Program learn valuable
Workplace Readiness Skills in real-life work environments. Students here
have learned to run the dish line at Mary Immaculate Hospital.
Center for Autism – Picture Exchange Students throughout the Center for Autism use a variety of systems to communicate. Many students use picture exchange systems. Students using picture exchange are taught to approach another person and give them a picture of a desired item in exchange for that item. By doing so, the person is able to initiate communication. This system works well in the classroom and at home. The picture exchange system allows people with limited communication skills to communicate a request, a thought, or anything that can reasonably be displayed on a picture card. For many students this is a quick, self-initiating, functional communication system. Students begin with the exchange of simple icons and can build to using sentence structures. Very often, the ability to use picture exchange communication, promotes positive behavior and reduces frustration for students who previously had no way to make their needs and thoughts known.
May 22, 2018
TO: Members of the Board of Trustees and Superintendents
FROM: Joseph Johnson, Executive Director
SUBJECT: 2018-70 Discussion of Current Issues for Board Members and/or Superintendents
May 22, 2018
TO: Members of the Board of Trustees and Superintendents
FROM: Joseph Johnson, Executive Director
SUBJECT: 2018-71 Closed Session Board members, the Superintendent-in-Charge, and the Executive Director will enter a closed session
pursuant to Code of Virginia, Section 2.2-3711, (A), Subsection 1, for the discussion of personnel
matters.
