Berkeley County Schools

Principals MeetingTuesday, December 3, 2013

Berkeley County Schools

Principals MeetingTuesday, December 3, 2013

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

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

Manny Arvon, Superintendent

• SUPERINTENDENT’S UPDATE

• American Cancer Society Awards– Barbara Henry

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

Don Dellinger, Deputy Superintendent

• IMPORTANT DATES– Tuesday, December 17 Diversity Committee

Meeting at Martinsburg HS Media Center 6:30 p.m.

– Thursday, December 19 High School Principals and A.D.’s Athletic Council Meeting 9:00 a.m.

– Tuesday, January 7 Principals Meeting at 9:00 a.m. at the Holiday Inn

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

Holiday Break Schedule

• Friday, December 20 Last Day for Students• Monday, December 23 Instructional Support

& Faculty Senate Day• Data Teams meet• Dismiss at noon for employees who attended PTC

• December 24 to January 5 HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!• Monday, January 6 First Day back for

teachers and students

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

End of First Semester

• December 18-20 First Semester Exams• January 9 End of Second Nine Weeks• January 15 Report Cards• January 21 Primary Schools PTC• January 22 Intermediate Schools PTC• January 23 Middle Schools PTC• February 18 High Schools PTC

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

Advisory Meetings

• Student Advisory Meeting– Wednesday, December 4 at 8:00 a.m.– McFarland House

• Teacher Advisory Meeting– Tuesday, December 10 at 8:00 a.m.– McFarland House

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

Other Information

• Holiday Break Building Check and Prep

• New Principals Cohort Meeting after this meeting

• New Assistant Principals Cohort Meeting at 12:30 in D. Dellinger’s office

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

Margaret Kursey, Assistant Superintendent

• Instructional Principals’ Meetings

– December 11 9:00 High Schools1:00 Middle Schools

– December 12 9:00 Primary Schools1:00 Intermediate Schools

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

Robyn Lopez, Director Assessment and Accountability

Online Writing AssessmentA. Data Pull from the Online IEP – January 2, 2014

B. Online Writing Schedule:• Elementary Schools: February 17th – April 4th

• Middle Schools: February 10th – March 7th

• High Schools: February 24th – March 28th • Make Ups: April 7th – 11th

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

Online WESTEST 2

• Data Pull from the Online IEP – February 14, 2014

• Berkeley County’s Test Window – April 11, 2014 - May 27, 2014 (April 22nd – May 27th)

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

SMARTER Balanced Field Test

• Test Window - March 18, 2014 – April 4, 2014

• Participating Schools:– Primary

Berkeley Heights - 3rd grade MathRosemont – 3rd grade ELA

– Intermediate

Eagle School – 4th grade Math & ELAMill Creek – 4th grade Math & ELAOrchard View – 5th grade ELA

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

SMARTER Balanced Field Test

• Middle– Hedgesville – 8th grade Math & ELA– North – 6th grade Math – South – 6th grade ELA– Musselman – 6th grade Math– Spring Mills – 8th grade Math

• High– Hedgesville – 10th grade ELA– Martinsburg – 11th grade Math– Musselman – 9th Grade Math

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

Melissa Hollen, Director Federal Programs

• Other

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

Hal VanMetre, Director of Special Education

• IEP Accommodation Information

• Pulling IEP Accommodations from the Online IEP

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

Ken Pack, Adult Education and CTE

• OEPA– Spring Mills Primary School visit– School counselors

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

Laura Sutton, Assistant Superintendent/General Counsel

• Other

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

Justin Schooley, Associate Superintendent HR

• Policy 5000

• Service Evaluations- Probationary Employees due December 16

• Absences

• Other

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

Ron Stephens, Assistant Superintendent Student Services

• American Heart Association

• Bullying Prevention

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

Veronique Walker, Assistant Director Student Services

• Other

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

Dave Kenney, Director of Research and Technology

• Other

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

Jim Butts, Treasurer

• Other

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

Tracy Heck, Director School Nutrition

• Other

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

Elaine Bobo, Director of Communications

• Business Education Partnership- inclusion on website

• PEPP Dates: April 4th, April 25th and May 29th

• Speed Interviews for Elementary Candidates will by June 10

• Recruiting Update

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

Happy Holidays!!!!!