Berkeley County Schools

Principals MeetingTuesday, February 4, 2014

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

• Hood College/Jill Burkhart- “Educational Leadership Program”

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

Don Dellinger, Deputy Superintendent

IMPORTANT DATES• Monday, February 17 IS/Faculty Senate Day (staff

development sessions in the afternoon)• Tuesday, February 18 Interim Reports for the Third

Nine Weeks (moved from February 12)• Tuesday, February 18 High School Parent/Teacher

Conferences 6-8:00 p.m.• Tuesday, February 18 Diversity Committee Meeting at

Martinsburg HS media center 6:00 p.m.

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

Important Dates

• Thursday, February 27 High School Principals and A.D.’s Athletic Council Meeting 9:00 a.m.

• Monday, March 3 “Read Across America Day” and “Dr. Seuss Birthday”

• Tuesday, March 4 Principals Meeting at James Rumsey Technical Institute

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

Business Education Partnership

• Meeting at Hedgesville HS on Thursday, February 20 (Guest Chinese Program) 11:30 a.m.

• Business Education Partnership Grant Applications due on Friday, February 21

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

Staffing

• Staffing Meetings– Tuesday, February 11– Wednesday, February 12

• High School Enrollment Numbers due– Friday, February 14

• High School Staffing Meeting– Tuesday, February 18

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

2013-14 Calendar Update

• Last Day for Students– Thursday, June 5

• IS Day/Faculty Senate Day– Friday, June 6

• Last Day for Teachers– Monday, June 9

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

Other

• 2014-15 Budget and Maintenance Request due by Monday, March 31– Email to Manny, Don Mitchell and Jim Butts– Limit requests to issues that involve health and safety

• Summer School anticipated start date June 16 finish by July 29

• 2014-15 School Calendar– Calendar Committee meeting Tuesday, February 18– Anticipate a traditional calendar

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

Margaret Kursey, Assistant Superintendent

• February 17 Instructional Support/Faculty Senate Day Schedule

• Mock Interviews• Hedgesville HS on Friday, February 21• Musselman HS on Wednesday, March 5• Spring Mills HS on Monday, March 24• Martinsburg HS on Thursday, April 10

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

INSTRUCTIONAL MEETINGS

• Wednesday, February 19• High Schools at 9:00 a.m.• Middle Schools at 1:00 p.m.

• Thursday, February 13 (moved from February 21)• Primary Schools at 9:00 a.m.• Intermediate Schools at 1:00 p.m.

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

Other Dates

• County Social Studies Fair• Set-up on Friday, March 7• Fair at Martinsburg HS on Saturday, March 8

• Save the Dates• Teacher Summer Institute “Extreme Makeover

Classroom Edition” will be June 16-20• Principals Leadership Academy will be July 23-25

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

Robyn Lopez, Director Assessment and Accountability

• Acuity & WV Writes

• March 6th Online WESTEST 2 Training

• Online WESTEST 2 Test Window

• P01/P02 Clarification

• Website: www.ctb.com/wt2

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

Melissa Hollen, Director Federal Programs

Betty Anne Powell• Title I Schools expect a February visitation for

reviewing online monitoring

• Federal Program funded timesheets should be submitted to Federal Programs and not Finance

• Usage of Federally Funded Days Update

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

Hal VanMetre, Director of Special Education

• IEP Spring Season

• Accommodations Update

• Special Education Staff Development on Monday, February 17

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

Laura Sutton, Assistant Superintendent/General Counsel

• Social Media and School Employees

• Disability Harassment Online Training Instructions

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

Justin Schooley, Associate Superintendent HR

• 2014-2015 Staffing

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

Ron Stephens, Assistant Superintendent Student Services

• American Heart Association “Red Out” will be Friday, February 7

• OLWEUS Training for the High Schools– February 19-20 and February 26-27

• Emergency Notebook Procedures– Locate and update– Share with next in charge

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

Veronique Walker, Assistant Director Student Services

• Counselor Time

• Counselor Logs

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

Dave Kenney, Director of Research and Technology

• Update on Wireless

• Upgrading to Windows 7

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

• Special Diet Forms for 2014-15

• Federal Administrative Reviewo POS Financial Audits in Marcho Nutritional Dietetic Audits in Marcho On-Site Reviews from May 19-23

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

Elaine Bobo, Director of Communications

• Grants offered by the Eastern WV Community Foundation

• http://www.ewvcf.org/Grants.html

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

Thanks for All You Do!!!!!