CCPTA meeting Notes. 9/16/13
The next CCPTA meeting will take place October 21st
at Patrick Henry.
Please forgive my notes, lots of great information is here,
I am certain that moments after post this and walk away I will have an epiphany
of some sort about something I should
have included, or how to spell, or what to capitalize.
Introductions:
Ted Hayes: CCPTA is here to help the PTA’s,
We are trying to meet at many different schools this year. Please
check this blog to see where the net meeting will be.
Abby: http://www.apsva.us/site/Default.aspx?PageID=3063
went through School Board priorities for the year, makes it easier to stay
focused as the school board tries to balance issues.
School Board Priorities FY2013 http://www.apsva.us/cms/lib2/VA01000586/Centricity/Domain/172/School%20Board%20Adopted%20FY%202013%20Priorities.pdf
Joint school and county board meeting on the 16th.
QQ Abby was asked about online vs distance learning vs
having a teacher in front of students and why is it not clear to students when
they are signing up for classes how the courses will be presented. (specifically
for German 3) Answer was that it will be addressed
QQ Abby was asked about Elementary schools that do not have
FLES; FLEX classes are offered in schools that do not have FLEX. Connie Skelton
in the Office of the Superintendent is the best person to ask. constance.skelton@apsva.us
QQ achievement gaps for minorities, APS does not set lower
standards for ethnic groups, which is the standard throughout the state.
QQ County Board is placing high
density complex dwellings and not adjusting school sizes to fix it, led to
discussion with no resolution.
Thursday night School Board work
session will be at ED Center in room 101
at 7:30
APS 101 will be at Wakefield on September 30th at
6:45 and should last an hour www.apsva.us/.../October%2012%20-%20APS%20101%202011.pptx
ACI (advisory council on
instruction) member should be placed on PTA agenda, so they can better represent
your school . Many schools do not have reps, and should.
Don from Facility Advisory Committee (FAC) is always well
prepared with a report and I can’t find it in soft copy. I will strive to do
better next month…
Ashlawn groundbreaking was on Monday
Wakefield opened on schedule,
with exception of the pool and the gym, when other building is dropped the
geothermal equipment will be placed. Building is LEED Gold standard.
Multi Modal transportation
committee meets 1st and third Wednesdays of every month.. They are
looking to meet at schools that have transport issues, and have a 15 minute open
for comment section every meeting. http://www.apsva.us/cms/lib2/VA01000586/Centricity/Domain/161/F-2%20Multimodal%20Transportation%20-%20final%20120612.pdf
Advisory committee on tech:
Raj and Pat Murphy trying to look
at process improvements, reporting to school board,
Mary Rouleau
Affordable Housing Power Point
Presentation information to be found www.allianceforhousingsolutions.org
Cintia Johnson Assistant Superintendent cintia.johnson@apsva.us
Unified ID badges – what where
and why. They will have passive chip. Lots of people bombarded her with
questions. Here is a policy from 2007
Dr Pat Murphy: http://www.apsva.us/page/6
PPP that will be posted on the APS
website
Ted:
Reflections is coming up – mid October is county deadline in
the schools, more on APS website.
Michael is looking for assistance with reflections.
Meeting should be at Patrick Henry next month third Monday
Kathleen on CCPTA has an awesome page full of shortcuts that
I will get in soft copy and post.
