January 11, 2011 ~ Second Tuesday School Board Meeting

January 11, 2010 – School Board Meeting
LOUDOUN COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD
4:00 & 6:30 P.M. School Board Meeting Room
21000 Education Court, Ashburn, VA
Presiding: John Stevens, Chairman

ACTION

The School Board Approved:

Minutes; exemption from school attendance for religious reasons; IFB #10-06, Recap Tire Service, Renewal; IFB #0901, Fire Sprinkler/Suppression System, Inspections and Repair, Renewal; RFP #11F, Bus Driver and Department of Transportation Physicals and Other Services; RFP #11G, Towing and Vehicle Recovery Services; RFP #10H, Agency Nursing Services for Students, Renewal; Committee to Suggest Names for New High School (HS-7) to be located on Goshen Road, adjacent to the Stone Ridge development; and licensed and classified personnel actions, including the following administrative appointment:

Eric L. Stewart as director of curriculum and instruction effective January 3, 2011. Mr. Stewart holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics education from the University of Kentucky and a master's degree in curriculum and instruction from George Mason University. He has served as a math teacher at Loudoun County High School; as a dean at Broad Run High School; as assistant principal at J. Lupton Simpson Middle School; as principal of Sully Elementary; and as principal at Smart's Mill Middle School.

… a transfer request in excess of $50,000.
…commending the LCPS Special Education and Transportation departments for regularly analyzing bus routes to improve efficiencies and in reducing bus routes by combining special education students with regular student bus riders where feasible.
…adopting the Superintendent's Proposed Capital Improvement Program for the purpose of offering amendments.

INFORMATION

Support Services – Assistant Superintendent for Support Services Jeff Platenberg spoke about cell tower placement on land owned by Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS).
Deputy Superintendent – School Board member Dr. Joseph Guzman (Sugarland Run) presented policy revision §8-10, Comments and Complaints.
Personnel Services – School Board member Tom Marshall (Leesburg District) presented proposed School Board Policy §7-28, Involuntary Reassignment.

DELEGATIONS

Ericka LeFew spoke on de-staffing policies. Jeffrey Goldman spoke on the Superintendent's Proposed Capital Improvement Program.

STUDENT SCHOOL MEMBER

Brandon Bester, a senior at Briar Woods High School, was introduced as the December Student School Board member

CALENDAR

January 12	7:30 p.m.	Loudoun Education Alliance of Parents
Wednesday	School Administration Building	(LEAP)

January 13	6:30 p.m.	Public Hearing and Work Session – FY 2012
Thursday	School Administration Building	Operating Budget

January 17	Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Holiday ~ All Schools and Administrative Office Closed
Monday

January 18	6:30 p.m.	Public Hearing and Work Session – FY 2012
Tuesday	School Administration Building	Operating Budget

	7:00 p.m.	Special Education Advisory Committee
	School Administration Building

January 19	7:00 p.m.	Minority Student Achievement Advisory
Wednesday	School Administration Building	Committee

January 20	8:00 a.m.	School-Business Partnership Executive
Thursday	School Administration Building	Council

	6:30 p.m.	Work Session – FY 2012 Operating Budget
	School Administration Building

January 24	Moveable Student Holiday (Planning/Records/Conference Day)
Monday

January 25	6:30 p.m.	4^th Tuesday School Board Meeting
Tuesday	School Administration Building

January 27	8:00 a.m.	Loudoun Education Foundation
Thursday	School Administration Building

	4:00 p.m.	School Health Advisory Board
	School Administration Building

COMCAST – Public Access Channel 18 telecasts School Board meetings live and at noon on Thursday following the live meetings. The meeting will also be Web cast at www.LCPS.org.