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November 11, 2022

Happy Veterans Day! Thank you to all the Veterans. We honor you for your service, sacrifices, and dedication to our country.

This week as a Board, we had two meetings: Facilities Committee and Public Hearing on Student Assignment Plan.

At the Wednesday, November 9th Facilities Committee Meeting:

  • Elizabeth Sharpe, Director, Facilities Design and Construction; and Shane Webster, Senior Facility Planner, Facilities Design and Construction; provided a project update for the Piney Plains Bus Transportation Center. Click here to access their presentation. 

  • Glenn Carrozza, Assistant Superintendent for School Choice, Planning, and Assignment; and Susan Pullium, Senior Director, Office of Student Assignment; presented an Area Crowding Considerations 101. Use this link to view their presentation.

  • Glenn Carrozza and Susan Pullium provided an update regarding their recent work with CAMPO and the Safe Routes to School Initiative. To access their presentation, click here.

  • Douglas Congdon, Program Executive, Facilities, Design and Construction; shared an update on the 2023 CIP Plan. The presentation can be viewed at this link.

  • Douglas Congdon provided the Facilities Three Month Forecast. Click here to access the forecast.
To watch the recording of the November 9th Facilities Committee Meeting, use this link.

At the Thursday, November 19th Special Called Board Meeting:
  • The public provided comments on the WCPSS 2023-24 Enrollment Plan.
Click here to watch the recording of the Special Called Board Meeting.

Next week as a Board, we have the following meetings (Please remember these meetings will be streamed live on the WCPSS YouTube Channel.):
  • Wednesday, November 16th at 1 pm- Finance Committee. The items on the agenda are the Audit Committee Report and Annual Comprehensive Financial Report. Use this link to access the agenda.

  • Wednesday,  November 16th at 2:30 pm- Work Session. The items on the items are the Special Education Service Self-Assessment Update and the Final Draft of the 2023-24 WCPSS Enrollment Plan. Click here to view the agenda.

  • Wednesday, November 16th at 5:30 pm-Board Meeting*. Some of the items on the agenda are the Equity Policy for Second Reading, Proposed Changes to the 2023-24 Instructional Calendars, the Final Draft of the WCPSS 2023-24 Enrollment Plan, Pay Proposal for Non-Transportation Employees Serving as Bus Monitors or Drivers, and more. Use this link to access the agenda. 

*Full audio via phone is available for the Board Meeting. The phone number will be posted at this link the day of the Board Meeting. 

If you are interested, you can submit written or video public comments. The forms to submit comments will be live from 5 pm on Friday until noon on Wednesday.

If you are interested in making in-person public comments, please visit this page and scroll down to click on the appropriate form. The form will go live 48 hours prior to the start of the meeting (on Monday) and close at 5 pm on Tuesday.
 
If you have any questions or comments, please email me at kcarter3@wcpss.net.




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