Résumé: School Board Meeting

LOUDOUN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS  21000 Education Court, Ashburn, VA 20148  Web site: www.LCPS.org
Eric Williams, Ed.D. Wayde B. Byard
Superintendent Information Officer
October 24, 2017 – School Board Meeting
LOUDOUN COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD
6:30 p.m. School Board Meeting Room
21000 Education Court, Ashburn, VA
Presiding: Jeff Morse, Chairman
RECOGNITIONS
Chuck Heazel introduced the 2017 Teri and Shari Malone Foundation honorees. Beginning in 1991, the
Foundation has recognized middle school students with exceptional talent chosen by the staff of each Loudoun County
middle school in the fields of art, mathematics, science and music. Students recognized for special talent in dance are
selected by area schools of dance. Each recipient receives a recognition plaque and $250 in scholarship assistance to further
develop their skills. The 2017 Malone Foundation Student Award recipients, the 26th class of Malone honorees includes
Fatima Afzal, Belmont Ridge Middle School; Pranesh Ambokar, Trailside Middle School; Akash Arul, Trailside Middle
School; Lohit Balakumar, Belmont Ridge Middle School; Alexander Ballinger, J. Lupton Simpson Middle School;
Shanthana Bhasuru, J. Michael Lunsford Middle School; Ikhlaas Bhat, Eagle Ridge Middle School; Isabella Bledski,
Farmwell Station Middle School; Sarah Bokaee, River Bend Middle School; Lindsay Bowman, Harper Park Middle
School; Cameron Burke, Seneca Ridge Middle School; Jason Cheah, Eagle Ridge Middle School; Taylor Clement,
Belmont Ridge Middle School; Claire Eddy, Harmony Middle School; Gwyneth Forrester, Harmony Middle School;
Alexis Freire, Smart’s Mill Middle School; Caitlin Graves, J. Michael Lunsford Middle School; Alexandra Hitrik,
Trailside Middle School; Paula Hung, Harper Park Middle School; Isabella Jackson, private school; Vinay Jagan, Mercer
Middle School; Elaine Jin, J. Michael Lunsford Middle School; Chloe Joyce, Trailside Middle School; Ankit Khandelwal,
J. Michael Lunsford Middle School; Jasmine Kim, Belmont Ridge Middle School; Emilie Kipp, Blue Ridge Middle
School; Connor Lanham, Harmony Middle School; Maria-Jose Lema, River Bend Middle School; Ian MacDonnell, Blue
Ridge Middle School; Omar Martinez, Sterling Middle School; Kelli McMillan, Seneca Ridge Middle School; Sriprajna
Medicherla, Eagle Ridge Middle School; Ksenia Meshcheryakova, Mercer Middle School; Brian Minnick, Blue Ridge
Middle School; Brody Minnick, J. Michael Lunsford Middle School; Nicholas Mitchell, Farmwell Station Middle School;
Udbhav Muthakana, Stone Hill Middle School; Pratik Nadipelli, Mercer Middle School; Julie O’Brien, Stone Hill
Middle School; Adit Pareek, Stone Hill Middle School; Aonika Parrish, Smart’s Mill Middle School; Parker Peterson,
Trailside Middle School; Katrina Raab, J. Michael Lunsford Middle School; Adithi Raghavan, Stone Hill Middle School;
Sophia Raphael, Seneca Ridge Middle School; Tarahji Robinson, River Bend Middle School; Carlos Ruiz, J. Lupton
Simpson Middle School; Alex Saenz, Farmwell Station Middle School; Tharun Saravanan, River Bend Middle School;
Kaitlin Sawyer, Belmont Ridge Middle School; Alexander Schaefer, Sterling Middle School; Alex Schleyer, Eagle Ridge
Middle School; Eric Schreiber, Smart’s Mill Middle School; Maanya Shanker, Harper Park Middle School; Samuel
Shaw, Smart’s Mill Middle School; Rhian Smoot, Sterling Middle School; Minjoo Song, Mercer Middle School;
Benjamin Stone, Harper Park Middle School; Arya Tadepalli, Blue Ridge Middle School; David Taliaferro, J. Lupton
Simpson Middle School; Lucca Trimboli, Seneca Ridge Middle School; Audrey Twyford, Harmony Middle School;
Varun Vejalla, Farmwell Station Middle School; Rhea Vidyababu, Sterling Middle School; and Kelly Zhou, Eagle Ridge
Middle School. Director of Teaching and Learning James Dallas introduced Dominion High School teacher Andrea
Relator and student Angei Machado, who presented a Learning Expo highlighting a year-long research and maker-ed
project for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Maker education is closely associated with STEM learning and
project-based learning that relies upon hands-on, often collaborative learning experiences as a method for solving authentic
problems. Students researched the SDGs in the context of modern world history.

ACTION
The School Board approved: IFB #I18162 Custodial Supplies and Equipment for Ongoing Needs; Discipline Committee:
Adoption of Policy 8240, Alcohol, Drugs, Tobacco, and Electronic Cigarettes (formerly Policies 8-35, 8-36, and 8-37) and
deletion of former Policies 8-35, 8-36, and 8-37; and Licensed and Classified personnel actions, including the following
administrative retirement and appointment:
Bruce Shafferman will retire as principal of Lowes Island Elementary School, effective December 15. Mr. Shafferman
holds a bachelor’s degree in music education from Greensboro College and a master’s degree in educational administration
from the University of North Carolina – Greensboro. He has served as a choral music teacher at Magruder Elementary and
Queens Lake Middle School in York County Public Schools; as a choral music teacher at Northeast Junior and Senior High
School and as assistant principal of Northeast Guilford Junior High in Guilford County Public Schools; as an assistant
principal and principal at Staunton River High School, principal of Otter River Elementary and principal of Thomas
Jefferson Elementary in Bedford County Public Schools; and as principal of Lowes Island.
Tina M. Lane as director, instructional programs. Ms. Lane has an English degree from Radford University, a master’s
degree in English education from Columbia University Teacher’s College and a certificate in administration from the
University of Virginia. She has served as an educational specialist; coordinator, instructional coach; and staff development
specialist for Fairfax County Public Schools; as LCPS supervisor of instructional facilitators and as LCPS director,
instructional programs.

… Adoption of New Policy 6350, Wireless Network Facility Colocation.

…constructing a three-classroom addition at Lucketts Elementary School.
…requesting supplemental funding from the Board of Supervisors’ FY2017 Fund Balance in an amount up to $7 million.
This request is associated with the Lucketts Elementary School classroom additions and Lucketts Wastewater Treatment
Plant.

INFORMATION
Finance and Facilities Committee: School Board member Eric DeKenipp (Catoctin District) and Assistant Superintendent
for Support Services Kevin Lewis described New Policy 6310 “Facility Use” and Deletion of Policy 6-27, “Use of or
Access to School Facilities for Non-School Purposes,” Policy 6-28, “Eligibility of Organizations and Activities” and Policy
6-29, “Schedule of Fees.”
Lewis detailed a request from the Douglass Alumni Association and the Loudoun Freedom Center for the lease or
acquisition of the former Douglass Elementary School property located at 20 Union Street in Leesburg.
Support Services: Assistant Superintendent for Support Services Kevin Lewis presented the Superintendent’s
Recommended Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 through FY 2024 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) and Fiscal Year (FY) 2019
through FY 2024 Capital Asset Preservation Program (CAPP).
Legislative & Policy Committee: School Board Vice Chairman Brenda Sheridan (Sterling District) and Chief of Staff
Michael Richards, Division Counsel Stephen DeVita and Mark Flynn spoke about the School Board’s Draft Legislative
Program. Sheridan spoke about the 2018 VSBA Legislative Positions.
HRTD Committee: Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources and Talent Development Dr. Kimberly Hough
reviewed the proposed 2018-2019 school calendars for Loudoun County Public Schools.

DELEGATIONS
Amy Tribie, Serene Irani, Hollie Fischer McTiernan, Karyn Price, Lauren O’Laughlin, Alice Arnold, Shawn Julien,
Ron Malone, Jerry Hill, Danny Bailey and James Soliday spoke in favor of expanding Lucketts Elementary School.
Deirdre Price spoke about Rock Ridge High School performing arts.
CALENDAR

October 30 6:30 p.m. School Board Elementary School Post

Monday School Administration Building Attendance Zone Work Session, Goshen
(ES-28)

November 1 9:00 a.m. Student Support and Services Committee

Wednesday School Administration Building Meeting

7:00 p.m. Special Education Advisory Committee

School Administration Building Meeting (SEAC)

November 6 5:00 p.m. Communications and Outreach

Monday School Administration Building Committee Meeting

6:30 p.m. School Board Elementary School,

School Administration Building Attendance Zone Briefing/Public Hearing
Goshen Post (ES-28)

November 6 – 7 STUDENT HOLIDAYS (County-wide Staff Development)

Monday –
Tuesday

November 7 5:30 p.m. Legislative and Policy Committee

Tuesday School Administration Building

November 8 7:00 p.m. Loudoun Education Alliance of Parents

Wednesday School Administration Building (LEAP) Meeting

November 9 6:30 p.m. School Board FY2019-FY2024 CIP &

Thursday School Administration Building CAPP Public Hearing/Work Session

7:00 p.m Gifted Advisory Committee Meeting

School Administration Building

Nov. 13 – 17 AMERICAN EDUCATION WEEK – Activities in public schools throughout

Mon. - Friday Loudoun County

November 13 6:30 p.m. School Board Elementary School

Monday School Administration Building Attendance Zone Work Session, Goshen
Post (ES-28)

November 14 8:15 a.m. Career and Technology Education

Tuesday Monroe Technology Center Foundation Board of Trustees
3:30 p.m. Finance & Facilities Committee Meeting
School Administration Building

4:00 p.m. & 6:30 p.m. 2nd Tuesday School Board Meeting
School Administration Building

November 15 7:00 p.m. Minority Student Achievement Advisory

Wednesday School Administration Building Committee (MSAAC) Meeting

Nov. 15 – 17 Williamsburg, VA VSBA Annual Convention

Wed. - Friday

November 16 8:00 a.m. School-Business Partnership Executive

Thursday School Administration Building Council

Comcast XFINITY Channel 18 and Verizon FIOS Channel 43 telecast School Board meetings live and at noon on Thursday
following the meeting. The meeting also will be webcast.