Student Success Team Notes
August 29 to September 2, 2016
Weekly Update: Petersburg City Public Schools, Department of Student Success
Thank you for all that you have done--and continue to do--to promote the success of Petersburg City Public Schools students. We have an exciting year of opportunity ahead of us, and I am excited that you are a member of our team. Please visit the Student Success Notes page each week for departmental updates.
This week's Student Success Notes will focus on the following:
- Meeting Our Team--Who We Are and What We Support (Please click the link at the bottom of the page to complete our survey.)
- Supporting Our Students and the Adults Who Serve Them
- Professional Development (Supporting New and Returning Educators)
Please take a minute to familiarize yourself with the format of this newsletter.
- Important announcements and updates will be towards the top of the page.
- Upcoming events (with dates, times, and mapped locations) are listed in the middle of the page.
- Let's interact! The Comments section at the bottom of the page is your invitation to engage in conversation!
WHO WE ARE: Student Success Team Members
- Dr. Nicole Agee (VPI+)
- Ms. Barbara Patterson (VPI)
- Ms. Angelia Thorpe (Head Start)
ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION at Blandford
- Ms. Danielle Davis (Coordinator)
GIFTED EDUCATION
- Ms. Stephanie Harvell (Coordinator and Secondary Teacher)
- Ms. Patricia Payne (Elementary Teacher)
CAREER PATHWAYS
- Dr. Kimberly Allen (Coordinator)
- Ms. Brenda Green (Executive Assistant)
ASSESSMENT
- Ms. Gwen Price (Director)
ENGLISH as a NEW LANGUAGE (ENL)
- Ms. Jannette DuHart (Coordinator)
- Ms. Angela Flores (Interpreter)
SCHOOL COUNSELING
- TBD (Lead Counselor)
STUDENT SUPPORT
- Dr. Anthony Walker (Director)
- Ms. Patricia Walker (Administrative Assistant)
- Mr. Torrey Manson (Supervisor of Special Education)
- Ms. Juanita Edmonds (Intervention Specialist)
- Ms. Renesha Collier-James (Compliance Specialist)
- Ms. Lorna Caines (Social Worker)
- Ms. Alexandra Javna (Social Worker)
- Michelle Benson and Dr. Peggy Miles (School Psychologists)
- Mr. Jerome Coleman (Speech Pathologist)
- Yolanda Jones (Homebound Coordinator)
DISCIPLINE
- Mr. Jafar Baraka (Discipline Coordinator and PBIS Director)
- Ms. Darlene Martin (Truancy Case Mgr. at Peabody MS, AP Hill ES, and JEB Stuart ES)
- Ms. Josette Carey-Barnes (Truancy Case Mgr. at Walnut Hill ES, Robert E. Lee ES, and Blandford Academy)
- Ms. Sonja Bland (Truancy Case Manager at Petersburg HS)
NURSING
- Ms. Cox (Health Services Coordinator/Nursing)
STATE and FEDERAL PROGRAMS
- Ms. April Blunt (Director)
- Mr. Brandon Jones (Youth Development & Family Engagement Supervisor)
- Ms. Benetta Washington (Family Engagement Coordinator)
- Ms. Raynell Carpenter (Federal Programs Associate)
- Ms. Tamika Freeland (Administrative Assistant)
- Mr. Darcell Whitaker (Family Engagement Specialist--AP Hill ES)
- Ms. Whitney Ward (Family Engagement Specialist--JEB Stuart ES)
- Mr. Trevon Jones (Family Engagement Specialist--Peabody MS)
- Ms. Carolyn Scott (Family Engagement Specialist--Robert E. Lee ES)
- Ms. Cynthia Parker (Family Engagement Specialist--Walnut Hill ES)
Dr. Ann Ifekwunigwe, Executive Director for Student Success
Ann Ifekwunigwe's Contact Information
Email: anifekwunigwe@petersburg.k12.va.us
Location: 255 East South Boulevard, Petersburg, VA, United States
Phone: (804) 896-2266
The PCPS Convocation
A few highlights from Dr. Newsome's message...
No other K-12 convocation in Virginia will include the special guests who are choosing to be with us at the start of this school year: Virginia Secretary of Education Dr. Dietra Trent, Virginia Board of Education President Dr. Billy Cannaday and Virginia Superintendent of Public Instruction Dr. Steven Staples will join us at Petersburg High School, and Gov. Terry McAuliffe is sending a special message.
Also joining us will be the reason that we work in public education: our students. They will relate why they believe in Petersburg schools. Their message will be one of hope and inspiration.
Supporting Our Students, and the Adults Who Serve Them
Dr. Blount publishes a weekly newsletter for school based administrators. Please check the weekly updates to keep abreast of the weekly expectations for each school.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/19XgjqzvVfGR6jQsuqToTBfjNYSLBdXyajSUYezep9Bo/edit
Professional Development (Supporting New and Returning Educators)
PCPS Convocation 2016
Monday, Aug 29, 2016, 08:00 AM
Petersburg High School, Johnson Road, Petersburg, VA, United States
First Aid Training for Head Start Bus Drivers and Bus Monitors
Monday, Aug 29, 2016, 12:00 PM
Blandford Academy, East Bank Street, Petersburg, VA, United States
PCPS School Nurses 2016 Pre-Service Workshop (Day 1)
Monday, Aug 29, 2016, 01:00 PM
Petersburg Public Library, West Washington Street, Petersburg, VA, United States
Content Specific Professional Development with VDOE Facilitators (Day 1)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/18hRwKA1gUjMOox9654F2g4n-Zb9S5E5UXr07Llx_cuE/edit?usp=sharing
Tuesday, Aug 30, 2016, 07:45 AM
Petersburg High School, Johnson Road, Petersburg, VA, United States
Non-Core and Resource Professional Development with VDOE & PCPS Facilitators (Day 1)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/18hRwKA1gUjMOox9654F2g4n-Zb9S5E5UXr07Llx_cuE/edit?usp=sharing
Tuesday, Aug 30, 2016, 07:45 AM
Vernon Johns Junior High School, Homestead Drive, Petersburg, VA, United States
PD for Family Engagement Specialists (Day 1)
Tuesday, Aug 30, 2016, 08:00 AM
Vernon Johns Junior High School, Homestead Drive, Petersburg, VA, United States
PCPS School Nurses 2016 Pre-Service Workshop (Day 2)
Tuesday, Aug 30, 2016, 09:00 AM
Petersburg Public Library, West Washington Street, Petersburg, VA, United States
Content Specific Professional Development with VDOE Facilitators (Day 2)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/18hRwKA1gUjMOox9654F2g4n-Zb9S5E5UXr07Llx_cuE/edit?usp=sharing
Wednesday, Aug 31, 2016, 07:45 AM
Petersburg High School, Johnson Road, Petersburg, VA, United States
Non-Core and Resource Professional Development with VDOE & PCPS Facilitators (Day 2)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/18hRwKA1gUjMOox9654F2g4n-Zb9S5E5UXr07Llx_cuE/edit?usp=sharing
Wednesday, Aug 31, 2016, 07:45 AM
Vernon Johns Junior High School, Homestead Drive, Petersburg, VA, United States
PD for Family Engagement Specialists (Day 2)
Wednesday, Aug 31, 2016, 08:00 AM
Vernon Johns Junior High School, Homestead Drive, Petersburg, VA, United States
PCPS School Nurses 2016 Pre-Service Workshop (Day 3)
Wednesday, Aug 31, 2016, 09:00 AM
Petersburg Public Library, West Washington Street, Petersburg, VA, United States
Open House/School Year Kick Off for ENL (ESL) and Alternative Education Families
Thursday, Sep 1, 2016, 05:00 PM
Blandford Academy, East Bank Street, Petersburg, VA, United States
Student Services Retreat (Dr. Walker's Department)
What to Bring:
- The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
- Your Calendar for Future Meeting Dates