The Virginian-Pilot
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              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Sunday, July 7, 1996                  TAG: 9607040239
SECTION: CHESAPEAKE CLIPPER      PAGE: 10   EDITION: FINAL 
SOURCE: Denise Watson
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SCHOOL BULLETIN BOARD

Administrative changes

Here's a look at some of the action taken at the June 24 School Board meeting:The School Board approved the following administrative appointments:

Wanda B. Adkins, from assistant principal at Western Branch Primary to principal at Greenbrier Primary.

Fred Cabler Jr., from director of accounting to assistant superintendent of budget and finance.

Linda S. Clark, from reading teacher at Indian River Middle to assistant principal at Carver Intermediate School.

Edward J. Condon III, from social studies teacher at Western Branch High School to assistant principal at Hickory High School.

Carole G. Flemming, from supervisor of English to principal of Oscar Smith Middle School.

Jeremiah Gaines Jr., from assistant principal of the Chesapeake Center for Science and Technology to assistant principal at Great Bridge High School.

Steven M. Gilbert, from administrative director of operations to assistant superintendent for operations.

Deborah A. Hunley-Stukes, from principal at Sparrow Road Intermediate to principal at the new middle school on Cedar Road.

Anita B. James, from principal at Greenbrier Primary School to principal at Sparrow Road Intermediate School.

Charlie R. Jubilee, from principal at Oscar Smith Middle School to personnel administrator.

Theresa L. Leftwich, from elementary reading teacher at Southwestern Elementary School to assistant principal at B.M. Williams Primary School.

Noel B. McCue, from assistant principal at Indian River High School to supervisor of English.

Lisa L. Meyers, from reading specialist at Hermitage Elementary School in Virginia Beach to supervisor of instructional testing and assessment in Chesapeake.

Wayne F. Mills Jr., from assistant principal at Western Branch Intermediate School to assistant principal at Cedar Road Elementary School.

Daniel F. Mulligan, from math teacher at Great Bridge High School to supervisor of math.

Davida W. Mutter, from assistant superintendent for budget/finance to director of staff development and program evaluation.

Carolyn G. Myers, from vocal music teacher at Great Bridge High School to supervisor of music.

LeeAnn K. Rikard, from science teacher at Oscar Smith High School to assistant principal at Indian River High School.

Carol T. Stanek, from vocal music teacher at Western Branch Intermediate to assistant principal at Western Branch Primary School.

Stephen C. Styron, from assistant director of purchasing to director of purchasing.

John R. Stykes III, from assistant principal at I.C. Norcom High School in Portsmouth to assistant principal at Western Branch Middle School.

Merlin C. Vaughan, from third-grade teacher at Great Bridge Intermediate to assistant principal at Chesapeake Center for Science and Technology.

Michael R. Ward, from third- and fourth-grade teacher at Crestwood Intermediate School to assistant principal at Western Branch Intermediate School. Special education

The state Department of Education requires the School Board to appoint a parent-advisory committee to give the district's special education department advice on parental and community concerns.

Several board members raised concerns that parents from the Deep Creek area weren't represented. School administrators said they are continuing to look for representatives from that area of the city.

The board approved the following members:

Mary Jane Teall, Greenbrier

Jill Howard, Greenbrier

Julia Price, South Norfolk

Theora Lowe-Staton, Georgetown

Andrea Clark, Crestwood

Dawn Julch, Crestwood

Mike Scalice, Great Bridge

Debbie Dupree, Great Bridge

Deborah Trowbridge, Hickory

Colette Cogliandro, Indian River

Emily Taylor, Indian River

Pauline Williams, Western Branch

Susan Robinson, Western Branch

Sandra Wall, Community Services Board

Laura Ricketts, Food Lion Guidance regulations

The School Board approved guidance and counseling regulations, as well as the annual notification form now required to inform parents of counseling services.

Board members also approved a consent form that gives parents the option of keeping their children out of small-group or individual counseling.

Under the regulations, parental consent is required for ongoing or group counseling but not required for short duration counseling ``which is needed to maintain order . . . or to assist a child in crisis.'' Test results

A review of third-grade Iowa Tests of Basic Skills scores for 18 schools shows an improvement in achievement rates.

The standardized exam measures basic skills in vocabulary, reading, writing, math, science and social studies.

With an error measure of plus or minus two points, composite - or overall - ITBS scores improved in 13 schools, remained the same in four and decreased in one.

On the Literacy Passport Test, the percentage of city sixth-graders who passed all three parts of that test on the first try jumped to 69 percent this year, up from 62 percent in 1995. All schools reported improvements, with Camelot Elementary posting an LPT pass rate 21.6 percentage points higher than its spring 1995 rate.

The LPT, first given in the sixth grade, gauges how well kids have mastered basic reading, writing and math skills.

Students must pass the LPT to receive a high school diploma.

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