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1 Dulles Schools Newsletter Dulles Schools Newsletter 20 th Edition February 2019 Welcome to the Dulles Schools Newsletter. In this edition, we announce recently adopted elementary boundaries, highlight upcoming middle and high school boundary hearings, identify new and updated policies, and announce some recent awards to students and teachers in the Dulles Area Schools To be added to the electronic distribution list, please contact me via email: [email protected] Important Dates: Feb 11 th 6:00 pm Admin Bldg School Board FY20 Op Budget Presentation to BoS Feb 19 th- 6:30 pm Admin Bldg Dulles South Secondary Schools Attendance Zone Overview Feb 25 th - 6:30 pm Admin Bldg Dulles South Secondary Schools Attendance Zone Public Hearing Lunsford/Freedom, Mercer/Champe, and Willard/ Lightridge Attendance Zone Change Process Begins This Month On 19 February 2019, the School Board will begin our work on adjusting school boundaries for the Dulles South Middle and High School attendance zones. The Freedom and Champe clusters will both be affected by this change, which will likely return Mercer back to being a standard middle school (6 th -8 th grade); Champe back to a four year high school (9 th -12 th grade), and transform Willard from an intermediate school to a middle school (6 th - 8 th grade). The process is needed to open Lightridge High School in the fall of 2020, will be located west of North Star Blvd off Braddock Rd. For the full Attendance Zone Process Calendar, please see the below LCPS website: https://www.boarddocs.com/vsba/loudoun/Board.nsf/files/B7YJVY4F16E0/$file/Spring_2019_ DS_Attendance_Zone_Calendar_01082019SBMtg.pdf Jeff Morse, Chairman Dulles District Representative Loudoun County School Board

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Dulles Schools

Newsletter Dulles Schools Newsletter 20th Edition

February 2019

Welcome to the Dulles Schools Newsletter. In this edition, we announce recently adopted

elementary boundaries, highlight upcoming middle and high school boundary hearings, identify

new and updated policies, and announce some recent awards to students and teachers in the

Dulles Area Schools

To be added to the electronic distribution list, please contact me via email:

[email protected]

Important Dates: Feb 11th – 6:00 pm Admin Bldg School Board FY20 Op Budget Presentation to BoS

Feb 19th- 6:30 pm Admin Bldg Dulles South Secondary Schools Attendance Zone Overview

Feb 25th- 6:30 pm Admin Bldg Dulles South Secondary Schools Attendance Zone Public

Hearing

Lunsford/Freedom, Mercer/Champe, and Willard/

Lightridge Attendance Zone Change Process Begins This

Month

On 19 February 2019, the School Board will begin our work on adjusting school boundaries for

the Dulles South Middle and High School attendance zones. The Freedom and Champe clusters

will both be affected by this change, which will likely return Mercer back to being a standard

middle school (6th-8th grade); Champe back to a four year high school (9th-12th grade), and

transform Willard from an intermediate school to a middle school (6th- 8th grade). The process

is needed to open Lightridge High School in the fall of 2020, will be located west of North Star

Blvd off Braddock Rd. For the full Attendance Zone Process Calendar, please see the below

LCPS website:

https://www.boarddocs.com/vsba/loudoun/Board.nsf/files/B7YJVY4F16E0/$file/Spring_2019_

DS_Attendance_Zone_Calendar_01082019SBMtg.pdf

Jeff Morse, Chairman

Dulles District Representative Loudoun County School Board

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Gingerbread Cowboy read-aloud with Mrs. Master’s Students at Liberty

Reading Secret Pizza Party with Ms. Potter’s Class at Cardinal Ridge and Snowflake Bentley with Ms. Lesko’s Students at

Pinebrook

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Board Adopts 2019-2020 School Year Calendar

The school board adopted the 2019-2020 LCPS School Year Calendar. This year, a two week

winter break was included. Details are captured below.

August 22: First Day of School

September 2: Holiday (Labor Day)

October 14: Holiday (Columbus Day)

October 28: Student Holiday (County-Wide Staff Development)

November 1: End of the Grading Period

November 4-5: Student Holidays (Planning/Records/Conference Days)

November 27-29: Holiday (Thanksgiving)

December 23-January 3: Winter Break (Classes Resume January 6)

January 17: End of Grading Period

January 20: Holiday (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)

January 21: Moveable Student Holiday (Planning/Records/Conference Day)*

February 17: Holiday (Presidents’ Day)

March 3: Student Holiday (County-Wide Staff Development)

March 26: End of Grading Period

March 27: Student Holiday (Planning/Records/Conference Day)

April 6-10: Holiday (Spring Break)

May 25: Holiday (Memorial Day)

June 9: Last Day of School/End of Grading Period

*Note to parents with childcare or other weekday scheduling concerns: The date of the Moveable

Planning/Records/Conference Day between first and second semesters may change if the school

calendar must be changed due to school closings for inclement weather or other emergencies.

Waxpool Elementary School Boundaries Adopted

On December 11th, after two months of analysis and public hearings, the School Board

unanimously approved new boundaries for several Dulles North elementary schools. The

changes will take effect next August, with the opening of Waxpool elementary on Belmont

Ridge Road. Details can be found at:

https://www.lcps.org/cms/lib/VA01000195/Centricity/Domain/66/School%20Board%20Adopted

%20Plan%20Waxpool.pdf

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Washington Post’s Principal of the Year Paul Pack, Loudoun

County Public Schools Teacher of the Year Denise Corbo

Highlight Excellence in Education Banquet

Honoring 341 of the county’s brightest students, The Loudoun Education Foundation hosted its

36th annual Excellence in Education Banquet on December 9th. Students ranking in the top 5%

academically during their first three years of high school, National Merit Scholarship

Semifinalists and National Hispanic Recognition Scholars were invited to bring the educator

most important influence in shaping their academic success. Below are the those students from

the Dulles area high schools and Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology

who were honored, and adjacent to each is his/her special guest educator.

Briar Woods High School

Student Honoree Educator Honoree

Casey Beetle Rachel Newell

Isha Bhangui Dan Crowe

Zoe Calderazzi Michael Silliman

Caitlin Coogan Lourdes Lelo de Larrea

Zainab Faisal Susan Fitzgerald

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Julia Feldman Maryanne Valleau

John Flynn Kristen Bailey

Anirudh Gadicherla Lauren Lillestolen

Juliana Goicoechea Margaret McDyre

Michelle Houchins Margaret McDyre

Ankita Kalkar Sundar Thirukkurungudi

Esther Lee Paula Brizzi

Rhea Mahuli Joshua Mosser

Emma Nathan Linda Gross

Pragnya Pandrate Amber Poniatowski

Christian Rueda Jackie Curley

Ansel Sanchez Zachary Spangler

Julia Schopper Susan Fitzgerald

Smruti Shah Amber Poniatowski

Shivani Singh Susan Fitzgerald

Rachel Sink Nigel Tangredi

Medhini Sosale George Wolfe

Vindhya Srikanth Manish Shah

Patrick Volk Linda Gross

Andrew Woo Duane Minnick

John Champe High School

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Student Honoree Educator Honoree

Chloe Babick Whitney Ginn

Renee Boersma Ryan Girard

Casey Brewer Ghezal Zekrya

Sai Chittela Amy Macaleer

Jenna Clark Nicole Kezmarsky

Chloe Estrada Jonathan Phillip

Daniel Fisher Erin Prokopchak

Basak Gafoor Gina Chaszar

Ashley Hipes Angela Vipond

Karanvir Jassal Bruce Buskey

Elizabeth Kang Nicole Kezmarsky

Sajjaad Khader Bruce Buskey

Juliette Laburthe Kelly James

Edward Lee Erin Prokopchak

Samhitha Mada Rachel DiSilvio

Conor Martin Chenfu Chiang

Srinidhi Nemani Whitney Ginn

Nicholas Palatt Larry Messner

Sohan Patel Manish Patel

Meghana Puduru Nicole Kezmarsky

Anuradha Raghu Jackie Bruley

Lauren Rubino Christine Cegielski

Tara Sears Matthew Eills

Samara Shabon Natalie Weatherholtz

Aman Solanki Michale Gurlea

Kavyaswastika Sundaram Amy Fisher

Samisha Suresh Whitney Ginn

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Freedom High School

Student Honoree Educator Honoree

Melissa Abel Ruth Rosario-Perez

Emily Adams Kevin Jefferson

Andrew Ahn Justin Culbertson

Marissa Bell Karen Langrock

Steven Broussard Benjamin Gibson

Ayana Bullock Chau Do

Ethan Curtiss Carl Giesy

Ruthvik Gajjala Gary Van Der Linden

Mary Hom Laura Kobayashi

Rahul Jha Susan Nigro

Jonathan Kim Mike Thornton

Matthew Kim Charles Alcorn

Arnav Kumar Beth Stricker

Erina Lee Susan Nigro

Zhiyuan Li Zachary Minchow-Proffitt

Soumya Mishra Duke Writer

Madden Moore Duke Writer

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Mackenzie Nguyen Kimberly Haugh

Gina Nored Debbie Bennett

Varun Reddy Allison Swiger

Delaney Reed Kathryn Caulfield

Matthew Rossman Brian Steffens

Emily Salazar Amelia Speirs

Shravani Solipuram Jessica Legnini

Jenna Thalji Jason King

Dhruva Venkat Jonathan Mason

Melina Watson Brian Markley

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology

Student Honoree Educator Honoree

Prabhat Adusumalli Denise Castaldo Sriram Amirneni Denise Castaldo

Jai Chawla Denise Castaldo

Sukriti Dhingra Michael Miller Irene Kim Susie Lebryk-Chao

Zachary Kirchner Jocelyn Smith

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Vibhu Kundeti

Eliot Liu Sean Burke Jack Liu Jonathan Osborne

Jerry Liu Patricia Lister

Richard Lun Jonathan Osborne

Meghana Malyala Laura Locklear Shruthi Nyshadham Michelle Ehring

Mahima Pannala Stacia Frye

Parvesh Samayamanthula Paul Kosek George Sun

Anna Thamasett Christine Conklin

Shreya Vinjamuri Laura Locklear

Rock Ridge High School

Student Honoree Educator Honoree

Divjot Bawa Claudine Norton

Siddharth Chauhan Anibal Avalos Arabella Chiang Allison Alison

Siddharth Dandavate Linda Gantz

Emerson Davis Mithra Marcus Amrit Dhanjal Melissa Pruitt

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Isabella Difulvio Kiersten Dickenson

Sai Gajula Madina Mamatova Manali Gantaram Hannah Hannah

Kylie Hegner Melissa Pruitt

Isha Kalaga Lyubov Presnetsova

Vishal Kobla George Wolfe Rushil Korpol Kevin King

Linh Luong Monica Leiva-Moore

Tiffany Martirossian Joshua Price Adithya Muralikrishna Sundar Thirukkurungudi

Joelle Nilak Eugene Legg

Darsh Patel Diana Virgo Antonia Pellegrini Eugene Legg

Kevin Pham Emily Gilmore

Soumya Pondugula Julie Sohl

Nikita Sajai Alexandra Watson Pranav Samineni Madina Mamatova

Sabrina Sharifi Marieme Toure

Susan Song Eric Maeshiro Arjun Tarafdar Jordan Markwood

Umika Tunuguntla Allison Alison

Shreya Vundela Veronique Billington

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J Michael Lunsford Holiday Decorating (Above and Below) Takes Decorating to the Next Level….

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Denise Higgins Receives a $500 grant from LEF for “Let’s Make it Happen” Project at Pinebrook

Lauren Green (L) from Goshen Post, and Crissy Casey & Michelle Yalavarthi (R) from Willard

enjoy their LEF Grants

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Recent Policy Updates I have added this section to identify some major policy updates that the School Board has

recently approved. Following each title is the link to the new PDF instruction.

5090 Graduation: Diplomas and Certificates:

https://www.boarddocs.com/vsba/loudoun/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=B75LZZ551C3B

5345 Restraint and Seclusion of Students Comments:

https://www.boarddocs.com/vsba/loudoun/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=B8GUFK6DB6F1

6310 Facility Use:

https://www.boarddocs.com/vsba/loudoun/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=B8ATR2678662

8310 Theatrical Presentations:

https://www.boarddocs.com/vsba/loudoun/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=B75M2S554C30

Academies of Loudoun Dedication In November we dedicated the Academies of Loudoun, a world class STEM facility open to high

school students from across Loudoun County. When fully utilized, it will serve over 2,000

students.

Dr. Tinell Priddy, Principal of the Academies of Loudoun is joined by members of the

Loudoun County School Board, the Loudoun County Public Schools Staff,

And the Board of Supervisors at the Ribbon Cutting on the Academies of Loudoun

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Chairman/Dulles District Representative Comments: I thank my fellow Loudoun County School Board members for selecting me to a third term as

Chairman of the School Board. We have a lot of exciting and important work to do this year,

building on the successes of our LCPS Teachers, Staff, and Administrators.

This year, with 1500 students enrolled at the Academies of Loudoun (AoL), we are only serving

6% of our high school student population. Also this year, over 3,300 students applied for AoL

admission in the upcoming 2019-2020 school year. Because we struggle to meet the needs of all

of our gifted children, I continue to support the TJ contract between Loudoun County Public

Schools and Fairfax County Public Schools. All of our students must be challenged, and we are

responsible for providing world class opportunities, whether at AoL or TJ, to those for whom

such an option is desirable.

I appreciate the fact that our nine School Board Members continue to display professionalism,

collaboration, and common courtesy: we don’t always agree, but when we disagree, we disagree

respectfully. I am hopeful that all board members will not let the upcoming election cycle

distract them from our vision: empowering all students to make meaningful contributions to the

world.

In my next newsletter, I will address the 2020 Fiscal Year budget. Last night, the Board adopted

our first operating budget in recent history that complied with the fiscal guidance provided by the

Board of Supervisors. We are hopefully that this needs-based budget will be fully funded.

As always, please contact me with your ideas, concerns, or questions. A hyperlink to my email

is available on the front page of each school that serves the Dulles District, and is also in the

“From” line of this email and in my signature block below.

Sincerely,

Jeff Morse

Jeff Morse

Chairman &

Dulles District Representative

Loudoun County School Board

[email protected]