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<br />NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING <br /> <br />A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY COUNCIL WILL BE <br />HELD ON Friday, April 21, 2006 AT 12:00 noon IN THE Charlottesville High School <br />Media Center. <br /> <br />THE PROPOSED AGENDA IS AS FOLLOWS: <br /> <br /> Luncheon Meeting with School Board <br /> <br />BY ORDER OF THE MAYOR BY Jeanne Cox <br /> <br />CHARLOTTESVILLE HIGH SCHOOL MEDIA CENTER – April 21, 2006 <br /> <br /> Council met in special session on this date with the following members present: <br />Dr. Brown, Mr. Caravati, Mr. Lynch. Absent: Ms. Hamilton and Mr. Schilling. <br /> <br /> Ms. Julie Gronlund, Chair of the School Board, said the discussion today will <br />focus on Charlottesville High School and strategies for addressing the achievement gap. <br /> <br /> Mr. Kenneth Leatherwood, Principal of CHS, introduced two of the teachers that <br />work with the Freshman Academy Team, a program for students who may be at risk, <br />with the ultimate goal of having the students graduate from high school. Mr. <br />Leatherwood said there are currently 276 students in the senior class and 20 of those <br />students have SOL related issues. Mr. Leatherwood said a concentrated effort is being <br />made to let students know the importance of SOLs. <br /> <br /> Mr. Lynch said he has heard anecdotal information about the guidance counseling <br />process and the fact that they help college bound students or encourage students to go to <br />college. He said other students do not see college as a realistic opportunity, and he asked <br />what is being done for those students, and what is being done to give them real incentives <br />for why they should get through high school. <br /> <br /> Mr. Leatherwood said that counselors meet with all students and there is also a <br />career counselor that meets with students. He said seniors are also required to write a <br />work portfolio. <br /> <br /> Ms. Peggy Van Yahres, School Board member, said that the number of students at <br />CATEC has almost doubled, and they are running out of room. She said the School <br />Board is talking about that issue now. <br /> <br /> Mr. Josh Walton, Freshman Academy Coordinator, and Mr. Chad Prather, <br />Freshman Academy teacher, discussed the Academy. Mr. Walton said the challenge is <br />how to support students without being too hard on them. He said 70 students are in the <br />program and there are five teachers in all the core subject areas. <br /> <br /> Mr. Lynch asked how they deal with students who will not go to college to make <br />learning relevant to them. <br /> <br /> Mr. Prather said that curriculum development is critical, and learning has to be <br />made relevant to who the students are. <br /> <br /> Mr. Ned Michie, School Board member, said he would like to see a list developed <br />of why it is important to graduate so it could be incorporated repeatedly into the <br />curriculum. <br /> <br /> The meeting was adjourned. <br /> <br />______________________________ ____________________________ <br />President Clerk <br /> <br /> <br />