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173 <br /> <br />Council that such closed meeting was conducted in conformity with Virginia law; <br /> <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council hereby certifies <br />that, tothe best of each member's knowledge, (i) only public business matters lawfully <br />exempted from open meeting requirements by Virginia law were discussed in the closed <br />meeting to which this certification resolution applies, and (ii) only such public business <br />matters as were identified in the motion convening the closed meeting were heard, <br />discussed or considered by the Council. <br /> <br />NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING <br /> <br />A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY COUNCIL WILL BE <br />HELD ON Friday, September 21, 2001 AT 12:00 noon IN THE Clark Elementary <br />School. <br /> <br />THE PROPOSED AGENDA IS AS FOLLOWS: <br /> <br />Luncheon meeting with School Board <br /> <br />BY ORDER OF THE MAYOR <br /> <br />BY Jeanne Cox (signed) <br /> <br />CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL - September 21, 2001 <br /> <br /> Council met in special session on this date with the following members present: <br />Mr. Caravati, Mr. Cox, Mr. Lynch, Ms. Richards. Absent: Mr. Toscano. <br /> <br /> Mr. Art Stowe, Principal of Clark Elementary School, discussed the instructional <br />needs and programs of Ctark School students. <br /> <br /> Mr. Harley Miles with the Charlottesville Schools, discussed what the SOL scores <br />represent and reviewed the scores from individual City schools. <br /> <br /> Ms, Artie Dimberg, Assistant Superintendent of Schools, said a gap still remains <br />in SOL scores between black and white students, but the gap is beginning to close ever so <br />slightly. Ms. Dimberg said the Schools still have a long way to go and it is a great <br />challenge for the school system <br /> <br />Mr. Stowe said that the level of poverty is a major factor in achievement. <br /> <br /> Ms. Richards said it would be beneficial to develop a more defined sense of levels <br />of poverty within individual schools. <br /> <br />Mr. Cox suggested that some group such as PTOs or churches addresS the issue. <br /> <br /> <br />