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NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY COUNCIL WILL BE HELD ON Friday, July 22, 2005 AT 12:00 noon IN THE Basement Conference Room. THE PROPOSED AGENDA IS AS FOLLOWS: Luncheon meeting with School Board BY ORDER OF THE MAYOR BY Jeanne Cox BASEMENT CONFERENCE ROOM -July 22, 2005 Council met in special session on this date with the following members present: Dr. Brown, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Schilling. Absent: Mr. Caravati and Ms. Hamilton. Ms. Julie Gronlund, School Board Chair, circulated topics recommended for future School Board/Council meetings. Ms. Gronlund reviewed the Superintendent search schedule and said the report of the Charlottesville Schools Advisory Commission will be used as a guideline. Mr. Harley Mills, School Administration, provided a brief overview of the preliminary SOL data. He said the State will announce accreditation information in August or September. He said the six elementary schools are expected to be fully accredited. He said Walker, Buford and Charlottesville High School probably will not make Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP). Mr. Schilling asked if there are any factors to which the gains can be attributed. Ms. Gertrude Ivory, Assistant Superintendent, said that Clark has had a math coach, and Ms. Laura Purnel, School Administration, said that teachers have been taking graduates course in math. Ms. Dede Smith, School Board member, said that other efforts were made last year as well. Mr. Schilling said it is important to figure out how we have achieved success and build on that. Ms. Ivory said that feedback from the consultant indicated that the reading models were helpful. Dr. Brown said another factor may be community partnerships. Mr. Lynch said it is great that gains were made in the elementary schools, but said we still have challenges in the middle schools. He asked if that should be where our focus is next year. Ms. Gronlund agreed that should be looked at, and said that perhaps programs that worked in the elementary schools should be forwarded to other schools. Ms. Smith provided an update on development of the Strategic Plan. She said that a subcommittee made up of herself, Peggy Van Yahres, Ed Gillespie and Gertrude Ivory, sent out an RFP and received ten proposals. Four firms were interviewed. She said the subcommittee recommended MGT to the Board. She said they offered a lot of resources, have done a lot of work in efficiency analysis, and are knowledgeable about Virginia law and No Child Left Behind. She said the cost will be $45,500. She said the plan will be done in four phases: investigative; input, particularly from faculty and staff; community input, mostly through focus groups and forums; and development of the plan. She said it will be very detailed from the mission to outcomes. She said the State requires a framework of a Strategic Plan by November 1st. She said one obvious negative is not