The Prince William County School Board held its regular monthly meeting on April 2, 2014. There were closed and public sessions. Various school construction, budget, and program items were discussed and unanimously approved. Citizens commented on welding and archery programs. The board discussed expanding Governor's School programs and developing a new middle school design prototype. The superintendent highlighted Patriot High School being featured in a national magazine for its building design. A student teacher/intern policy revision will be reviewed.

2.  April 2, 2014
 Edward L Kelly Leadership Center
 Closed Meeting – 6pm
 Public Meeting – 7pm
 Type: Regular Meeting

3.  Milton C. Johns – Chairman At-Large
 Lisa E. Bell – Neabsco District
 Betty D. Covington – Potomac District
 Lillie G. Jessie – Occoquan District
 Michael I. Otaigbe, Ph.D. – Coles District
 Alyson A. Satterwhite – Gainesville District
 Gilbert A. Trenum – Brentsville District
 Loree Y. Williams – Woodbridge District

4.  Dr. Steven L. Walts - Superintendent
 Mickey Mulgrew – Associate Superintendent for High Schools
 Dave Cline – Associate Superintendent for Finance and Support
Services
 Dee Thompson – Supervisor of Construction
 Dr. Matthew Cartlidge – Supervisor of Planning
 Students, Parents, and other members of the community
 Members of the Central Office Staff
 Sam Shankar – President of Optimist International Club
 Members of Tiger Cubs Den 10 Pack 1189

5.  Call to Order
 Invocation/Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag
 Approval of Public Meeting Agenda
 Adoption of Consent Agenda
 Citizen Comments
 Facts/Details on Expansion Projects
 Finance and Support Items
 Superintendent’s Time
 Board Members Comments
 Adjournment

6.  Exceptional Children’s Week has been declared to be May 4
through May 10, 2014
 The continuation of the Air Force JRTC program for 4 High
Schools has been approved
 Contract bid award for HVAC System upgrade for Occoquan ES
 Contract bid award for service line renovations for Stonewall
Jackson HS
 Technology Incentive Resolution
 Sale of Excess School Property
 Payrolls audit and award amount
 Lease Amendments for Wellington Business Center, New
Directions School, and LLC Cell Tower
 Approval of School Board Meeting Minutes for March 19, 2014
The Board Members vote Aye:8 Nay:0 on all items. No counter
arguments were made.

7.  Citizens who would like to speak during
the allotted time, have to notify the
Board Clerk in writing, by phone, or email
prior to 12pm of the meeting.
 Citizens also have a chance to sign up to
speak before 6:55pm on the day of the
meeting
 Citizens have a maximum of three
minutes to address the board

8.  Citizens’ Comments
› Two students from Potomac High School expressed
the importance of the welding program and its
benefits for students after graduation
› Two students from Ronald Reagan Middle School
talked about their archery program and its benefits.
Both students also spoke about their coach and his
exemplary program.
› Riley Casey expressed her concerns about the
adopted school budget
Citizens were well prepared for the board meeting and had a
prepared transcript for their comments. Students that
commented on specific issues had a personal interest in the
programs that they were discussing.

9.  Associate Superintendent for High Schools, Michael Mulgrew, presented
a Power Point presentation detailing the Governor’s School Expansion
 Expansion project is designed to accommodate more students and
support STEM
 Parents and students welcomed the expansion program (this was
determined by research conducted by the Superintendent
 Space, Dual Enrollment, financial incentive speculations, reservations for
a four year program by Manassas City and Manassas Park Public
Schools present a challenge for the expansion
 Advantages like existing funds and program flexibility for students make
the expansion achievable
Board members expressed concerns regarding transportation cost
for the expansion program, college eligibility for program attendees.
It was highlighted that the expansion program is still in the planning
phase and details would be adjusted as needed.

10.  Dee Thompson, Supervisor of Construction, and David
Cline, Associate Superintendent of Finance and Support
Services proposed a plan to develop a new prototype for
Middle School Design
 Reasons for request
› Old prototype was designed in 1985/86
› Old prototype does not meet student numbers for FY 2014-2023
› New prototype would meet classroom size DOE requirements
› Would include new curriculum areas
› Develop a two-story design
› Develop a specialty spaces such as science and art to serve
current curriculum requirements.
The board expressed concerns of cost factor and that the
community should have an input on design factors. Furthermore,
the board expressed that budget would not be the only factor to
be considered for design factors. Board asked presenters to
consider site properties when reviewing building sites.

11. “School administration and
management is big business,
and school-board members
must understand good
business practices” Ornstein
et al., 2014, p. 219).

12.  The Superintendent highlighted events
within the school district
 Patriot High School was featured in a
national magazine. It was recognized for its
building design (top 10 in the nation)
 The Superintendent praised the open-
spaced design of Patriot HS
“A major function of the school
superintendent is to gather and present
data so that school-board members can
make intelligent policy decisions” (Ornstein
et al., 2014, p. 221).

13. Overall, the board was very orderly and was
conducted in a quiet and civil manner. All
votes were non-controversial and items
were passed unanimously. One item that
was of personal interest that was presented
as a board matter, was the revision to
policy in regards to student teachers and
interns. Currently, the regulations do not
outline conditions for placement for
colleges/universities. This will be reviewed
by the board and provisions will be made.

14. Ornstein, A.C., Levine, D.U. & Gutek, G.L.
(2014). Foundations of education. (12th
ed.). Belmont: Wadsworth, Cengage
Learning.