tagged with: PPS
March 10, 2008
FYI from PPS
From PPS’ Cliff Davis: The Petersburg City Public Schools Board will hold a call meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, March 10, at the School Board Office, 255 E. South Blvd., to discuss student conduct and personnel matters. The meeting will be a closed session.
March 4, 2008
PPS’ 2008-2009 budget meetings
PPS’ Cliff Davis has forwarded notice of the following meetings:
* On Thursday, March 6 at 6 p.m., the Petersburg School Board will hear a presentation on the proposed 2008-2009 budget.
* On Thursday, March 13 at 6 p.m., the Board will hold a public hearing on the proposed budget.
* On Wednesday, March 19 at 6 p.m., the Board is expected to adopt the budget.
All meetings are at the School Board Office, 255 E. South Blvd., and are open to the public.
February 29, 2008
Come learn about Middle College High School program
From PPS — Attention all Petersburg High School rising juniors, parents and interested community residents: On Tuesday, March 11 at 6 p.m., in the cafeteria of Petersburg High School, a meeting has been scheduled to explain the Middle College High School program (MCHS) that has been recently approved in the district. Read more >
February 28, 2008
From PPS
The monthly meeting of the *Special Education Advisory Council* of Petersburg City Public Schools will be on Friday, February 29, 2008 at noon. The meeting location is 255 South Boulevard East, Conference Room “B”, of the Administrative Offices Complex. For additional information please call (804) 861-4563.
February 22, 2008
PSAs from PPS
1) SAT workshops Feb 23 & Mar 8, 9am-noon at Petersburg High School. Read more >
2) Special Education advocacy training workshop, Feb 26, 6:30-8:30pm, at Tabernacle Baptist Church.
3) Community Empowerment Day, Mar 8, noon-4pm, at Vernon Johns Middle School.
January 9, 2008
Head’s up re: PPS website
From PPS’ Cliff Davis: “Beginning Monday, January 14, some links may not be available on the website due to changes and updates. Please be patient, as we are working on improving our web presence and making our website more informative and user friendly.”
January 8, 2008
PPS to hold Supplemental Educational Services rally Jan. 16
PPS will hold an SES rally Jan. 16, 4-6pm, at Vernon Johns Middle School, 3101 Homestead Dr., to help parents and students select an SES provider and receive free tutoring services. The rally will be held at the school’s gymnasium.
January 2, 2008
Petersburg schools working to resolve paycheck concerns
From PPS’ Cliff Davis: “By the end of today, the administration of the Petersburg City Public Schools intends to have new paychecks prepared and delivered, for the approximately 210 employees who do not have direct deposit and, for reasons that are still being investigated, did not receive a check on December 20.” Read more >
December 28, 2007
Dec 20 paycheck delivery concerns from Petersburg City Public Schools
From PPS’ Cliff Davis — “To all employees of Petersburg City Public Schools who are not enrolled in direct deposit: Our finance department followed the normal procedure to deliver the hard copies of your December 20 paycheck. For some unexplained reason, which is being investigated, some of those checks have not been received. Any employee needing a replacement check should contact the finance department, at 732-0510, on Wednesday, January 2. The finance department cannot create replacement checks until after the bank has stopped payment on the originals, which cannot be done until Monday, Dec. 31.”
December 20, 2007
Full (draft) text: proposed Middle College Program
Last night the school board voted to support development of a Middle College program. PPS’ Cliff Davis just forwarded the following letter, including the full draft text of the proposal: Read more >
December 15, 2007
PPS news
1) AP Hill Elementary School, affected by fire tragedies, is determined to be proactive
2) Holiday cheer from Vernon Johns Middle School to Walter Reed VA Hospital
3) Parents attend one-on-one report card pick-up event at Peabody Middle School
December 6, 2007
Algebra Project comes to Petersburg (and Dr. Robert Moses, Danny Glover come too)
This weekend, the national Algebra Project holds its annual board meeting in Petersburg, in part to kick off a multi-year partnership between the Petersburg City Public Schools, the National Algebra Project, the Young People’s Project, VSU, and the Cameron Foundation. Read more >
December 3, 2007
PPS News
on Math-bots, and Forty & Eight’s presentation of flags to first graders Read more >
November 30, 2007
Prayer vigil at Pegram St.
From PPS’ Cliff Davis: A candlelight prayer vigil will be held on Saturday, Dec. 1, at the Pegram Street site of a fatal house fire this week that claimed the lives of three children and injured a Petersburg City Public Schools employee. The vigil will be from 7:30pm to 8:30pm. There will be a speaker. It is sponsored by Friends Of, a charitable organization in the city. The Petersburg City Public Schools has no official connection to this organization but we encourage district staff to do whatever they can to assist the survivors of this fire and to seek out opportunities for comfort in dealing with their own grief related to this tragedy. For more information about this vigil, please call Ersecelle Miles at 255-7485.
November 26, 2007
Upcoming Petersburg City Public Schools Job Fair
Attention teachers: You are invited to a Petersburg City Public Schools Job Fair. PPS will hold early recruitment for the 2008-2009 school year and mid-year recruitment for 2007-2008 on December 8, 2007, from 9am to 2pm, at Petersburg City Public Schools Administration Office, 255 E. South Blvd. Call 804-732-0510 for more info, or check PPS’ website for details.
August 23, 2007
Petersburg schools’ Average Yearly Progress stats
The Dept. of Education has released statistics on schools’ AYP performance statewide. In Petersburg, Walnut Hill Elem. and Robert E. Lee Elem. continue to meet AYP targets, the other schools continue to not meet AYP targets, for the 2006-07 academic year. Read more >
