Scarlett Minto

The Newport News Public Schools Strategic Plan, titled 'Journey 2025', serves as a roadmap to ensure all students graduate college, career, and citizen-ready. It is organized around five strategic goals: student success, student and staff wellness, employee expertise, enhanced partnerships, and stewardship of resources. The plan is committed to an equitable approach, examining data for disparities across various characteristics to ensure successful implementation and foster graduates prepared for future learning, the global workforce, and active civic engagement.

This document represents the official record of the proceedings conducted during the meeting.

This document outlines the Family and Community Engagement Policy for Newport News Public Schools, designed to foster effective partnerships among family, school, and community to ensure student success. Key focus areas include shared decision-making, welcoming all families, advocating for every child, supporting student success, effective communication, and community collaboration. The policy details strategies for involving parents and family members, building capacity through a dedicated framework, ensuring continuous improvement through evaluation, and providing specific outreach to English Learner families, particularly for Title I, Part A programs.

The board conducted a public forum to hear from applicants seeking to fill a vacancy on the school board. Candidates presented their professional backgrounds in education, law, and community service, discussing their motivations for serving, their views on student equity, literacy, teacher retention, and improving the relationship between the school board and city council.

This Long-Range Facilities Master Plan serves as a roadmap for facility investment to ensure all students graduate college, career, and citizen-ready. The plan's key themes include addressing deferred maintenance, preparing for universal PreK, modernizing facilities for safety, STEM, and CTE education, and phasing out portable classrooms. It outlines proposed actions and estimated costs for major renovations, deferred maintenance, secure front entrances, portable replacement, and STEM/CTE lab upgrades across elementary, middle, and high schools.