2022 Summer School Bus Routes for elementary and secondary (middle school and high school) are attached below. Please continue to review these lists as changes may be posted as necessary.
PCPS has been named a MajorClarity PowerUser for the 2021-2022 school year!
Major Clarity is the tool that students in grades 6-12 use for academic advising and college and career readiness. PCPS received this designation because
● At least 40-50% of all student accounts have been activated this school year (this benchmark is based on doubling the industry standard, which our research has found to be an estimated activation rate of 20% for other CCR platforms)
● At least 50-60% of students have returned to their account 2x or more this school year
● High staff login rates (measured through number of students engaged per staff login). This engagement ratio must be under ASCA’s recommended caseload ratio of 250:1
Public Engagement Sessions - Mathematics Standards of Learning Revisions:
As announced in Superintendent's Memo #103-22, the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) will host six public engagement sessions to allow parents, families, and community members to participate in the review and revision of the
2016 Mathematics Standards of Learning. The five regional face-to-face sessions and one virtual session will begin with presentations by VDOE staff about the Standards of Learning revision process, followed by an opportunity for participants to share feedback about the Commonwealth’s current mathematics standards and suggest revisions.
Virtual Parent Session - June 13, 2022
Registration in advance will be required for this meeting using the following virtual registration link. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
For more information:
Please contact Tina Mazzacane, K-12 Mathematics Coordinator, Office of STEM and Innovation, for more information at (804) 225-4849 or Tina.Mazzacane@doe.virginia.gov.
Now Hiring Bus Drivers!!
Full-Time Opportunities with Benefits ~ When the kids are off, so are you!
Apply online @ TalentEd Hiring Portal linked here
⏰ Office Hours: 6:00am - 5:00pm, Monday - Friday
📞Transportation Department Phone Numbers: 804-598-5706 or 804-598-5709
👇 Check out our PCPS Bus Drivers wearing their If the Lights Are Flashing, Don't Try Passing shirts.
On April 19, 2022, the School Board received information on the instruction, supports, and services designed to assist students in being mentally healthy and available to learn.
Information is also provided on future plans for available funds and enhanced community partnerships.
We are excited to offer enhanced and expanded Summer Opportunities again for PCPS students preK-12. Powhatan High School and Flat Rock Elementary School will host the majority of summer activities. The summer session will be June 27-July 21. We hope to see many of our students taking advantage of the following opportunities:
Details on offerings, registration, and payment information is linked below:
2022 Summer Opportunities - Grades 6-8
📆 Starting February 7th, high school students will be able to pre-order lunch through the "So Happy" app by Sodexo.
📲 This app can is available through the App Store and Google Play
🥪 2021-2022 PCPS Policy for Providing Free or Reduced Price Meals is linked here and attached below in PDF format.
Powhatan High School English teachers are currently reviewing English 9 textbooks for adoption for the 2022-2023 school year. Textbooks will be evaluated by building and division staff, as well as community members.
Community members are invited to review the English textbooks. Eligible textbooks are presented for review by community members in the Powhatan High School Library from 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Monday through Friday until June 11, 2022. This excludes May 27 and May 30 as these dates are holidays.
**The textbooks will also be available for review at the Powhatan County Library from Monday, June 6- Saturday, June 11 during regular library hours.**
The textbooks that are being considered are listed in the table below.
|
Grade/Course |
Publisher |
Title |
|
Grade 9 Reading |
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Into Literature |
|
Grade 9 Reading |
McGraw-Hill School Education, LLC |
StudySync ELA |
|
Grade 9 Reading |
Pearson Education, Inc./Savvas Learning |
myPerspectives ELA |
If you have any questions, please contact Tracey Ingle at (804) 598-5700, ext. 140 or at tracey.ingle@powhatan.k12.va.us.
Per Policy IIA, “the School Board may adopt textbooks, including print or electronic media, for student use that serve as the primary curriculum basis for a grade-level subject or course from the list of textbooks approved by the Board of Education. In approving textbooks, the School Board … gives notice to parents that textbooks under consideration will be listed on the division’s website and made available at designated locations for review by any interested citizens; creates opportunities for persons reviewing such textbooks to present their comments and observations to the School Board; creates procedures to ensure appropriate consideration of citizen comments and observations; and establishes and makes known selection criteria.”
⏰ Powhatan County School Board will now begin holding our regularly scheduled meetings at Pocahontas Landmark Center. School Board Workshops will begin at 5:00 p.m. and our Regular School Board Meetings for the public will be at 7:00 p.m.
▶️ All meetings will continue to be streamed on YouTube for the public to view.
PCPS is excited to re-launch our Lunch Buddies program at our elementary schools. Volunteers who previously acted as a mentor will be invited back beginning the week of December 6th. New mentors will begin after the new year. Anyone interested in becoming a mentor is asked to email Ms. Ferdous at zannatul.ferdous@powhatan.k12.
📣 In July 2021, Powhatan County Public Schools was selected into the 3rd cohort for the Virginia is for Learners Innovation Network (VALIN). PCPS was part of the inaugural cohort in 2018.
VALIN is composed of annual cohorts of Lead Innovation Teams from school divisions in Virginia. Each cohort consists of teams from up to 35 divisions. The Network connects educational innovators who purposely work together to identify, use, and share strategies and actions designed to implement the Profile of a Virginia Graduate.
Teams meet during the cohort cycle in Institutes designed to spark ideas and actions for local innovation initiatives. Teams also participate in a coaching model designed to support implementation of local innovation initiatives.
Division Lead Innovation Teams research and develop innovative approaches designed to ensure that all learners develop complex competencies essential to long-term success in homes, communities, and the workforce. As teams determine the effectiveness of innovations, they share artifacts, media, and “how to” information through face-to-face and virtual communication across the Commonwealth. The Network is a conduit for solutions to challenges, leveraging resources across divisions, and connecting educational communities in Virginia and beyond.
📚 Do your kids love to read? Need more books? Want to donate old books?
PHS CTE students built and donated 5 "Little Free Libraries" to the Powhatan community. Please visit them at the Pocahontas Landmark Center, the Powhatan County Administration Building, and the Academy Road Food Lion. Two additional libraries will be located at the Powhatan Fire Department Company 2 and Company 4.
Feel free to take a book and leave a book when you are in the area!
More information is available at http://www.powhatan.k12.va.us/parentscommunity linked here
Video information supplied by School Cash Online is viewable and linked here
👏 Congratulations to all students that achieved honor roll for the fourth nine weeks of the 2021/2022 school year! Keep up the great work!
Honor Roll lists for each school are attached below in PDF format, and available in text and PDF on the PCPS Honor Roll page linked here.
The ACA class spent the day at Washington and Lee Special Collections and Archives studying original materials from the vault.
Read the article here!
A huge congratulations to Powhatan Middle School for achieving recognition as a School to Watch for effective middle school programming by The National Forum! PMS was recognized for the first time in December of 2021 and will retain the designation for three years (2021-2024).
On August 23, 28 PHS students began our inaugural African American History Course.
Instructional staff, led by Dr. Omohundro, Assistant Superintendent for Instruction, and Terrell Fleming, our Social Studies Instructional Specialist, worked throughout the summer to create a course outline, vette resources, and identify society members and community members to assist with the local component of the course.
As stated at our January 12, 2021 School Board meeting, we will provide regular updates to the community on this work via our website.
Over the last several years, our staff has developed engaging lessons based on asking essential questions, otherwise known as an inquiry model. This works supports the PCPS Strategic Plan by asking students to think critically and problem-solve. In 2019, four PCPS staff participated in professional development and curriculum writing offered through the Virginia Inquiry Collaborative. The professional development portion of the program had a wide range of presenters that included content experts as well as those that presented first person narratives. Our staff focused on creating high quality lessons for our students using the inquiry model which relies on the analysis of primary sources. Participation was voluntary and there was no cost for these teachers to participate.
Attached are the materials presented in two lessons that a pair of 3rd grade teachers piloted after participating in the Virginia Inquiry Collaborative. PCPS teachers tailored the lessons to their students' needs as they do with all lessons. They created their own slideshows, notes, organizers, etc. The teachers reported that they enjoyed the inquiry piece of this work and really saw how the students started thinking on their own instead of being given all of the information in lecture format.
PCPS will continue its work on inquiry based learning for students, but will no longer participate in the Virginia Inquiry Collaborative.
Egypt
IDM Egypt Source F Flooding Pictures_Ancient Egypt IDM Eqypt Blueprint Template Ancient Egypt Sources_IDM Ancient Egypt IDM Performance Task Ancient Egypt IDM Notebook Materials
China
China SQ all Sources_IDM China Pyramid Organizer China blueprint template Ancient China Ranking IDM Ancient China Contributions Graphic Organizer
The PCPS Portrait of a Graduate not only provides for the acquisition of rigorous academic content, but it also fosters critical thinking, communication, collaboration, creativity, and other 21st century skills our young people need to thrive in this complex, rapidly changing world.
By providing strategic direction for the redesign of the overall educational experience for students, this collective vision articulates the community’s aspirations for all students, as well as reinvigorates and re-engages students, teachers, and community stakeholders.
PCPS Boys Soccer Team
Dr. Jones portrait presentation to the Board
Reece Smith - 21-22 School Board Liaison
Girls Lacrosse Team Recognition
All District Chorus
All District Band
21-22 Concert Band
Blue Ribbon Award for Music - Terrell Dean and Neil Landini
21-22 Support Staff of the Year
21-22 Teacher's of the Year
21-22 Transportation Staff of the Year
21-22 Winter Color Guard AIA Champions
21-22 Next Generation Leadership Academy
PHS Girls Basketball qualifies for the State Basketball tournament for the first time in school history!
2022 Future Chef Finalists recognized at the School Board Meeting on 4.19.22
Helping Hands Recipients Lawrence Jefferson and Sarah McQuiddy
Cole Malkerson - Recognition for State Swim Meet
Elizabeth Weimer Cross Country Recognition
Jessie Whiting - Recognition for receiving Gold Key in 21-22 Scholastic Art Writing Competition
PHS Wrestling Team recognized for their Championship Win!
Dr. Martin recognition for PMS receiving Schools to Watch Award
Rick Cole was recognized for 10 years of service to Powhatan County School Board on January 11, 2022. We appreciate his service and leadership in many roles to the Board and to the students and community of Powhatan County.
Virginia Schools Principal Appreciation Week (January 8-14, 2022)
2021-2022 PEF Innovative Grant Recipients
Sue Farrell, Ebony Fleming, and Mary Melissa Johnson are recognized for completing the 2021-2022 VCU Clinical Training Program.
Congratulations to Valarie Ayers for 25 Years of Service and receiving the VSBA Quarter Century Award at the VSBA Annual Convention on November 17, 2021!
2021-2022 Exceptional Education Staff Recognition Award Recipients
9-14-21 Laura McFarland, Powhatan Today, recognized for the VSBA Media Honor Roll
2021-2022 Bus Driver Appreciation Week
2021-2022 Bus Driver Appreciation Week
21-22 Helping Hand Award Recipients
Each school in Powhatan County Public Schools was accredited in 2019-2020. Accreditation was waived for the 2020-21 and 2021-22 school years. The calculation of school accreditation will resume with the 2022-2023 ratings based on data from 2021-2022
Accreditation is based on three components: Achievement of all Students, Achievement Gaps, and Student Engagement. In October 2021, the School Board received information on Accreditation and Assessment.
In addition, an overview of the data can be found in the Powhatan County Public Schools Quality Profile .
