Dulles Schools Newsletter Dulles Schools Newsletter 19Th Edition August 2018

Dulles Schools Newsletter Dulles Schools Newsletter 19th Edition August 2018

Welcome to the Dulles Schools Newsletter. In this edition we provide Back to School and Open House information, introduce new administrators and scholarship opportunities in the Dulles Area Schools To be added to the electronic distribution list, please contact me via email: [email protected]

Important Dates: August 22nd 8:00 am Creighton’s Corner Open House (K-2) 10:00 am Creighton’s Corner Open House (3-5) 6:00 pm Freedom Rising Freshman Parents Meeting 8:30 am Little River Open House (K) 9:00 am Little River Open House (1-5) 9:00 am Rosa Lee Carter Open House (K-5) August 27th 6:00 pm Creighton’s Corner BTSN (1-2) 6:00 pm Goshen Post BTSN (K-2) August 29th 6:00 pm Creighton’s Corner BTSN (3,4,5) 6:00 pm Goshen Post BTSN (3-5) 7:00 pm Lunsford BTSN (6) 6:00 pm Rosa Lee Carter BTSN (K-5) August 30th 7:00 pm Freedom BTSN (10-12) 6:00 pm Legacy BTSN (2-3) 7:00 pm Legacy BTSN (4-5) 6:30 pm Mercer BTSN (6) September 5th 7:00 pm Briar Woods (9-10) 7:00 pm John Champe BTSN (10-12) 7:00 pm Lunsford BTSN (7-8) September 6th 5:30 pm Cardinal Ridge BTSN (K-2) 6:45 pm Cardinal Ridge BTSN (3-5) 6:00 pm Eagle Ridge BTSN (6) 6:30 pm Mercer BTSN (7) September 11th 6:00 pm Stone Hill BTSN (6-8) September 12th 7:00 pm Briar Woods BTSN (11-12)

6:30 pm Rock Ridge BTSN (9) September 13th 6:00 pm Eagle Ridge BTSN (7-8) 6:30 pm Rock Ridge BTSN (10-12) September 17th 6:00 pm Academies of Loudoun BTSN (9) 7:30 pm Academies of Loudoun BTSN (10) September 24th 6:00 pm Academies of Loudoun BTSN (11) 7:30 pm Academies of Loudoun BTSN (12) October 3rd 6:30 pm Willard BTSN (8-9)

Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Scholarship Updates

Jack Kent Cooke is a national foundation headquartered in Loudoun County. JKCF provides full scholarships to schools such as Yale, Georgetown, and Harvard to the brightest students from economically challenged families. The foundation also provides programs for the brightest of our high school students. Several students from Loudoun have been granted scholarships, including a student from LCPS who this year earned a full ride to Harvey Mudd College. Ask the middle/high school counselors about these opportunities, or look on the JKCF website at www.jkcf.org

College Scholarship Program. High school seniors can start their application on Thursday, September 6. The deadline to apply is Tuesday, November 20. We've simplified our application to ensure that students have more time to focus on the demands and deadlines of their college applications. This year, students will apply exclusively through the Common App.

Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. Community college students transferring to a four-year institution can start their application on Thursday, September 13. The deadline to apply is Tuesday, November 27. This year, students will apply via the new Common App for Transfer.

Young Scholars Program. We're in the final phase of selection for the 2018 Cooke Young Scholars cohort. New scholars and their families will be notified of their selection in late September. The 2019 application will for 7th graders will open in mid-January.

New School Year Brings Major Changes to Dulles Schools Leadership

With the opening of two schools and changes to leadership at many others, Dulles Schools will have many new leaders to guide our children into the new school year. Below are short clips and photos to help parents know more about their school’s leaders.

Goshen Post Inaugural Administrative Team Ready

Ann Hines – Mrs. Ann Hines has been in the field of education for over 25 years. She promotes an inclusive school environment where children are empowered through authentic learning experiences. Creating a school culture from the conception has been a life-long dream of Mrs. Hines’. She is honored to be the inaugural principal of Goshen Post Elementary School. Previously to Goshen Post, Mrs. Hines was the Principal at Rosa Lee Carter Elementary School.

Brian Klippel- Mr. Brian Klippel will be one of the Assistant Principals at Goshen Post Elementary School this school year. The 2018-2019 school year will be his fourth year with LCPS. Previous to his current position at Goshen Post, Mr. Klippel was the Administrative Dean at Rosa Lee Carter Elementary School.

Jessica Acosta- Mrs. Jessica Acosta is one of the Assistant Principals at Goshen Post Elementary School for the 2018-2019 school year. Mrs. Acosta has been employed with Loudoun County Public Schools for 8 years. She transferred from Frederick Douglass Elementary School, where she was a Resource Teacher and Special Education Designee.

Sheree Wong-Ms. Sheree Wong will be the Administrative Dean, at Goshen Post Elementary. She has been an educator for seventeen years, where she has spent the last three years serving in Loudoun County at Sugarland Elementary.

Additional Leadership Changes in the Dulles Schools

Lottie Spurlock joins the Dulles South Community as the new Principal at Cardinal Ridge Elementary School. She brings a wealth of knowledge and experience from her 25 years in education, most recently serving as the Principal at Rolling Ridge Elementary School. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education from Virginia State University and a Master of Arts in Education from Central Michigan University; and a Post- Master’s Endorsement in Educational Leadership from Virginia Commonwealth University. Outside of school, she enjoys spending time with her husband, a pastor in the Sterling Community, their son, who is a high school sophomore in LCPS, and their daughter, an LCPS graduate, who is beginning her third year of college!

Leading the Charge at John Champe High School is new Principal Kevin Tyson. After returning to Broad Run, Mr. Tyson served as a dean for a year before becoming an assistant principal at Stone Bridge High School in 2014. Tyson said Stone Bridge prepared him for the highs and lows of being a principal. “It’s been a really good experience on the entire spectrum… I definitely feel confident in this role now.” His wife Ashley enjoys being a third-year teacher at Arcola Elementary.

Jeff Rounsley is beginning his tenure as Principal of Willard, Loudoun’s newest Intermediate/Middle School. Prior to taking the helm at Willard, Mr. Rounsley served for two years as Assistant Principal at John Champe High School. Prior to working at John Champe, Mr. Rounsley was the School Improvement and Student Achievement Programs Coordinator for Loudoun County Public Schools.

Briar Wood’s Sheila Alzate is a native of Loudoun County and a proud graduate of Loudoun County Public Schools, as a member of the Loudoun Valley Class of 1987. She has served the last six years as an Assistant Principal at Stone Bridge High School. Sheila received her certificate in Educational Administration from George Mason University. And earned both a BS degree in Health & Physical Education and a Master’s Degree in Education from Frostburg State University. As an undergraduate student, she played women's basketball and went on to coach the women's basketball team for three years as a graduate assistant. In addition to a love of athletics, she enjoys music, concerts and theatrical performances. Sheila lives in Leesburg with her husband and daughter.

Jeremy Cortash is enjoying his first year in LCPS as an Assistant Principal at Rock Ridge, having come from Gar- Field High School in the Prince William County School Division where he served as an assistant principal.

Briar Woods’ Michelle Derby is beginning her 15th year in LCPS. After 8 years working in elementary EL, she moved into an EL position at Potomac Falls High School where she worked for approximately 6 years. She was a Credit Recovery Administrator for three summers before joining Briar Woods as the AP supervising SPED, Science, and EL in February 2018. Michelle loves being a Falcon and is looking forward to a wonderful new school year!

Liberty’s Rebecca Pierce (r) moved from Dean to 2nd Assistant Principal and Stephanie Worthley (2018 Shenandoah Teacher of the Year) (second from left), moved from special education teacher to Dean. Pictured here with the Washington Post/Agnes Meyer Principal of the Year for the DC region Paul Pack (l), and Assistant Principal Alex Gray.

Backpack Buddies Foundation of Loudoun donates $51,395 to LEF’s Backpack Coalition

The Backpack Buddies Foundation of Loudoun (BBFL) recently donated $51,395 to the Loudoun Education Foundation (LEF)–Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) Backpack Coalition, filling an enormous need for our food insecure students. There are 2,787 students in 88 schools receiving supplemental weekend food. The LEF/LCPS Backpack Coalition Program fills the gap for 27 of those schools, serving 1,201 students. BBFL’s continued support to the LEF- LCPS Backpack Coalition exemplifies its commitment to identifying and alleviating the challenge of ensuring all of our children have food available, both in and out of school.

Pictured here is LCPS Superintendent Dr. Eric Williams and Supervisor of Outreach Services Grant Schafer accepting the donation from Backpack Buddies Foundation of Loudoun (BBFL) President and Founder Daniel Hampton; BBFL Vice President Fred Williams; BBFL Secretary Susan Murphy; and BBFL Marketing Director Eva Smith; also included are LEF-LCPS Backpack Coalition Program Coordinator Kelly Miller; LEF Director of Development Samantha Courtney; LEF Treasurer Wesley Clark; and LCPS Director of Student Services Dr. Clark Bowers.

Community Rotaries Join Local Businesses and Residents to Deliver 650 Backpacks with School Supplies to Loudoun Students

Thanks to the hard work of many individuals, businesses and non-profits, 650 at-risk Loudoun County children are each going to school with a new backpack full of school supplies. The effort included: Ashburn Rotary and six other Rotaries which supplied technical assistance and manpower; two school systems (FCPS & LCPS who provided logistical support); non-profits including Brite Paths & Firefighters and Friends who provided support and volunteers to pack and move the school supplies; Loudoun County Firefighters & Fairfax County Firefighters; and our corporate partners Giant Food, Costco, My Guys Movers of Sterling, VA. Giant Food collected approximately $23K of supplies spear headed by My Pham, a Giant Food employee who is also a member of the Ashburn Rotary Club. The 650 backpacks full of school supplies are valued at $21,925. The entire effort was spearheaded by Susan Mullen, President of the Sterling Rotary Club. Pictured here is the team of volunteers, having completed the hard work of stocking each backpack and preparing for delivery to the LCPS Parent Liaisons.

Comments: It is heartwarming to reflect on the efforts of individuals and organizations that have identified and are working to fulfill needs experienced by so many of our Loudoun students. I often hear that we live in the wealthiest county in the nation: however, this does not mean that all of our residents are enjoying a lifestyle reflective of such a status. Our School Board continues to strive

to provide the most professional educational support and services, which often integrates with County staff and the community efforts to provide sustenance and socio-emotional support.

While overcrowding has dissipated with the opening of Goshen Post, Willard, and the Academies of Loudoun Dulles Schools continue to be the most overcrowded in the Division. To keep up with this, we are opening a Dulles North/Broad Run elementary school and a Dulles North high school (Independence) next year, and have several more on the planning table. To start planning their use, we will be working new elementary school boundaries this fall (Dulles North Schools), and new joint middle/high school (Dulles South Schools). Boundary changes for Independence High school are already in place, and they match the boundaries for (and students will matriculate from) Brambleton Middle School.

As always, please contact me with your ideas, concerns, or questions. A hyperlink to my email is available on the front page of each school that serves the Dulles District, and is also in the “To” line of this email. Sincerely,

Jeff Morse Jeff Morse Chairman & Dulles District Representative Loudoun County School Board [email protected]