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BPS Welcomes New School Board Members PAGE 2

Katye Campbell(District 5)Katye Campbell grew up in Fort Worth, Texas where she excelled in academics and music. Choosing to major in music education, she graduated from Oklahoma Baptist University in 1997

with a K-12 certificate. Katye taught middle school for 7 years in public schools in Kentucky and Texas.

She and her husband, Jim, have been married for 21 years. They moved to Brevard in 2007 and have served on the staff of First Baptist Church of Melbourne and Bay West Church of Palm Bay. Their three children, ages 14, 12, and 9, are all BPS students. Katye has remained active in the schools as an A+ volunteer, an accompanist for choirs and instrumentalists, and as a substitute teacher.

What would you like to accomplish in your first year as school board member? “My first goal is to ‘learn the ro-pes.’ There are many complicated moving parts in a district as large as ours, and I want to be able to communicate and help effectively. I also want to work with the rest of the board and staff to increase our teacher salaries. This is essential to keeping great teachers working in our district. Ultimately, we need to increase funding for other staff po-sitions as well, so that we can move forward without the gaps in crucial areas like transportation and technology. Also, I’d like to see increased community involvement in our schools, from individual volunteers to businesses to nonprofits.”

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School Board MembersMisty Belford, District 1 Cheryl McDougall, District 2 Tina Descovich, District 3Matthew Susin, District 4 Katye Campbell, District 5

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Cheryl McDougall(District 2)Cheryl McDou-gall is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 11 years in public edu-cation. She has spent the last six years as a school social worker, where

she’s worked to remove barriers that prevented children from receiving an education. Prior to becoming a social worker, she worked 10 years in a managed mental health corporation as a registered nurse. She spent six of those years as a director where she negotiated contracts and supervised a staff of eleven.

Cheryl enjoys our wonderful outdoors and beaches here in Florida. She participates in the arts and dabbles in painting watercolor landscapes. She has worked most of her life in a helping capacity. It is her goal to help children reach their full potential and make sure Brevard continues to have quality schools and highly qualified staff.

What would you like to accomplish in your first year as school board member?“My goal is to get to know all of my schools, administra-tions, and students in District 2, while making sure our underperforming schools have what they need to be successful. I’d like to delve deeper into how we motivate our community to get engaged in our schools and focus on social and emotional learning for all our students.”

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The half-cent sales surtax, approved by Brevard County voters in 2014, provides funding for critical facility renewal, educational technology and security projects throughout the school district. Each month, BPS News will profile a Brevard County school that has benefitted from the sales surtax. To learn more about your money at work, visit us on Facebook at Brevard Public Schools – Facilities Services.

West Shore Jr./Sr. High SchoolAge of School: 62 years Project Type: Complete HVAC renewalProject Overview: This project started out of sequence because of a failing HVAC system. The new more efficient system is water cooled using cooling towers and chillers, as well as full piping to supply the new system. Because of time and funding restraints the project was separated into two phases to be completed over two summers. Designing of this project started around July 2017 with the comple-tion of phase one expected by March 31, 2019 and phase two on/before October 8, 2019. Canaveral Construction Company, Inc. is the design/build contractor managing the project. TLC Engineering for Architecture, Inc. is the design team. Brevard Public Schools project manager is Jim Hudson.

Cost: Phase 1 - $1,999,629.00 Phase 2 - $1,518,350.00

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Florida School RecognitionProgram Awards

2018‐19 AwardSchools

0091 COQUINA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 54,4350101 MIMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 44,7780201 ATLANTIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 68,9341081 RONALD MCNAIR MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL 38,1741151 RALPH M WILLIAMS JUNIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 57,5221161 MANATEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 91,2161171 VIERA HIGH SCHOOL 195,8512011 MELBOURNE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 206,5072042 W. MELBOURNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 54,5422051 UNIVERSITY PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 45,7022081 PALM BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 58,5042211 BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL 162,3203121 SUNTREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 68,9213131 LONGLEAF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 60,3853141 WESTSHORE JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 91,3583151 QUEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 100,5434021 EDGEWOOD JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL 90,5404041 TROPICAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 78,6564071 ROBERT L. STEVENSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 49,4494111 THOMAS JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL 62,5905011 COCOA BEACH JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 96,2055012 THEODORE ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 38,535

5021 FREEDOM 7 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 40,0406011 SATELLITE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 122,3776012 DELAURA MIDDLE SCHOOL 80,2346013 SPESSARD L. HOLLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 48,8406051 SEA PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 30,2206061 SURFSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 45,3016071 OCEAN BREEZE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 52,4396081 INDIALANTIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 73,2346082 HERBERT C. HOOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL 52,3736101 GEMINI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 43,1157004 BREVARD VIRTUAL FRANCHISE5 6,435

Schools Award

BPS Earns State Recognition for Improving Student Achievement

Thirty-three Brevard County public schools have recei-ved the Florida Department of Education’s 2018-2019 School Recognition Program Award, recognizing the high quality of many of Florida’s public schools.

Schools eligible for recognition awards include those receiving an “A” school rating, schools that have impro-ved at least one letter grade from the previous year, or that improved more than one letter grade and sustained improvement in the following school year.

The financial award must be used for faculty or staff bonuses, the purchase of educational equipment or materials, or to hire temporary personnel to assist in maintaining and improving student performance.

Congratulations to all the schools earning this distinction based upon their 2017-18 school year performance. The list below contains the award amounts (by school) for this year’s recipients.

BPS Earns Top Honors & Awards

Brevard Dominates as Florida Arts Model Schools Four schools statewide were recognized by the Florida Alliance for Arts Education (FAAE) as 2018 Florida Arts Models Schools (FAMS), three of which are in Brevard County! Congratulations to Longleaf Elementary in recognition of its visual arts program; McNair Middle School, for its dance and theatre program; and Saturn Elementary for its music and visual arts programs. The FAMS award recognizes schools that offer exemplary programs in any of the four arts disciplines and partners them with rural/underserved schools desiring to either enhance an emerging arts program or implement a new arts program. Schools can apply for FAMS recognition in one or more arts areas.

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By: Rene Rains, BPS PBIS ContactBrevard Public Schools currently has 41 schools trained to implement Tier 1 Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) at their schools. For the 2017-2018 school year, there are 24 of the 41 PBIS schools that are being recognized as Tier 1 PBIS Model schools. This means that 59% of all PBIS schools are being recognized for their implementation efforts -- a substantial increase from the nine schools recognized just four years ago.

Model schools undergo a rigorous process to achieve one of these prestigious awards. A Model School is one that exemplifies best practices and fidelity of implementation of the Tier 1 PBIS process.

We are pleased to announce that seven Brevard Public Schools met the Silver criteria: Andrew Jackson Middle School, Apollo Elementary School, Endeavour Elementary School, Herbert C. Hoover Middle School, Imperial Estates Elementary School, and James Madison Middle School.

We are extremely proud of the 18 schools in Brevard that have met the Gold criteria: Atlantis Elementary School, Cambridge Elementary Magnet School, Cape View Elementary School, Challenger 7 Elementary School, Croton Elementary School, Eau Gallie High School, Golfview Elementary Magnet School, Harbor City Elemen-tary School, Heritage High School, Jupiter Elementary School, Longleaf Elementary School, Lyndon B. Johnson Middle School, MILA Elementary School, Mims Elementary School, Oak Park Elementary School, Sabal Elementary School, Sherwood Elementary School and Sunrise Elementary School. These schools will be receiving banners, stickers and certificates from the University of South Florida’s Positive Behavior Support/ Multi-Tiered System of Support Project.

Positive Behavior Support is being implemented nationally in over 26,000 schools and in approximately 1,700 schools across the state of Florida. During the 2017-2018 school year, 301 Model Schools Awards were given out to schools in Florida. We are extremely proud of our BPS 24 Model Schools and other PBIS schools in Brevard County for continuing to work toward a more positive social climate through their PBIS efforts.

For more information about Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support, please contact Rene Rains at Rains.rene@brevardschools.org

West Shore Named 2018 National Blue Ribbon School Congratulations to West Shore Junior/Senior High School for being named a 2018 National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education. Superintendent Mullins joined the West Shore team in Washington, D.C. to receive the award from Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos. This is West Shore’s third time earning the National Blue Ribbon School distinction. They are one of only five schools in the country who have received this accomplishment!

24 Brevard Schools Recognized by USF as Models Schools for Positive Behavioral Interventions & Support

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PBIS schools must meet the Bronze criteria and also exemplify improved student outcomes for office discipline referrals (ODR) and out of school suspensions (OSS) over the last two school years.

1. Utilizing data to better serve students and staff,2. Teaching school-wide expectations throughout the year,3. Creative and engaging student recognition systems,4. Extending PBIS throughout campus and partnering with the community and parents, and5. Incorporating PBIS into daily activities.

Schools must meet both Bronze and Silver criteria and, in addition to be eligible for the Gold award, schools need to demonstrate some equitable student outcomes for ODR and OSS for the 17-18 school year.

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BPS Honors Our Retired & Active Duty Service MembersBy: Nicki Hensley, BPS NewsBPS schools held Veterans Day commemorations to recognize retired and activity duty service members from their school communities. From pancake breakfasts to patriotic performances, schools throughout the district honored our veterans in special ways, while teaching students about service and sacrifice.

Sea Park Elementary honored more than 100 retired and active duty service men and women as part its 11th Annual Veterans Day celebration. Guests were treated to a special breakfast and lunch presentation and then made classroom visits

to speak with students about their experiences. Military vehicles were on-hand as part of a mobile military museum, and everyone enjoyed a demonstration from the K9 unit at Patrick Air Force Base.

Cape View Elementary hosted its annual Pancake Breakfast and Veterans Day Program to a packed house. Students performed “America” and “Thank a Vet” for their special guests and participated in a flag folding ceremony where they learned what each fold of the American flag represents. Guest speakers talked about the significant role that families of veterans play, often moving from place to place and managing with one parent being away for long periods of time.

Teachers at West Shore Junior/Senior High School organized their own special Veterans Day Pancake Breakfast to honor all current and former military employees.

Rockledge High School’s JROTC, Band, Drama, Maritime Program, Criminal Justice and Visual Arts students collaborated on a program to honor our nation’s heroes and remember their courage, dedication and sacrifice. The program included presentations from student organizations, remarks from Congressman Bill Posey, and a Pass-in- Review parade by JROTC.

At Quest Elementary, where there are more than 100 students from military families, a world map hangs in the school’s hallway featuring stickers on all the cities and countries students have lived. A special event was held for Quest’s military families which was live-streamed to the rest of the school. Students recognized their family members with short presentations and Quest’s chorus performed two songs. A paper chain was created in the colors representing each branch of the military, signed by every student, and then hung throughout the school.

Satellite High School’s JROTC visited with students from DeLaura Middle School during their social studies classes, to talk about service and sacrifice.

Atlantis Elementary hosted a character assembly in honor of its veterans families. Fourth and fifth grade students performed songs and guests were invited to a reception in the media center where the chorus sang, refreshments were served and student-penned notes of gratitude were on display for all to read.

Other schools such as Ocean Breeze, Roosevelt, Manatee, Saturn and Longleaf Elementary held grade-level and choir performances

where students sang patriotic songs and read letters to those who have served.

Longleaf found other unique ways to engage the entire school in its Veterans Day celebration. Fifth graders each interviewed a veteran and presented poster tributes in their honor. The posters were displayed along the main driveway of the school for guests to view over several days. They also placed a missing in action table setting in the school’s solarium and shared the book, America’s White Table with students, so they could understand the significance of the table and setting.

This Veterans Day, and throughout the year, we extend our gratitude to all of our BPS veterans and active duty family members. We will never forget your contribution and sacrifice.

Parent Input Needed: Help Create Safer Routes to SchoolThe Space Coast Transportation Planning Organization needs your help to make students’ routes to school safer. Safe Routes to School programs aim to make it safer for students to walk and bike to school and encourage more walking and biking where safety is not a barrier. Not only does walking and biking to school limit traffic congestion, but studies also show that the exercise experienced by walking or bicycling to school helps students perform better on their school work.

We would like to hear your thoughts on walking and bicycling to school.In your role as a parent and as a community citizen, you have a unique perspective that provides great insight.

Data collection is critical to the planning, implementation, and evaluation of safety programs. The Florida Department of Transportation has funding available to communities to improve roadway conditions around schools, but candidate areas must show a need. A crucial part of the application process is the inclusion of parent input.

Brevard County has been very successful in receiving Safe Routes to School funding in the past, but the process continues to get more competitive. This survey can also help the Space Coast Transportation Planning Organization allocate its outreach and educational resources by determining which resources would work best in an area.

Please take 5-10 minutes to complete the Safe Routes to School Survey to help us improve your child’s route to school.Simply click on your child’s school link on the next page, to begin:

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Andersen ElementaryApollo ElementaryAtlantis ElementaryAudubon ElementaryCambridge Elementary MagnetCape View ElementaryChallenger 7 ElementaryColumbia ElementaryCoquina ElementaryCroton ElementaryDiscovery ElementaryDr. W. J. Creel ElementaryEndeavour ElementaryEnterprise ElementaryFairglen ElementaryFreedom 7 ElementaryGemini ElementaryGolfview Elementary MagnetHarbor City Elementary

Holland ElementaryImperial Estates ElementaryIndialantic ElementaryJupiter ElementaryLewis Carroll ElementaryLockmar ElementaryLongleaf ElementaryManatee ElementaryMcAuliffe ElementaryMeadowlane Intermediate ElementaryMeadowlane Primary ElementaryMILA ElementaryMims ElementaryOak Park ElementaryOcean Breeze ElementaryPalm Bay ElementaryPinewood ElementaryPort Malabar ElementaryQuest Elementary

Riviera ElementaryRoosevelt ElementaryRoy Allen ElementarySabal ElementarySaturn ElementarySea Park ElementarySherwood ElementarySouth Lake ElementaryStevenson ElementarySunrise ElementarySuntree ElementarySurfside ElementaryTropical ElementaryTurner ElementaryUniversity Park Elementary MagnetWest Melbourne School for ScienceWestside ElementaryWilliams Elementary

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Jefferson MiddleJohnson MiddleKennedy MiddleMadison Middle

McNair Magnet MiddleSouthwest MiddleStone Magnet Middle

Astronaut HighBayside HighCocoa Beach Jr./Sr. HighCocoa HighEau Gallie HighEdgewood Jr./Sr. HighHeritage HighMelbourne High

Merritt Island HighPalm Bay Magnet HighRockledge HighSatellite HighSpace Coast Jr./Sr. HighTitusville HighViera HighWestshore Jr./Sr. High

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Hoover Middle School Hoover Middle School’s media center hosted a literacy event celebrating the Hispanic Cultures featured in two of this year’s SSYRA (Sunshine State) titles, The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora by Pablo Cartaya and The First Rule of Punk by Celia C. Perez. Hoover’s students along with students from Indialantic Elementary and Southwest Middle School had an amazing experience meeting with the authors and learning about their writing process and how they come up with creative ideas.

Madison Middle School A select group of 27 ladies from Madison Middle School were invited to attend an event at NASA where they completed STEM challenges, met with astronauts, and participated in mentoring activities with women in the space program. They even spent the night in the shadow of Space Shuttle Atlantis! Students and their chaperones returned to school with a renewed energy and enthusiasm for space and the possibilities for women in STEM fields offered right here in Brevard County.

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Melbourne High School3,000+ cans and 50lbs of dry goods for the Salvation Army’s food pantry.

Enterprise Elementary1,881 items for the First United Methodist Church of Port St. John.

Atlantis Elementary935 items

Pinewood552 items

Space Coast Jr/Sr High SchoolMore than 1,000 items for local food pantries.

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Since the passage of the half-cent sales surtax in 2014, BPS has made significant improvements in security at all of our 87 schools -- from the installation of perimeter fencing, security cameras and ID access control locks, to the assignment of on-campus armed Security Specialists and law enforcement School Resource Officers. All schools have received training on their specific school’s Emergency Operations Plan, and all are required to participate in monthly critical incident drills, which are facilitated by law enforcement and cover a variety of critical incident scenarios to safeguard our students and faculty.

Additional district security initiatives include:• Individualized (district-wide) School Emergency Operations Plans • Improved layers of school security through continued facility enhancements• Added surveillance cameras and monitoring technology• Specially trained Armed Security/Law Enforcement at each school site• Law enforcement facilitated Critical Incident Drills • Critical Incident Training Video• Narcotics K-9 assigned to District Security• SpeakOut Hotline (anonymous TIP line for students & staff)• Emergency Mass Notification & Video Link System for BPS staff and first responders

While few details can be shared about specific response strategies, BPS families should feel assured in the efforts of their individual schools working in coordination with the Office of District and School Security and the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office.

The Office of District and School Security is committed to creating and maintaining a safe, secure, and productive learning environment for all Brevard Public Schools students, staff, and visitors.

District Security Update

The Florida Department of Education recognizes the month of November as Family Engagement in Education Month -- a time to celebrate the important role parents and families play in their children’s education. When schools work together with families to support learning, children are more motivated to succeed, not just in school, but throughout life.

Brevard Public Schools would like to wish all of our BPS families a happy and safe Thanksgiving holiday.