November 2011
The Greater Raleigh Court Civic League
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R a l e i g h C o u r t — A H i s t o r I C A L N E I G H B O R H O O D L O O K I N G F O R WA R D
A Success Story … Local Small Business Tackles Testing in Virginia Schools Imagine the possibilities… What if someone could find a good way to support classroom teachers, offering information and technical support and helping them be more effective in understanding the needs of each child in his/her class? Over the past five years, Jonathan Hagmaier, along with a small group of current and former educators, has done exactly that! They created Interactive Achievement, an innovative and rapidly growing educational enterprise providing formative and interim assessment tools to 275,000 students in 85 school districts across Virginia, as well as online support services to 13,000 teachers. On October 6, at an annual awards dinner with over six hundred people in attendance, the Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce named Interactive Achievement the Small Business of the Year. Jonathan is passionate about his work and eager to talk about his experiences as a history teacher and a principal, and of his long standing commitment to the community. Under his leadership, the company has developed a strategy for supporting volunteerism, and with the help of a special foundation, employees are encouraged to volunteer in local schools, including Woodrow Wilson, and at the West End Center. He described one of the special programs this way:
Inside This Issue
President’s Message..................................................... 3 Current Events.......................................................... 4 GRCCL Shining Stars............................................... 5 Nature’s Art............................................................... 6 Membership Improvements....................................... 11 History Lessons........................................................ 11 Who Pays for Our Schools?....................................... 14 We the People! Vote Nov. 8th. .................................... 14
What we do currently is… we help students at Woodrow Wilson M.S., Benjamin Franklin M.S., Act II Ministries, and Burlington Elementary, in Roanoke County, earn success dollars! Working alongside of principals at each school, we offer programs to help motivate their students. At some schools they take the at-risk kids and say... “Listen. Your problem is discipline. So, for every week you go without a referral, or if you bring your grades up, you are going to earn success dollars!” We then go into their school with a store, and those kids who earn success dollars come in. We had kids buying I-Pods last year, clothes… you name it, and we had it all! Operating out of one of Roanoke’s historic buildings on Campbell Avenue (remember the Harley Davidson Store?), the firm now has 37 full-time employees, and, as Jon explains, their tests are being used in classrooms throughout Virginia. He estimates students have answered about 150 million questions! Our Civic League is trying to focus attention this year on our public schools, and we encourage everyone to come out to the November 10th membership meeting, when Superintendant Rita Bishop and School Board Chair, David Carson, will be talking to us about the Roanoke City Schools. In this issue of the Court Reporter, we are including several articles that touch on this very important topic, starting, of course with this one about Interactive Achievement. Be sure and read the essay about the importance of meals taxes to support the schools, an announcement about a classroom grant, and reports about events in our neighborhood, including parades, spelling bees, concerts, political rallies, craft shows, and lectures. Think about how you can get involved, and what you could do to support our schools, our children, and our community.
Meeting Announcement Help us spread the word about our November Meeting, featuring Dr. Rita Bishop, Superintendent of the Roanoke City Schools, and David Carson, Chairman of the School Board. Please join us, and bring a friend or neighbor, Thursday evening, November 10th, at 7 pm at Raleigh Court Child Development Center (former Raleigh Court Elementary School).
Greater Raleigh Court Civic League Officers 2010-2011 OFFICERS President: Chad Braby chadbraby12@gmail.com Vice-President: Jake Gilmer jgilmer@rvarc.org Treasurer: Ruth Dickerson ruthD@colecpas.com Recording Secretary: Cassandra Van Hyning cvanhyning@spectrumpc.com Corresponding Secretary: Vacant
Directors at Large:
Mary Dykstra mvdrltr@aol.com Immediate Past President: Susan Koch s.koch@verizon.net
COMMITTEE CHAIRS: Membership: Martha Graves Adopt-a-Highway: Kurt Navratil kdnavrat@cox.net Brook Dickson bdickson@hollins.edu
Matt Pritts pritts@woodsrogers.com
Neighborhood Affairs
Martha Graves mgraves@wdbj7.com
Program: Mary Dykstra
Parke Loesel JKPLoesel@aol.com Ellen Brown mynewstchapter@verizon.net
Committee: Vacant
Newsletter: Ellen Brown mynewestchapter@verizon.net Special Projects: Tony Stavola astavola@carilion.com Greenways: Mike Urbanski mike_urbanski@cox.net Building Management: Bobby Hartman Rjhartman74@yahoo.com Grandin Road Merchants Liaison: Vacant Web & Social Media: Jake Gilmer
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From the President I have many numbers committed to memory. 6’-1”, 175, 457-xx-xxxx, 4/4/74, 120/80, 60-HGL, 180-LGL (thanks for the genes Dad), and way, way too many PIN’s that may or may not be the same as my birthdate. I’ve recently added a new identifier to the list; 34 Tons. It’s my own little annual contribution to a big problem. It’s my carbon footprint. What’s that you say? You don’t know your Number, but would like to calculate it and store it in the same brain region as your kids’ birthdays? Perfect, it’s your lucky day. There’s a slick website that will help you do just that. RVCCC.org is the home of the Roanoke Valley Cool Cities Coalition, a local non-profit dedicated to addressing energy policy and the conundrum of global warming. The site has several carbon footprint calculators, including an easy-to-use plug and chug version. The hardest part may be gathering a few old AEP and Roanoke Gas bills. In the process, you’ll probably find home heating and cooling constitutes the largest share of your Number. In my case, over half of my Number comes from burning stuff to keep the lights on. Great, so I have a Number. Now what? The fine folks at Roanoke City and Roanoke County have a suggestion; Save-A-Ton. The two municipalities have set a combined goal of reducing the Valley’s carbon emissions by 100,000 tons each year. Since there are about 100,000 households in the Valley, the math works out nicely. If each household cuts 1 ton per year, the carbon reduction goal is met. SaveA-Ton!
three of the old incandescent light bulbs to CFL’s. And to add to the mix, the next-gen lighting choice, LED’s, are showing up in stores. To be honest, the array of lighting choices available in Home Depot is bewildering. Lumens, watts, life cycle cost, LED, CFL. What’s a carbon conscious consumer to do? For starters, one could come to our January 12 membership meeting, where we’ll host the experts from the Cool Cities Coalition. They’ll sort through the jargon and half-truths about home carbon-conscious home-lighting options with an interactive and informative presentation. Another place to get ideas to save a ton is the Green Living and Energy Expo. In its 12th year, the Expo will be at the Roanoke Civic Center November 4 and 5. It’s a great place see exhibits, demonstrations and seminars on conservation, renewable energy and green building. I know the last thing you might want is another number lodged in your skull. But this one is really important. Do us all a favor, and find out What’s Your Number. Then, move on to step two and Save-A Ton. See you around the neighborhood.
As I study my carbon footprint numbers, I can see several places to easily save that first ton in the next year. If my family drives 2,000 less miles, there’s a ton. If I use a measly 3% less of the black rock for home cooling next summer, there’s a ton. My recent caulking and insulation additions surely save a ton on their own. Perhaps the easiest way to grab some low-hanging fruit is lighting. A ton of carbon can be saved by changing just
Calendar Green Living and Energy Expo November 4 & 5
Election Day November 8th
GRCCL Membership Meeting 7 pm -Thursday, November 10th
Veteran’s Day November 11th
Holiday Children’s Parade 11 am - Saturday, November 19th
Grandin Village Open House Saturday, Dec. 3rd
Raleigh Court Library Author Event 6:30 - December 13th
GRCCL Membership Meeting 7pm - Thursday, January 12th
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Current Events... 1) Christ Lutheran Church is hosting a Spelling Bee (a World Series!) on October 25th… to support Literacy efforts in the valley (call 265-9339 for further information) 2) Blue Ridge Pottery Show was held on October 15-17, at Patrick Henry High School, attracting large crowds, many of whom came from other neighborhoods to shop and appreciate the fine arts. (See photos by Kara Duffus, showing guild member, Kathy Edwards, introducing kids to the joys of clay) 3) The Unitarian Church (corner of Brandon and Grandin) offered hospitality to a fledgling organization – Occupy Roanoke – allowing those interested in learning more about the movement (an outgrowth of Occupy Wall Street). A few days later, the group “occupied” Elmwood Park, but they were fortunate to be able to hold some initial sessions in the church. (see excerpt of the draft of their first press release) 4) The Chillage – Sponsored by the GrandinVillage Business Association… on the last Friday evening of each month – live music and lots of fun…(Sorry, last one for the year was in September!) 5) Grandin Village Holiday Open House – December 3rd – offering light refreshments, special sales, and great local gifts 6) Grandin Children’s Parade – Saturday, November 19th 7) New Song in the Village – according to a big banner near the Virginia Heights Baptist
Church, there is a new sort of contemporary service being offered, at 9:00 Sunday mornings…
Excerpt from the press release for Occupy Roanoke: Our effort will be to give a voice to the 99% that do most of the working, living and dying in the country. We are the folks who went to school, got an education, went to work, got mortgages, and played by the rules. We have hopes and dreams for our children and grandchildren… the sort of opportunities this country used to provide. Now we see our children finishing school with huge debts and no prospect for work; we see overcrowded classrooms having a detrimental impact on education; we see more and more jobs being outsourced; we see workers who have been working for 30 years losing their jobs; and we see poverty increasing in America. Now we are coming together to tell America that we exist and that we aren’t going away. We want our government to be the government of the people and not of the corporation. We want our air and water to be clean and safe. We want meaningful regulations that protect the individual…
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GRCCL Recognizes Roanoke City Public School Stars
Another Raleigh Court Author is Published
Raleigh Court is home to many of the “creative class” that urban planners see as so important to the vitality of any 21st century city. Living around our neighborhood are many talented painters, photographers, musicians, actors, performers and some downright characters. And many writers and published authors.
This year, the Civic League is focusing on schools. We continue to put energy into our usual roster of neighborhood issues and activities, but we’ve chosen to put extra effort into our relationship with Roanoke City Public Schools. To further that effort, we’ve created a new partnership with the schools, about which we are very excited. We’re offering a $1,000 Classroom Grant. The application is open to the four elementary schools located in or serving residents of Greater Raleigh Court: Virginia Heights, Grandin Court, Fishburn Park and Wasena. We anticipate this pilot project will become an annual undertaking and hope to be able to include Woodrow Wilson Middle School and Patrick Henry High School in future years. The grant will fund a project that benefits students in both the current year and future years. The winning grant application will include a proposed project that incorporates themes of sustainability and community involvement. In addition, we’re offering a $500 Teacher Award. The recipient, nominated by peers, will be selected based upon a commitment to teaching the values of community and neighborhood in her/his classroom. Applications for both programs are on the schools’ website, RCPS. info, and are due by November 18. The Classroom Grant will be awarded in early January, and the Teacher Award winner will be announced in May.
Add to the growing list of neighborhood authors that includes Ralph Berrier and Gina Holmes, the name of longtime Raleigh Court resident Betsy Biesenbach. You’re probably familiar with Biesenbach’s work, which is published monthly in The Roanoke Times. Biesenbach also writes the annual Roanoke Times series on RAM house and its clients. Called Bits O’Betsy Biesenbach, the new book is a compilation of her favorite editorials from her 25-year photo courtesy of The Roanoke Times freelance career with The Roanoke Times. They include her quirky observations about life, parenthood, political issues and even Raleigh Court’s Holiday Parade. The book is available on amazon.com. Biesenbach has lived in Raleigh Court for over 30 years. Her husband Karl works at Steel Dynamics, and her son attends Patrick Henry. She also works as a real estate title examiner, a job that has given her lots of expertise on the history of our neighborhood.
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Nature’s Art by Kara Duffus and Michael Ragone
For this issue of the Court Reporter, we gave Kara Duffus, our Court Photographer, an unusual assignment. Instead of capturing the art and beauty of architecture, or of people at play in our parks, we asked her to concentrate on the natural world…of trees, and flowers. Once she had done so, we asked an expert, Michael Ragone, who teaches horticulture at Virginia Western Community College, to help us identify them. It would have been easier if we had shown him color photographs. He wasn’t so sure about some but he ventured guesses. Here is a sampling of Kara’s photos and a partial list of the names for some of them. Perhaps you’ll enjoy matching the names with the images… Lamb’s Ear, Pine needles cluster, Dusty Miller, Morning Glory, Lacecap Hydrangea, Variegated English Ivy, Autumn Glory Sedum, Silver Maple leaf, Samara Seed pods, and Sweet Gum Leaves, Hibiscus, Rose of Sharon, and defoliating bark… We haven’t tried to identify the moths or bees…we’ll leave that to you. Enjoy!
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A n n o u n ceme n t Celebrating Four Local Authors
A s a w a y t o c e l e b ra t e a n d r e c o g n i z e s o m e o f t h e f a b u l o u s l i t e ra r y t a l e n t i n o u r m i d s t , R a l e i g h C o u r t L i b ra r y w i l l b e h o s t i n g a u n i q u e e v e n t f e a t u r i n g f o u r l o c a l a u t h o r s .
Who: Betsy Biesenbach Ralph Berrier Gina Holmes Waters Nkorni Tankwa
When: Tuesday, December 13, from 6:30-8:00 pm Where: Raleigh Court Library page 7
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Nature’s Art photos by Kara Duffus (...continued)
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Civic League Improves Membership Procedures Sometimes you can teach an old dog new tricks. GRCCL, a 33 year-old entity (231 in dog years), has been working to improve its membership process. Under the old system, each person’s annual membership was different. Similar to a magazine subscription, one person might renew in February, and their neighbor might renew in October. Also similar to the print media, one’s membership end date could only be found on the mailing label of the newsletter. So it was very difficult for members to remember when to pay their dues. Unfortunately, our all-volunteer organization just doesn’t have the resources to send regular renewal notices like you see with your Southern Living or GQ. The unpredictability of the cash flows also makes life difficult for our treasurer as well as our financial planning.
History Lessons by Ellen A.Brown
A Story for Veteran’s Day Andy Stone, longtime Roanoker, businessman, and history buff, shared with me some of the stories told by his father, Major Fred Stone, about his time in Burma and India with the Army Air Corp (now USAF) during WWII. Here are some excerpts of Andy’s retelling: My father, Frederick Stone, was born in 1902 and had just turned forty when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. I think
All Memberships Switch to Calendar Year So, spurred on by our Membership Chair Martha Graves, we decided to improve the system. Effective January 1, 2012, each membership period will be identical, and will coincide with the calendar year. For many of you, this has little effect; you probably last paid your $10 annual dues in the first quarter of 2010 when we did a mass mailing. For a few who paid in the last two or three months, it might feel like you’re paying a little extra. Please know that we’re grateful for every dollar we receive from our loyal neighbors, and the $10 per year is still the best bargain in town. And we also offer a $100 lifetime membership so you never have to worry about your dues again. We’ve also adopted some rules to address mid-year new members and the complimentary memberships we offer at events. All this makes it easier on our volunteers who do the grunt work. Finally, we’ve created an easy-to-use online payment option. Simply click on Membership at our site, grccl.org, and pay by credit card. Our web-master and IT support volunteer, Jake Gilmer, led the charge to ease the burden on volunteers in processing membership dues and information. We’re grateful for the continued financial support of our neighbors and business partners. That said, your 2012 taxdeductible contribution is due, and payment online would be most appreciated. If you prefer the snail-mail, you can send a check to GRCCL at PO Box 3092, Roanoke 24015. Thank you.
one of his friends was killed in the attack, and that was why he decided to go into the service. He tried to get a commission in the Navy, but he couldn’t get in due to age. He finally got a commission as a First Lieutenant in the Army Air Corp because they needed people who could basically run a business. He went to Basic Training and then a supply officer’s school in Mobile, Alabama. After a time in Florida, he was sent to India and Burma, as a supply officer with the 301St Air Service Group and ... continued on page 12
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ended up being commanding officer. The air service groups were responsible for keeping all the airplanes flying, particularly the C-46’s, which flew what they call “Across the Hump” – flying supplies into China, but were also supplying the American and British troops that were fighting the Japanese in the jungles of Burma. He flew all over India and Burma working with the 301st, 306th and 309th.He was not a pilot but flew in a jump seat in the cargo bay without ear protection. He was sent over there to really run things. I remember one of his stories …He said that when he got to Assam it was the worst base in India. They sent him in there to try and fix it…to straighten it out. He said that he called all the men in (the sergeants and staff) and that most of them had been in the army for 20-30 years. He said, “I’m not going to be able to tell you how to run this place. You know how to run it, and run it right. If you run it right, I’ll keep everybody off your back. And if you don’t run it right, I’ll be on your back.” In the mountains, it was hot during the day but very cold at night. Most tents had illegal drip kerosene heaters to keep them warm. So he said that whenever there was an inspector coming through, he just kind of let the word slip and everybody would take all the stuff they weren’t supposed to have in their tents, and hide it in the jungle. The inspection would go through, and then everything would come back. He realized that these guys were the ones who had to do it. It was important to make sure that the supplies were available…to keep the planes flying and get supplies to our fighting men. If the planes couldn’t fly, they would have been in deep trouble! By the end of the war his unit was tops in the CBI (China Burma India) theater. …A good management technique, indeed. Fred Stone could easily have stayed home and continued his successful career as a salesman for the Stone Printing Company, but he volunteered to do his part. Perhaps all of us could find a chance this Veteran’s Day to sit down with a veteran… perhaps one who served in Korea, Vietnam or Desert Storm, and ask them to tell you one of their stories. You’ll be glad you did.
It was a few weeks from the Jefferson High School parade. My friend Billy Neal and I were looking for something unique to put up in the parade. Billy came up with a bright suggestion. He said, “There is a farmer out in the Hollins area, north of Roanoke, who has a Rolls Royce touring sedan, four door convertible. I bet if we asked him he’ll let us put it in the high school parade.” I said, “Yeah, right! We are just going to go up to this man who knows neither of us, and he’ll let us take his Rolls Royce for a ride around town? He’ll just say, ‘Here are the keys?’ That ain’t going to happen!” We drove out to the McCutcheon farm. Well, there was the Rolls Royce. We carefully unwrapped it, and there sat a huge Springfield Rolls Royce. It was monstrous! It was twenty feet long. …Tires up to your shoulders. So Billy asked Mr. McCutcheon, “When did you last start it?” He admitted that it had been about a year. And Billy asked, “Do you think maybe we could get it to run?” Mr. McCutcheon said, “Well… we should pour some penetrating oil in the top of every piston and wait a few days. You don’t want to rush these things. They may have rusted a bit, and we should be careful with it.” So our afternoons were committed. We went to the farm every day after school, without fail. The car had a crank on the front, and we began turning the engine over, until we were told that we could finally fire it up. Mr. McCutcheon went to the barn and got three batteries to sit out on the running board, to make sure we had plenty of juice in it. What an occasion it was when that thing fired up! You know a big six cylinder engine? …It just roared and settled down into a base sound…”bump, bump, bump.” And it idled beautifully! By now even Mr. McCutcheon was enthusiastic about seeing it in a parade. …Jefferson High School had never had a more magnificent parade. …Mr. McCutcheon came down to watch the car in the parade and took multiple pictures of it. We returned the car with our most sincere thanks… Jim Fulghum lives in Roanoke, and is still fascinated with antique cars.
A Parade Story – from 1950 High school students often make contributions to our community, too, though many of them probably go unnoticed. Here is a story by Jim Fulghum, who, as a junior at Jefferson High School, decided to enter an antique car in the school parade. Perhaps this story will inspire students at Patrick Henry to organize something similar for the upcoming Children’s Holiday Parade (November 19th). Here are some excerpts from Jim’s story: page 12
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We the People! Vote Nov. 8th! By Parke Loesel
The next General Election will be held on Tuesday, November 8, 201l with polls opening at 6 am and closing at 7 pm. Following the latest redistricting changes, all five of the Raleigh Court precincts are listed in the 11th House District. Also, Raleigh Court precinct voters can vote for one of the listed 21st District senatorial candidates on the ballot: David A. “Dave” Nutter - (Republican) or John S. Edwards – (Democrat). Currently, the seat is held by Senator John S. Edwards. On the ballot for the House of Delegates, 11th District seat: Onzlee Ware – (Democrat) is the unchallenged candidate and currently retains this seat. For Clerk of Court, Brenda S. Hamilton is the only listed candidate (on the ballot) and she presently holds this position. For the Soil and Water Conservation Director, Blue Ridge District, voters may vote for not more than two candidates. John P. Bradshaw, Jr. and Michael A. Loveman are listed on the ballot. Voters may elect to write-in a candidate for each office on the ballot. There are no amendments listed on the ballot for the upcoming General Election. And in Grandin Court Eligible Grandin Court precinct voters can elect to vote for a new member in the 17th House District. Candidates listed on the ballot are: Chris T. Head (Republican) and Freeda L. Cathcart (Democrat). The seat is currently held by William H. Cleaveland. Besides Grandin Court, the 17th House District includes the Jefferson-Riverdale, Monterey, Lee-Hi and Garden City precincts.
Who Pays for Our Schools? Most of us think that property taxes are the primary funding source for our public schools. However, Roanoke City Public Schools depend on a patchwork of funding sources to cover their over $130 million budget. Until recently, the State of Virginia was the primary funding source for Roanoke schools, contributing 53% of the budget. Even though the state and federal governments have set many more requirements for our schools, state funding has not increased since 2005. This has meant that in these tight times, Roanoke has had to step in to fill the growing budget gap, diverting funds from other local needs, such as parks, libraries and social services. As a result, the roles of the City and State are reversed, with the City now funding 52% of the schools’ budget. Making Up for State Cuts Stagnant state support has meant that City and School Board officials have had to be creative, on both the expense and revenue sides.
On the expense side, Roanoke closed four schools, including Raleigh Court Elementary, reduced staff by 188 and put off raises. Additionally, the schools have made massive changes in their transportation, maintenance, and nursing operations. Meanwhile, the City has increased its contribution by $13 million. Some of the additional funding has come from a stopgap program called Eat For Education, which was begun in July 2010. Eat For Education is a temporary increase in the City’s meals tax—from 7% to 9%. Initial projections called for $4.1 to $4.2 million for the schools, but the first year actually raised $4.6 million. Despite concerns that the additional tax would hurt city restaurants, there appears to have been no adverse effect. Even without the Eat For Education increase, the meals tax collections went up. “This has allowed and will continue to allow our schools to adjust to the state’s yearly decreases in funding for education and is important in ensuring that our children have the best possible chance at succeeding in life by getting a top-notch education in Roanoke City’s schools,” says Court Rosen, city councilman and originator of Eat for Education. “It will also help ensure that our community prospers in the long-term.” Eat for Education was intended to “give us some breathing room,” according to School Board President David Carson, “so that we could continue to cut into the bone of our operations and make do until sanity returned.” City Council has stepped in to allocate 40% of City revenues, up from 36%, to the schools and the significant cuts to operations sited above are now in place. The extra meals tax will expire next July as promised. “What we need to be able to do is to pay our educators more--particularly because they are in year three of no wage increase. I think we will have great difficulty doing so,” laments Carson. “It remains our hope that the state will increase its funding to a level above 2005 funding levels.” “My message to anyone who is listening is now is NOT the time to further scale back the investment in Roanoke Schools; now is the time to invest more in our schools. You’ve seen what we can do with inadequate funding-imagine what we can do if we are adequately funded,” concludes Carson.
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