To All CAC Members: The regularly scheduled meeting for February 26th of the Countywide CAC has been postponed until Thursday, March 11, 2004. As has been...
I recently ran across the following on the AHS Forum: "applications for the ib program are due by end of february. at this time ahs has received less than 35....
Steve, In planning for upcoming meeting agendas, I've been trying to line up a mutually acceptable date with Christine Amiss, the IB director, to give us an...
I agree about not being able to make sense out of the IB program. I believe that the money is paid out of Title I funds so the funding can't be switched ...
The Board of Education has asked that CAC members be given 5 business days to give input on proposed changes to the Calendar for 2004 - 2005. Time is of the...
Molly Connolly, 410-222-5311 February 18, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Board of Education postpones adoption of the budget FY05 operating and capital budget...
Sam, For my money the first thing that can be modified is the day for the MSTA conference. They have all summer to have those types of conferences which I...
As a parent and PTO president these issues do concern me and therefore I will respond. These are personal opinions, not those of the PTO. I agree with...
Here's my opinion as an active parent with a kid in ES, MS and HS: 1) The Oct. 14 staff development day -- We still have new schedules and curriculum...
I believe that the conferences in November are very important and I wouldn't change those days. Most parents do make an effort to attend these and waiting ...
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I think eliminating as many early dismissals as possible should be a key goal. Early dismissals give PM – Kindergarten kids the very short end of the stick....
Going by the numbers: 1. Staff development day 10/14 - I think it should stay as is unless teacher majority feel that it can be skipped. 2. On 11/15 -...
The following is a letter sent to Riva Rd. concerning the proposed calendar changes from Rob Leahy, SPHS CAC Chair. Lisa Cox At the SPHS CAC meeting last...
You have been sent this message from cpbodin@... as a courtesy of washingtonpost.com Personal Message: A few county-wide CAC meetings back, reps discussed...
Here are my opinions on the proposed calendar changes: 1. The staff development day on October 14 I think should be eliminated and moved after the MSA testing....
In reviewing the CAC policies, it states that we're supposed to have elections in Mar. Is the nominating committee ready with a slate of candidates? Lisa...
Lisa At the November meeting, I solicited for volunteers for the nominating/election committee but there was no response nor apparent interest. Before the...
FYI ¡V Please make sure this information is shared with your parent community. In an effort to balance out the semesters, the following adjustments need to be...
Is anyone concerned about the budget that was adopted yesterday by the Board of Education? If so, please weight by phone or e-mail as time is of the essence. ...
I am distressed to see the board taking a pre-emptive strike on the budget in this way; in particular I am dismayed to see that the school board "stripped...
North County HS has been trying to get a state-of-the-art gym facility for several years now and that was added to the capital budget on Wed's. board meeting....
Claudine, (and all) I have a child in GT, and my school is lucky enough to have a GT teacher (at least part-time). It is a valuable service, it has been one...
Over the years, most budget debates have been tactical. How much of a raise should teachers have? How much capital spending on this project? Or on that? How...
I am disappointed and saddened to learn of the changes in the budget, especially the funds necessary to increase the number of students who would benefit from...
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I believe that the constituents of Anne Arundel County need to know that the school system is spending its funding wisely. That's the reason the task force...
I like your proposal and think this is a logical next step. A few weeks back I requested this sort of data from the budget task force and heard nothing back...
Steve, I have to agree with you. I would be very interested to see the amount Anne Arundel County spends per child compared with other counties in the ...
Lisa's right that AA county gets less funding from the state than some other counties. The state formula is based on relative wealth. As one of the state's...
Having been educated years ago in the art of school budgets, I wanted to comment on a few things. First, the fact that a high school got a much needed gym ...
Steve -- If I'm not mistaken though the amount of Thornton funding going to Montgomery County compared to Anne Arundel County has been a sore point with many...
