[BakerButlerMatters] PTO Update

[Thomas Pajewski]

Fifth Grade SOLs Underway
Board of Supervisors Public Hearing on School Budget, Wednesday, March 7, 6
pm
Baker-Butler Domino¹s Pizza Night, Thursday, March 8
Albemarle County Releases 2007-08 School Year Calendar




Fifth Grade SOLs Underway
The following is an edited version of a letter that was sent home to parents
of 5th grade students last week.

Dear Fifth Grade Parents,
Fifth Graders began taking their Writing SOL tests today (Tuesday, March 6)
and will continue with the test tomorrow (Wednesday, March 7th). The tests
will begin at 8:15 a.m. each morning.  On Tuesday the students began taking
the multiple choice part of the writing tests which assesses their knowledge
of the writing process including composition, written expression, revising
and editing.  On Wednesday they will demonstrate their skills in these same
areas by writing to a prompt.
Be sure your student is well rested and has had a good balanced breakfast so
that the results represent his/her best work. There will be muffins and
juice for the students in the morning and a treat after completion of the
tests each day.
Thank you for all you do to support your children in their education.
Sincerely,
Nancy V. Teel
Assistant Principal
 

Board of Supervisors Public Hearing on School Budget, Wednesday, March 7, 6
pm
The Albemarle County School Board has sent a $151 million Funding Request
for the 2007-08 school year to the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors.
The School Board¹s Funding Request assumes the county property tax rate,
which generates most local revenue, will not change. The Board of
Supervisors recently placed $0.02 of the current tax rate in reserve for a
possible tax break for residents or for other purposes.

A cut in the current tax rate will reduce School Division funding by
slightly more than $1.9 million. Should the Board of Supervisors reduce the
current tax rate, the School Board will need to make a proportionate
reduction to its Funding Request.

The ACPS Parent Council is encouraging parents and community members to
attend the March 7th Board of Supervisors Public Hearing as ³education
advocates² in support of funding education.  People attending may, but do
not need to speak at the hearing; your attendance itself will show a sign of
support!

WHAT: Board of Supervisors Public Hearing on ACPS Budget

WHEN:  Wednesday, March 7, 6:00pm - (IF you wish to speak, sign up beginning
at 4:00pm)

WHERE:  Lane Auditorium, County Office Building, 410 MacIntire Road,
Charlottesville

Parent Council will provide refreshments at 5:00pm in Room 235 outside the
Auditorium in the County Office Building-All PTSO members are invited to
join them.

If you cannot attend the meeting, please consider emailing the Board of
Supervisors ( bos at albemarle.org )  to communicate your support of full
funding of the ACPS Budget Request
More information about the School Board¹s complete Funding Request can be
viewed on-line at www.k12albemarle.org under the ³School Board¹s 2007-08
Funding Request² link.

In addition, Brian Wheeler, At-Large Member of the Albemarle County School
Board runs a blog with issues related to the Albemarle County Public
Schools. This blog is not an official communication of the Albemarle County
School Board but has some information that you might find interesting
related to the Budget. The link is
http://schoolmatters.typepad.com/my_weblog/2007/03/fy2008_budget.html


Baker-Butler Domino¹s Pizza Night, Thursday, March 8
This Thursday is our monthly Domino¹s Pizza Night ­ another good day to help
your school while making dinner just that much easier.


Albemarle County Releases 2007-08 School Year Calendar
Albemarle County Public Schools has released its 2007-08 school year
calendar. The calendar can be viewed on the School Division¹s website at
www.k12albemarle.org. Important dates on the calendar include:

    * August 22, 2007: First Day of School
    * November 21-23, 2007: Thanksgiving Break
    * December 24, 2007 through January 1, 2008: Winter Break
    * April 7-11, 2008: Spring Break
    * June 2, 2008: Last Day of School

The calendar also designates make-up days to be substituted for those when
schools are closed for full days due to inclement weather. Make-up days are
used in the order they appear on the calendar. The eight designated make-up
days are:

    * February 18, 2008
    * June 3 through 6, 2008
    * June 9 through 11, 2008

Families are advised to schedule summer activities after June 11, 2008 in
the event the school year is extended due to the use of make-up days. 
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://listserv.bnsi.net/pipermail/bbpto/attachments/20070306/56d9ac99/attachment.html