[BrownsvilleOnline] BrownsvilleOnline 4.16.2008

[Sally Cushing]

BrownsvilleOnline    April 16, 2008



TONIGHT:  PTO MEETING -- HOW TO SPEND PTO FUNDS

The PTO is seeking suggestions for our 2008-2009 gifting to the  
school.  With a year of several successful PTO fundraisers, the  
Brownsville PTO expects to have approximately $15,000 to give back to  
the school to support extra-curricular activities and to purchase  
classroom materials and supplies.  If anyone has suggestions for this  
year's spending, please send your ideas to John Herrmann at herrmannjohn at praintl.com 
  or provide them to Principal Vining before tonight’s meeting, when  
the general goals of our gifting program and individual spending  
proposals will be discussed.  Those wishing to endorse specific  
proposals will be given 5 minutes each to present their suggestions.   
Following tonight's meeting, the PTO executive board will prepare a  
gifting proposal to be presented to the PTO membership at the May 7  
meeting, and voted upon at the June 4 meeting.  Please join us  
tonight!  Babysitting is provided.

TOMORROW NIGHT:  FAMILY LITERACY NIGHT

THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 2008• 6:00-8:00 P.M.

Schedule

6:00—8:00  Used Book Sale—Cafeteria

6:30—6:55  Classroom Presentations

7:05—7:30  Classroom Presentations (repeat)



2008-09 COUNTY BUDGET TAX RATE ADOPTED

The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors adopted, by a 4  
(Mallek,Thomas, Slutzky, Rooker) to 2 (Boyd, Dorrier) vote, a 71 cent  
real estate property tax rate with the stipulation that one cent of  
tax revenues (about $1.6 million) be set aside and only used if  
projected revenues are less than budgeted during the next fiscal  
year.   Any funds not utilized for revenue shortfalls will be returned  
to the Capital Improvements Program (CIP) budget at the end of the year.

The County's 2007 tax rate was 68 cents.  Thus a 71 cent tax rate  
represents a 3 cent increase.

As a result of this action, it is expected that the Albemarle County  
School Board's $151.3 million budget request for 2008-09 will be fully  
funded. In summary, the School Division will receive additional  
revenues based on the reallocation of one penny in capital funds  
towards operational expenses, plus the impact of the tax rate being  
increased (schools will have access to revenues generated from 2 cents  
of tax rate increase, with the third penny being held in the local  
government contingency fund).

The School Board will have a budget work session on Thursday, April 17  
at 6:30 PM in Lane Auditorium of the Albemarle County Office Building  
to finalize its budget.  The Board has said previously that it will  
continue with some cuts (e.g. central office expenditures) regardless  
of the revenues available as part of its implementation of  
recommendations in the Resource Utilization Study.  Other cuts (e.g.  
strings & world languages staffing subsidies) or additions (e.g.  
specialty centers) that were identified in various contingency plans  
and previously considered by the Board will be on the table for final  
review. If you have a particular item that you would like to make sure  
is included in this years budget please contact the School Board at mailto:schoolboard at k12albemarle.org 
.

HENLEY JAZZ BENEFIT CONCERT

Mark your calendars!  The Henley Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Choir will be  
performing a benefit concert on Friday, April 25, at 7:00 PM in the  
Lane Auditorium in the County Office Building.  Internationally  
renowned jazz musicians Stephanie Nakasian and Hod O'Brien will be  
performing the final act of the evening.

All proceeds from this concert will go to the Blue Ridge Area Food  
Bank, which supplies food to needy families in our community.  More  
than 6,200 people in Albemarle County live below the poverty line.   
Last year, food bank pantries distributed more than 290,000 pounds of  
food to people in need in Albemarle County.  Nearly half of those who  
come to the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank Network and its pantries are the  
working poor.

Concert tickets are available at the door, or at Greenberry's and  
Heinz Musitronics for $10 (individual ticket) and $25 (family  
ticket).  Any additional donations will be welcomed, as all funds  
collected will go to our local food bank.

Come out and enjoy an evening of jazz and support a very important  
resource for our community!



NATIONAL RADIO ASTRONOMY OBSERVATORY:  COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSE

SUNDAY, APRIL 27, 2008 • 11:00 A.M.–4:00 P.M.

·      Activities for ages 5-15

·      Lectures on the latest discoveries

·      Sun and planet viewing

·      Ask an Astronomer

·      StarLab planetarium shows

·      Science demonstrations

·      Science and technology exhibits

·      Hands on activities

·      Open to the Public

·      FREE admission and parking

Complete your "Passport to the Universe" and enter the drawing to win  
a $500 U.S. Savings Bond. Drawing will be held at 3:45 p.m. Must be  
present to win.

In the evening, there will be a special open house at UVa's McCormick  
Observatory from 8:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.  If weather permits, viewing  
through all of the telescopes will be possible. In addition, there  
will be audio-visual presentations, museum exhibits, and tours of the  
observatory.

A complete Schedule of Events will be posted soon, so please check  
back often.  http://www.nrao.edu/index.php/Open%20House


KID PAN ALLEY BROWNSVILLE:  THE PHOTO BOOK!
Commemorative soft cover photo/lyric books of the Brownsville KPA  
Residency* are now available for purchase for $25 each.  This past  
November, Paul Reisler (founder of Kid Pan Alley) and Terri Allard  
brought their talents as songwriters, composers, performers, and  
songwriting teachers to Brownsville's 2nd, 3rd, and 5th grade students  
for a weeklong Kid Pan Alley (KPA) Residency, which concluded with two  
concert performances at the Brownsville School.
  A hardcover version is available for viewing at the Brownsville  
Library.  To view a similar photo book online (created for Johnson  
Elementary), and to learn more about Kid Pan Alley Charlottesville/ 
Albemarle area project, go to http://homepage.mac.com/kidpanalley/FileSharing3.html 
   OR  www.kidpanalley.org
*A limited supply of these photo books is on hand now, but if there is  
interest, more copies can be made available.

COMPLETE & RETURN THIS FORM VIA "BACKPACK EXPRESS" BY WEDNESDAY, MAY  
7th!  Please make checks payable to Kid Pan Alley.
                   ENCLOSED IS MY PAYMENT OF  
$                                FOR                     PHOTO BOOK(S)  
AT $25 EACH.

YOUR NAME

YOUR PHONE NUMBER                                   YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS

YOUR CHILD’S NAME                                      CHILD’S TEACHER



RISING 6th GRADERS:  SUMMER OPPORTUNITY - JOURNEY THROUGH HALLOWED  
GROUND

Students are invited to move through history this summer as they hike,  
bike, canoe, and pod along the Journey Through Hallowed Ground, the  
175 mile swath of land from Gettysburg to Monticello.  This Extreme  
program introduces participants to Where America Happened as they  
study the legacy of leadership provided by men and women along the  
trail and the decisions they made that shaped our nation.  What hung  
in the balance as James Madison’s contemporaries deliberated over the  
Constitution?  What did George Gilmore gain by staying in the south  
after the Emancipation Proclamation?  Was Clara Barton out of line on  
the battlefield?  Students answer these and other questions as they  
work with expert historians including authors, re-enactors,  
cartographers, professors and archaeologists who bring authenticity  
and depth to the experience.  Throughout the journey, students capture  
the stories using video, i-Pods and digital cameras.  The photographs,  
video clips and sound bites are then spun into an original vodcast  
that focuses on the lessons of leadership from each site and how we  
can apply those lessons to our contemporary world.  For more  
information on sites and activities, visit http:// 
www.hallowedground.org or e-mail mailto:education at jthg.org.   
Enrollment is limited to 24.

Dates:    July 7 – July 18

Registration:   Begins Monday, March 24 @ 9am Albemarle County Office  
Building

Eligibility:    Rising 6th, 7th, and 8th  graders

RegistrationForm:

  http://schoolcenter.k12albemarle.org/education/sctemp/81c48616f7acc4b6c465e328c3012648/1206928064/ExtremeJourneyRegistrationform08.pdf

Tuition:     $650

Contact:  Andy Johnson   296-5820  mailto:ajohnson2 at k12albemarle.org
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Submission prepared by Brownsville parent and list moderator Sally  
Cushing.  To contact her, send email to:  sallyhc at ntelos.net

Brownsville Elementary School website:  http://www.k12albemarle.org/Brownsville

ACPS Parent Council website: http://acpsparentcouncil.org/

School Division website:  http://www.k12albemarle.org/

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