[BrownsvilleOnline] BrownsvilleOnline 3.31.08

[Sally Cushing]

BrownsvilleOnline    March 31, 2008



2008-09 COUNTY BUDGET:  FINAL PUBLIC HEARING THIS WEDNESDAY

The Board of Supervisors final Public Hearing on the Proposed Budget  
and the 2008 Calendar Year Tax Rate (the advertised rate is $0.71) is  
Wednesday, April 2nd, 6:00pm, Lane Auditorium, County Office Building  
(COB).  The Albemarle County Parent Council will partner with the  
Albemarle Education Association to provide pizza, sides, drinks prior  
to the public hearing in the room directly across from Lane Auditorium  
in the COB at 5:30 PM.

If you cannot attend the Public Hearing, please take time to contact  
the Board of Supervisors to let them know your opinion:

·      email or call the Board of Supervisors at bos at albemarle.org or  
434.296.5843;

·      write letters to the local papers and state your concerns; and

Want to see the School Funding Proposal?  www.k12albemarle.org/

Need a crash course on school budget buzz?  www.acpsparentcouncil.org/inthenews

Want to see the entire County FY 08/09 Budget?  www.albemarle.org/budget/



SHOW SUPPORT FOR OUR SCHOOLS & SIGN ONLINE PETITION

We, the undersigned, value strong public schools and support the  
School Board's 2008-2009 proposed funding request for Albemarle  
County's public schools.
We ask our Board of Supervisors to provide the necessary means to  
finance this request in full.
IF YOU AGREE, GO TO www.gopetition.com/online/17674



PTO MEETING APRIL 16:  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 the April 16 meeting.

The general goals of our gifting program and individual spending  
proposals will be discussed at the April 16 PTO meeting.  Those  
wishing to endorse specific proposals will be given 5 minutes each to  
present their suggestions.  Following the April meeting, the PTO  
executive board will prepare a gifting proposal to be voted upon by  
the PTO membership at the May 7 meeting.

At the April 16 meeting, the Nominating Committee will present a slate  
of proposed officers and committee chairs for the 2008-2009 school  
year.  Election of next year's leadership will be at the May 7  
meeting.  Please join us for the April and May PTO meetings.  All  
meetings are in the school library and begin at 6:30.  Babysitting is  
provided.



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



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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