[HenleyMatters] Henley News

Tue Feb 12 20:40:49 EST 2008

February 12, 2008

	Budget
	Parent Teacher Conferences
	Wish List
	Green Hornets
	Electronic Notification System
	United Way Student Service Award
	Guys Read

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Budget

·Albemarle County School Board unanimously approved a $151.7 million  
funding request for 2008-'09

·The funding request is a 2.57% increase over the 2007-'08  
operational budget

·Revenues from all sources (federal, state, and local) are increasing  
by only 1.68% (this number could change)

·The funding request is $1.3 million more than the revenues that are  
expected to be available at this time

·Options to deal with the revenue shortfall include:

·Teacher salary increase of 3% instead of 4%

·Decrease the number of school counselors - less support for career  
counseling services in high schools

·Middle School Redistricting to more efficiently use the available  
classroom space

·Have small elementary schools share a principal

·Larger class sizes in the elementary, middle and high schools

·Elimination of new textbooks

·Elimination of under-enrolled electives in the middle and high  
schools (for example world languages)

·Elimination of the Strings program

·Charging to participate in athletic programs

·Charging for school bus transportation

·There are cuts of $400,000 in central office expenditures (on top of  
$200,000 last year) and $500,000 in transportation expenditures

·The merit pool for classified staff was lowered from a 4.35%  
increase to a 3.35% increase

·The lowest paid classified staff are not receiving a "living wage"

·The funding request includes $200,000 for research and development  
of an International Baccalaureate (IB) program as well as a specialty  
science center.  (This was one of the recommendations from the  
Resource Utilization study.)

·There is an 8% increase in costs for health care insurance and a 6%  
increase in costs for dental insurance

·Spending per student is $11,064, of which 75% is instructional expense

·Increase in the number of special needs students and ESOL (English  
as a Second or Other Language) students

·Increased fuel cost for buses

·The current property tax rate is $0.68 per $100 assessed value which  
was set last year after the Board of Supervisors lowered the rate  
from $0.74.  Revenue from general property taxes, which include real  
estate and personal property taxes, are down 0.1%.

·The Board of Supervisors must advertise a tax rate no later than  
March 26 (7 days before the April 2nd Public Hearing).

·I hope that you will support the School Board's funding request of  
$151.7 million so the options which are listed above to help address  
the revenue shortfall do not become a reality.

If you cannot attend the Public Meetings listed below please take the  
time to contact the Board of Supervisors.  You will find all of the  
contact information below.  You can email, call, fax or write but  
they need to hear from you!!
Link to Albemarle County FY 08/09 Budget Information  http:// 
www.albemarle.org/budget/

February 20, 2008, Wednesday - 6:00 PM - Public Forum on Preliminary  
Budget Priorities, County Office Building, Lane Auditorium

March 5, 2008, Wednesday - 6:00 PM - Public Hearing on the County  
Executive's Recommended Budget
April 2, 2008, Wednesday - 6:00 PM - Public Hearing on the Board's  
Proposed Budget and the 2008 Calendar Year Tax Rate

BOARD MEMBERS:
Lindsay  G. Dorrier, Jr.  (Scottsville District)
Dennis S. Rooker  (Jack Jouett District)
Sally H. Thomas  (Samuel Miller District)
David Slutzky   (Rio District)
Ann H. Mallek  (White Hall District)
Kenneth C. Boyd  (Rivanna District)
If you wish to contact the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors, you  
may use the following group email: bos at albemarle.org. Otherwise click  
on each Board Member's name [above] to contact them individually.

If you have any questions or comments please feel free to contact me:  
mailto:thashi at comcast.net or 293-7518,  Teresa Hashisaki

Parent Teacher Conferences

The next Parent Teacher Conference night is Thursday, February 21,  
4:30 PM - 8:15 PM.  For an appointment please call the guidance  
office at 823-5040.

Wish List

In an effort to try and assist our teachers with some much needed  
classroom supplies we have asked them to provide a list of items that  
they need.  Please drop off any purchased items to the office.

    Markers in a variety of colors...red, black, blue and green to  
use on a whiteboard or dry-erase board
    Gel pens/any color

    Paint Markers/any color

    Permanent Markers/a variety of colors/Medium Tip

    Art canvases from Studio Art Shop/ They are 40% off right now/  
large sizes are favorable like 30" by 60"

    HP 93 inkjet cartridge (Two if possible)

    Glue Sticks

    Colored Pencils

    Reinforcers for loose leaf paper

Green Hornets

There is a new part to the Henley webpage called Green Hornets. This  
new addition of the webpage is all about going green and making a  
difference in the world that we live in. On the new pages there are  
facts about how much recyclable items Americans throw away each year,  
useful information on what you can do to help the environment at  
home, a gallery page to see what Henley is doing to help, and data on  
what people are throwing away and how many items people are  
recycling. Go check out the new additions to the Henley homepage  
today and see how you can make a difference!
http://schoolcenter.k12albemarle.org/education/components/docmgr/ 
default.php?sectiondetailid=63738

         Sincerely,
                                                                       A 
ubrie Chaillet 7th grade student

Electronic Notification System

Electronic Notification System Contact for Change Requests
Adjustment protocol: We have had a number of change requests which  
have come in after recent alerts/messages. Some users have received  
our messages in error and wish to be removed from the system, parents  
have requested changes to contact numbers in the system and some  
requests are corrections to previously provided data.
In future messages, a notice inserted in outgoing alerts will  
indicate that any change requests for the Electronic Notification  
System (ParentLink) should be directed to the school office. The  
requested changes should be made by the Student Information System  
(SASI) contact at the school as soon as possible to avoid further  
complications.
Change request calls received by Central Office or other departments  
should be directed to Selina Deale by e-mail or telephone at 434  
293-0288 x4. These requests will be forwarded to the school as well  
as archived.
Quick Reference
Change requests from parents - Handled by School Office
Change requests from Community Members or Others without ACPS  
Students - Handled by Selina Deale , Community Engagement
Selina Deale, Web Services Coordinator, Office of Community Engagement
sdeale at k12albemarle.org

United Way Student Service Award

It is with great pleasure that the United Way-Thomas Jefferson Area  
Volunteer Center announces the third annual United Way Student  
Service Awards to recognize exceptional high school students for  
their outstanding commitment to our community through volunteerism or  
service-learning. The United Way will recognize a student from each  
public and private high school in Charlottesville and Albemarle  
during the Commission on Children and Families Youth Service Work  
Group’s 4th annual Celebration of Youth Service on April 28, 2008 at  
4:30 p.m. at the Monticello High School Auditorium.

http://www.unitedwaytja.org/ServiceAwards.shtml

Guys Read

Guys Read is a web-based literacy program started by Jon Scieszka to  
help boys find stuff they like to read.  The website is made to help  
boys choose what they read, pick from all different kinds of reading  
and find out what other guys to like to read. http://www.guysread.com/

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Mark Your Calendar

	February 15, Friday 9:30 - 10:30 AM - Principal's Coffee, Library

	February 15, Friday - 4:00 - 6:30 PM - Valentine Dance

	February 16, Saturday - District Jazz Festival, Albemarle High School

	February 18, Monday - SCHOOL DAY (Snow Make Up Day #1)

	February 20, Wednesday - 6:00 PM - Public Forum on Preliminary  
Budget Priorities, County Office Building, Lane Auditorium

	February 21, Thursday 4:30 - 8:15 PM - Parent Conferences

	March 1, Saturday - District Band Festival, CHS

	March 3, Monday - PATSO Meeting

	March 5, Wednesday - Board of Supervisors Public Hearing on the  
County Executive's Recommended Budget

	April 2, Wednesday - Board of Supervisors Public Hearing on the  
Board's Proposed Budget and the 2008 Calendar Year Tax Rate

Links

Dr. McLaughlin's blog at: http://henleyhornets.blogspot.com/

The Henley website at: http://www.k12albemarle.org/Henley/

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

The ACPS Parent Council has a new website http://acpsparentcouncil.org/
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