[HenleyMatters] Henley News

[Hashisaki]

March 3, 2008

	Albemarle County Public School Budget
	PATSO Volunteer Opportunities
	2008-09 Calendar
	8th Grade SOL
	Trip Opportunity
	Daily Progress Weekly Poll
	Wish List
	
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Albemarle County Public School Budget

I will try to briefly share where things currently stand with the  
Budget.  The School Board Budget request that was unanimously  
approved on Feb 7 of $151.7 million will require approximately $1.45  
million additional revenues to be fully fund.  This number is pending  
the approval of Mr. Tucker's proposal to the Board of Supervisors to  
redirect $0.01 (total of approximately $849,000) of the Capital  
Improvement Project (CIP) to operational expenses.  If the Board of  
Supervisors does not approve the redirection of funds then the School  
Board Funding Request would require approximately $2.3 million in  
additional revenues.  The Board of Supervisors could also choose to  
provide additional revenues to the School Division.

The School Board has three tiers of expense reduction depending on  
the amount of local revenues made available by the Board of Supervisors.

Scenario #1 - Revenue shortfall of $2.3 million

	Increase class size at the middle and high schools
	Cuts of K-1 teaching assistants
	Elimination of under-enrolled electives (world languages and strings)
	Elimination of 3 high school guidance counselors
	Elimination of technology support analyst
	Elimination of 1 math specialist
	Other reductions include buying fewer textbooks, not replacing old  
computers and providing no inflation increase in school budgets
	Charge a building rental fee

Scenario #2 - Revenue shortfall of $1.45 million

	Elimination of under-enrolled electives (world languages and strings)
	Elimination of 1 high school guidance counselors
	Elimination of technology support analyst
	Other reductions include buying fewer textbooks, not replacing old  
computers and providing no inflation increase in school budgets
	Charge a building rental fee

Scenario #3 - Revenue shortfall of $0.5 million
	
	Elimination of under-enrolled electives (world languages and strings)
	Charge a building rental fee

(You can view detailed charts of each of these scenarios by opening  
the attachment at the bottom of this email.)

Tax Rates:  Local property taxes account for 40% of our entire County  
budget. Currently, the real estate property tax rate is $0.68 per  
$100 of assessed value.  Since 1983, Albemarle County has transferred  
$0.10 per $100 of this collected tax to the City of Charlottesville  
per a revenue sharing agreement between the jurisdictions, so the  
County funds its operations on a net property tax rate of $0.58.

The Board of Supervisors will select a tax rate to advertise on March  
19.  This tax rate can be higher or lower than the current $0.68 per  
$100 of assessed value.  Once the tax rate has been advertised the  
Board of Supervisors may still lower the tax rate but it may not be  
raised.  The Board of Supervisors will set the tax rate on April 9.


I hope that you will support the School Board's funding request of  
$151.7 million.


The Board of Supervisors' has a public hearing scheduled for  
Wednesday, March 5th at 6 PM in Lane Auditorium of the County Office  
Building.  Parent Council has partnered with the Albemarle Education  
Association (AEA) to provide pizza, and refreshments prior to the  
public hearing in Room 246 (around the corner from the Auditorium) at  
5:30pm.  You may sign up to speak beginning at 5 PM.

If you cannot attend the Public Hearings 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/

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


PATSO Volunteer Opportunities

PATSO is looking for volunteers to chair the following events next  
year.  It would be great to have co-chairs for each job so recruit a  
friend and volunteer!  If you are interested contact Martha Fox  
mailto:foxden4 at embarqmail.com

Magazine Drive
Halloween Social
EXPO Night
8th Grade Dinner Dance

2008-09 Calendar
2008-09 Approved Calendar


8th Grade SOL

The 8th grade will be taking the reading SOL on Wednesday and the  
writing SOL on Thursday this week.

Trip Opportunity

Henley Parents and Students,

Travel to Rome and Athens this summer (June 12-20) with a group from  
Burley and Sutherland Middle School. Judy Cutright and Robin McElwee,  
Burley teachers who traveled with a group to London and Paris last  
summer, are arranging the trip through EF Tours.  The cost is  
approximately $3,000 for adults and $2,600 for children.  There are  
several spots still available for this trip.  Please contact Judy  
Cutright at 295-5101, extension 223 for more information.

Daily Progress Weekly Poll

"Your Say" - A weekly poll asks "How good are Albemarle public schools?"
The responses at the time of this posting:

14% Better than advertised
21% Excellent
52% Not as good as some think
12% Need lots of work

If you would like to vote then please log onto The Daily Progress  
webpage:  http://www.dailyprogress.com/ (You will find the poll at  
the bottom of the page.  After you select a response it will give you  
the option to vote.)

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.

    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)

    Colored Pencils

    Reinforcers for loose leaf paper

    Calico cotton fabric w/ small bold, colorful patterns: 12 inches  
X 16 inches

    Stretched canvas on wooden frame: 11 X 14  or  16 X 20  or  8 X 10

    Acrylic paints in reds, blues, yellows, greens, oranges, white,  
black

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Mark Your Calendar

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

	March 13 - 14, Friday - District Choral Festival

	March 14, Friday - Principal's Coffee in the library from 9:30 -  
10:30 AM

	March 14, Friday - Dance 4:00 - 6:30 PM

	March 18, Tuesday - Margie Shepherd - PATSO Speaker Series in the  
library at 7 PM

	March 21, Friday - No School for students

	March 31, Monday - PATSO Meeting in the library at 7 PM

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

	April 3, Thursday - EXPO Night

	April 7 - 11 - Spring Break
	
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 website at:  http://acpsparentcouncil.org/

    
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