CHCCS
An event for parents and high school youth to share stories about our schools with a professional organizer. This will inform our education agenda for Orange County Justice United going forward.
- Bring your concerns about Chapel Hill-Carrboro Public Schools
- Bring your ideas for change
- Bring your commitment to organize for change
- Bring your friends!
For more information and transportation needs, please call Tish Galu • 919.960.4437 • galu@bellsouth.net
Date:
Sunday, November 8, 2009 - 10:30am to 12:00pm
Location:
HARGRAVES CENTER, 216 N. ROBERSON STREET, CHAPEL HILL
PACT! is about community
Last Friday morning, Suepinda and I joined Lori Hoyt on WCOM 103.5FM, Carrboro's low powered community radio, on her weekly radio program WILPF Wake Up Call. We were discussing the beginnings of PACT! as an organization and the need for parent and child advocacy in the CHCCS district.
When we first arrived, scurrying through the doorway just minutes before going on air, Suepinda dropped the bomb that I was to be the sole speaker. Boy! was I surprised.
I asked how long was the segment. Lori told me we were on for the full 30 mins. I thought, "OMG, what can I talk about for 30 minutes? We tested mic's, started a bit of conversation and then went on the air.
Well, in the real world, 30 minutes is NOTHING. Part of the reason were were scurring in the doorway at 7:20am was the fact that we had just got the four little children out the door for school to make the bus. To say that our mornings are busy and 30 minutes is nothing is an understatement.
This week's CHCCS board meeting (tomorrow, Oct 1) is the last meeting prior to the Superintendent's Evaluation meeting scheduled two weeks later.
What discussion points would you suggest the school board members keep in mind when evaluating the superintendent's performance?
Here is the
Superintendent's Blog reporting on one year gains in reading and math. Remarkable numbers. Must ask how this was achieved and how the process can be repeated to 100%
Sample discussion topics to be used in his evaluation
1. Has the appropriation of local and state funds been fair and equal, for example, why is there not at least a half time SRO at Phoenix Academy even though the state provides funding for this position?
The format will likely be the traditional format with a short open and
close by each candidate with questions in a round robin format in the
middle. We will take questions from the audience and from
www.ptacouncil.com.
Date:
Tuesday, October 13, 2009 - 3:00pm to 5:00pm
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Emily Martine, Chair, PAGE-CHCCS, emilymartine@mindspring.com
PAGE to Host Candidates Forum
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro chapter of Partners for the Advancement of Gifted Education (PAGE) will sponsor a forum for candidates for the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education. The public is invited to the forum, which will be 7:00-8:30 p.m., Tuesday, September 29 at the Chapel Hill Public Library.Emily Martine, chair of the local PAGE chapter, noted that the school board will be under pressure to ensure appropriate education and growth for all students with a reduced budget.“Our school system has identified 31% of its students as academically gifted,” she said. “For our community, our state, and our county to be competitive and innovative in the global marketplace, we must provide curricula that challenge all of our students, including the academically gifted. We must also make sure that gifted education does not become an automatic area for cuts whenever the budget is tight.” PAGE has been supportive of the school system’s approach of aiding differentiation by clustering AG students, assigning gifted education specialists to each school to collaborate with teachers, and encouraging flexible ability grouping within and across classrooms.“Given the more limited resources we are facing now, we will need more creative options that will challenge gifted students to work hard and develop good work habits,” Martine said. “We look forward to hearing our school board candidates’ ideas, and to making them aware of parents’ concerns.All six candidates for the school board have been invited to the forum and five out of six have confirmed their attendance. They will respond to questions prepared in advance by PAGE members and other audience members.
Date:
Tuesday, September 29, 2009 - 3:00pm to 4:30pm
Location:
Chapel Hill Public Library
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