250 West in Crozet May 29th 4:30 - 7 Peace by Piece at Henley Middle School on Rt. … This year we will contribute to building a well in Haiti, and to the Central American Solar Energy Project, which teaches women to build their own solar ovens.
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Via Schoolmatters.Boundary Adjustments - The first phase of adjustments will examine different options for moving students from Crozet Elementary to Brownsville Elementary for the fall of 2009. Staff is currently reviewing 5-year projections, numbers of students at each grade level, current location of students, and predicted growth to develop viable options to be presented to the community in May…. Staff will then consider the input, look at September 30th enrollment numbers, and finalize options to be brought forward to the Superintendent and ultimately to the School Board.Over the next year, staff will toke (sic) a comprehensive look at capacity, projected enrollment numbers, and anticipated growth to address capacity issues for the entire Division. Topics of discussion will include the current structure of K-5, 6-8, and 9-12, assumptions regarding feeder patterns, and routing of buses.
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They are marketing a product - education - and this type of review potentially damages their credibility and marketability.Also the new administration this year runs the school in a military fashion. We had a bullying issue with my honor roll student and the pricipal’s solution was to suspend the students if they made eye contact. We suggested mediation and he would not even entertain the idea.Parents (and non-parents) - this site is used by potential homebuyers and sellers…. If they are truthful, homeowners and tax-payers would do well to get involved and fix things.Is there recent data available that could verify the alleged suspensions?
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Barbara Massie Mouly, the White Hall representative for the School Board, is running for re-election. Who knew?One wonders whether she would consider blogging from the School Board seat.
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They wouldn’t actually represent only Crozet, believe it or not; they represent all of the White Hall district, but for those of us in Crozet, it may seem like it. (PDF is here)Now that there are three candidates in the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors’ race, what questions would you want to ask them?David Wyant, the incumbent, native of the area.Ann Mallek, very involved native of the area.Tom Loach, very involved transplant, not that it matters much.Top issues?… How different is it than four years ago?Some possible questions - Do you support ASAP’s desire to find an “optimal population” for Albemarle County?Do you support David Slutzky’s Transfer of Development Right plan?What are your thoughts on transit?… If not, why not?Would you support a local or regional sales tax to help pay for transportation needs?What does your vision for Crozet look like?
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Recognizing that we have so many of our local teacher and administrators on this distribution list, I wanted to say that even though I think this spending is out of control and needs to be reigned in, I don’t think the problem is at the school level…. How much does the county spend on bringing in some specialist contractors to tell or teachers the new metho d they will be using to teach our kids?I believe (and I admittedly don’t have the information because it’s not available) if we eliminated 50-70% of the people downtown, and allowed our teachers to teach, we would have smarter kids, a better environmental, and fiscally responsible education. To have the increases that we are having, something is wrong, and it’s not happening at the school level.The other thing that bothered me is the intentionally misleading data that we have seen in these emails Then there’s the, I’m not sure what you would call it…..shakedown?… I think we should call them on it.By the way, none of this gets me angry and as far as the growth goes, I have participated in that process too, speaking at the Old Trail Planning Commission meeting, working on the Crozet Park Board etc..My apologies to the superb teachers, administrators (local) and employees if I offended you.
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From today’s DP.One of the most telling lines of this story, detailing the impending moves of 90+ kids was the last line of this quote depicting Crozet’s nearing self-sufficiency:“Our biggest concern is that we’re being separated from the community that we live in and are a part of,” said Kathy Rainey, whose two children at Crozet would be moved to Meriwether…. To send us to Meriwether Lewis is taking us out of where our teams, churches and volunteer work are…. Once the Old Trail Town Center (please don’t call it the Shoppes of Old Trail, or something equally contrived!) comes online, the sidewalks are built to facilitate walking and Downtown’s resurgence continues, why would anyone go to Charlottesville?More information at Albemarle County’s site and Brian Wheeler’s SchoolMatters site.
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Crozet children and their families are facing another redistricting.NBC 29 reports and the Daily Progress has more information.From the DP:The number of students who will be redistricted will be decided by Jan. 15, and school administrators will present parents with new boundary options the division is considering, said Diane Behrens, director of support and planning services for county schools.The School Board will hold a public hearing in early March before it votes on the options.Current elementary school districts are shown here on Albemarle’s website (PDF)Crozet’s School Board representative can be reached here:Barbara Massie Mouly265 Newtown RoadGreenwood, VA 22943540/456-6191Update: I neglected to mention that Brian Wheeler is also our school board representative, by virtue of his being the At-Large member of the School Board. I have said many times before that Brian’s openness and level of communication (and methods) ought to be emulated by more politicians.
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Click through to read the entire release regarding possible upcoming changes in the Public School Feeder patterns and how you can get and stay informed.School Facilities Planning in the Western Feeder PatternOn a drive through western Albemarle County today the number of new homes being constructed will catch your attention…. The school division’s Long-Range Planning Advisory Committee, which includes citizen representatives, analyzes a variety of information related to school facilities and enrollment trends to create recommendations for the superintendent.In the latest CIP review cycle, the Long-Range Planning Advisory Committee completed its work in September 2006 and presented its recommendations to the superintendent, who forwarded the recommendations to the School Board without changes…. However, construction to create separate car and bus staging areas, and new parking, will begin design in fall 2008 and be completed in fall 2010.At its January 11, 2007 meeting, the School Board will receive a report for a timeline and process for developing recommendations to redistrict current Crozet students…. To read Policy FB, visit the school division website at www.k12albemarle.org and click on the “School Board” link which will take you to the on-line policy manual.We will continue to provide updates like this as the planning process takes place to keep you informed and ensure that our parents and school staff have the opportunity to participate in the public input process.
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