Message from Your Co-Presidents and Mark Your Calendars for The Next General Association Meeting on Tuesday, February 21
We have a special speaker lined up for our next PTSA General Association meeting on Tuesday, February 21, 2011 and we hope you can join us in the school library at 7:00 p.m. Our school board representative Noel Gallo will speak to us on important matters that will directly affect our students and schools next year. Some topics include: OUSD school closures and boundary changes, updates on state funding for schools, including Governor Brown’s weighted pupil funding system which would be a huge departure from the current system in which districts’ revenues differ dramatically based on allocations of dozens of specially designated “categorical” programs, and the Mutual Matching proposal by Superintendent Smith to modify the current teacher placement process to give more say to the principal and site staff to choose teachers who are aligned with the culture, climate, philosophies and priorities of the school. You can find out about Mutual Matching on the OUSD website. If you can’t make the meeting but want to provide input on this proposal, you can also contact Mr. Gallo by email at Noel.gallo@ousd.k12.ca.us.
Sharon and I will also provide updates on some of the exciting programs that the PTSA is working on this year, including the Crucible art project which will start in February and in which 50 of our students will participate (see details below), the NatureBridge program that is currently being discussed for all 6th grade students, the upcoming jazz band and strings concerts, All Brewer Day, and our first ever Spring Auction that will help pay for these and other important programs and will be held at Uptown Auto Body on Saturday, April 28, 2012.
This is also the time of year we start looking for people interested in filling PTSA positions for the next school year. Serving on the PTSA is a great way to contribute to your school’s success and your child’s academic success as well. No positions require experience, just your effort. It vital that this body of people rotates and continues to draw in parents from the newer grades. Please email us at president@ednabrewer.net to ask questions about time commitments, general committee, and executive board duties.
Thanks for all you do, and we look forward to seeing you on February 21!
Lisa Young and Sharon Lipping
PTSA Co-Presidents 2011-12 school year
