CHAMPAIGN PTA COUNCIL NEWS

  Nancy Holm, President, 2404 Peppertree Pl., Champaign, IL 61822  -  356-9153  -  email: nlholm@prairienet.org

  http://www.prairienet.org/cpta                                                                                            February 2005
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                                                 Next Meeting Thursday, March 3 at 6 p.m***
                                             South Side School Cafeteria
                                                        712 S. Pine St.
                                 (Parking lot is on the east of the school; enter by the front doors)

***Note time change to 6 p.m.

Please be sure to have your PTA represented at every meeting.

March Program: Mr. Alan Dudley, Unit 4 Assistant Superintendent of Financial Services and Operations, will discuss                                                                                      the budget reduction process and items being considered for cost reduction.
                 Please plan to attend to give your opinion on items being considered for cost reduction.
                 Encourage others at your school to also attend.
    The business meeting will be kept short after the budget discussion to allow adjournment at or before 7:15 p.m.

Informational Items:

     Other District Budget Meetings:
               March 17 - District will present a list of recommended reductions at a public Board meeting at the
                                  Mellon Building - 6 p.m. There will be public review and input from March 17-29.
               March 30 - Board of Education will vote on Reduction-in Force necessary for budget deficit                                                                                                                               reduction and protection against loss of grants.  Mellon Building - 6 p.m.

     State PTA Convention: Presidents should have received information in your mid-year packet about the convention to be held April 29-May 1, 2005 at the Hilton Hotel in Lisle.  You can also look at the Illinois PTA website www.illinoispta.org for information.

     State PTA Dues: Please be sure your unit has sent in your final dues payment to the State PTA office by March 25.
        
     School Board Candidate Forum:  PTA Council will host a school board candidate forum on Thursday, March 31 from 7-9 p.m. at the Mellon Building.  The six school board candidates have been invited to come to answer questions from the audience and discuss their views on several district issues.  Please plan to attend.  School Board elections are on April 5.

     Next PTA Council meeting:  The April meeting of PTA Council will be held on Thursday, April 7 at 7 p.m. at Franklin Middle School library.  The topic will be "Middle School Reform".  Middle school principals Dr. Susan Zola, Dr. Carol Stack, and Dr. Steve Lucas along with enrichment specialist, Kristin Camp, and an AVID teacher will be there to discuss how the changes in curriculum and programs have gone this year. 

Important Dates: