CHAMPAIGN PTA COUNCIL NEWS
Nancy Holm, President, 2404 Peppertree Pl., Champaign, IL 61822 -
356-9153 - email: nlholm@prairienet.org
http://www.prairienet.org/cpta
January 2005
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Champaign PTA Council will not have a regular meeting in February. Members of
PTA will be attending the annual PTA Founders Day Dinner on February 3 at the
Hawthorn Suites in Champaign. The main speaker that evening will be Dr. Morton
Weir, former UIUC chancellor, who will discuss the effects of television
violence on youth. PTA units will also be presenting awards to individuals for
their service to the schools. Reservations for the dinner should be sent to Tim
Clark by January 26. Please call Tim at 351-6458 if you have any questions.
Reservation forms were sent to all PTA presidents, council representatives, and
principals, as well as other district administrators and school board members.
If you need another copy, please see the council website at
www.prairienet.org/cpta . Please invite others who you feel would be
interested in attending.
That evening Champaign PTA Council will be presenting
awards to Mr. and Mrs. Norm Lambert for their work on behalf of children in the
community; to Dr. Margie Jobe, retiring Director of Special Education for Unit 4
Schools; and to Ann Campbell, longtime PTA member who has served previously as
co-president of Champaign PTA Council and is currently on the PTA District 10
board and webmaster for council and District 10.
Next Meeting:
Our next regular meeting will be on Thursday, March 3 at 7 p.m.
at South Side School. We will have a presentation and discussion about the
district budget reduction plans at that meeting.
Informational Items:
New Tax-exempt letter - The new
tax-exempt letter for PTAs was sent to all PTA units in the mid-year packet that
presidents received last week from the Illinois State PTA office.
NAAPID - National African American Parent
Involvement Day will be held on Monday, Feb. 14. PTA presidents please discuss
with your principal about how your PTA might assist with activities at your
school that day and encourage parents to become involved.
School Board Candidate forum - Champaign
PTA Council is planning to host a school board candidate forum on Thurs., March
31 from 7 - 9 p.m. at the Mellon Building. It will be an opportunity for all of
the candidates to discuss their positions on the issues and answer questions
from the audience. More details will be sent in March.
Public input on district budget planning -
A number of meetings are scheduled to solicit public input on budget planning
for next year. Please plan to attend one or more of the meetings, or send your
suggestions or comments on budget cuts or ideas for revenue enhancement to
Superintendent Arthur Culver at the Mellon Bldg., 703 S. New St., Champaign, IL
61820; or via email at culverar@champaignschools.org.
Important Dates:
- Jan. 25 Public
meeting on Busing and Transportation issues - 7 p.m. - Mellon Bldg.
- Jan. 27 Special
Board meeting - Facilities Study - 7 p.m.- Mellon Bldg.
- Jan. 31 Early
Dismissal - School Improvement Day
- Feb. 3
Founders Day Dinner - 6:30 p.m.
Hawthorn Suites in Champaign
- Feb. 10 Special
Board meeting - Budget - 7 p.m.- Mellon Building
- Feb. 14 Regular
School Board Meeting - 7 p m. -Mellon Building
- Feb. 14 National
African American Parent Involvement Day
- Feb. 17 Early
Dismissal - School Improvement Day/Parent-Teacher conferences in the
evening
- Feb. 18 No
School - Parent/Teacher conferences in the a.m.
- Feb. 22 Key
Communicator Meeting - 6 p.m. - Mellon Building
- Mar. 3 PTA
Council meeting at South Side School - 7 p.m.