More Lunch Aides
Not only has Ridge Hill acquired five new lunch aides, but we have also contracted with Qunnipiac's work study program to employ education majors to help out with lunch and recess. Thanks to Superintendent Rabinowitz for understanding the importance of this part of the school day and acting on a lasting solution to a lingering issue.
More Educational Funding from the State
(details at January 17th Forum)
Rep. Brendan Sharkey and Sen. Martin Looney have been diligently working on remedying the damages done to Hamden by the Education Spending Cap. We will see an 13% increase of educational funding this year. In addition, they are both committed to true tax reform; redistributing the burden from local tax payers to a graduated state income tax. Both of these issues are directly to related to their work on Smart Growth - economic development with a sociological and ecological conscience.
Please join us at 7 PM on Thursday January 17th, at the Hamden Middle School Cafeteria for a conversation with ALL of our state legislators about the work they are doing and their thoughts about the future.
More Information on the Hamden Public School Website
(like Wintergreen Applications)
And PTAs! How fabulous it was to discover that my wish for all the PTAs to be online would come true so quickly and easily. If you haven't already visited, please go to http://www.hamden.org/
More Fun Testing Like the Geography Bee at Spring Glen School (January 4th)
Hats off to Principal Ditta! I found out about this when I (innocently) asked, "What happened to the spelling bee?" that was talked about in past Council minutes. We'll let that sleeping dog lie. However, congratulations to Spring Glen.
I would like to see the Science Fair come back to life next school year. More on that later.
More Gregarious PTA Council -
February 7th Meeting at Ridge Hill
We're still making the rounds, bringing our fame and celebrity :) to get the local unit members out to compare notes.
More Exhibitors at the Summer Camp Fair (Saturday, April 5)
In the last two years, this event has grown exponentially and it is THEE place camps want to exhibit. If you haven't figured out your summer plans by April 5th, you won't want to miss this!
More Fun With Other PTAs - CT PTA Convention (May 1 & 2)
I went to a planning meeting last month, figuring there would be a dozen or so people working on the convention. Instead I found myself sitting at a little table with the CT PTA executive board putting the finishing touches on a brochure and marketing tactics.
The slate of presenters is great, especially...wait for it...Anita Renfroe (of "Mom's Overture" fame). She'll start off the session on Friday AM. Thursday evening will be inspirational speaker Bryan Fiese, and lunch on Friday is Gina McCarthy, Commissioner of the CT DEP.
Last but not least, I've volunteered to lead a workshop on website design Friday afternoon.
Look for another post with more details soon. In the meantime, save the dates, it should be very fun as well as informative. Registration info will be coming soon.
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