Kicking Off 2009
Published by Rob Siltanen January 11th, 2009 in School Board Meetings2009 is sure to be a critical, busy year for AUSD. Hanging over and shaping all the other issues we face is the question of what the state education budget will look like after (1) the “mid-year cuts” (for the current 08-09 school year) that are likely to be enacted by February 1 and (2) the additional cuts for 09-10 the state will be enacting this spring/summer.
Last November I wrote a bit about how and why the state budget plays such a large role in AUSD’s fate. At this week’s School Board meeting, the Board will be adopting the Budget Adoption Calendar for the 09-10 budget so that we’ll all know the general schedule for the difficult budget days ahead.
In addition, the Board will also be adopting the school calendar for the 09-10 school year. It looks like the first day of school will be August 31.
Among other things, the meeting also includes a recognition of the undefeated NCS champion Encinal football team as well as reports on (a) upgrading the technology network and on (b) the Strategic Instruction Model. This will also be the first Board meeting for our new Superintendent Kirsten Vital.
So on Tuesday be sure to check out the School Board meeting live in person or on cable channel 15!
Thanks for posting this informitive reminder.