Good
Afternoon:
I hope you are enjoying the start of
the holiday season. Pleas accept my
best wishes for a safe and happy one.
As reported previously, this type of
electronic message will be sent to you each week for the purpose of keeping you
informed about some of the activities associated with all of your schools and
the school district as a whole.
Week of December
10, 2007
-The
Jo
Ferjak –Chair
Michael
Trahan - Vice-Chair
Robert
Baranoff – Treasurer
Amy
Education
Subcommittee –
John O’Leary, Diane Stock,
Michael Trahan
Finance
Subcommittee – Bob Baranoff, Diane Stock, Jim Lippert, Mike Trahan, Robin
Chasse
Facilities
and Transportation Subcommittee –
Audit
Subcommittee – Amy
Communications
Subcommittee - Colleen Fitzpatrick, John O’Leary, Frank
Cunningham
Policy
Subcommittee - Jo Ferjak, Robin Chasse, John O’Leary, Diane Stock, Colleen
Fitzpatrick and Michael Trahan
Personnel
Subcommittee - Robert Baranoff, Amy
Prevention
Council Representative – Diane Stock
LEARN
Representative – Robin Chasse
HK
Park & Recreation Representative – Michael
Trahan
Haddam
Board of Selectmen Liaison – Diane Stock
Killingworth
Board of Selectmen Liaison – Frank Cunningham
Solar
Building Committee – Michael Trahan,
Athletic
-The
following is the budget calendar for the development of the 2008-2009 school
district budget request.
REGIONAL
SCHOOL DISTICT NO. 17
2008/2009
Budget Time Line
12/4/07
Revised
Monday,
December 10, 2007
Tuesday January 8, 2008
Budget Workshop with
Board
6:30 pm, Central Office, Board Room
Explain Process and
Answer General Questions
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Budget Meetings with
8:30 BURR
10:30 HES
12:30 KES
2:30
TECHNOLOGY
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Budget Meetings with
8:30
Buildings & Grounds, Capital requests
10:30
Transportation
12:30 High
School
2:30 Middle
School
Friday, January 11, 2008
Budget Meetings with
8:30
Special Education
10:30 Food
Service
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Community Input for the
2008/2009 Budget
7:00 pm
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Community Input for the
2008/2009 Budget
7:00 pm Central Office, Board Room
Tuesday,
March 4, 2008
Special Meeting for the
presentation of the Superintendent of Schools recommended budget for
2008/2009, 6:00 pm Central Office, Board
Room
Monday,
March 17, 2008
Budget Committee
Review of Elementary, Middle &
High School
6:00 Central Office, Board Room
Wednesday,
March 19, 2008
Budget Committee
Review of Special Education,
Transportation, Buildings & Grounds and Food
Services
6:00 Central Office, Board Room
Monday March 24,
2008 Town
Budget Committee
Meeting with
the Selectman and Boards of Finance from the towns of Haddam and Killingworth
6:00 pm
TENTATIVE
– NEED CONFIRMATION FROM THE TWO B
Wednesday
March 26, 2008
Budget
Committee
If Needed
7:00 pm Central
Office
Monday,
March 31, 2008
Budget
Committee
If Needed
7:00 pm Central
Office
Tuesday,
April 8, 2008
Budget
Committee
7:00 pm Central Office, Board Room
Possible vote on the proposed 2008/2009
budget
Monday, April 28,
2008 Annual
Hearing and a Special Meeting of the
Monday, May 5, 2008
Annual
Meeting. 7:00 pm HK High School Auditorium Annual
meeting on the 2008/2009 budget.
Tuesday, May 6,
2008
REFERENDUM in
each respective town on the
The
public is more than welcome to attend any of the budget workshops and any of the
Budget Committee meetings.
Certainly our Budget Committee is eager to communicate effectively with
the town officials in both Haddam and Killingworth. As a Budget Committee responsible for
articulating the educational needs of the school district in a fiscally
responsible manner, we have the difficult task of striking a balance between our
educational needs and our fiscal responsibilities. Our committee will be monitoring
activity and actions at the legislative level most carefully, and wherever
possible will be providing input in order to protect both the educational and
financial interests of the district and our
towns.
Scholastic
Aptitude Longitudinal Score Summary
Year
Verbal
Math
Combined
HK
State
Nation
HK
State
Nation
HK
State
Nation
2003
534
512
507
521
514
519
1055
1026
1036
2004
542
515
508
534
515
518
1076
1030
1036
2005
537
517
508
518
517
520
1055
1034
1028
Year
Reading
Math
Writing
HK
State
Nation
HK
State
Nation
HK
State
Nation
2006
530
512
503
531
516
518
529
511
497
2007
511
510
502
512
512
515
509
511
494
-Jodi
Latina and WTNH Channel 8 will be featuring the district child care program this
coming Wednesday, December 12, 2007.
Information on when the segment will air will be forwarded to you once it
is known. Also, the piece will be
linked to WTNH.com via our district website at www.rsd17.org.
-
Winter athletic schedules begin this week at both the Middle School and High
School. Please consider coming out
to support our student athletes.
-The
work of the district Curriculum Council may be reviewed by reading the minutes
of the Council under the District Committees tab at www.rsd17.org.
-Please
check the District Calendar of Events located at www.rsd17.org to be updated on upcoming
district activities.
-As
inclement weather is upon us, please be sure that you have registered with
Honeywell so you may receive automated messages announcing any school delays
and/or closures. You may register
with Honeywell via the link provided at www.rsd17.org.
-An
area where you may view past segments of Spotlight on Seventeen via streaming
video has been established on the district website at www.rsd17.org.
-An
area where you may view past Weekly Messages has been established on the
district website at www.rsd17.org.
-If
you are aware of any parents who may not be receiving these Weekly Messages,
please encourage them to speak to a representative of the school where their
child (children) is (are) in attendance.
At that time, the parent e-mail address maintained in the district
student management software will be checked for accuracy. Please be aware that we are experiencing
difficulties communicating with certain e-mail providers. In these cases, the district has no
control over this as it is a problem with each carrier and what filtering system
they utilize. At the present time,
we are unable to communicate in this format with parents who use AOL, ATT, SBC
Global, and Yahoo as e-mail service providers. This third Weekly Message is being sent
via a different electronic route in an attempt to overcome the problem as
noted.
-If
you wish to have something included in any future Weekly Message, please forward
the text to be included to Cindy Fetteroll, Administrative Assistant the
Superintendent of Schools, at fetteroll44@rsd17.org.
-If
you have any comments or suggestions about the Weekly Message initiative, please
do not hesitate to contact Gary S. Mala, Superintendent of Schools, at gsmala@rsd17.org or (860) 345-4534
Thank you for your continued support
of your school district and enjoy your week.
Best wishes and stay
well.
Gary S.
Mala
Superintendent of
Schools
"Committed to
Making Dreams Come True"