Week
of March 3, 2008 - REVISED
-A
few revisions needed to be made to this week's Weekly Message.
-Recently,
the school district has experienced tremendous difficulty
communicating with individuals who use comcast.net for e-mail
service. This difficulty was due to the district being
identified as an address suffix which was recognized as spam for
some unknown reason. Because of this, our outgoing e-mail to
external Comcast accounts was blocked. We have identified a
solution and are taking the necessary steps to resume normal
communications. Thank you for your patience as we finalize our
work on this issue.
WTNH, Channel 8, today featuring
the district's child care program.
http://www.WTNH.com/Global/story.asp?s=7919284
HKHS
Student Matthew McEwen requested that the following information be
included in the Weekly Message.
-Did
you know that 854 million people are hungry? That's about
equal to the entire population of the western hemisphere. 35.1
million Americans - one in ten households - live in households that
experience hunger or the risk of hunger. About one-third are
children. These are only a few of the staggering statistics
and you'd be surprised why the numbers are so high. Won't you
consider attending a Hunger Banquet, sponsored by HKHS Youth in
Action, on Friday, March 7th at 6:00 pm in the high
school's cafeteria? For more information about this creative,
educational fundraising event or to make a reservation, call Matt
McEwen, Youth in Action President, at 638-7535. Suggested
donation: $8 adults/$6 students. Child care will be
provided.
For
additional information, please feel free to
contact:
Matthew
McEwen
President
- Youth in Action
cell:
638-7535
-The
Connecticut Mastery Tests will be administered from March 3r
d- March 31st. The Direct Assessment of
Writing will be given Tuesday, March
4th.
-I
highly recommend the reading of the following
books:
A Whole New Mind, Daniel Pink, Riverhead Books, New York,
2006 (ISBN 1-59448-171-7)
The New Meaning of Educational Change, Michael Fullan,
Teachers College Press, New York, 2007 (ISBN
978-0-8077-4765-0)
-One
of the actions included in the District's Strategic Plan calls for
the establishment of "sister schools" with schools from outside the
continental United States. We are particularly interested in
establishing international relations with schools in Asia and
Europe. If you know of any individual who may have an
international contact who could assist the district with
establishing such relations, please contact Gary S. Mala,
Superintendent of Schools at (860) 345-4534 or gmala@rsd17.org.
-The
District is in the process of establishing a "Speakers' Bureau"
comprised of names and contact information of local residents who
have expertise in an area which could be integrated into the
curriculum of the various content areas. Our hope is to have a
resource list of people who may be called upon periodically to
present to different classes as students explore topics included in
the district's curriculum. If you are interested in being
placed on such a list, please forward your name, contact information
and an explanation of your particular area of expertise to Cindy
Fetteroll, Administrative Assistant to the Superintendent of Schools
at fetteroll44@rsd17.org.
-If
you have thoughts on the 2008-2009 Regional School District 17 Board
of Education Budget, please feel free to e-mail them to gmala@rsd17.org, superintendent@rsd17.org or mvaughn@rsd17.org.
-The
2008-2009 Superintendent's Proposed Budget will be accessible on the
school district on Wednesday morning, March 5, 2008. Printed
copies will also be available at the Central Office of the school
district as well as each town library and town hall.
REGIONAL
SCHOOL DISTICT NO. 17
2008/2009
Budget Time Line
12/4/07
Revised
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
Student Commons, Haddam Killingworth Middle School
TENTATIVE
- NEED CONFIRMATION FROM THE TWO BOARDS
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 Board of
Education Annual
hearing of the Board of Education's proposed 2008/2009 budget.
Review of input from hearing and possible modification of the budget
with recommendations for the 2008/2009 budget. Board of
Education adopts 2008/2009 budget for annual hearing, 7:00 pm
Student Commons, Haddam Killingworth Middle School.
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 Board of Education's Budget for
2008/200
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.
-All
questions received regarding the district's budget for the 2008-2009
school year and responses to each will be posted on the district's
website at www.rsd17.org.
-The
Regional School District 17 Board of Education is comprised of
eleven members as follows:
BOARD
OF EDUCATION MEMBERSHIP
Name
Town
E-mail
Address
Mark
Almeida
Haddam
m.almeida@rsd17.org
Robert
Baranoff (Treasurer)
Haddam
r.baranoff@rsd17.org
Robin
Chasse Killingworth
r.chasse@rsd17.org
Frank
Cunningham
Killingworth
f.cunningham@rsd17.org
Jo Ferjak
(Chair)
Killingworth
j.ferjak@rsd17.org
Colleen
Fitzpatrick Haddam
c.fitzpatrick@rsd17.org
Amy
Jacques-Purdy (Secretary)
Haddam
a.jacques-purdy@rsd17.org
James
Lippert Killingworth
j.lippert@rsd17.org
John
O'Leary
Killingworth
john.oleary@yale.edu
Diane
Stock Haddam
d.stock@rsd17.org
Michael
Trahan (Vice
Chair) Haddam
m.trahan@rsd17.org
-The
first five sessions of the district television program "Spotlight on
Seventeen" are available for viewing on Channel 18 or at www.rsd17.org.
-
An area where you may view past Weekly Messages has been established
on the district website at www.rsd17.org.
-Please
frequent the district website at www.rsd17.org to obtain the most current
information regarding district initiatives and progress made on
them.
-
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 for a productive week!!!
Gary
Gary S.
Mala
Superintendent
of Schools
Regional School
District
17
(860)
345-4534
http://www.rsd17.org
"Committed to Making Dreams
Come
True"
