Next Tuesday, October 14, is the date for the 9th District Fall Conference. It is held at Marietta High School 9:30am-12noon. Please plan to attend this important event. In addtion to the meeting, there will be a report writing training session following the Conference. Make every effort to support the 9th District Fall Conference with your presence!
The Georgia PTA is revising the state rewards and reports. They sent a white packet to each school President’s PTA in August further explaining the changes. The following link to the Georgia PTA website is the Georgia PTA Forms web page:
http://www.georgiapta.org/leadership-guides-forms-alpha.html
You now can provide your comments to the USDA about the foods served in the school cafeteria. Click on the link below to find out more information on how you can help improve your Child’s nutrition.
The final candidates’ list for the November general election has been posted. Go to www.georgiapta.org Capitol Watch. The Senate list reflects the outcome of the special primary on August 26 in Dist 13 to replace Joseph Carter who chose to run for a judgeship. Also posted is a story found on the web site of the Georgia Association of Education Leaders, GAEL, www.gael.org. It was written by Debra White, a former superintendent, who is also the Executive Director of the GA Association of Curriculum and Instructional Leaders, GACIS. The story is about the new method for calculating high school graduation rates expected to be implemented in Georgia for the Class of 2009. The 2008 graduation rate, not yet including summer school graduates, is 74.4%, up from 72.3% in 2007.–
Sally FitzGerald
Education Policy, GPTA
sallyfitz@bellsouth.net
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