MHFT Newsletter -- October 22, 2014

Election Countdown: 14 Days

The upcoming election is the most critical election in recent history for MHUSD! We have a clear choice and need to elect candidates who support the innovation that is happening in our neighborhood schools and who will support all of our students.

We must support Donna Foster-Ruebusch, David Gerard, Steven Klem, and Ron Woolf for MHUSD School Board, and Claudia Rossi for Santa Clara County Board of Education!

Hundreds Rally for Community School Funding

Hundreds descended on City Hall Tuesday afternoon, 10/21/14, to support a call for expansion of Baltimore's community schools. Principals, parents, elected officials, and students gave remarks calling on the City Council to support a resolution that would increase funding for community schools.

What have members been doing?? Check out what member Maria DeAngelo does!

Maria is very active making sure every student in the Middle School has what they need.

Maria runs the coats for kids in the Middle School. She seeks out any student who might not have a warm winter coat. She then finds benefactors , shops for each kid on an individual bases. She stretches the dollars so that each kid gets their own style jacket, hat mittens and a personal gift such as paints or a book, and then assembles a group of elves to wraps.

 

What have members been doing?? Check out what member Gail Meyer does!

Gail has worked on the SL Skate Park Committee for about 8 years. This small group of adults has partnered with a generation of skateboarders to raise money and work with the village to site and build an all concrete skatepark in downtown Saranac Lake. Fundraising continues towards a completion date of June 2015.

Chapter 103 - Chapter Meeting

NOVEMBER 13, 2014  *  4:30 TO 5:30PM  *  EDY RIDGE MEDIA CENTER        

In an effort to inform our members of some important issues, we would like as many of you as possible to attend our next Chapter Meeting.  More details are in the October Newsletter.   We look forward to seeing you there.

 

 

RETIREE COUNCIL 23 FALL LUNCHEON

Our Annual luncheon was held at the Three Village Inn on October 1st.  The weather was beautiful and the food great.  President Dennis Flamenbaum welcomed the Hauppauge chapter to RC 23.  He  announced the upcoming Retiree Conference to be held on November 19th at the Woodbury  Country Club.

BESE Report October 2014

Prompted by fears that the Ebola virus could invade Louisiana, the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education approved emergency rules giving superintendents the authority to close schools or send students home if threats appear.

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