We have 5 items to share with
you this week.
1) Urgent - Please contact
Representative Tom Cross today: Line item for $5 million
for gifted funding did not pass. Our hope this year is for
Rep. Tom Cross to add it as a line item in the final state
budget when he meets with Governor Blagojevich, Speaker
Madigan, and Speaker Jones.
Legislators adjourned for the
weekend and will be back in Springfield on Tuesday. Today,
Monday, is a good day to call or email his Springfield or
Plainfield office.
Phone number is (217) 782-1331
in Springfield and (815) 254-0000 in Plainfield
Rep. Tom Cross on April 18th, IAGC's Springfield Day,
stated to families from Illinois that he will do
everything he can to help us with our efforts. Please
ask him for his help. The $5 million we're asking is
only half of 1% of the proposed $9.5 Billion state
education budget!
2) Great opportunity to
learn about your child's education -
Attend Board of
Education's Curriculum Committee meeting:
Monday, June 11, 5:30pm -
6:45pm, at Oswego High School's main office conference
room. Enter door #1 by tennis courts, turn left, and
main office is located end of hallway.
This is meeting between
administrators and Board's Curriculum Committee and is
held in public. Here, parents have an opportunity to
listen and learn about their children's curriculum and
education. Following is on the agenda:
- NWEA Testing Results (MAP
computerized testing)
- Reading 180 Program
- Planning for the Future -
Middle School
3) Great Opportunity to learn
about and impact your child's education - Elementary
Pyramids of Enrichment strategy group, part of the District
308's 5 year strategic plan, met twice in May and will
resume meeting in early fall to look at research based best
practices in gifted education and how we can implement these
practices (within the constraints of budgeting) in our
school district. This strategy group is made up of
administrators, AT pull out teachers, classroom teachers,
and parents. If any of you are interested in joining either
the Elementary or the Secondary Pyramids of Enrichment
strategy group, please let me know (
boldridge@comcast.net
), and I will pass your name on. The Secondary group should
meet early next school year. Contact me now, during the
summer, or beginning of school year.
4) Looking for a tutor? -
Contact the district office at 636-3080, and find tutors for
various grade levels and subject areas. Parents can call
during summer or school year.
5) Cool website - Check out
www.Cogito.org an online community for academically
talented youth. It has an amazing assortment
of information from Young Scientists in the News, Summer
Programs, Academic Competitions, Webcasts, to Podcasts.
If you like, add it as a Favorite website