At last night's PTA meeting, Dr. Underwood announced a special School Board meeting that has been scheduled for 7pm on Tuesday, January 19th at GES. Ivan Mattox, our district's School Board representative, and Dr. Underwood provided an update on the school budget and answered questions from the audience. On behalf of the PTA, thank you both for attending!
The most recent copy of the Superintendent's budget that was proposed to the School Board this past Tuesday evening, can be downloaded from the first page of the GCPS website: www.glnd.k12.va.us
As parents, one of the most impactful ways we can get involved is to communicate with our elected decision makers in Goochland county. The recommendation was made to parents to establish and/or maintain communication with the appropriate supervisor in your district as well as the appropriate School Board Representative to ensure they he is aware of your wishes/concerns as the budget is in deliberation. The following web addresses provide information on who to contact in your district:
The School Board is expected to vote on the budget January 26th in order to present their adopted budget to the BOS January 28th.
In other news, your Nominating Committee was elected to recommend PTA officers for next year. Those members elected to serve on the Committee are Angela Carter (441-1439), Dianna Gordon (556-5321) and Elizabeth Nelson-Lyda (439-4591). Their nominations for next year's officers will be announced at Family Night on March 11th and the election of officers will be held on April 22nd just prior to the Talent Show. Please contact any of the three Nominating Committee members if you wish to recommend an individual to serve as a PTA officer for next year. Nominations will also be accepted from the floor at the time of election. Thanks to these three folks for serving in this important capacity!
Also, a HUGE thank you goes out to Jennifer Hite, BINGO Committee Chair, for coordinating a great evening of fun for the kids! Jennifer ~ we greatly appreciate all of your hard work before and during BINGO Night!
Thank you for your continued support of the GES PTA and have a wonderful extended weekend!
Best regards,
Elizabeth Dowdy
