Monday, March 9, 2015

this week & upcoming at Crocker Farm & ARPS

Crocker Farm this week:
Tues, 3/10:   School Governance Council Meeting, 8 am, discussion of this year's drafted Family Engagement Survey
Fri, 3/13Deadline for orders for the Hillside Pizza fundraiser.  Order forms available HERE & in the school office. Orders & payment can be dropped off in the PGO mailbox in the school office.

ARPS this week:
Tues, 3/10:  Regional School Committee meeting, 6 pm, ARHS Library.  Full agenda is posted here (RSC_Agenda) & includes a votes on regionalization and the FY2016 budget, & a discussion of data trends (enrollment, test scores, etc.) in the district. 

Wed, 3/11:  School Equity Task Force, monthly meeting, 7 pm, ARHS Library. Update: 6 pm, ARMS Professional Development Center
Wed, 3/11:   Discussion on Mental Health Issues, including resiliency & recovery, 7 pm, Unitarian Universalist Society, downtown Amherst, co-sponsored by the Amherst League of Women Voters, & MA Dept of Mental Health, & ARPS.  More info available HERE.

Upcoming:
Tues, 3/17:  Amherst School Committee meeting, 6 pm, ARHS Library.
Wed, 3/18:  SEPAC Workshop on Basic Rights in Special Education, 6:30 pm, ARMS.
Wed, 3/18:  Elementary school early dismissal, 1:20 pm 
Thurs, 3/19:  Crocker Farm Family Math Night, 6-8 pm.  Fun for all!  More info HERE
Thurs, 3/19:  Hillside Pizza fundraiser order pickup, 3-4 pm at the Crocker pre-K entrance, 5:20-6 pm at the main school entrance. 

week of 3/23: MCAS testing starts
 Fri, 3/27: Special PGO coffee with all 3 School Committee candidates, 8:50 am,

& save the date for the PGO's Used Book Swap on 4/14 & 4/15. Boxes for donating books will be in the school lobby starting the last week of March. Donations sought for all levels of readers. Chapter books for grades 4-6 readers especially needed.