[whitmanpta] Fw: PTA Council: Board Members to propose reinstatement of VAPA at Tue. June 14 Board Meeting
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- Date: Sun, 12 Jun 2011 15:55:43 +0000
Please see attached for more information on VAPA
Celeste L Bobryk-Ozaki
President
Whitman PTA
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-----Original Message-----
From: "Laura Schumacher" <lauras@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 12 Jun 2011 08:22:41
To: Laura Schumacher<Lauras@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: PTA Council: Board Members to propose reinstatement of VAPA at Tue.
June 14 Board Meeting
Dear PTA Parents,
The California State PTA believes visual and performing arts should be a
basic and integral part of a balanced curriculum for all students. The Board
of Education is proposing to reinstate VAPA at Tuesday's board meeting - See
Ann Marie Haney's message below. To learn more about PTA and the arts,
click here: http://www.capta.org/sections/programs-smarts/index.cfm
Laura Schumacher
President, San Diego Unified Council of PTAs
(619) 297-7821
www.sdcouncilpta.org
A Message From Ann Marie Haney, Community Council for Music in our Schools
Dear School Music Supporters,
Tuesday, June 14, Richard Barrera, Board of Education President and Board
Member Kevin Beiser will propose the reinstatement of the Visual &
Performing Arts Department (VAPA) that was eliminated in March. The proposal
is Agenda Item H-7, "Restoration of Certain Certificated and Classified
Positions." If the proposal is approved, the elementary instrumental music
teachers will continue to reach over 12,000 students in all of the
elementary schools. The middle and high school music teachers with lay-off
notices will also be restored.
The Board meeting starts at 2:00 pm Tuesday, (4100 Normal Street) with a
long list of items preceding H-7. It's hard to know when H-7 will be
discussed. This is the only core curriculum area at risk!
Board V.P. Dr. John Lee Evans is our best hope for a third vote. Please
write to him now: <mailto:johnleeevans@xxxxxxxxx> johnleeevans@xxxxxxxxxx
He needs to hear from you before the vote on Tuesday. Of course it's always
good to send a message to all five Board members at
<mailto:board@xxxxxxxxx> board@xxxxxxxxx or to their individual addresses
(see below).
SPEAKERS: Sign up online, call (619)725-5550 or fill out a form when you
arrive. Click here to sign up online
<http://www.sandi.net/boe/Forms/TakeSurvey.asp?PageNumber=1&SurveyID=41K5m3M
24m2KG&21832072015467900Nav=|&NodeID=675>
http://www.sandi.net/boe/Forms/TakeSurvey.asp?PageNumber=1&SurveyID=41K5m3M2
4m2KG&21832072015467900Nav=|&NodeID=675. Speakers will probably have one
minute. We really need a crowd supporting the restoration of VAPA. Other
groups will be there pleading for support.
Please come to the Board meeting as early as you can. The auditorium has
been overflowing at recent Board meetings. I will have SAVE MUSIC stickers
and SAVE VAPA signs to hold inside the auditorium.
Thank you for your important role in ensuring our young people have access
to a complete education which must include music and the other arts.
Please call me if you have any questions or problems signing up to speak.
Ann Marie Haney
Community Council for Music in the Schools
(858)459-3637 (H)
(858)775-3625 (C)
BOARD OF EDUCATION:
Richard Barrera, President <mailto:rbcoi@xxxxxxxxx> rbcoi@xxxxxxxxx
Dr. John Lee Evans, V.P. <mailto:johnleeevans@xxxxxxxxx>
johnleeevans@xxxxxxxxx
Kevin Beiser <mailto:KevinBeiser@xxxxxxxxx>
KevinBeiser@xxxxxxxxx
Scott Barnett <mailto:scott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
scott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Shelia Jackson <mailto:sheliajackson13@xxxxxxxxx>
sheliajackson13@xxxxxxxxx
"Music is a more potent instrument than any other for education, because
rhythm and harmony find their way into the inward places of the soul."
- Plato
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