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WHAT’S INSIDE … • Schools Helping Others • Good News • Board Members Begin New Term • Education In The News NEWS AND ISSUES IN ALABAMA PUBLIC EDUCATION, K-12 FEBRUARY 2005 •FY2006 Budget Online ALABAMA SCHOOLS DONATE TO TSUNAMI RELIEF EFFORTS ❷ ❸ ❹ ❺ ❻ hen disaster strikes, Alabamians BEVERLY THOMAS, the special art show netted open their hearts and wallets to more than $2,000. Student-designed postcards W help those in need, no matter are also being sold. (See photo 3.) where the need occurs. Students and faculty in many Alabama schools came back to class MORE FUND RAISING EFFORTS: following the holiday break with game plans to BIRMINGHAM CITY – “Helping Hands help raise money for tsunami victims halfway From Birmingham”- Money across the globe. raised will be donated to the Alabama Education News recently contacted American Red Cross. More school systems to ask for a description of than 40 of the system’s 66 activities schools are using to assist in the relief schools participated. efforts. The reaction was overwhelming. CULLMAN COUNTY – Numerous responses poured in detailing ways Good Hope Elementary School collected $500 students and educators answered the call for and students at Holly Pond Elementary School help – some big, some small. However, there participated in a “Hat Day” where students are too many projects to list in this issue, but ❶ made a donation to wear their favorite hat. thanks and congratulations to all the systems Hanceville Elementary School held a “Change and schools that banded together for the cause 1. “I-van to Help” exhibit as displayed for Change” drive while West Point Middle in the hurricane damaged studio at of helping others in a time of crisis. the Eastern Shore Art Center in School faculty members tipped-off in a Young artists at Fairhope High School in the Fairhope. friendly game of basketball to raise money. Baldwin County School System gained 2. Bob Harding-Shawmut Elementary EUFAULA CITY – Bluff City, Western national exposure when their heroic efforts first-grader Beth Moore (c) is joined Heights, and Sanford Elementary Schools were featured on NBC’s Today Show, Jan. 7. by teacher Beverly Letson (l) and collected $1,638.25 in their “Coin Drop” principal Paul Sikes (r). The following weekend, funds for the “Kids project. Eufaula High School Key Club 3. The artist of this postcard is Ben Helping Kids” project were collected during a Reynolds, a 6th-grade student at members artistically designed and sold “Relief student art show at the Eastern Shore Art Fairhope Middle School. Rocks” to the community. Center. The students’ artwork, titled “I-van to 4. Harlan Elementary School sponsored CHAMBERS COUNTY – Bob Harding-Shawmut Help,” (See photo 1.) was created from the “Have A Heart, Do Your Part.” Elementary School first-graders collected school’s debris and damaged ceiling tiles 5. Shaw High School’s yard sale gave Mason jars full of cash. (See photo 2.) caused by Hurricane Ivan. The three students opportunities to sell their FRANKLIN COUNTY – Phil Campbell wares for the good of others. dimensional designs came from the students’ High School students came up with “We’re 6. Robert E. Lee Elementary School interpretation of their personal Hurricane Ivan students use their math skills to Pinching Our Pennies for Tsunami Victims” experiences. According to school principal count donations. (Continued on page 3) OARD BRIEFS JANUARY AGENDA ITEMS: ✒ Passed Resolution Commending Karen Benefield as the January- March 2005 “Barbara Fannin Memorial Employee of the Quarter” ✒ Passed Resolution Proclaiming SCHOOL BOARD RECOGNITION MONTH– Feb. 13-19 Alabama Career/Technical Education Week FOUR MEMBERS BEGIN NEW TERM ✒ Passed Resolution Commending Celebrities of Distinction he oath of office was administered by GOV. BOB RILEY on Jan. 13 to Campaign Participants Courteney the Alabama Board of Education members from Districts 1, 3, 5, and 7. Cox, Bo Jackson, and Lionel RANDY MCKINNEY, Orange Beach, District 1; STEPHANIE BELL, Richie T Montgomery, District 3; ELLA BELL, Montgomery, District 5; and SANDRA RAY, Tuscaloosa, District 7, were elected to the board in November. ✒ Received Resolution for Gov. Riley appointed McKinney to the board in 2003. Stephanie Bell and Sandra Ray Adoption of Science Course of were elected to their fourth Study terms, and Ella Bell, her second term. Ray also serves as ✒ Passed Resolution Recognizing President Pro Tem and Presiding School Board Recognition Month Officer in the absence of the Governor. ✒ Authorized Review of a Teacher Alabama Board of Education Education Program, Miles members serve more than College, Birmingham 730,000 students attending the state’s more than 1,500 public schools. They are committed to ensuring public schools are safe and disciplined, have quality teachers, challenging curricula, and effective school leaders. New State Board of Education’s goals. THE 2005 STATE LEGISLATIVE SESSION HAS BEGUN IN MONTGOMERY. IN THIS SESSION, LAWMAKERS WILL CONSIDER REQUESTS FOR THE GENERAL FUND AND EDUCATION BUDGETS. YOU CAN VIEW THE ALABAMA BOARD OF EDUCATION’S BUDGET REQUESTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2006 EDUCATION TRUST FUND IN THE ALABAMA EDUCATION NEWS. 2 ALABAMA EDUCATION NEWS 1. Devastation to Banda Aceh on the island of Sumatra as a result of the tsunami caused by the 2004 Indian Ocean BEFORE earthquake. 2. Indonesian refugees gather under an approaching helicopter to receive food and supplies. 3. A village near the coast of Sumatra lies in ruins. (Continued from page 1) LAUDERDALE COUNTY – The Wilson High School BETA while students at Phil Campbell Elementary pitched in for Club and Fellowship of Christian Athletes hosted a Valentine’s “Let’s Have A Heart and Give Our Part – $1 Hearts.” Day dodge ball tournament. Additionally, East Franklin Junior High School students took HOOVER CITY – Money raised by Berry Middle School will part in the “100th Day of Something” by bringing 100 of be sent to the Sri Lanka Ministry of Education to help rebuild something to school on the 100th day of school. and repair schools. One of Berry’s math teachers, DILHANI SHELBY COUNTY – The Helena Intermediate School Hands USWATTE, has family ties to Sri Lanka. Greystone Elementary in Service Club raised over $738 in four days while “Chain of is selling tsunami relief bracelets to add to the efforts. Compassion” was built by donations from Thompson JEFFERSON COUNTY – Over $4,000 was raised in 10 days Intermediate School. Montevallo Middle School is holding a by Paine Primary School. North Highland, Pinson, and West reading marathon where students take pledges on the amount of Jefferson Elementary Schools also pitched in with fund raising. reading done. Teachers at Shelby County High School pledged FORT PAYNE CITY – Both Fort Payne High School and to do something outrageous in exchange for donations and Oak Middle School students raised approximately $2,000. Mountain Middle School is asking for corporate partners to MOUNTAIN BROOK CITY - The Crestline Elementary match school donations for UNICEF. School Student Council sponsored a three-week fund-raising FLORENCE CITY – Harlan Elementary School’s “Boys vs. drive. Students performed chores at home and in their Girls” competition earned $550. Additionally, Florence Middle neighborhoods, and held car washes and bake sales. There was School social studies classes mixed business with pleasure also a schoolwide “Cap Day” in which the children paid a recently as they combined fund-raising activities and dollar to wear a cap or hat to school and the teachers paid five schoolwork. During class, students were allowed to purchase dollars to wear jeans to school. heart-shaped pizzas. The school’s “Have a Heart, Do Your Part” AUBURN CITY – Yarbrough Elementary School sang for the fund raiser netted more than $3,200 for the International Red cause in a one-day event raising $800. Students at Drake Middle Cross. Dominoes Pizza provided the food. (See photo 4.) School collected over $2,600 in a week-long intra-school MOBILE COUNTY – Shaw High School held a yard sale and competition. Student teams competed for a chance to toss a pie at Adams Middle School students ran errands and performed tasks PRINCIPAL DEBRA BEEBE during for community members in a “Weekend of Work.” a school pep rally. (See photo 5.) The Mary G. Montgomery High School ESCAMBIA COUNTY – W.S. Leadership Class joined the Fellowship of Christian Athletes Neal Middle School students Club to sponsor Tsunami Relief Week, Jan. 18-21. A were challenged to bring in a schoolwide assembly featured a teleconference call with a 1998 dollar for each of the school’s graduate of Mary G. Montgomery, currently living in Southeast 480 students in order to raise Asia. Elsie Collier Elementary School students studied maps, $500. They went the extra mile cultural profiles, and facts about Sri Lanka discovering the and raised $1,025 for the W. S. Neal Middle School students distance between Mobile and Sri Lanka is 9,723 miles. Their American Red Cross. opened their wallets and hearts to goal is to raise $972.30. Robert E. Lee Elementary students in MADISON COUNTY – help tsunami victims. Grades 3-5 also used their studies to determine the distance Meridianville Middle Schoolers sold pizza kits and painted from Satsuma to Thailand is 9,306 miles. Their goal for each faces to raise $5,200 for the American Red Cross. classroom is to raise $1 for each 1,000 miles. (See photo 6.) —————————— To date, over 166,000 people are reported dead and over 1.1 Students at Castlen Elementary are placing a grain of rice in a million displaced. In Sri Lanka, approximately 200 of the island’s jar for every penny that is collected. Their goal is to have 9,970 schools were destroyed or seriously damaged and many 1,000,000 grains of rice and $1,000; and at John Will schools left standing were used as relief shelters.

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