Save Georgetown Elementary

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#003366" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>Save Georgetown Elementary</B></FONT><B> </B><B>   |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Georgetown Politics"><U><B>Back to Georgetownpolitics.com</B></U></A></div> <div> Volunteers (phone calls, legwork, babysitting) are needed in this vital effort! Please call Lori Ventimiglia (303) 569-0762 </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#003366" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <A HREF="id198.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="School Board Archives "><U><B>Save Georgetown Elementary Archives</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.coloradoleague.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.coloradoleague.org/"><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8ffffff00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Colorado Charter School League</U></A></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8ffffff00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Why are Carlson Elementary school parents allowed to distribute flyers (which do include misinformation) while Georgetown Elementary parents are told that they may not distribute flyers at Georgetown Elementary School? Not allowing the distribution of these flyers is a violation of school board policies and State law. </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8ffffff00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The BOE says that we are in a budget crisis but yet don't feel inclined to stop purchasing bottled water and providing meals for their meetings. How many of you on other volunteer boards take money from your budget to provide these amenities for yourself? After millions of dollars spent on the Middle School renovations you'd think the water would be safe enough to drink and they wouldn't need to buy bottled water. </div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.nationalreview.com/kopel/kopelprint030801.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.nationalreview.com/kopel/kope"><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8ffffff00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Click here to read an article on the beauracracy of school boards written by Dave Kopel of the Independence Institute</U></A></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8ffffff00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Why wasn't the closure of King Murphy Elementary ever considered? </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8ffffff00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Why is Idaho Springs attacking Georgetown? Don't they know that we STILL know that there will be issues for our school  district that we very much care about and have vested interests in? We care about what happens with their schools, too. </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8ffffff00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Why was <I><B><U>a </U></B></I>principal allowed to sit with the Board at a recent School Board meeting? </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8ffffff00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Georgetown Elementary has already sacrificed - by not having a principal! </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8ffffff00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Closing Georgetown Elementary means closing Georgetown! -Who will move here without a school? What about the effect of this on our businesses? -can they afford any more revenue hits after cut backs at the mine and the diminished Loop capacity? </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8ffffff00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">How does this affect the local homeowner? Not having a school in town could mean a loss of 10% in property value!</div> <div> <A HREF="http://rnyi.cornell.edu/document/pdf/rural%20schools%20and%20community%20identity.pdf" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://rnyi.cornell.edu/document/pdf/rur"><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8ffffff00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Click here to read "What does a school mean to a community?" by Thomas A. Lyson, Dept. of Rural Sociology, Cornell University </U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>Save Georgetown Elementary</I></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>It appears as though Georgetown Elementary has </B></div> <div> <B>been give another reprieve. The community came together and spoke loudly and in unity on this subject. No small feat if you know anything about Georgetown! Currently, a local Charter School effort is under way to prepare for what is sure to be school closures in near future budget years. </B></div> <bR> <div> Call Lori Ventimiglia (303) 569-0762 for more information or to learn how you can help</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id199.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Response to Misinformation Regarding Clo"><U><B>Response to Geoff King and Tom Hayden's remark's published</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id199.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Response to Misinformation Regarding Clo"><U><B>in the Clear Creek Courant dated 3/9/05</B></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>  <a href="HTMLobj-785/Budget_Options.PDF"><u>The 1st Set of Budget Proposals</u> </a>  </div> <div>  <a href="HTMLobj-772/Revised_Budget_options.PDF"><u>The Supposedly Finalized Set of Proposed Options</u> </a>  </div> <div> (was decided on, voted on, and then a week later overturned)</div> <div>  <a href="HTMLobj-783/Budget_Options_3.PDF"><u>The Latest & Greatest Budget Options</u> </a>  </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B>What can you do? </B></I></div> <bR> <div> Attend the meetings! We will post ALL Georgetown Elementary School closure and Clear Creek School District meetings here. Check back often as there may be "emergency" meetings. </div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">March 3rd, Emergency Work Session, 5pm, Clear Creek Middle School</B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>OPEN HOUSE SCHEDULES</B></div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">March 9th, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm King Murphy Elementary</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">March 10, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm CCMS/CES - AT CCMS</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">March 14th, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm CCHS</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">March 15, 6:30pm-8:30 pm Georgetown</div> <bR> <div>  </div> <div> <I><B>%%</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>Contact your Clear Creek County School Board members:</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="mailto:Kevin.omalley@ccsdre1.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:Kevin.omalley@ccsdre1.org"><U>Kevin.omalley@ccsdre1.org</U></A> (now a commissioner),  303-674-0622</div> <div> <A HREF="mailto:Dana.abrahamson@ccsdre1.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:Dana.abrahamson@ccsdre1.org"><U>Dana.abrahamson@ccsdre1.org</U></A>,  303-569-2408</div> <div> <A HREF="mailto:Rs.winter@ccsdre1.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:Rs.winter@ccsdre1.org"><U>Rs.winter@ccsdre1.org</U></A>,  303-567-4943</div> <div> <A HREF="mailto:Laurie.beckel@ccsdre1.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:Laurie.beckel@ccsdre1.org"><U>Laurie.beckel@ccsdre1.org</U></A>,  303-567-2843</div> <div> <A HREF="mailto:Marlynn.lagreca@ccsdre1.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:Marlynn.lagreca@ccsdre1.org"><U>Marlynn.lagreca@ccsdre1.org</U></A>,  303-670-2408</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Superintendent:</B></div> <div> <A HREF="mailto:Michael.greek@ccsdre1.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:Michael.greek@ccsdre1.org"><U>Michael.greek@ccsdre1.org</U></A></div> <div> Office: (303) 567-3851</div> <div> Fax: (303) 567-3861</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.ccsdre1.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.ccsdre1.org/"><U>Click here to read School Board Policies and Procedures</U></A><A HREF="http://www.ccsdre1.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.ccsdre1.org/"><U> </U></A></div> <div> (note: it appears as the school board's policies and procedures do not coincide with Colorado State Law. According to the School Board, they do not have to take minutes of workstudy sessions, but according to Colorado State Statutes 24.6.402.2.d.1, they are required to take minutes of ANY meeting of the School Board.) </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.ccsdre1.org/www/ccsdre1/site/hosting/Policy%20Book/Section%20D%20Policies.pdf" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.ccsdre1.org/www/ccsdre1/site/"><U>Click here to read "Fiscal Management" of the School Board Policies and Procedures</U></A> </div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="10" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="551" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#000000" BORDERCOLORDARK="#000000" FRAME="BOX" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 468 WIDTH="523"><div> <B>Schedule for Budget Decisions and Meeting Dates</B></div> <div> <B>February 22</B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Tahoma" ><B>nd</B></FONT>  BOE Adopts Guiding Principles based upon feedback from surveys as part of regular <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000080" FACE="Tahoma" ><B>Work-Study Meeting</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>February 23</B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Tahoma" ><B>rd</B></FONT>  <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000080" FACE="Tahoma" >(<B>6:00pm-9:00pm)</B></FONT> BOE Finalizes Alternatives in District Conference Room-<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Tahoma" ><I><B>Special Work Session </B></I></FONT><I><B>(take note: they did indeed finalize the alternatives at this meeting - taking the option of closing Georgetown Elementary off the list. Public comment was not allowed)</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>March 1</B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Tahoma" ><B>st</B></FONT>  <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000080" FACE="Tahoma" ><B>(4:30pm-6:30pm)</B></FONT> Develop Open House Materials & Finalize Open House Meeting Dates-<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Tahoma" ><I><B>Special Work Session </B></I></FONT><I><B>(take note: the board allowed the east-end public to bash our school and community, despite the intent of the meeting to be to develop the open house materials. The agenda did not include - "revisiting the finalized options".)</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>March 16</B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Tahoma" ><B>th</B></FONT><B> </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000080" FACE="Tahoma" ><B>(6:00-8:00pm)</B> </FONT>BOE Reviews Feedback from Open Houses-<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Tahoma" ><I><B>Special Work Session</B></I></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>March 22</B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Tahoma" ><B>nd</B></FONT> BOE Board Decision Process-Recommendations for 2005-06 Budget as part of regular <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000080" FACE="Tahoma" ><B>Work-Study Session</B></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> Volunteers (phone calls, legwork, babysitting) are needed in this vital effort! Please call Lori Ventimiglia (303) 569-0762 or Katherine Flecksing (303) 569-3285 to find out how you can help. </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>