As a parent and taxpayer, do you have questions
about:
· The impact of the economy on the school budget?
· Class
size?
· Next steps to hire a new Superintendent?
· The latest on full-day kindergarten and high school
improvement projects?
Pick one of the following
sessions:
Tuesday, March 9, 6:30 p.m.
at Thomas Hooker
State Senator Tom Gaffey
Bob Angeli, Associate Superintendent of Meriden Public Schools
Tom Bruenn and Rob Kosienski, Meriden
Board of Education
Brian Daniels and Dante’ Bartolomeo, Meriden
City Council
Wednesday, March 10, 6:00
p.m. at Hanover Elementary, S.
Meriden
Larry Kendzior, Meriden
City Manager
Bob Angeli, Associate Superintendent of Meriden Public Schools
Michael Cardona and Rob Kosienski, Board of Education
George McGoldrick, Chair, City Council Finance Committee
Kids welcome. Free pizza and drinks.
An amazing, special performance by Fernando the
Magician!
Attendees will also receive
the new 2010 Guide to the Meriden School Budget.
The goal of this effort is to design and implement a plan of action for Meriden that will support young children to be ready and able to succeed.
One Blueprint project is called the Meriden Children Zone. Read a recent Record-Journal article about the Zone.
Meriden's Sophie Vargas and Marisol Estrada Soto with Geoffry Canada of the Harlem Children Zone, 11/09
In June 2009, Jim Ieronimo of the Meriden-Wallingford United Way presented Meriden's Blueprint work to the Governor's Early Childhood Cabinet (view broadcast).
US Department of Education Leader Visits Meriden: Dr. Jacqueline Jones
On November 14 the Senior Advisor for Early Childhood at the US Dept of Education Dr. Jacqueline Jones (bio here) joined more than 250 parents, early care leaders and elected officials at a statewide public meeting in Meriden. Co-sponsored by The Connecticut Early Childhood Alliance, CT Parent Power and Meriden Children First.
Picture here: Dr. Jones with David of Graustein Memorial Fund and Theo Freeman, Chair of CT Parent Power
The purpose of the event was to:
- Maximize Access to Federal Funds for Early Childhood and Public Schools
- Strengthen Parent-Community-School Partnerships
- Highlight 'Best Practices' and Plans for Improving Educational Excellence
Key leaders included:
Dr. Mark McQuillan, CT Commissioner of Education, Chancellor Dr. David Carter, State University System, David Nee, President, Graustein Memorial Fund, US Congressman Chris Murphy, 1st-District, CT, State Senator Tom Gaffey (Co-chair, Education Committee) and many more!
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Read about the plan to fix Connecticut's broken health care system. Join the campaign today. More than 1000 of your Meriden friends and neighbors already have!
Looking for affordable, quality childcare in Meriden? Call 211 today or visit www.211childcare.org/
Message from the Children First Director
