SUMMER OFFICE HOURS

6/13/08              Last day to turn in packets for the fall

6/20/08              School office closed for summer!

8/14 ~ 8/20       Office Hours:

                              8:00 ~ 12:00      Office Open

                              Or call for appointment if needed (234-5300)

8/21 ~ 8/29        8:00 ~ Noon      Office Open

                              12:00 ~ 1:00      Closed for lunch

                              1:00 ~ 3:30        Office Open

8/28/08              Ice-Cream Social   5:30 ~ 7:00 p.m. (5:00 PM for New Families)

                              Class Lists will be posted!

9/2/08                School Re-Opens

9/2/08                First PTA Association of the Year ~ 8:15 AM in the MPR

Click Here For  2008 summer reading list

Click Here For Important 2008 - 2009 Bus Pass Information

Click Here For school supply list ~ 2008 - 2009 school year

CUCPTSA LEGISLATION TEAM SUMMER STRATEGY FOR STATE BUDGET

 June 13, 2008

Latest on state budget

• Governor Schwarzenegger’s May Revise proposes giving schools another $1.2 billion, which is $8 million for CUSD. That was enough for Superintendent Carter to recommend to the CUSD Board of Trustees that all permanent teachers be reinstated, which they approved on June 2.

• Both the Assembly & Senate Democrats have now come out with their education budgets, which would restore an additional $2.3 billion and $3 billion respectively to schools. That would mean about $15 - $20 million more respectively for CUSD.

• The next step in the budget process is for the Budget Conference Committee to meet and negotiate differences in the proposals between the two legislative houses, which is happening at the moment.

• Ultimately, the “Big Five,” which includes the Governor and Republican and Democratic leaders from both houses, will meet to negotiate a deal that can be brought to the floor in both the Assembly and Senate for a vote.  The budget requires a two-thirds majority vote to pass in each house. It then goes to the Governor for his signature.

It’s essential to understand that the state budget process is far from over.  These latest proposals from the legislative subcommittees are just that – proposals.  In many respects, the real negotiations in Sacramento are just now getting underway.  It is vital that PTAs remain strong in raising our voices on behalf of all children over the summer.

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