Sunday Message
Announcements, Resources, Celebrations 1/29/18
Boxtop Winning Class Mrs. Sigmon's Sightseers Enjoy Silly String Party
Family Fun Night at Triangle Rock Club Cancelled
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World Read Aloud Day
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Pleasant Union Business Directory is Available Now
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Panther News
The Pleasant Union staff would like to thank the PTA for a delightful Crepes and Coffee breakfast last Friday.
ANNUAL VALENTINE'S DANCE: The annual Valentine's Dance is just around the bend on Friday, February 9th. A pizza supper will be begin at 5:45. Details for ordering your pizza are coming soon. Then at 6:30 the Valentine's Dance will begin. Remember that for students to attend the dance a parent needs to accompany them. We hope to see you there.
NEXT EARLY RELEASE IS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9. Students will be dismissed at 1:15.
FIRST SNOW MAKE UP DAY is Saturday, February 10. This Make Up Day is to cover being out on Thursday, January 18th. School will operate from 9:15-12:45. Breakfast and lunch will not be served that day. Please pack a snack for your child to eat that morning.
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Award-Winning Principal Dr. Jaime A. Castellano Coming to Cary
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Legislative Updates on Class Size Mandate
For those that are following the legislative discussion regarding the CLASS SIZE MANDATE , put in place at the end of the 2015-16 legislative session, originally intended for the 17-18 school year, but delayed by the temporary HB13 legislation and now being discussed for the 18-19 school year, an update was just released by Public Schools First NC which described options that the NC Legislature will be considering in the upcoming sessions.
Here is the information that Public Schools First summarized:
During the January special session, Senator Chaudhuri introduced SB703 which would allow more local flexibility in the K-3 class sizes and mimics the intent of the original HB13. SB703 is similar to the action taken by the House to restore flexibility in October 2017.
The Senate leadership did not take up SB 703 during the special session. Speaking to the media, Senator Barefoot reported that the Senate was waiting for more data due in February before making any funding decisions. While the NCGA has already received information from the NCDPI, the Senate requested more information from school districts as part of the bill passed last year delaying the class size changes for a year. It is still uncertain as to whether a change based on the anticipated February enrollment data release would include more funding for enhancement teachers or yield another delay to K-3 class size restrictions (set to start with the 2018-19 school year).
While the Senate would not consider SB 703, Senator Alexander and Representative Craig Horn both signaled a possible resolution in March.
Further adding to the speculation of a March resolution, Senators Alexander and Barringer met with Wake County school board members to discuss the class size issue. Both Senators confirmed they were drafting a new bill for consideration in March. How this bill aligns with the work done so far by Representative Horn and Senator Chaudhuri is unknown.
Responding to the media about Senator Alexander's plan to introduce a new bill in March, Senator Rabon indicated that a specific timeline to appropriate funds for the Class Size mandate had not been determined by Senate leadership. In all, members of the House and the Senate reported different views on how and when the class size mandate would be addressed by the Senate.
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Snow Make Update Days Announced
MAKE UP DAYS Tracks 1/2/3:
Thursday January 4th- Was Saturday, January 20th. Now is Saturday, March 24th.
Friday January 5th- Saturday, April 7th
Wednesday January 17- Saturday, April 14
Thursday January 18- Saturday, February 10th
Friday January 19- None Required
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Mark Your Calendar
Wednesday, Jan. 31
- New to PUE Tour
Thursday, Feb. 1
- 6-9 pm PUE Chorus sings National Anthem at Duke Women's Basketball game
Wednesday, Feb. 7
- New to PUE Tour
Friday, Feb 9
- Early Release, Students dismissed at 1:15
- 5:30 Valentine's Day Pizza Dinner
- 6:30 Valentine's Day Dance
- Track 2 Track Out
Saturday, Feb. 10
- Snow Make Up Day Tracks 1, 2, & 3
Monday, Feb. 12
- Track 3 Track In
- 5:30-7 Board Advisory Committee Meeting at Abbotts Creek Elementary
Tuesday, Feb. 13
- 8:00 3-5 Lego Club
Wednesday, Feb. 14
- Valentine's Day
- 8:00 K-2 Lego Club
- New to PUE Tour
Tuesday, Feb. 20
- 8:15 PTA Board Meeting
Thursday, March 1, 2, 5-7
- Book Fair