Fairfax Public Hearing Pre-Meet Program
Meet Date: January 2009
WEAR RED WEDNESDAY
Wear RED SHIRTs tomorrow --- Hearing starts at 6 pm
January 21 Public Hearing
Where: Luther Jackson Middle School
3020 Gallows Rd
(1/4 mile from Rte 50 - Gallows Rd intersection)
Start time: 6pm (try and arrive by 5:15 pm outside the auditorium entrance).
*Students and Parents who can attend: WEAR RED shirts and arrive by 5:15 pm. We'll form a line outside and take seats in the auditorium before the hearings begin at 6 pm.
--->Try and stay for the first hour (understand that most students cannot stay long. **Student speakers will go first.
Thanks for your continued support in our effort to SAVE & PRESERVE INDOOR TRACK in Fairfax County Schools.
UPDATE ON JAN 27th 2nd Public Hearing. Speaker slots are still available as of this afternoon (Jan 20). (CLICK HERE to sign up online for the January 27th Public Hearing Part 2.
Public Hearing Speakers: Tell your own unique story. Try not to repeat the same mantra from other speakers. Be polite and respectful to the Board Members and definitely do not exceed the 3 minute time limit. Practice your speech at home and make sure you stay under 3 minutes.
TEAM RED UNITE!
Show up and Wear RED at Jan 21 & 27 Hearings
UPDATE:
Many of you may have read reports in Friday's Washington POST Sports Section that indicated that Indoor Track was Saved.... for now. The operative phrase is "for now". The story's headline is not a complete victory regarding the "preservation" of indoor track in Fairfax County Schools. If... all of Dr Dale's budget submission's assumptions hold true, then Indoor Track will be spared in the submitted budget request to the County School Board. We need to focus on a key point before anyone assumes that INDOOR TRACK has indeed been saved from the budget chopping block:
* "Paul Regnier, a spokesman for Fairfax County schools, said the county's 25 high school indoor track programs are only safe "for the time being," noting Superintendent Jack D. Dale's proposal assumes a transfer of aid from the Board of Supervisors, assistance from the state and help in assuming anticipated costs for the expected addition of 5,000 students." ------>Washington Post, Jan 10 p EO7, BJ Koubarloulis
* Assumes a small percentage increase in the overall budget for FY 2010 from last year's budget to cover the projected addition of students. Fairfax County's Board of Supervisors allot a lump sum but do not shape the budget; the School Board enacts the budget.
*January 21st SPEAKERS LIST is FULL. Anyone who signed up last Friday will be notified later this week. A complete list of speakers should be posted before the meeting.
---->There will be a second Public Hearing on January 27th at Luther Jackson Middle School. We encourage any student and parent who was shutout of signing up to speak on January 21st to sign up now. (CLICK HERE to sign up online for the January 27th Public Hearing Part 2.
January 21 "TEAM RED" Plan:
*Location: Jackson Middle School, 3020 Gallows Road, Falls Church
*Hearings start at 6 p.m.
*We will meet outside the School Parking lot at 5:15 pm. Wear RED tees! Students and parents can form a line near the entrance to show solidarity. Soon after the auditorium is available, we encourage all Students and Parents in RED to gain a seat before the Public Hearing begins.
Public Hearing Speakers: Tell your own unique story. Try not to repeat the same mantra from other speakers. Be polite and respectful to the Board Members and definitely do not exceed the 3 minute time limit. Practice your speech at home and make sure you stay under 3 minutes.
Thank you for your support. GET YOUR RED ON ....AGAIN at the January 21 and 27 Public Hearings!
GET YOUR RED ON!
Support "SAVE INDOOR TRACK" --Wear RED at F.I.T. Meet - Dec 27th
Happy Holidays! Fans, Friends and Supporters of Indoor Track!
Saturday's F.I.T. Indoor Track Meet is the place to come watch our indoor track athletes and show your strident support of INDOOR TRACK IN FAIRFAX COUNTY.
*FREE SAVE INDOOR TRACK t-shirts are available to the first 1000 student athletes who sign up at the FIT Meet. Thanks to the FIT organization, these t-shirts were produced for student athletes to wear at the F.I.T. Indoor Track Meet and the upcoming PUBLIC HEARING for the FCPS Budget on January 21. They WILL be available at a signup table at the FIT MEET on December 27th. All we ask is that each student sign up with his or her name and email address.
We need all parents and fans who attend the FIT Indoor Meet at the Prince Georges Sports & Learning Complex to wear a RED tee to show support and solidarity in our fight to "preserve" indoor track in Fairfax County.
WHERE: Prince Georges' Sports & Learning Complex (next to FedEx Field)-Landover MD
WHEN: Saturday December 27th (7:45 am until meet concludes in the late afternoon)
BREAKING NEWS: Alan Webb and other Fairfax County alumni elite athletes will be present form 11 am to 1pm to sign t-shirts!
We have invited members of the Fairfax County School Board who have the financial oversight on the County School System Budget. Also invited are the members of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. Garnering their support can make the difference in the upcoming School Board Budget deliberations and vote. meeting that we are targeting for maximum presence of Students, Parents, Alumni and Friends of Indoor Track is JANUARY 21st: PUBLIC HEARING on the FCPS Proposed Budget for the FY 09-10 year.
January 21 PUBLIC HEARING Reminder:
Dave Watt, a West Springfield HS parent needs a parent volunteer contact at each high school to assist in our efforts leading up to January 21. Contact Dave (email) and provide your high school and your contact information.
Thank you for your support. GET YOUR RED ON this Saturday at the F.I.T. Indoor Meet!
Daniel T. Woolley
President
Friends of Indoor Track (FIT)
BoD VHSL Foundation
USA T&F National Official (#02489)
Dave Watt
West Springfield HS parent
...on behalf of the Campaign to SAVE INDOOR TRACK in Fairfax County, VA 