SchoolMatters Blog

Monticello HS has funds for our first synthetic turf athletic field

The Albemarle County School Board will receive donations totaling about $604,000 this evening to be applied to the Monticello High School synthetic turf athletic field.  This completes the fundraising required for our first high school to get a turf field. 

The gifts include a very generous $325,000 payment from an anonymous donor who has pledged to make a similar gift to Albemarle HS, Western Albemarle HS, and Charlottesville HS ($1.3 million in total).  The Monticello HS Athletic Boosters are contributing $201,281. 

Our original estimate was that the fields would cost about $800,000 each.  No funds from the school board budget are being spent on these turf field projects.

THANK YOU to all the donors that helped make this happen for our community.

Brian Wheeler

School Board work session on strategic planning and budget

The Albemarle County School Board will be having its monthly work session tonight.  You can review the agenda and materials here: http://esb.k12albemarle.org/

STRATEGIC PLAN

Between April and October 2009, the School Board, staff and community will be updating the school division's strategic plan (last adopted in 2005).  Staff and the School Board will spend about one hour at the meeting reviewing the proposed process and timeline.  Our board packet includes important summaries from discussions at past work sessions.

FY2010 BUDGET

This will be the final School Board budget work session before the budget is adopted at a special meeting on April 27, 2009.  Following the adoption of a $0.742 tax rate by the Board of Supervisors on April 8, the local revenue stream is now known. Additionally some information will be presented regarding the federal stimulus funding available to the school division. Staff will be bringing forward proposals which address the use of these funds within the guidelines as known.

Brian Wheeler