GOALS ACADEMY
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GOALS BOARD MEETING
The GOALS Board Meeting is scheduled for Monday, August 5, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. The meeting will take place in McCarthy Hall at GOALS Headquarters. This is the building that is adjacent to GOALS Academy. While the GOALS Academy Governance Committee meets on a monthly basis with the exception of July, the GOALS Board typically meets once or twice a year. This is an important time for GOALS Academy as we work toward our renewal, and many important decisions are made at the GOALS Board level. The meeting is open to the public, and the presence of parents is important. Please consider attending this meeting if you are available. Charter schools are all about voice and choice!
STAND UP FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS!
A few of us from GOALS Academy have been attempting to fight the good fight alone. In part, we thought a small school likes ours would be safe from anti-charter legislation. We cannot be quiet any longer. The following is for your information from the California Charter School Association. Please become informed and get involved.
"A package of bills – AB 1505, AB 1506, and SB 756 – has been proposed by Sacramento politicians that could impact hundreds of high-quality charter schools like ours throughout the state. Each of these bills has passed out of the Education Committee, and we expect a vote by legislators on May 22. Taken together, these bills would eliminate the right of existing charter schools to appeal non-renewal decisions, grant districts broad and subjective discretion to deny new charter schools without regard to the quality of the new petition, and impose a two-year moratorium on new charter schools. Learn more and make your voice heard today by visiting www.standforallstudents.org now!"
"A package of bills – AB 1505, AB 1506, and SB 756 – has been proposed by Sacramento politicians that could impact hundreds of high-quality charter schools like ours throughout the state. Each of these bills has passed out of the Education Committee, and we expect a vote by legislators on May 22. Taken together, these bills would eliminate the right of existing charter schools to appeal non-renewal decisions, grant districts broad and subjective discretion to deny new charter schools without regard to the quality of the new petition, and impose a two-year moratorium on new charter schools. Learn more and make your voice heard today by visiting www.standforallstudents.org now!"
ANNOUNCEMENTS!
UPCOMING EVENTS
While the GOALS Academy Calendar provides you access to scheduled events throughout the year, this section highlights what is happening each month, as well as additional details.
Monday, August 5, 10:00 a.m. (McCarthy Hall) -- GOALS Board Meeting: This is where major decisions about GOALS Academy occur. While the agenda is not available yet, we will get it out when it is posted. For now, please mark this important date in your calendar and attend if you are available.
Tuesday, August 6, 6:00-7:30 p.m. (Front of School) -- Welcome to the 2019-2020 School Year: This is the first F.A.S.T. (Family and Staff Team) event for the school year. Important information regarding the new school year will be discussed, school uniforms will be sold, and there will be activities to keep our scholars engaged.
Monday, August 12 -- First Day of School: Breakfast is served beginning at 8:00 a.m. Our TK and K parents are welcomed to enter the classroom and capture a few pictures of your child on this first day of school. For the rest of our scholars, we will have our first Morning Gathering from 8:30-8:45 a.m., and parents are welcomed to attend. Remember, scholars, to wear your school uniforms! We look forward to welcoming our new scholars and reuniting with our returning scholars!
Monday, August 19, 5:30-7:00 p.m. -- GOALS Governance Committee Meeting (Grade 3 Classroom): The Governance Committee is a subset of the GOALS Board, and they are charged with making many of the decisions for the school. The agenda is always posted 72 hours in advance of the meeting on the GOALS Academy Facebook Page and the Website, as well as physically posted at the school. Our parents' presence is highly encouraged.
Tuesday, August 20 -- Baba the Storyteller (All Classrooms): This is an amazing opportunity for our scholars to learn about self-regulation and values through the magic of Baba, a masterful storyteller. This is not a day to miss!
Thursday, August 22, 5:30-8:00 p.m. -- Back-to-School Night: This is a great opportunity to learn about our school, and then learn about your child's classroom. From 5:30-6:00 p.m., there is an orientation at the front of the school. Then, there is a first classroom presentation from 6:00-6:45 p.m., and a second classroom presentation from 6:45-7:30. The two repeated sessions are to accommodate parents with more than one child attending our school. Then, there will be a GATE Meeting from 7:30-8:00 p.m. This connection with the school and teachers will ensure that your child will start the school year off on the right foot! See you there!
Tuesday, August 27 -- Baba the Storyteller (All Classrooms): This is an amazing opportunity for our scholars to learn about self-regulation and values through the magic of Baba, a masterful storyteller. This is not a day to miss!
Friday, August 30, Lunch -- Buddy Ticket Celebration: Our scholars have an opportunity to earn Buddy Tickets during the month. Then, they can "cash in" their Buddy Tickets for a special activity. This is the day!
Monday, September 2 -- Labor Day: This is a nonscholar day. Happy holiday!
Tuesday, August 6, 6:00-7:30 p.m. (Front of School) -- Welcome to the 2019-2020 School Year: This is the first F.A.S.T. (Family and Staff Team) event for the school year. Important information regarding the new school year will be discussed, school uniforms will be sold, and there will be activities to keep our scholars engaged.
Monday, August 12 -- First Day of School: Breakfast is served beginning at 8:00 a.m. Our TK and K parents are welcomed to enter the classroom and capture a few pictures of your child on this first day of school. For the rest of our scholars, we will have our first Morning Gathering from 8:30-8:45 a.m., and parents are welcomed to attend. Remember, scholars, to wear your school uniforms! We look forward to welcoming our new scholars and reuniting with our returning scholars!
Monday, August 19, 5:30-7:00 p.m. -- GOALS Governance Committee Meeting (Grade 3 Classroom): The Governance Committee is a subset of the GOALS Board, and they are charged with making many of the decisions for the school. The agenda is always posted 72 hours in advance of the meeting on the GOALS Academy Facebook Page and the Website, as well as physically posted at the school. Our parents' presence is highly encouraged.
Tuesday, August 20 -- Baba the Storyteller (All Classrooms): This is an amazing opportunity for our scholars to learn about self-regulation and values through the magic of Baba, a masterful storyteller. This is not a day to miss!
Thursday, August 22, 5:30-8:00 p.m. -- Back-to-School Night: This is a great opportunity to learn about our school, and then learn about your child's classroom. From 5:30-6:00 p.m., there is an orientation at the front of the school. Then, there is a first classroom presentation from 6:00-6:45 p.m., and a second classroom presentation from 6:45-7:30. The two repeated sessions are to accommodate parents with more than one child attending our school. Then, there will be a GATE Meeting from 7:30-8:00 p.m. This connection with the school and teachers will ensure that your child will start the school year off on the right foot! See you there!
Tuesday, August 27 -- Baba the Storyteller (All Classrooms): This is an amazing opportunity for our scholars to learn about self-regulation and values through the magic of Baba, a masterful storyteller. This is not a day to miss!
Friday, August 30, Lunch -- Buddy Ticket Celebration: Our scholars have an opportunity to earn Buddy Tickets during the month. Then, they can "cash in" their Buddy Tickets for a special activity. This is the day!
Monday, September 2 -- Labor Day: This is a nonscholar day. Happy holiday!
