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Public Support for Public Education
GSCS FYI
March 2009
Meetings
· 3/18/09 (Wednesday) LEONIA SCHOOLS (Bergen County): (Rescheduled from 2/25/09) GSCS General Membership Meeting – All Welcome, 7 PM, Leonia School’s “Little Theater”. The meeting will spotlight a “Conversation with Education Commissioner Lucille Davy,” moderated by NJN’s Senior Political Analyst Michael Aron, joined by a panel including NY Times contributing reporter/NJ Section & former Star Ledger state finance reporter, Dunstan McNichol, GSCS President Jim O’Neill/Chatham superintendent, and GSCS Executive Director Lynne Strickland.
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· 3/25/09 (Wednesday) HADDONFIELD SCHOOLS (Camden County): GSCS General Membership Meeting – All Welcome, 7 pm, Haddonfield Middle School. The format of this meeting will follow that of the Leonia meeting, and will include the “conversations” with Commissioner Davy, joined by the panelist above, moderated by NJN’s Michael Aron.
Governor
- Governor’s Budget Speech: 03/10/09 (Noon, Wednesday: to be televised on NJN and News 12 NJ).
Legislature
· 03/02/09 (Monday): Senate Education Committee, 10 AM/rescheduled
· 03/05/09 (Thursday): Assembly Session, TBA, Assembly Chambers
· 03/09/09 (Monday): Senate Quorum; 12 PM, Senate Chambers; seante Education Committee 10:00 a.m.; Assembly Quorum, Assembly Chambers
· 03/10/09 (Tuesday): Governor’s Budget Message Noon; Senate Quorum and Assembly Quorum, TBA
· 3/12/09 (Thursday) Anticipated: School Aid figures to local districts.
· 03/12/09 (Thursday): Assembly Quorum, TBA
· O3/16/09 (Monday): Senate Session, 2 PM, Senate Chambers; Assembly Session, TBA, Assembly Chambers
For further information, GSCS on the issues go to http://www.gscschools.org