Edison Middle School PTSA Announcements
306 West Green Street
Champaign, IL 61820-5099
Phone: (217) 351-3771 Fax: (217) 355-2564
Edison's Mission
It is our mission at Edison Middle School to work collaboratively to place the focus on the academic, social, and emotional needs of each individual student first and ensure that ALL students are prepared for post-secondary education.
Important Dates:
October 4th (Friday) SCHOOL DANCE 6-8pm
October 4th (Friday) PICTURE DAY
October 8th (Tuesday) PTSA Meeting
October 24–25th PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES
September 27
School Dance: Edison's first dance of the year is Friday, October 4th from 6-8pm. Admission to the dance is $2. Concessions of pizza, soda, candy, and TCBY will be sold. No one will be admitted to the dance after 6:30pm. We will have a drawing of door prizes and a DJ. All of our volunteers are lined up so thank you to all of our AWESOME volunteers.
Town Hall Meeting: Champaign Community Unit School District #4 Board of Education and Administration will host a Town Hall Meeting to discuss the possible sites for a new Central High School on Monday, September 30 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the Mellon Administrative Center. For more info you can visit Unit 4s website at think link http://www.champaignschools.org/news-room/article/4802 or see attached flyer for more info
September 25
Images for Yearbook: Send photos of baseball or cross country via email (or CD) to Mrs. Easton for this year's yearbook. Photos could be before during or after an event. Mrs. Easton room 310 eastonka@champaignschools.org
Stranger Danger: A new incident involving stranger danger occurred on September 18th. Please see attached info from the district and if you have any information please report to the authorities.
By Laws: Attached is a copy of the proposed Edison bylaws for the 2013–2014 school year. Our bylaws must be updated every two years. We will vote on approving these at the next meeting on October 8th.
Support an Edison classroom: several Edison classrooms are available to adopt at adoptaclassroom.org: http://www.adoptaclassroom.org/classroomdonation/results_school.aspx?schoolid=74468&ps= and see Mary Biddle's fundraising page at http://www.donorschoose.org/we-teach/1051568.-347672389. If you're looking for a way to make a positive difference in a student's life, please check out these two opportunities to support an important fundraising effort.
PTSA Budget: Attached is the PTSA proposed budget for the 2013–2014 school year. Please look over and we will be voting to approve at the next meeting on Tuesday October 8th.
PTSA on Facebook: Edison is on Facebook! Send us a friend request and check us out here:
https://www.facebook.com/edisonptsa
Social Justice Committee: You are invited to be part of the Unit 4 Social Justice Committee. This committee is a vehicle by which we can work together to systemically improve our school district's ability to support student learning through the lens of social justice. Everyone is welcome to attend the meetings. 2013-14 committee meeting dates are August 29, September 24, October 29, December 12, January 23, February 25, April 24, and May 22. All meetings are held from 5:00-6:30pm at the Mellon Board Room. Please contact Dr. Laura Taylor, Assistant Superintendent for Achievement and Student Services for more information at 217.351.3702 or taylorla@champaignschools.org.
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