Chatham Chatlist Highlights

Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:48:12 -0400
From: “Laura Lauffer”
Subject: Continuing Ed Classes in Green Building and Renewable Energy -
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Register Now ! Learn about the fantastic new buildings at CCCC, how to build green, prepare for LEED GA and more.

Water Conservation and Reuse: CCCC Campus CCCC recently installed a groundbreaking waste water treatment system, using plants to manage all waste water. Campus and community tours will describe this system as well as grey water options. Dr. Hal House, Instructor 09/23* 10/21 Thursdays 6:30-9:30 61.25, CEUS pending.
BPI Building Envelope Training This course advances the building science skills developed in the Building Analyst level training, teaching more advanced diagnostic techniques and requiring a higher level of understanding of air flow, air sealing, and moisture movement issues. John Delafield, Instructor Text Required. Field exam and test fees an

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Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:47:47 -0400
From: Margaret Zwilling
Subject: CCCC Continuing Education

Continuing Education – a few of our September classes.

9.1.10-11.3.10: Poetry: A reading and writing workshop. Time: 6-8 pm. Pittsboro, Cost: $120. Molly Luby has taught literature and writing at CCCC since 2004. She is the managing editor of CCCC’s own literary magazine The Red Clay Review. Molly is also an award-winning poet whose work has appeared most recently in The Helen Burns Poetry Anthology: New Voices.

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Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2010 12:06:10 -0400
From: “William \”Chip\” Pate”
Subject: AP Schedule Debacle: Deb McManus’ Response

Five weeks after asking the Board of Education to change the school calendar so students don’t have to walk from spring break directly into Advanced Placement exams, I finally received a response from school board chair Deb McManus. Given the board’s failure, you can imagine the convoluted reply.

It began with a laborious description of the calendar process, which has no bearing on whether spring break could have been shifted one week earlier. The centerpiece of this paragraph was how the board considered an “electronic survey” that included responses from many who had no knowledge about the AP exam schedule or any stake in the scheduling conflict.

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Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2010 12:03:43 -0400 (GMT-04:00)
From: Linda Cooper
Subject: Home Permit Issue

Hi Monnda:

Once upon a time I ran a home child day care center in Pittsboro. I loved the children, had great parents, life was good. But inspectors were the reason I closed.

The problem is too many inspectors have absolutely no common sense – and in some cases, they have absolutely no brains. But they have a inspections manual and the power to make your life Hell – and they thrive on that power. Feed on it.

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Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2010 08:56:24 -0400
From: Mia Munn
Subject: US 64

Tom,
You said “The Superstreet design is proposed because it can handle traffic at intersections without the cost of cloverleaf land acquisition and construction. Imagine a school bus waiting at the US64 and NC 751 intersection for 5 minutes, waiting for a break in traffic to cross, competing with 51,000 other vehicles for access on an open
access highway, as it is now.”

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Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2010 08:43:08 -0400
From: Mia Munn
Subject: graduation rate

The graduation rate is determining by taking the number of students entering 9th grade in a given year, subtracting students who transfer out to another public, private or homeschool, adding students who transfer in, subtracting students who die. (Students who drop out to attend community college are not considered as transfers.) That is
the denominator. The number of students who graduate 4 years later (or earlier) is the numerator.

This is a standard way of determining graduation rate in all states.

Mia Munn

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Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2010 16:04:41 -0400
From: Chatham Chamber of Commerce
Subject: Leadership Chatham – Class of 2010 – 11

Leadership Chatham Program – Open Enrollment

The Leadership Chatham Program is an innovative program designed to develop informed, skilled, and involved community leaders. We are accepting applications for the 2010 – 2011 Class Year through August 27, 2010. All applications must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. on August 27, 2010.

If you would like more information on the program please contact the Chamber office at 919-742-3333 or via email at info@ccucc.net .

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Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2010 19:44:18 -0400
From: Mia Munn
Subject: Re: Chatham BOE Sabotages Students

I’ve been out of town, so I couldn’t respond sooner.

The school administration presented a draft calendar at the January 11 board meeting.

http://www.chatham.k12.nc.us/board/meetings/2009-2010/01_11_10_boemtg/Agenda%20Item-Draft%20Calendar%20for%202010-11.pdf

From the agenda item:

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Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2010 18:28:53 -0700
From: Steve Candelori
Subject: RE: Chatham Chatlist #3780

Thanks, Chip. More evidence that anytime you have a government monopoly mixed with a powerful union you get a collective unaccountability. These people aren’t stupid, but they do depend on the stupid to keep their jobs. I wonder just how many parents are outraged by this calendar problem and how many will support it because their “people” implemented it. Mia Munn might be the only one to explain it in this forum. I wonder if she is in support?

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Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2010 16:47:39 -0700 (PDT)
From: Meg Miller
Subject: AP exams ARE important!

wow.  That is surprising and very disappointing news concerning the placement of spring break right before AP exams.Almost as surprising as the scheduling NW did which puts all but one of the AP exams in the spring..  I understand the thought behind this, to teach the course closer to the testing time but it over loads students who are taking more than 2 AP classes (my daughter will now have to drop AP Stat).  Also the class time in the spring is shortened b/c of the test schedule.

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