To: All the APEA Membership
From: APEA Executive Committee
Re: Board of Education Meeting
Date: April 6, 2009
In an effort to silence your voice on Mr. Cowell and Ms. Lowell’s 2009/2010 school budget, with a minimum of 62 staff cuts, please be advised of the following:
They have scheduled a Board meeting for this Wednesday.
Conferences for all elementary schools are that evening.
Wednesday evening is the first night of Passover.
This is “Holy Week” in many religions.
In light of these circumstances, and the fact that the majority of the staff and many parents have conferences scheduled for that evening, our esteemed State Monitor and Business Administrator have made it virtually impossible for their budget to be questioned.
Therefore, I am asking that each and every member of the APEA, any parent, and any community member email them at:
lowellc
asburypark
k12njus or markcowelldoestatenjus
and call them at extensions 2411 and 2424 and demand that this meeting be changed until after the holidays. Let them know that they CAN NOT silence your voice.
The Association has already been in contact with the Ministerial Alliance, as well as parent groups within the district to spread the word and do the same. We will keep you informed.