Parent Teacher Magazine Cabarrus County Schools March/April 2019 | Page 4

Message from Superintendent Christopher M. Lowder Ed. D. will have an opportunity to hear the BOE’s discussion about items included at the Budget Work Session on Thursday, March 21st and to share your thoughts about the budget recommendation at a Public Hearing scheduled for Monday, April 1st. The BOE is scheduled to adopt the proposed budget at its meeting on April 8th. Parents, Teachers and Students, Congratulations to Sandra Hajney, a teacher assistant at W.M. Irvin Elementary School, who has been named the Cabarrus County Schools 2018- 2019 Teacher Assistant of the Year! We surprised Mrs. Hajney with the announcement at her school on Jan. 11th. We are officially in budget season. Planning for the 2019- 2020 school year budget began last month in a series of meetings with our Budget Committee. The committee is comprised of district staff, Board of Education (BOE) members, County Commissioners, county government staff, teachers, principals, parents and community members. The committee will review, rate and prioritize requests from district departments and schools. These requests will then be presented to the full Board as a recommendation, which will then be submitted to the Board of Commissioners later in the spring. Along the way, you August Su M Tu W Th 1 2 5 6 7 8 9 12 13 14 15 16 19 20 21 22 23 26 27 28 29 30 F 3 10 17 24 31 Su February Tu W Th F Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Su M June Tu W Th Until next time, Chris Chris Lowder, Ed.D. Superintendent Sa 4 11 18 25 October Tu W Th F Sa 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 13 16 17 18 19 20 23 24 25 26 27 30 31 M We still have many more opportunities to learn and celebrate this school year. You can keep up with all that’s happening on our district website or by connecting with us on social media on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. 2018-2019 Student Calendar M 1 7 8 14 15 21 22 28 29 Su CCS offers students a variety of fine arts educational opportunities. We recently created a new section on our website where you can get information about upcoming fine arts performances and events, as well as see highlights of our talented students. I encourage you to visit our Fine Arts Focus page today (www.cabarrus.k12.nc.us/ FineArtsFocus). F Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Important Dates Su September M Tu W Th Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Su M 4 5 11 12 18 19 25 26 Su November Tu W Th F Sa 1 2 3 6 7 8 9 10 13 14 15 16 17 20 21 22 23 24 27 28 29 30 M March Tu W Th F 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 Su M 1 7 8 14 15 21 22 28 29 Tu 2 9 16 23 30 July W 3 10 17 24 31 Su December Tu W Th Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Sa 2 9 16 23 30 Su Th F Sa 4 5 6 11 12 13 18 19 20 25 26 27 Su M M 1 7 8 14 15 21 22 28 29 Tu 2 9 16 23 30 April W 3 10 17 24 F Th F Sa 4 5 6 11 12 13 18 19 20 25 26 27 August Tu W Th F Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 M F January Tu W Th F Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Su M May Tu W 1 5 6 7 8 12 13 14 15 19 20 21 22 26 27 28 29 Su Su 1 8 15 22 29 M M 2 9 16 23 30 Th 2 9 16 23 30 F 3 10 17 24 31 Sa 4 11 18 25 September Tu W Th F Sa 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 13 14 17 18 19 20 21 24 25 26 27 28 Aug 22-23 Aug 27 Sept 3 Sept 28 Oct 29 Nov 6 Nov 12 Nov 21- 23 Dec 19- 20 Dec 21- 31 Jan 1 Jan 2 Jan 14- 18 Jan 21 Jan 22 Feb 18 Mar 12 Mar 29 Apr 19 Apr 22-26 May 27 Jun 7-12 Jun 13 Jun 14 Jun 14-15 Open House Dates First Day for Students Labor Day - No School Make-up Day (09/17/18) Staff Development - No School Election Day - No School Veteran's Day - No School Thanksgiving Break - No School Staff Development - No School Winter Break - No School New Year's Day - No School Make-up Day (10/11/18) Early Dismissal - High Schools Martin Luther King Day - No School Staff Development - No School Staff Development - No School Staff Development - No School Staff Development - No School Good Friday - No School Spring-Break - No School Memorial Day - No School Early Dismissal - High School Early Dismissal - ALL / Last Day for Students Staff Development - No School High School Graduations Legend First/Last Day of School Open House Early Dismissal HS Only Early Dismissal ALL No School for Students Possible Make-up Days *NC Law requires all days missed due to inclement weather be made up. Possible Make-up Days: 1/2, 1/22 | 2/18 | 3/29 | 4/26, 4/25, 4/24, 4/23, 4/22 **The Superintendent may select a Saturday as a make-up day in lieu of one of the possible make-up days listed here. Updated 10/11/2018 2 March/April 2019 • Parent Teacher Magazine