January 6, 2010Representatives of Chattahoochee Hills Charter School spoke at the Chatt Hills City Council meeting this week. Bringing the city up to speed on the excitement around all the facets of building the new charter school. Russ Kiefer and Monica Olsen gave an overview of FAQs and detailed the attendance zone for the Council. They also provided an update on the upcoming enrollment process to begin late January, facilities planning, and the great need to raise funds to build these school facilities for the families and children of the Chattahoochee Hill Country.CHCS has also posted the the first two administrative positions, Principal and Business Manager, and are actively seeking candidates. Click on the following link for position postings. http://www.gacharters.org/resources/careers/ The postings and more details about the school are being added to the website in the coming weeks. Don't forget to sign up for our email newsletter to stay up-to-date on news and announcements by clicking the following link. http://chatthillscharter.org/contact. .html
Sunday, January 9, 2011
CHCS Update at Chatt Hills City Council Meeting
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Chatt Hills Charter School Needs Your Help TODAY!
Friends of CHCS,
We are obviously shocked and dismayed by this recent information but believe we need to look at this adversity as an incredible opportunity to show the Fulton County School Board what the raters are missing and let them know loud and clear why CHCS should be approved!!
The school board will vote next Thursday evening, April 22nd and we need to take this opportunity to show them who we are. It is imperative that we converge on the school board in the next week by showing full attendance and support at their community board meetings.
Although many reasons come to mind as to why this has happened, including the tough economic environment, we still have a real opportunity to get approval from the school board next week. BUT we cant do this without all of your support and attendance at next week's school board meetings.
We are asking that everyone sign up for at least one of the board members community meetings by emailing or calling Monica Olsen, monica.olsen@chatthillcharter.org or 770.463.1841, with your name, phone number and email so we can confirm your attendance the night before. And please put the April 22nd board meeting on your calendar!
Here is a listing of all the meetings next Monday and Tuesday by date/time with location and board member. Also noted is the CHCS project lead for the meeting, please seek them out at your community meeting so we can show a unified group. Chattahoochee Hills is located in District 4 with Linda Bryant as our local board member, but all seven members will vote on the CHCS petition and we need at least four votes to win approval.
4/19/2010 9:30 a.m.
CHCS: Jon Neiditz
Julia Bernath, District 7
4/19/2010 6:30 p.m.
CHCS: Willy Lovett
Linda Bryant, District 4
4/19/2010 6:30 p.m.
CHCS: Jon Neiditz
Catherine Maddox, District 6
4/20/2010 9:30 a.m. Teaching Museum
Linda Schultz, District 1
4/20/2010 9:30 a.m.
CHCS: Russ Kiefer
Katie Reeves, District 2
4/20/2010 9:30 a.m.
CHCS: Monica Olsen
Gail Dean, District 3
4/20/2010 1 p.m.
CHCS: Jon Neiditz
Ashley Widener, District 5
4/22/10 6:30 pm School Board Meeting & Vote on Charter Petitions
Springs,
More information about the board members and their districts can be found here:https://portal.fultonschools.org/School_Board/Pages/Board_Members.aspx
If you unable to attend, you can also show your support by emailing all the board members and letting them know you support CHCS and asking them for a Yes Vote:
District 1 Linda Schultz schultzl@fultonschools.org
District 2 Katie Reeves reevesk@fultonschools.org
District 3 Gail Dean deang@fultonschools.org
District 4 Linda Bryant bryantlp@fultonschools.org
District 5 Ashley Widener widenera@fultonschools.org
District 6 Catherine Maddox maddoxc@fultonschools.org
District 7 Julia Bernath bernath@fultonschools.org
Again sign up and if you have any questions please email or call Monica Olsen at monica.olsen@chatthillscharter.org or 770.463.1841
Thanks for you help and continuing support! We can make this happen!
The CHCS Project Team
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
To celebrate the petition being finished and turned in, the project team hosted a pot luck. Despite the fierce wind and cool weather, there were a lot of excited families that attended. The kids weren't bothered by how cold it was, they were ready to jump on the trampoline and play corn hole. The food was great, some of the favorites were corn pudding, broccoli slaw, upside down pineapple cake and the chocolate rice krispy treats. We're all excited about the spring weather and look forward to many more charter school get togethers!
Thursday, February 25, 2010
We have submitted our petition!!!
Russ Kiefer hand delivered the 400+ page petition to Fulton County Schools on Weds, Feb 24. It included over 73,300 words, 4,500 paragraphs and weighed in at 6 lb. 2 oz.!!! Check out the CHCS Facebook page at www.facebook.com/chatthillscharterschool and read the petition to learn all about the proposed CHCS at http://tiny.cc/3O4E3.
We want to thank everyone who worked so hard these past months. We want to specifically highlight the efforts of our incredible project team lead by super-star John Reid, now officially the CHCS Governing Board Chairman. Integral to researching, creating and completing the charter petition were the many project team leaders including Russ Kiefer, Lindsey Mosby, Rebecca Williams, Ross Williams, Lisa Babb, Chip Kohlweiler, Jon Neiditz, Monica Olsen, Steve Hurwitz, Steve Nygren, Laurie Searle, Jennifer Ripper and Christina Purdue. This is only a small fraction of the dozens of people who helped out, putting in tireless hours and giving selflessly of themselves to this heroic effort petitioning for the proposed new charter school for the families of Chattahoochee Hills and South Fulton.
This is only the beginning of our journey together, as the petition is the 2nd major milestone to building the proposed CHCS. We are still waiting on pins and needles to hear in March about the GA DOE’s final decision on our Planning Grant Application. Stay tuned!
In the meantime, the project team invites you to join us for a celebratory potluck this Saturday at 4 pm in the community of Serenbe at the Grange trampoline. Beer provided, bring a dish to share, your own picnic supplies and any other beverages you would like.
A big thank-you to everyone who worked with and supported us through these past months!
Hope to see you Saturday!!
The CHCS Project Team
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