Bone Marrow Drive for a Kindergarten Student at Marin
One of our new Kindergarteners at Marin was recently diagnosed with Peripheral T cell lymphoma.
Savian started the school year off with us and seemed perfectly healthy. A stubborn cough ended up being cancer. As you can imagine his family is completely shocked and devastated. He just started chemotherapy, and will need a bone marrow transplant to increase his odds of survival.
His mom is organizing a bone marrow drive and needs EVERYONE to participate. The drive will be on Saturday, September 21st from Noon-3:00. Location is Marin Elementary School (1001 Santa Fe Ave., Albany).
This is a easy process that only requires a painless cheek swab. Ideally potential donors would be under 44 years old however, after speaking with the representative we are asking for everyone between 18-65 to participate. The organization that finds bone marrow matches is “Bethematch.org”; this is an expedited process that will be focused solely on finding a match for Savian. You can also order a kit from the above site, if you can not make it to the drive. But this drive will focus only on him and will be much faster and time is of the essence. We are a small loving community and this family needs us. We help each other when needed and remember this could be any one of our children. You literally could save his life. Please come to the drive, help spread the word and recruit candidates.
Thank you!
Student representative needed for Albany's Climate Action Committee
Please see below for notice of student member vacancy for the Climate Action Committee.
Application is here: https://www.albanyca.org/i-want-to/boards-commissions-committee-application
Description:
Student Member
The student member has a great opportunity to engage in environmental issues on the local level and make a real-world impact. They’ll have a chance to learn about environmental policy and be part of the process of making our City a more sustainable place. In particular, they’ll have the opportunity to engage on climate change issues by helping to develop and implement the City’s Climate Action & Adaptation Plan. Experience in the political process is not necessary; the Student Member has the opportunity to learn about local politics by being a part of this Committee. Confidence and public speaking skills are highly desired, but the most important characteristic is a strong interest in environmental issues.
Committee Purpose
The Climate Action Committee serves as a technical advisory committee regarding matters related to climate action and to advise council on matters related to reducing greenhouse gasses; and adapting to climate change.
Committee Composition
The Committee is composed of seven members, each one is appointed by Council members. There is one at-large appointment and one youth member appointed by the Albany Unified School District Board. The term runs until the next Municipal election (every 2 years). The School District appointment shall preferably be a Junior and the term shall be for two years.
Meetings
Third Wednesday of each Month, 7:30pm (meetings usually last 2-3 hours)
City Hall – Council Chambers
1000 San Pablo Avenue
Albany, CA 94706
Student Member Appointment Guidelines
The Climate Action Committee is an active group, taking a leading role in drafting policy recommendations for City Council. As such, Committee members are engaged in a number of projects and work closely with the community. The following lists some of the skills that should be considered when selecting a student appointee:
Advanced communication skills
Some leadership experience
Involvement in a community service organization or club
An understanding of environmental terms and issues and/or a desire to learn them
An interest in climate change/politics/municipal workings
Minimum 3.0 GPA
Currently enrolled in/taken/planning to take AP environmental science
Willingness to reach out to the student body and Albany schools
Time to research agenda issues
Duties of Student Member
Attend monthly evening meetings
Prepare for monthly meetings by reading agenda materials
Engage in one additional subcommittee meeting per month
Estimated time commitment: 6-8 hours/month
General Safety Reminder from Superintendent Wells
This is a reminder to talk to your students about general safety while traveling to/from school and “stranger danger.” Click here for some basic guidelines and tips from Superintendent Wells.
Author Gabby Rivera Coming to AHS
Next Friday (9/20 during 6th period), we're going to have a dynamic author visit AHS. Gabby Rivera is a dynamic speaker who will talk about race, identity and speaking your truth. Her new book Juliet Takes a Breath is fantastic! She’s also the author of two comic books, America Chavez, that blend superhero stories with the power of taking action.
Hear a little from her in these two videos:
Interview with Gabby Rivera, author of Juliet Takes a Breath
You Don't Need Permission to Tell Your Story, a TEDx talk by Gabby Rivera
Gabby's coming next Friday (9/20) during 6th period. All students are invited, but they need to sign up for the in-school field trip here: bit.ly/ahsvisit920. Attendance will be taken. Books will be for sale on Friday.
AUSD Now Using Granicus for Improved Communication of Board of Education Meetings
Beginning in the 2019-20 school year, Albany Unified School District will be using Granicus to post Board of Education meeting agendas and to display the meeting videos. This is the same system that has been used by the City of Albany for several years and has multiple advantages over a single text file and a single video stream. Granicus granulates the agenda into item-by-item units. You can click through the agenda directly to items of interest and view or print only those pages. The advantages are huge for video--instead of having to guess where in an hours-long video the item you are following was discussed, a single click brings you to the video of the discussion of the item. It is still possible to flow the video in its entirety for dedicated school board fans.
Please check out the School Board Meeting Information website for the following:
Schedule of Meetings (as approved by the Board in May 2019)
Upcoming Events (meetings are arranged by date with the most recent at the top)
Available Archives, which include the published agenda packets, minutes, and videos. Click Video to listen to the meeting and view agenda documents, or Agenda or Minutes to see just the documents. *Special meetings are not recorded.
Search Archives box to search our archives by keyword
Agendas are always posted on the AUSD website under the School Board Meeting Information page, as well as on the District Events Calendar at least 72 hours in advance of a Regular meeting and 24 hours for Special Meetings (per the Brown Act). We will continue to send out email announcements about upcoming regular meetings.
You may find the September 10, 2019 Board Meeting Agenda packet online now!
Albany Unified is pleased to provide an easier and more robust platform for keeping all community members informed and involved with the Board of Education.
Volunteers Needed at the AHS Library
The Albany High Library is a great resource for students at school and at home. Our librarian, Ms. Scheuer, is creating a welcoming, supportive space for all students. At the moment, we have reduced hours because we are understaffed. Once our new library assistant begins, we will be open every day before school, during lunch and after school. Students use the library to study, use a computer, check out a book, or just chill. Students may eat in the library, as long as they’re respectful and responsible.
We need help in the library at lunchtime! Are you available once a week during AHS lunch to volunteer in the library (1-2 on M-W-F, or 12-1 on W-F)? You’ll greet students and be a smiling face as they eat lunch, visit with friends and do homework. Please email Ms. Scheuer if you can help out: mscheuer@ausdk12.org
AP Registration Deadline Extended
Good Evening AP Students and Families,
As communicated this past Spring, the College Board is implementing changes to its Advanced Placement program. Beginning this year, AP Exam registration will take place in the fall and AP students and teachers will have access to digital instructional resources. Students can go to myap.collegeboard.org to access My AP, a personalized homepage with AP resources, information, and tools to help them succeed in the AP program. Students will have access to the My AP portal to complete Classroom assignments from their teachers. Students can also get individual feedback through personal progress checks and gain access to practice questions that may be assigned by their teacher. To facilitate this change, we will extend our regular registration deadline to September 14, 2019. After this date, there will be an additional late fee added to each exam. The final registration deadline will be September 28, 2019. If students are aware that they will have difficulty meeting this deadline for payment, they should contact Ms. Parrott (AP Coordinator) or Mr. Pratt (AP Administrator) at ahs_ap@ausdk12.org.
To register and pay for exams go to TotalRegistration.net/AP/050035.
Sincerely,
Ms. Parrott and Larry Pratt
Need Parent Input for Calendar Changes in 2021-2022
Significant changes to the AUSD academic calendar are being considered for the 2021-22 school year. Please fill out this survey to make sure your voice is heard!
Maddy Act Opening Notice: Parks, Recreation & Open Space Commission
Post Date: 08/26/2019 7:00 PM
In accordance with the Maddy Act citizens of Albany are encouraged to apply for the following vacancy:
Advisory Body: Parks, Recreation & Open Space Commission
Appointing Council Member: Vice Mayor McQuaid
If interested, please visit our website www.albanyca.org and submit an application on line or contact the City Clerk at 528-5710 for an application, or submit a downloaded application to the City Clerk, Administration Office, City Hall, 1000 San Pablo Avenue, Albany, CA 94706.
New Policy For Excusing/Correcting Attendance
The District Office has made changes to the way we excuse/correct attendance issues. Students, parents and teachers have five days to enter any excuses or corrections. This includes absences, tardies and field trips. Once the five days have passed, we will no longer have the ability to go back and make any changes.