Attachment A

Appropriation #2009041                                                                                                                                                                                       $ 34,141.00

            Revenue Source:                        Federal Revenue                        $   34,141.00

The State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP) reimburses localities for compensation expenses incurred by correctional officers supervising aliens in local and regional jail facilities.  Reimbursement is given to localities even though the expenses are incurred by the correctional facility.  The County of Albemarle is scheduled to receive $34,141.00 for FY08.  Justice Benefits, Inc. processes the grant on behalf of the County and after their expenses net proceeds of $26,629.98 will be forwarded to the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail to reimburse it for its expenses.

Appropriation #2009042                                                                                                                                                                                       $ 43,713.54

            Revenue Source:                        Local Revenue                           $  40,955.00

                                                            Other Fund Balance                         2,758.54

At its meeting on October 23, 2008, the School Board approved the following appropriations:

• Broadus Wood Elementary School received donations totaling $125.00 from various donors.  Mr. and Mrs. Mark Roberts donated $100.00 and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence W. Roberts donated $25.00.  The donors have requested that their contributions be made in honor of Mrs. Webber, a teacher at Broadus Wood who eventually became principal in the 1960s and 1970s.

• Western Albemarle High School received a donation in the amount of $15,000.00 from the Perry Foundation, Inc.  The donor has requested that their contribution go towards the Rowing Club at Western Albemarle High School.

• Baker Butler Elementary School received a donation in the amount of $400.00 from Lorri Haney.  The donor has requested that her contribution be used to help purchase supplies for a second grade class at Baker Butler Elementary School

• V.L. Murray Elementary School received a donation in the amount of $5,000.00 from the V.L. Murray PTO.  The donor has requested that their contribution be allocated follows:  $240.00 to purchase a shredder, $40.50 to purchase a case of paper and $4,719.50 for future purchases of supplies.

• Albemarle High School received a donation in the amount of $100.00 from Mr. and Mrs. Gavin Rose.  The donors have requested that their contribution be used to help fund the turf project at Albemarle High School.

• The Teachers for a New Era Grant provides professional development and instructional resources for both novice teachers and Novice Teacher Network Advisors.  This includes affording novice teachers the opportunity to visit experienced colleagues, meet with their advisors for more extended periods of time, providing them with professional literature and reflective study groups.  There is a local fund balance of $2,758.54 from FY08 that may be used.  In addition the University of Virginia has awarded Albemarle County Public Schools with an additional $10,000.00 for continued implementation of this program.  This agenda is to re-appropriate the fund balance and appropriate the current grant award for use in FY09.

• Baker Butler Elementary School has been awarded a grant in the amount of $525.00 from Dominion Resources Services, Inc.  These funds will be used to support second grade teacher Lisa Harman’s project titled “Science Matters”.  This project focuses on providing in-depth, hands-on science activities for students enabling them to practice asking questions, experimenting and drawing conclusions.

• Stone Robinson Elementary School has been awarded a Target Grant in the amount of $3,250.00.  These funds will be used to hold Reading Festivals; which is a variety of activities and contests that are designed to increase student interest in reading and writing.  These monies will also help fund the Lyrics Alive program; which is a language arts program for children that promotes creativity, teamwork, and sharing of ideas and self-worth through song writing and music.

At its meetings on November 3 and November 13, 2008, the School Board approved the following appropriations:

• Broadus Wood Elementary School received several donations totaling $65.00.  The following are the donors with their amounts:  Dudley B. Gaines donated $40.00 and Mary Jane Stephenson donated $25.00. The donors have requested that their contributions be made in honor of Mrs. Webber, a teacher at Broadus Wood who eventually became principal in the 1960s and 1970s.

• Woodbrook Elementary School received a donation in the amount of $450.00 from The Montpelier Foundation.  The donor requested that the contribution be used to offset the cost of transportation for a school wide field trip.

• Red Hill Elementary School received a donation in the amount of $4,340.00 from the Red Hill PTO.  The donor has requested that the contribution be used as a supplement to Red Hill’s instructional supplies and field trips.

• Cale Elementary School received a donation in the amount of $500.00 from Jeffrey and Christine Riley.  The donors have requested that their contribution go towards purchasing a video camera for Cale Elementary School

• Red Hill Elementary School received a donation in the amount of $1,200.00 from Stephen and Catherine Von Storch.  The donors have requested that their contribution be used to help cover the cost of admission fees for Red Hill students to visit the Paramount Theatre.

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