Staff News 3/12

Autrey Mill Faculty News     

March 12, 2012

“Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that’s creativity."

                                                                    Charles Mingus

News/Timelines/Due Dates

·      Traffic will be bad on Wednesday morning due to the Rock Eagle trip so plan accordingly.

·      Happy traveling to our seventh graders!! 

·      Don’t forget to join and support our Relay for Life Team.

·      Please make sure you read the leadership minutes.  You will be asked for your input in the discussion surrounding make-up tests, etc.

·      A recent successful audit of our school revealed a few things we need to be cognizant of:

·         The auditor reminds us that any contracts with the school, for outside bus services, field trips, etc. must be signed by the principal.  He is the only one who can legally represent the school.

·         Please plan ahead when you need to make purchases by requesting a check ahead of time.

·         In addition, any contracts for independent contractor services must have the description of work (fully describe the extent and limits of this project) and the dates of service filled in on the contract.

A mighty roar!

·         To Beth Van Riper for the excellent audit report we received this week.  Most of us are not aware of the major intricacies involved with school finances but if you watch the news enough, you know that principals lose their jobs when finances are not handled well.  Beth does an outstanding job of managing all aspects of this very important job.

 Where is Livingston?  Deirdre Hayes states, “I would like to give Livingston to Julie Ferris for all of her hard work with the 7^th grade field trip. This is my second year going on the trip, and each year I have felt confident in what it is that I must do while on the trip. Everything always runs very smoothly because it is extremely organized and well put together. The kids also have an awesome time! Thank you for all of your hard work Julie – I know that a lot goes on behind the scenes in order to make the field trip a success. Julie has also been great to work with in leadership this year. She brings many great ideas to the table!  We agree!!

Happy Birthday

Betsy Skalet                 March 12

Dan Kearney               March 12

Cedric Dunans             March 13