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	<title>Fall Creek PTA</title>
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		<title>Primitive Pursuits at Fall Creek</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today is the last day for 4th and 5th grade Fall Creekers to sign up for Primitive Pursuits at Fall Creek!  The classes will run: March 16, March 23 and March 30.  If you did not get your registration form in today, please contact Darcy Bedore (273-9981 or nycricket@aol.com) and you can register by phone [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://fallcreekpta.org/web/primitive-pursuits-at-fall-creek</link>
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		<title>Albany Petition for Education</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Jim Semp (jimsemp@yahoo.com) is spearheading the following petition which will be delivered to Rep. Barbara Lifton, Senator Winner and the Governor.  You can help by downloading the petition here and collecting signatures.  The text reads as follows:
We, the undersigned, demand that the drastic cuts to New York state aid to schools in the Ithaca City [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://fallcreekpta.org/web/albany-petition-for-education</link>
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		<title>Fall Creek will remain open for 2010-11!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hello Fall Creek Community Members,
Good news tonight: The school board voted 5-4 tonight to take the closing of Fall Creek off the table. At least for this coming school year.
Voting for this resolution were: Jay True, Beth Kunz, Brad Grainger, Rob Ainslie and Scott Perez.
Against were: Eldred Harris, Josh Bornstein, Seth Peacock, and Sean Eversley-Bradwell.
So [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://fallcreekpta.org/web/fall-creek-will-remain-open-for-2010-11</link>
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		<title>Board of Ed. Agenda</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s the agenda for the upcoming Board of Education meeting on March 9. Note that &#8220;Fall Creek Closure&#8221; is officially on the agenda for the first time.
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		<link>http://fallcreekpta.org/web/board-of-ed-agenda</link>
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		<title>Budget Documents</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The following documents are handouts from the March 2 Board of Eduction Budget Workshop
Elementary Enrollments showing possible cuts &#8211; Jan 2010
Contingent Budget Worksheet 2-17-10
Proposed Usage of Reserves Fund Balances 2-17-10
2010-11 Increases Early Projection 3-2-10
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		<link>http://fallcreekpta.org/web/budget-documents</link>
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		<title>Meeting Minutes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[(Updated March 4)
Thu, Mar 4 &#8211; PTA Council Meeting
PTA Council minutes &#8211; March 4 courtesy of Chris Mize and Sara Culotta
Tue, Mar 2 &#8211; BoE Budget Workshop
BoE Budget Workshop minutes &#8211; March 2 courtesy of Derek Cheng
BoE Budget Workshop minutes &#8211; March 2 (additional) courtesy of Carol Warshawsky and Sara Culotta
Mon, Mar 1 &#8211; BoE [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://fallcreekpta.org/web/meeting-minutes</link>
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		<title>Proposed Common Council Resolution</title>
		<description><![CDATA[At the last meeting of the Planning and Economic Development          Meeting, a subcommittee of the Ithaca Common Council, Rob Steuteville spoke          on behalf of keeping Fall Creek open, and it was decided to take the   [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://fallcreekpta.org/web/resolution</link>
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		<title>Walking School Bus Photos</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to Fall Creek Seana Wallace for providing pictures of Tuesday&#8217;s &#8220;Walking School Bus&#8221; protest march!


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		<link>http://fallcreekpta.org/web/walking-school-bus-photos</link>
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		<title>Latest Media Coverage</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
Here is the latest round of media coverage related to the proposal to close Fall Creek:
Ithaca Journal:

Feb 23 Article: Fall Creek Elementary School&#8217;s supporters march to prevent closure
Feb 19 Commentary: Save Fall Creek
Feb 15 Commentary: Keep Fall Creek Open

News 10 Now: Feb 23 Video: Group looks to keep school open
Ithaca Independent: Feb 21: Fall Creek [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://fallcreekpta.org/web/latest-media-coverage</link>
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		<title>BJM principal answers parents&#8217; questions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[BJM Principal Denise Gomber has been fielding many questions from parents at both BJM and Fall Creek. She compiled her answers in the following list:

Change is upon us in many ways and every aspect of budget and programming is under research and review. My focus is on teaching and learning while preparing to adjust our [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://fallcreekpta.org/web/bjm-principal-answers-parents-questions</link>
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