13 More Kids!

Talking with Dr. Meria Carstarphen, Dr. Fry and Dr. Paul Cruz,  at the last SAUS meeting, she mentioned AISD would like each school to be at 85-105% capacity. Ortega is at 81% capacity with 305 students, out of the 374 seats that we have available.

85% would be 318 students, that means we only need 13 more kids at Ortega!

13 more kids is very possible! Please be asking family, friends, and neighbors, if they are looking for an Exemplary school to send their kids to. Ortega accepts transfers in, too.

Considerations concerning closing schools, in list of importance:

1. Capacity - % of how many classrooms vs. kids

2. Structure - Ideas on how Ortega might make changes - ie K-6 or K-8

3. Minor Boundary Adjustments - Ortega's school boundaries are very small

4. Programs - What kinds of programs does Ortega offer to students, What kinds of future programs can Ortega offer?

PTA Meeting Today - Task Force

This weeks PTA meeting:

Task Force Presentation
Paul Turner, Executive Director of Facilities, and 
Richard Frazier, Task Force Chair,  
will be explaining their data collected concerning potential school closures.

Please plan to attend this important PTA meeting 

Thursday, Feb 17, 6:30pm

This is the only chance we will have to speak to Paul Turner and Richard Frazier and ask our questions.

Thanks for being present and supporting Ortega.

Ortega Rally March - Please Join Us!

February 11, 2011 - This Friday Ortega Students, Parents and Community are invited to March down Ledesma to Springdale all the way down to Airport, where we will meet Govalle. Then we will walk back to Ortega.

Please meet us at Ortega Elementary at 3pm - 3:30 leaving Ortega

Govalle Elementary will be Marching up Springdale to meet us at Airport.

These marches will help Save Our Neighborhood Schools and bring awareness to our community!