Other ways to support Stoneleigh United

[Stoneleigh United]

If you are unable to attend the upcoming Board of Education meetings, then
please make your opinion known by writing the board!



Please send your comments to the attention of the board by emailing the
Board's secretary, Brenda Stiffler at:

brenda....@bcps.org


Here is a template for your use if you'd prefer.

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SUBJECT:   Stoneleigh Elementary should receive funds in the BCPS FY2013
Capital Improvements Budget



Dear Board Members:



Thank you for your continued support for an addition and renovation of
Stoneleigh Elementary.  We believe that the Stoneleigh Elementary project is
well positioned to move up the funding priority list in the FY2013 budget.
We are confident that

BCPS will include funds FY2013 Capital Improvements Budget. We eagerly await
the updated list in August.



As you know, Stoneleigh Elementary is 81-years-old this year, the fifth
oldest school in the county.  We would like to reiterate the reasons our
overcrowding is more significant due to the age of our building.  Students
at Stoneleigh:

 -  have much smaller classrooms and hallways than most others in the
county;

 -  use four trailers and two more are coming this summer, impinging on our
already      
    limited recreation area; and

-  are not receiving the equivalent opportunities to participate in music,
art, athletic,
  and extracurricular activities.

The impact of our overcrowded school reaches beyond the students and staff
at Stoneleigh, severely limiting the ability of parents/guardians to engage
in the educational process.



Stoneleigh Elementary project is different from other projects as it:

 -  has planning approval from the state, and

 -  will have architectural designs completed by spring 2012.

We want BCPS to include funds in the FY2013 Capital Improvements Budget to
renovate and add an addition to Stoneleigh.  We are hopeful the state will
support one of Baltimore County's key capital projects by allocating state
funds to move the Stoneleigh project forward.