February 2011

A Forum on the Danbury Education Budget & Its Funding

February 24, 2011
7:30 pm at Rogers Park Middle School

For directions, click here. 

Childcare will be available at this event. Please call Danbury Children First at 203-797-8088 or email carolinel@danburychildrenfirst.org to let us know if you will be attending and will need childcare.

For a copy of a flyer for this workshop, click here.

At This Workshop You Will Learn About:
  • How education funding works on the state and federal policy levels.
  • How state and federal education funding affects local educatino funding.
  • How the education budget can affect your children (including class size, arts education, sports, etc.
  • How parents can be involved in the budget process and have their voices heard.
Presenters Include:
  • Mayor Mark Boughton
  • Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Sal Pascarella
  • Board of Education Chair Irving Fox

State Legislators Who Plan to Participate
  • State Representatives Joe Taborsak, Dan Carter, Jan Giegler, and Bob Godfrey
  • State Senator Mike McLachlan

Presentation will be followed by a Question and Answer session with parents.


















2pm
Jazz for Peace Concert, Concert Hall at White Hall at the Midtown Campus of Western Connecticut State University to benefit Danbury Children First.
Tickets are $25 in advance, $30 at the door. Call 203-797-8088 for more information.
6-7:30pm
Professional Development Workshop: “Young Parents Speak.” Brenda Culpepper. Danbury Children First Office at 83 West Street. Refreshment fee: $3. Childcare provided if pre-registered. Sponsored by The Greater Danbury Parent Leaders/PLTI Alumni.
10-11am
Community Play Group for parents/grand parents & foster parents & kids under 6. Meets weekly at the First Congregational Church on Deer Hill. For more information call Hearther Rivers 791-8312
7pm
City Wide PTO meeting
6-7:30pm
PLTI Alumni at United Way Offices, 85 West St. Danbury
Call Carolyn at 794-0292 or Patti Keckeisen at 797-8088
1-3:30pm
Dad's Networking Events - Families Speak Out: Celebrating our Success at Old Judiciary Room, State Capitoal in Hartford, CT. For more information contact Fatherhood Initiative of CT at 860-424-4905.

1-4pm
Dia de los Niños at the City Center Green.
Rain date May 7
Children and their families will have the opportunity to see ethnic dances, listen to a storyteller and visit information displays, Free to the public. Call 203-797-8088 for more information...

Danbury Children First Offices are Closed
2:00-4:00pm
"Traditional Games" for children and adults at Portugueses Cultrual Center, 65 Sand Pit Rd Danbury
Call Isabel at 798-9870 for information..
7pm
Bi-Monthly Board of Education @ Danbury Public Schools Administrative Center, 63 Beaver Brook Road
5-9pm
Weekly PLTI Class at WCSU, Free dinner/childcare included. For more information call Patti Keckeisen at 203-797-8088.
3pm
Concert for young people at the Ives Concert Hall, 181 White Street, Danbury. This is free, one-hour concert for school-age children and their families. The Danbury Symphony Orchestra will perform music of the dance, including Symphonic Dances from West Side Story. For more information call 748-1716.
1-3pm
Danbury Children First celebrates Human Rights Day with a Children's Book Reading at the Danbury Public Library • 2nd Floor Story Corner. Guest Readers will be; Mayor Mark D. Boughton, Pubisher, Eliette Matos, Educator & Child Advocate, Ms. Ferris White. For more information contact Linda Kosko at 797-8088.

snow date February 28, 2004

1-5pm
7th Annual Multi-Cultural Parents Day at the City Center Green. Admission is Free, but please bring a dish to share. Schedule to perform Los Pajos, One Accord, Michael Mourning (98Q Idol Search Winner) and so much more. Free children activities and Parent Information Center. For more information call Nancy Greger at 797-8088.
6:30pm
Family Night at the City Center Green - "Free" musical entertainment, tonight Sir Laughs a Lot. For more information call 792-1711