WHAT CAN I DO
to stop Year-Round School in Auburn?

The Auburn City School System is considering a change to Year-Round School (quarters) at a time when Auburn University is changing to semesters. This will be very disruptive to students and families. If you have an opinion on this, please review the information on this web site and take action. The decision to change is supposed to be made in December 1998 (THIS YEAR!). If the decision is to go ahead and implement Year-Round School, this will probably be done for the following school year with K-12 classes beginning next summer, very possibly at the beginning of July. Unless members of our community speak up and make themselves heard, they will have no input into this decision and Year-Round School will likely become a reality for the K-12 schools in Auburn.

>> Look over the information on this web site and that other web sites whose links are provided. It is important that you become informed about what Year-Round Education is and what the "pros" and "cons" are so that you can argue effectively on the subject.

>> Come to the Auburn City School Board meeting first Tuesday of every month, typically at the Auburn High School multimedia room near the school library. You may address the Board at the meeting if you request it in writing first by sending a letter to the School Board at 855 E. Samford Ave, Auburn, AL 36830. Otherwise you may speak from the floor.

>> Call/Write Dr. Martin, superintendent of schools and let him know your feelings. He's very receptive to parent input.

Tel: (334) 887-2100 Fax: (334) 887-2107
e-mail: mickmartin@auburnschools.org

>> Write each Auburn City School Board member and tell them your feelings on this issue.
Mrs. Carol Pittard, President
Mr. Bob Dumas, Vice President '
Dr. Clifford Jones
Mr. Don Large
Mrs. Dolly Marshall

each may be written to at- 855 E. Samford Ave, Auburn, AL 36830,
or Fax: (334) 887-2107
Any letter sent to the School Board will be copied and sent to every
Board Member.

>> Contact the mayor and your city councilman/woman and tell them your opinion. The Council appoints the school board and pays for the schools.

Fax your letter to (334) 887-4996

or send it to your councilman/woman at

171 N. Ross St., Auburn, AL 36830

Each letter will be copied to all City Council members.

City Council Members	Mayor Bill Ham, Jr. 2051 Windway Road Auburn, AL 36830 (334) 887-4900 (office) (334) 821-6155 (home) 821-6155
Ward 1, Place 1 Arthur L. Dowdell 501 Byrd Street Auburn, AL 36830 (334) 821-6342 (home)	Ward 1, Place 2 Logan B. Gray P.O. Box 871 Auburn, AL 36831 (334) 821-8184 (office) (334) 887-5126(home)
Ward 2, Place 1 Thomas Worden 530 Cross Creek Rd. Auburn, AL 36830 (334) 826-3885	Ward 2, Place 2 Cheryl C. Gladden 410 Cross Creek Road Auburn, AL 36830 (334) 826-6029 (home)
Ward 3, Place 1 Ted Wilson P.O. Box 3588 Auburn, AL 36831 887-9901 (office)	Ward 3, Place 2 Rod Popwell 107 South Ryan St. Auburn, AL 36830 (334) 821-6418 (home)
Ward 4, Place 1 Carolyn G. Mathews 1228 Ferndale Circle Auburn, AL 36830 (334) 821-0161 or 844-1457	Ward 4, Place 2 David Cicci 1960 Canary Dr. Auburn, AL 36830 (334) 844-6820 (office) (334) 887-6675 (home)

>> Come to the Auburn City Schools Year-Round School committee meetings (call 1-334- 887-2100 for meeting times/places) to help show that there is strong community interest in the work they are doing. You may only observe at these meeting. No comments are allowed from the floor.

>> Write a Letter to the Editor:

Editor, OA News OA News 3505 Pepperell Parkway Opelika, AL 36801 Fax: (334) 749-1228 e-mail: OANews@mindspring.com

Editor, Auburn Bulletin 122 Tichnor Ave Auburn, AL 36830 Fax: (334) 887-0037

NOTE: To write a letter to the editor: you MUST include your name and phone number so the Editor can verify you wrote the letter. The Editor will print your letter with the signature "Concerned Citizen" in the paper, if you request it. But you MUST include your name and phone number in the letter.

Tips for writing letters to the editor.

>> Contact Dr. Suzanne Freeman, the school system Year-Round School Committee co-chair, for a list of Year-Round School committee members, then either write to them or send your comments to them to Dr. Freeman. She will have any letters you send to for the committee members copied and sent to them. Dr. Freeman's phone is 1 334 887 2100.

>> We discourage calling or talking directly to committee members unless they are personal acquaintances. These people volunteered for the committee and are just trying to do a good job. We do not want them to feel harassed. Our input to them should be for informational purposes, i.e. so they know how members of our community feel about Year-Round School and to provide them with factual information concerning the reasons why we don't feel it's a good idea for Auburn.

>> Call your PTA President.

>> Most importantly: tell your friends and get them involved.

GET INVOLVED in the STOP YEAR-ROUND SCHOOL CITIZENS' GROUP

300 N. Dean Rd. P.O. Box 5172
Auburn, AL 36830-5045 Tel: (334) 821-2266