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  Open Houses
 
March 13, Saturday
CHARLOTTESVILLE WALDORF SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE
Charlottesville Waldorf School.
Come tour the LEED-certified classroom building, meet the staff and learn more about Waldorf education. Charlottesville Waldorf School.  Directions: Located off Rio Road East across from Pen Park Road.  Varied schedule.  $Free.  All ages welcome.  Contact: Vivian Jones-Schmidt.  Email: vjonesschmidt@cwaldorf.org.. Reservations are required.  For details, please click this link.  For more info call: 973-4946 x 102. 
 
March 16, Tuesday
COME SEE US IN ACTION: ADMISSION OPEN HOUSE
Tandem Friends School.
Come learn more about what Tandem Friends School has to offer - small classes, academic flexibility, personal attention, no cut sports, arts, cooperative learning, cutting edge programs and more. Take a tour, meet faculty, visit classes, and participate in a student panel. Tandem Friends School.  Directions: 279 Tandem Lane, just off Mill Creek Drive, across from Monticello High School.  9-11:30am.  $free.  Contact: Louise Cole.  Email: lcole@tandemfs.org. For details, please click this link.  For more info call: 296-1303. 
 
March 23, Tuesday
KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION FOR ALBEMARLE COUNTY SCHOOLS
Albemarle County Public Schools.
Parents of rising county kindergartners are invited to attend registration for 2010 kindergarten classes at the school their child will attend. To be eligible for kindergarten, children must be 5 years old by September 30, 2010. Families should bring an original birth certificate or passport if child is of an international background, a Social Security Card (preferred but not required), and three proofs of county residency displaying the same physical address: a deed, mortgage contract, or rental agreement (required); a personal bill or payroll stub dated within the past 30 days; and a county receipt for paid personal property taxes. The International & ESOL Office at 296-6517 is available to assist parents who are non-native English speakers. All Area County Elementary Schools.  9am-1pm & 3-6pm.  $free.  For details, please click this link.  For more info call: 296-5877. 
 
  School Fundraisers & Fairs
 
March 27, Saturday
CARNAVAL! MASQUERADE BALL
Charlottesville Waldorf School.
Break out your masks and dancing shoes! Experience Carnaval!... live music, dancing, performance art, drumline, food, spirits, and Silent Auction. An Annual Spring Gala to Benefit the Charlottesville Waldorf School. 1180 Pepsi Place - Senior center.  7 - 11pm.  $20 in advance $25 @ door.  Contact: elaine gavin.  Email: rootsyma@yahoo.com. For more info call: 434-973-4946. 
 
  School Meetings
 
First and Third Thursdays
CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
Charlottesville School District.
Come listen to the discussions, debates, and decisions of the city school board. Charlottesville High School.  Directions: Booker T. Reaves Media Center.  6pm.  All ages welcome.  For details, please click this link.  For more info call: 245-2400. 
 
Fourth Tuesday of most months during the school year
SPECIAL EDUCATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Albemarle County School District.
Provides advice concerning unmet needs in the education of children with disabilities and assists in the formulation and development of long-range plans for these children. Any parent may attend committee meetings. Albemarle County Office Building.  Directions: Room 320, 401 McIntire Road, Charlottesville, VA.  7 to 9pm.  All ages welcome.  Email: albemarleseac@gmail.com. For details, please click this link.  For more info call: 974-6442. 
 
First and third Thursday of each month
ALBEMARLE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
Albemarle County School District.
Come and find out about current issues and hot topics at the Albemarle County school board meeting. Albemarle County Office Building.  Directions: 401 McIntire Road, Charlottesville, VA.  6:30pm.  All ages welcome.  For details, please click this link.  For more info call: 972-4055. 
 
Quick Links

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Glossary of Terms
Making sense of terms and acronyms used frequently in Virginia Education. Learn the difference between SOQ, and SOL as well as what "No Child Left Behind" means to families. Click here.

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