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 Educational Values and Interests Survey for APS/ABRSD Parents and Guardians. The purpose is to provide information regarding the differing educational goals, perspectives, and priorities found within our school and community.
Take the Educational Values and Interests Survey and share your voice. Please complete the survey by June 22.
The results will be discussed at the district's upcoming leadership institute at the end of this school year. All input is anonymous.
Background: During the summer of 2008, the District's administrative team made a commitment to talk about our school community which is becoming more diverse. A major outcome was to initiate conversations with staff and faculty through a study group committed to discussing our shifting international landscape with the goal of developing three surveys—one for staff and faculty, one for parents and guardians, and one for students in the fall of 2009.
June 2009 Graduation and Project Graduation Pictures: See the latest pictures of this year's grads.
May 2009 PTSO Newsletter: Read about the PTSO survey, Project Graduation, end-of-year events, and upcoming programs at R.J. Grey Junior High and Acton-Boxborough Regional High School.
2009 ABRPTSO Survey Results: Results are in! The goals of the survey were to determine how to improve communication with families in the ABRS community, obtain input about what information and topics interest families, find out when it is convenient for parents to attend forums, and understand more about the contribution process. latest!
Teen Party Guidelines from the PTSO and CAFY:
 When Your Teen Attends a Party and
When Teens Host a Party at Home.
Committee Addresses Stress at AB:
Stress has hit AB students hard. In response, 14 faculty members formed a Stress Management Committee to help students. Read the full story.
10 Steps to Managing Stress:
High School students at ABRHS received this stress management handout during the first week of school. We encourage you to discuss these stress management strategies with your children.
New RJG and ABRHS Forms: Learn about volunteer opportunities at R.J. Grey Jr. High and ABRHS, or use the telephone directory forms to update, add, deleted or change your information.
2008-2009 AB District Calendar: Plan your school year with a printable 2008-2009 AB District Calendar.
Pay 2008-2009 ABRPTSO Membership Dues Online: Your membership dues provide grants to the Junior High and High School, graduation scholarships, programs such as, Project Wellness, Freshman Orientation and Project Graduation, the monthly PTSO newsletter, and student directories. More...
Join the ABRPTSO E-mail Loop: For all parents new to the regional school system or those with an incoming 7th grader, please join the ABRPTSO E-mail Loop. You will receive newsletters, notices, reminders and information about volunteer opportunities. The first newsletter will be mailed to all families. To receive future newsletters online, check the appropriate box in your E-mail profile.
Update Your ABRPTSO E-mail Profile: Returning parents, please take a minute to review and update your PTSO E-mail profile, particularly if you have an incoming 7th grader. Updating your profile involves checking off graduation years for all your children. With our E-mail service, Constant Contact, you will not receive duplicate messages for multiple children.
New CORI Forms: Because of recent changes in the Criminal Offender Record Information statue, the AB district requires new CORI certification for all volunteers beginning January 1, 2006.
Join the R.J. Grey E-mail List: Communication at RJG centers around email, newsletters, and Grey Matters, the Principal's weekly newsletter. To receive this information, give your e-mail address to the mailing list. For more information, visit the R.J. Grey Home page.
Resources
AB Regional Web Site: The regional Web site reports elementary, jr. high, and high school events.
2008-2009 AB District Calendar: Plan your vacation or holidays with a printable 2008-2009 AB District Calendar.
Community Links: Find out about AB sports, clubs, and groups. You'll find links to AB Web Sites including: ABSPEDPAC, ABSAF, AB Alumni, Acton PIP, Danny's Place, AB Drama and more...
Volunteers, Adults and Students Needed: We have many different types of volunteer opportunities available at both the Junior High and the Senior High School. We would be glad to help you find the right place to help out!
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WELCOME from the Acton-Boxborough Regional Parent Teacher Student Organization (ABRPTSO). We are excited to share our news with you and the 500 freshmen at Acton-Boxborough Regional High School and the 510 seventh graders at R.J. Grey Junior High.
  The goal of the PTSO is to help facilitate communication among home, school, school committee, and community. We ask that you please take a few minutes to look over the wealth of information we have provided.
We encourage volunteerism. If not for volunteers, many of our events would not be possible. You might find something interesting on one of the volunteer forms or on the schools' district website at ab.mec.edu. Volunteering is a great opportunity for you to meet the parents and guardians of your children's classmates.
The monthly newsletter will also offer you an inside glimpse of the schools, updates from various departments and upcoming events. Although parents and guardians are not as closely involved in their older children's school experiences, your help and attention are still essential! It is often said that NOW is the time to pay closest attention to your children, as they are becoming more independent and moving into and through their teens.
Funds raised through donations are the PTSO's main source of providing support for programs such as Project Wellness, Freshmen Pizza Party Orientation, Project Graduation, the monthly PTSO newsletter, and student directories. In the past, PTSO funds have provided for guest speakers in the classrooms, subsidized field trip costs, printed school newspapers and magazines, purchased supplies for special class projects, supported students' community service activities, graduation scholarships, and provided for grants to the Junior High and the High School. Now you can Donate to the ABRPTSO for 2008-2009 Online. If you have already done so, thank you for paying (either on-line or through the mail) your annual PTSO donation of $30 per family.
If you are not currently on the PTSO e-mail list, please sign up here. You may register as many addresses as you like. Some families have added home and work addresses. The list has also been very helpful for parents not living with their children who may miss out on some information. We ask for your child's grade because some messages are only sent to specific groups of students. Privacy is, of course, important to us. We will not sell, rent, or give your name or address to anyone, at any time. Every e-mail we send to you will have a link at the bottom giving you the ability to unsubscribe or change your information.
Welcome, and we hope you have a very successful and rewarding school year!!
Julie McKinley, ABRPTSO Co-Chair &
Chris Renzi, ABRPTSO Co-Chair
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