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January 2011 Official Newsletter of the Chelsea Harbour Homeowners Association Volume 2, Issue 1

The HarbourCommuniTy • ConneCTion • CulTure

(Continued on Page 3)

ProPosed school Zoning changes for Chelsea harbour

AsaresidentoftheChelseaHarboursubdivisionlocatedonFM

1464,IamopposedtotheproposedschoolrezoningElementarySchoolOptions1and3aspresentedbytheFBISDadministrationon Nov. 30, 2010. More specific, Options 1 and 3 will rezone

ChelseaHarbourtoPecanGroveelementary.Iamdeeplyconcernedaboutthenegativeimpactthisrezoningwillhaveonourchildrenandhavedetailedanumberofreasonsbelowwhytheboardshouldreconsiderotheroptions:

1 distance

i. PecanGroveElem.islocated8.08milesawayii.BrazosBendElem.islocatedonly1.97milesawayiii.WalkerStationElemislocatedonly2.3milesawayiv.OysterCreekElemislocatedonly3.47milesawayv.CornerstoneElemislocatedonly3.56milesawayvi.LakeviewElemislocatedonly5.03milesaway

Asamatterofpreference,BrazosBend,WalkerStation,andOysterCreekElemaremuchcloseranddohavecapacityforourchildren.(seeanalysisbelow)

2 FM1464 neighborhood

ChelseaHarbourisoneofmanysubdivisionsalongtheFM1464corridor.AlongwithOrchardLakes,OldOrchard,andNewTerritory,thesecommunitiessharecommonservicessuchaswater&sewerbyMUD#25,fireandpoliceservices,androadwayboundariessuchasGrandParkwayandAlt90.

Becauseofsuchcommonattributes,manyofourchildrenhavedevelopedclosefriendshipswithintheseneighboringcommunities.Alternatively,PecanGroveElem.islocatedinRichmond,TexasandsharesneithercommonservicesnorboundarieswiththeFM1464neighborhood.

Accordingtotheproposedzoningmaps,ChelseaHarbouristheonlysubdivisiontobeseparatedandrezonedtoPecanGroveElementary.Thisdefiesalllogicandcommonsense.WhywouldFBISDtreatonlythechildrenofChelseaHarbourinthisway?

student Populationand schoolcapacity

*Estimated by surveyof Chelsea Harbourresidents.

ChelseaHarbourtotalenrollmentconsistsoflessthan80students*.Weareamature(fullybuilt-out)communityof353homesandourstudentpopulationisstablearoundthisnumber.BrazosBend(2011)=684WalkerStation(2011)=895(2012)=660(2012)=877(2013)=644(2013)=885OysterCreek(2011)=722Lakeview(2011)=481(2012)=673(2012)=467(2013)=676(2013)=465

Ananalysisoncapacityavailableattheschoolsshowsthatour80childrencaneasilybeaccommodatedatanyoftheseschools.

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HealtH BriefsParents: beware oF holiday weight talkAdultsshouldpayattentiontohowtheytalkabouttheirweight

duringthistimeofyearandwhatimpactitmighthaveonyoungchildren,accordingtoanexpertatBaylorCollegeofMedicine.

“Parentsshouldmodelhealthylivingandbehaviorsandusecautionwhenusingwordssuchas‘fat’and‘overweight’aroundchildren,”saidDr.LengBang,assistantprofessorintheMenningerDepartmentofPsychiatryandBehavioralSciencesatBCM.

Becausechildrenmodelwhatparentsdo,theymayendupfeelingguiltandshameinrelationtofood,saidBang.Themostimportantthing todo is focuson thepositive rather than thenegativeandbewareofyourinfluenceonachild.

Bangsuggestslookingoutforsignsthatachildmayhaveanegativeimageofthemselvesduetotheirweight.Childrenmayhaveachangeinbehaviorandavoidschoolor socialeventsbecause theyworryaboutwhatpeoplewillthinkaboutthem.Theymayfeelanxietyordepressionandusefoodtocope.

Consultanutritionistormentalhealthprofessionalifthesesignsarepresent,headvised.

sugar, heart and liFeAnewprogramcalledSugar,HeartandLife:AGuidetoLiving

with Diabetes is available for people dealing with the disease.The interactiveand funprogramdevelopedbyBaylorCollegeofMedicine’sdepartmentof familyandcommunitymedicineoffersinformationonhowindividualswithtype2diabetescanmanagetheirdiabetes.TheSHLprogramincludesrecipes,practicaltipsandgamesondiet,exercise,andmedication.TheprogramallowsuserstofollowayearinthelifeoftheGonzalezfamilyastheylearnmoreaboutmanagingdiabetesandhelpthemmakedecisionsthatwillkeeptheirfamilyhealthy.

All diabetes management recommendationscontained in this program are consistentwithclinicalpracticerecommendationsoftheAmericanDiabetesAssociationandtheNationalInstituteofDiabetesandDigestiveandKidneyDiseases.RecipeBox was adapted from hearthealthy recipes from theNational Heart,Lung,andBloodInstitute.

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the harbourProposed School Zoning Changes -(Continued from Cover Page)

raising Pecan grove utilization and landmark apartments

IamwellawareofthereasonforFBISDadministration’sdesiretorezoneChelseaHarbourchildrentoPecanGroveElementary.ThecurrentstudentpopulationandutilizationatPecanGroveislowandFBISDwantstoraisethenumberofpupils.

Asanalternativetomeetingthisobjective,IrecommendtozonetheLandmarkApartmentswhichcurrentlytotalsmorethan70kidsintoPecanGrove.Ifmorepupilsareneeded,thereareothermultifamilyunitsfromnearbyNewTerritoryBlvd&GrandParkwaythatcanalsobezonedtoPecanGrove.ZoningtheseapartmentcomplexestoPecanGrovewillcertainlymeettheobjectiveofraisingpupils.

Thebiggestdifferencebetweenhomeownersandtheapartmentdwellingoccupantsisthatwepayrealestatetaxesandvote!

5educational trackinto Middle school & high school

ByrezoningtoPecanGroveElem.,ourchildren’sfutureeducationaltrackwillbeseparatedfromtheotherFM1464neighborhoodchildren.OurchildrenshouldbeattendingthecampusinourimmediateneighborhoodofGarciaMSandAustinHSandnotMiddleSchool#14andTravisHighSchool.

6 history

Forthepast6-years,ourelementaryagechildrenhavebeenzonednolessthan(4)differentschools,namely:WalkerStation,Lakeview,Oakland,andCornerstone.Nowtobere-zonedagaintoPecanGroveelementarylocatedinRichmond,Texas.

Ourchildrendeserveconsistencyintheirschoolenvironmentandrelationshipswithteachersandotherchildren.Pleasebefairtoourchildren!!!

Thankyouverymuchforyourtimeandconsideration.IstronglyurgeyoutonotrezoneourchildrentoPecanGroveelementary,butrathertoanyoftheothercloserelementaryschools.

Sincerely,Sonal Bhuchar - sonal.bhuchar@fortbend.k12.tx.us, Jim Rice - jim.rice@

fortbendisd.com, Susan Hohnbaum - susan.hohnbaum@fortbendisd.com, Jim Babb - jim.babb@fortbendisd.com, Marilyn Glover marilyn.glover@fortbend.k12.tx.us, Daniel Menendez - daniel.menendez@fortbendisd.com, Laurie Caldwell - laurie.caldwell@fortbend.k12.tx.us, Timothy Jenney - superintendent@fortbend.k12.tx.us

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3 Steps to Kick-Start your Career -(Continued from Page 4)3 steps to kick-start your career in 2011

By Amy Wolfgang, M.Ed.

It’sanewyearandmanyofusspendthistimeevaluatingdifferentaspectsofourlives:ourhealth,ourfinances,andourcareer.Beloware the3most importantactionsyoucantaketokick-startyourcareerin2011!

identiFy your career goalsBeforeyoucanbegintomakechangesinyourcareer,youneedto

identifywhatyouarelookingtochange.Identifyafewcareergoalsthatyouwanttoachievein2011.Samplegoalsinclude:

• Developnewskillsinaparticulararea• Makealateralmoveatyourcompany• Earnapromotion• Startanewjobinadifferentindustry

Onceyouknowwhatyouwanttoachieveyoucanbegintheworktomakethosechangeshappen.

Action Item: Writedownyourcareergoalsfor2011.Thisdoesnotneedtobeaformaldocument,butwritethemdownonpaperortypethemintoadocument.

get your resuMe in shaPeWhenwasthelasttimeyouupdatedyourresume?Forsomeit

wasyearsagowhentheylastappliedtoajob.Forothers,itwasonlyafewmonthsago.Regardlessofwhenyouviewedyourresumelast,nowisthetimetoreviewitandmakesureitincludesallofyourlatestaccomplishments.

look at the bullet points on your resume and ask yourself the following questions: • Do they describe your responsibilities or do they focus on

results?Agoodresumefocusesonwhatyouaccomplishedratherthanthetasksthatfilledyourday.

• Is your resume attractive to read or is it too dense withinformation?Sometimesitcanbehardtoedityourownwork.

Wefeelapersonalconnectiontowhatwehaveaccomplishedandweshould,however,wedonotneedtoincludeeveryaccomplishmentforeverypositionwehaveeverheld.

Action Items: Reviewthebulletpointsonyourresumeandmakesureyouraccomplishmentsjumpout.Thenmakesureyourresumeiseasytoread.Askotherstohelpyoudecidewhatyoushouldandshouldnotkeeponyourresume.

develoP connectionsFindinganewjobtypicallytakesmorethanjustapplyingfora

positiononawebsite.Youneedtotapintothehiddenjobmarketbymakingconnectionswithotherprofessionals.Theseconnectionscanoftenhelpgetyourresumeontopofthepileinfrontofthehiring manager. Additionally, knowing people at the companyyouareapplyingtocanhelpyouunderstandtheculturebetterandthetypeofindividualsthatsucceedatthatcompany.Developingrelationshipsnowwillhelpyouinthefuture,evenifyouarehappyatyourcurrentjob.

Are you already using professional social networking sites?Great.Areyouutilizingthemeffectively?Haveyourecentlyaddedconnectionstoyoursites?Haveyoujoinedallrelevantgroupsonthesites?

Professionalsocialnetworkingsitesareanimportanttooltouseinatech-savvytownlikeAustin,Texas.Onceyouareconnectedvirtually,it’stimetostartmakinganefforttoconnectwithpeopleinyournetwork.Takethemtocoffeeorscheduleaphoneconversation.Youwantindividualstokeepyouinthefrontoftheirmindforwhenanopportunitycomesup.Remember,partofdevelopingrelationshipsisreciprocating.It’satwowaystreet.Thinkabouthowyoucanhelptheindividualyouareconnectingwithandofferthathelp.

Action Items: Joinprofessionalsocialnetworkingsitesand“invite”thoseyouknowtojoinyournetwork.Thensearchforgoodcontactstohavepersonalmeetingsandconversationswith.

Inatightjobmarket,youneedeveryadvantageyoucanget.Theseactionswillgiveyoualegupandleadtoagreatcareerin2011!

Good Luck!

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