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The Stephen F. Austin State University Charter School Board will meet at noon Monday, Nov. 3, in the Elementary Education Conference room of the Janice A. Pattillo Early Childhood Research Center.

There will be a public hearing on the Schools Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas, as well as a regular board meeting. The Schools FIRST hearing will address the financial report of the SFA Charter School, as determined by the Texas Education Agency.

Created by the 77th Texas Legislature in 2001, the financial accountability rating system is designed to encourage public schools to better manage their financial resources in order to provide the maximum allocation possible for direct instructional purposes. The FIRST ratings are based on 20 established financial indicators, including operating expenditures for instruction, tax collection rates, student-teacher ratios and long-term debt.

The meeting agenda can be viewed online at www.sfasu.edu/charter_school. The meeting is open to the public, and individuals may request to address the board by completing a board meeting information form located on the school’s website.

If additional information is needed, please contact the SFA Charter School Office at (936) 468-5899.

The fifth annual Stephen F. Austin State University Lumberjack Homecoming Certified 5K will be held at 8 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, in the parking lot behind the Schlief Tennis Complex, located at the corner of Wilson Drive and Starr Avenue.

Hosted by the SFA Alumni Association and the Campus Recreation Center, the race will allow participants to run or walk the pre-designed course, which begins at the Schlief Tennis Complex and ends in downtown Nacogdoches.

Beginning at 6:45 a.m., a shuttle bus will pick up participants in 10-minute increments in the parking lot behind Regions Bank, 300 E. Main St. The pick-up service will run until 7:40 a.m. Runners will begin promptly at 8 a.m. with walkers to follow at 8:10 a.m.

Students can pre-register for $20. Faculty and staff members, alumni, and community citizens can pre-register for $25. The prices will increase by $10 starting Friday, Oct. 17. Pre-registration is available online at www.OneStopRace.com.

T-shirts are guaranteed for the first 100 participants. If you choose not to pre-register, you may pick up a registration packet between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24, at the SFA Recreation Center Welcome Desk. Race day packet pickup and late registration will begin at 7 a.m. at the race site.

Awards will be given to the overall male and female winners, plus the top three males and females in the following age groups: 10-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59 and 60 and older. Additionally, a prize will be awarded to the largest group. Costumes are encouraged. The 2014 Homecoming theme is “Storybooks and Fairytales – Where Your Story Begins!” so dress accordingly.

All proceeds will benefit the Dr. Raymond Lee Worsham Scholarship Fund for Campus Recreation employees.

For more information on Worsham or the Homecoming 5K, visit the Campus Rec website at www.sfasu.edu/campusrec/314.asp or call (936) 468-3507. You also may contact the SFA Alumni Association at (936) 468-3407 or visit www.sfaalumni.com for information.