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Posted on November 6 at 11:25 a.m.
I would like to thank all the people who helped with this donation. I know the ladies at the quilt shop as my mom is one of them and they are simply wonderful, helpful, caring people. Even if you don't know how to sew or quilt, please stop in and ask questions. They have classes and projects going all the time. This is a great business to have in Emporia and hope to see other businesses try to help in this manner as well. I realize the economy is tough, and want to say a special thank you for helping ECKAN! The kids and staff will remember this for years to come!
Posted on March 27 at 2:17 p.m.
I think we take precautionary measures to keep our children safe. So many of our school districts have rural routes and we feel that the safety of our students is extremely important. So i don't feel that we are acting like its the end of the world, but we are trying to keep our children and citizens safe. Just think if it was your child, would you want the busses to get them home safely or for them to be our traveling on the roads as the weather worsens?????????
Posted on March 24 at 9:18 a.m.
Thank you create! I am a teacher who is still in the classroom and I don't think NCLB is necessarily a negative issue as a whole. We as teachers are being held more accountable for what we teach (the standards and skills-not teaching to pass the test). Just because we are teaching the standards and skills doesn't mean we are teaching to the test. It means we are teaching the skills our nation and state have determined to be important skills for the students to have to become strong citizens. I know the dinosaur and fall pumpkin units were fun, but how are those units going to help our students in the future? And yes we practice at taking the test, but why shouldn't we practice something before doing the real thing?
We are now required to follow data to measure student success and how our teaching should be modified to best help our students reach their highest potential. Many teachers who want to be left alone are those who don't want to look at their teaching and self assess their own skills. In Emporia, our student success has increase over the past several years when NCLB has been in place. How is that a negative? I'm proud of where we have been, but more excited about where NCLB is taking us-higher rates of success and achievement.
I realize NCLB has its negatives, what gov't initiative doesn't? BUT- lets look at how this has improved the opportunities for our students-your children. NCLB has also made us more accountable for all levels of students. Yes, we spend a great amount of time with struggling students, but I have also seen teachers differentiate their instruction to meet the needs of all students. With NCLB and our district's strategic plan, we are looking at gains for all students, not just the ones who are not making it.
The thing with education is it critical to have community and parental support throughout the system. Since everyone has spent time in schools and classrooms (at some point in their life) many feel they have the knowledge and right to tell educated professional how it is best to do their job. I would recommend those who haven't been in a school for a while to go visit. Take a look at the wonderful things teachers and staff are doing to continuously help our students reach their highest potential. It's amazing how kindergarteners are learning skills I learned in the fourth grade and having a blast while doing it.
Ya there's always a bad apple, but don't loose faith on educators and let it ruin your sight of the orchard! Here in Emporia and surrounding districts, teachers and staff do a fabulous job with your children. Tell them thank you-those words go a long way for a teacher.
Posted on February 27 at 7:45 a.m.
It is posted in the schools the calendar recommendation will be presented to the board on March 11.
Posted on February 26 at 2:43 p.m.
I don't believe it has been completed in committee work. Input from staff members ended just recently and I don't believe the committee has made it's final recommendation to the board.
Posted on January 9 at 2:32 p.m.
These participants never mentioned they drove- taxi, dd?????? I never insulted anyone who lost a loved one I was responding to those who were judging. If you give Emporia enough time, we will ban alcohol, just wait, right after CAE we will have CLE (clean liver emporia). It's just a matter of time before the go-doers will try and control bars and restaurants a little more!
Posted on January 9 at 1:56 p.m.
Give it up. I love all you go-doers who insist on telling everyone in this town how to spend their time. If adults want to go pub crawling (aka bar hopping) let them and leave them alone. We always say support the local businesses and they are. They are not going out of town, and of course now that it involves alcohol we want to judge them. Bars are businesses as well. It's amazing how this town will put on functions where our high profile community members are present and alcohol will be served, but we don't judge them or tell them how to live their lives. I see many people in our local restaurants drinking and we don't judge. Nothing was ever about them driving or doing illegal acts. All those bars are in walking distance of each other. Believe it or not- people can drink alcohol and still be responsible citizens. It's amazing how quickly we are to judge others! So for all you go-doers in this town, take MelissaE advise-don't go!
Posted on December 12 at 9:16 a.m.
Emporia didn't dropped this program because it wasn't successful, but because we had to provide reading interventions to many more students than what reading recovery could do. One reading recovery teacher can only serve 8 kids per year and only at the first grade level. We usually had 2 RR teachers in a building, so we couldn't serve more than 16 first graders in one year. This district had many more students who needed reading assistance. I truly believe reading recovery was successful in this district, but we had to find a different solution to meet the needs of our student population. ESU was also a wonderful support when we had this program. Congrats to ESU and our former RR teachers, but I truly don't believe there is a reason to bash usd253 for making this decision.
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Posted on November 12 at 12:24 p.m.
Captial outlay monies can be carried over from year to year. They don't need to be spent by the end of each fiscal year. We have teachers who don't have classrooms, buildings in need of repair, etc. This is a lot of money to spend, even if a couple hundred students are going to use it. I truly wish we would have opened back up the bidding process or set priorities a little different. In a perfect world, artificial turf would be nice, but I think we have other items that could be fixed or built first. I truly hope this doesn't come back to bite us later, but I've learned to follow my gut and my gut feeling isn't good!
On Project will move ahead