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Letters from
the Principals.
Dear Patrons,
American Education Week, November 15 through November 19, is very important in the life of our school. We have an “open-house” for our parents and friends, we honor students, teachers, support staff and administrators in special ways, and we report to the community on the state of public education in our county. It is an exciting week.
The task of reporting on our academic health brings to mind F.D.R.’s “Fireside Chats” complete with Scottish Terrier and a fire blazing on the hearth. My props are different. Among them are the components of a new expository writing program, a book on microcomputers in education, some discipline referral forms, and a shiny red apple. These give an insight into some of the challenges and rewards of public education.
Most of our children are happy, well-adjusted youngsters. They are learning more about more than ever before in history. Many of them are talented, creative, and successful. All of them are very special people. They are the focus of our entire program.
Our teachers are dedicated to quality education. The school population covers a broad range of ability and the teachers make every attempt to provide for individual needs. In the fall of 1980, we had seventeen first year teachers. This year only four new teachers were added to our staff and only one of these is a first year teacher. Everyone benefits from this experience base.
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