_______________________________________________________________

4/28/09

Failing Grade


Failing Grade
Bill and Melinda Gates say they're terrified an entire generation is failing. Stand up to change America's school crisis.

Just 20 years ago, American students were among the best in the world, routinely coming in first in test results. Now, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, students in the richest country on earth are in 24th place in math. That's behind Canada, Germany, France, Korea…but also smaller, poorer countries like Poland, Hungary and Slovakia.

RFR Questions and Answers

Public Hearings Questions and Answers

Resources for Results Power Point Presentation

News & Tribune - School Board Meeting - April 27, 2009

New Albany-Floyd County school officials to notify parents about swine flu wariness Parents, teachers also speak out on need for P.E. at school board meeting

News & Tribune Opinion - April 28, 2009

Reader comments on misdirected resources

4/20/09

FOSSE Meeting Reschedule

Due to a special session of the school board this evening, our regular FOSSE meeting is rescheduled for Thursday, April 23rd.

Please note that our meetings are open to all members of the community, as the RFR results could potentially affect all schools as well as home owners.

4/8/09

Boundary Issues

This is the three minute comment given by [the Silver Street] Brian Condra.

Questions for the Resources for Results Committee

During the three open hearings that Dr. Brooks and the Resources for Results Committee is holding, they are allowing questions to be written on pieces of paper and submitted. These questions are supposed to be posted and answered on the school corporation's website. Please feel free to submit your questions here and we will make sure to submit them at the next two hearings. Even if you submit your question at one of the hearings, you may want to share your own questions here on the blog, which sometimes helps prompt other community members' ideas.

Public Hearings Correct Dates

The public hearings are now concluded.

1. April 2nd at 7-9PM - Hazelwood Middle School
2. April 8th at 7-9:30PM - Scribner Middle School
3. April 14th at 7-9:30PM - Highland Hills Middle School

News and Tribune - Opinion Letter - April 8, 2009

Reader: Resources meeting was 'seriously flawed'
(this letter is not found at the News & Tribune's website, but has been transcribed by Friends of Silver Street)