They are shown again on Tuesday evenings with captions for those unable to watch on Monday evenings. On behalf of the Business and Education Partnership, Chairman of the Board John Swenson honored American Family Insurance and Research Products Corporation for their contributions and long time support for the Partnership. There were seven speakers on the topic of the Board's position on the Boy Scouts of America, seventeen speakers on the topic of continuing Boys Gymnastics as a sport, seven speakers on the topic of an addition to Hawthorne School and two speakers urging revisiting of the policy for awarding construction bids. There were 24 written registrations in support of continuing Boys Gymnastics, four in support of the Boy Scouts resolution, four in support of an addition to Hawthorne School, one in support of moving the TEP program to Lapham, and one in support of using union labor for district construction. Options have been revised and updated based on public input.
Information continues to be made available.
MSCR Director Lucy Chaffin participates in the coalition. The first of the district's CLC grants will expire in 2001. This week staff will participate in a national teleconference on testing, standards and accountability. The bowls filled with hot soup will be sold at Van Hise Elementary on January 27. Many of the district's grant awards are the direct result of his good work.