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The second student being admitted is an English language learner. It was determined that he would require special assistance, and one of the bilingual teachers at the school offered to spend three hours per week tutoring the student in English.
Dietary issues were raised, as the school cafeteria has been under scrutiny by some of the local parents. Parents have been expressing concern about their children's lunch choices at the school, claiming that too many fried and salty foods are being served. Because several of the students at the school are overweight, the issue of how to incorporate healthy choices became a hot topic at the meeting. Changing the catering company would be impossible given the budgetary constraints.
A new software system had been introduced to the Christian school. The software would allow for greater classroom integration. For example, the...
All the teachers favored the introduction of the new software system, which had been approved by the budget committee several weeks ago. One teacher proposed a specialized Christian software program that facilitated the instruction of Bible passages in all classrooms. The teacher who brought up the Christian software was asked to bring in a copy for a demonstration at the next school board meeting.
Only a few curricular issues were raised at the meeting. The science teacher had incorporated intelligent design into the curriculum, and had been urging the history teacher to do the same for students in higher grades who would be able to analyze the contextual issues surrounding Darwinism. The history teacher agreed to consider the matter. The closing of the meeting was preceded by a simple prayer.
And when the parent comes to an event held in the classroom, it makes good sense to have interpreters available, and "invite the extended family," which of course is a very welcoming act of kindness and good judgment. The other parent in this list of "types" is the "Busy Parent," who is a person with a work schedule that is hard to get a hold of, or plan meetings
Harold Kirk, Board Member - Feels that they do not have the money to hire ServiceMaster, strongly opposed to hiring of outside contractors. Feels threatened by outside contractors, may have relatives who he has done favors for that may lose their job. Harold may have the ability to influence the rest of the board and sway their opinion through his strong opposition. Other board members - Must decide whether hiring ServiceMaster
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