VISION 4 LIFE School Highlight : Concordia Academy High School Author, Jaime Kokaisel published, May 10th 2022 Each one of us holds a profound superpower: the power to GIVE. When we make that choice to help someone in need, we become better than we once were. We become greater than just one individual acting aloneContinue reading “A School’s Vision to Serve”
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Public Comment: April
Hear what eight people had to say at the last school board meeting. See also, Public Comment today compared to yesterday… changed in so many measurable ways.
Building on Optimism: QUILT OF QUOTES
PART 2 Meet some of the teachers, parents and business owners of NEWPORT Author, Jaime Kokaisel published, April 21st, 2022 A TWO PART SERIES CLICK HERE for PART 1 – “Building on Optimism: FACILITIES“ Sara Bonine has been a Teacher at Newport Elementary for 17 years with a child who attends there as well. SmallContinue reading “Building on Optimism: QUILT OF QUOTES”
Building on Optimism: FACILITIES
The plan is large. The plan is expensive. The plan meets district goals. It is about “Building Our Future” says the headline. “Community. Growth. Student Success.” For everyone, you ask? Yes, for everyone … except for students currently attending Newport Elementary and 3,800 residents living in the City of Newport. For them, the plan represents just the opposite.
School Highlight: Laurel Community School
WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO OPEN A SCHOOL? Time, Money, Support … This is the question Woodbury resident, Alfrieda Baldwin, asked herself several years ago. She had practiced law for 32 years, and in her eighth year of retirement she was called to pursue something even greater. She recognized the growing need in her TwinContinue reading “School Highlight: Laurel Community School”