James Rayner
James Rayner
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We have all the teachers of each grade in the same building and usually on the same floor. It just makes for a more collaborative environment.
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Another very significant program that was enabled by the school building changes was the fifth grade band program. All students at Norrie and at All Saints Academy take band, they have to try an instrument.
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The primary concern was certainly are we going to keep Norrie open. We don't want to spend money to improve a building just to turn around and close it before the ink dries on the check.
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There is no pay increase between now and June 30, 2007.
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The $25,000 is about what we save the first year.
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We have some very talented people, and as we have people taking early retirements we're going to have some young people here. I think that's going to energize everybody.
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Those changes basically extend the agreement to the community schools teachers, who are in a separate union, and to some teachers who are eligible to retire.
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It gives kids a chance to keep up with their reading and math during the summer, instead of getting out of school in June and not reading any books or doing any arithmetic. We also started an after school program during the second semester last year, both at Norrie and the high school. Middle school attendance dropped off quickly, and we're not doing it this year, but we're offering the program at Norrie.
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It's solely to hear and address citizens' concerns.
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We talked about concerns that they are hearing from their people and friends and neighbors.
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We all remember the tortoise and the hare. The tortoise won the race, but the hare didn't keep the same schedule.
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There were four people who are eligible to retire by '07 but want to wait until '08. We've agreed on a reduced incentive. They will incur a small financial penalty from the state retirement system and a slightly reduced annuity.
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Special Ed teachers are not easy to come by, either. They may be experienced people. We would pay them based on their experience.
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We're still using Windows 98 here. We just need some equipment.