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Entries from February 2009

Newsletter

February 27th, 2009 · No Comments

Look for a link next week on rochesterschools.com to an online newsletter.  The Central office administrators plan on publishing a monthly online newsletter on educational topics. 
The link should be posted by March 6th. 

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Bud Carlson Academy (BCA)

February 27th, 2009 · No Comments

Bud Carlson Academy is in its first year of being a separate stand alone school.  Bud Carlson Academy is currently working with 108 High School students during the second semester. 
The Bud Carslon Academy (BCA) serves Rochester School District students in grades 9-12. The BCA fosters an atmosphere of an intensive individualized program of study offering [...]

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Comments on Small Schools

February 11th, 2009 · 3 Comments

The following is an excerpt from Bill Gates’ annual letter about the Gates Foundation.  I wanted to point out a few items in his comments.  High Tech High is the High School that Mr. John Shea, Spaulding High School Principal helped found.  Please note that Bill Gates mentions that as one of the successful new [...]

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Budget Reductions

February 10th, 2009 · 5 Comments

I have included below the information about the proposed Personnel reductions.  This is the beginning stages of our budget preparation.  We are currently considering three options for the budget.  Option #1 is an increase of 2.1 %.  Option #2 is an increase of 3.8%.  Option #3 is an increase of 5.66 % and would continue [...]

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Blog 101

February 4th, 2009 · 5 Comments

I recently read about how to increase readership and the use of a blog.  One of the major suggestions is to respond to the comments.  This begins an interaction between people commenting and makes everyone feel more comfortable commenting. 
So, instead of just posting, I have provided some comments today.  Thank you to everyone that has [...]

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