Rochester School Department Blog

Here is information from the documentary film I viewed on June 30, 2009.  I will check with Peter Francese to see if has presented in Rochester.  If not, I will schedule a session in the Fall.  This is an interesting film to start a dialogue in the community. 
 
NH’s Unbalanced Human Ecology
 
A demographic imbalance is a [...]

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I am currently attending a workshop with Dr. Tim Tyson on blogging.  We have already heard about how a teacher can record their lessons from powerpoint or the Smartboard. 
We are currently learning about using RSS, really simple syndication. 
This should offer some improvements to the blog, and we will get more staff members involved in blogging. 
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11 AM  June 12th
We will have graduation outside this evening beginning at 6:30 p.m.   Thank you for your patience while we made this decision.
 
 
 
We will make a final decision on the location for graduation later this morning.  At this time, we are leaning toward an outside ceremony.  The field is dry enough to walk on.  
The [...]

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Spaulding High School’s graduation is planned for June 12, 2009 at 6:30 p.m. on the football field.  We are watching the weather forecast closely, but unless steady and heavy rain is forecast, we expect to be outside.  Right now the forecast is for scattered showers, but that has changed several times during the week. 
Seniors will [...]

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The first Graduation of Bud Carlson Academy is scheduled for tonight, June 10, 2009 at 6:30 p.m. in the Rochester Opera House.  We will have over 60 students graduating this evening.  Most of these students have been sidetracked along the way to high school graduation, but they have returned to school. 
I met with most of the [...]

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