Goals and Ideas

I'd like to take this opportunity to respond to a couple of recently left comments. First is this one left by Anonymous:

Your goal for your first year in North Branch was to bring Q Comp to the district and you achieved that, this year it has become obvious that your goal was to bring Spanish to the elementary grades, and it is looking like you accomplished that. Could you give us a heads up what your next year's goal is?

Thank you for your question! To clarify, Q-Comp was already in the works when I arrived at NBAPS so it is others that deserve credit for bringing Q-Comp to NBAPS, although I certainly have supported their efforts! To further clarify, Spanish at the elementary level was pursued and accomplished by the entire leadership team at NBAPS. As to next year's goals, they will be guided (as this year's goals were) by the Strategic Plan, a wonderful document put together by representatives of all stakeholder groups in our District. It guides all of our decisions and we are grateful to have it.

I would also like to offer a response to this comment:

Thank you for doing this project. One suggestion as a parent of only a preschool student is to maybe do this a little earlier so that preschool kids can participate (even if it is just picking up the grounds around the primary school). I think this is really important even at that young age. Thanks

I couldn't agree more! Due to the short time frame we had from inception to project date, not everyone who might have wished to be involved was able. Community Service Day was only made a reality due to a donation of $1,000 by County Market in early March. With schedules so tightly packed toward the end of the school year and so little time to plan, it was necessary to keep the project realistic and manageable for this year.

I am proud to report that, despite the abbreviated planning process, District staff has really pulled together to make this important initiative a reality. For next year, we expect planning to begin much earlier, allowing for more opportunities to participate, which we will certainly extend to preschool students.

Once again, thank you both for your questions and your input. I always appreciate the opportunity to have a dialogue about the great things happening in North Branch Area Public Schools.

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