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Local
parent Amy Kristt discusses important issues with
Superintendent of Schools Dr. Patrick Michel. |
The recent Superintendent’s
Parents Advisory Committee meeting was a strong beginning to
establishing an open dialog between parents and the top
administration of the Monticello School District. With more than
twenty people in attendance, Superintendent of Schools Dr.
Patrick Michel answered questions about a variety of topics,
including the budget shortfall and a plan of action for the
future.
One parent who attended the meeting, computer network
specialist, Amy Kristt, had nothing but positive feedback from
the event. “If parents can have an open
line of communication with the school’s top administrator, this
is going to make a huge difference in our district,” stated
Kristt. “He really made us feel welcome and seemed genuinely
interested in our concerns.”
According to Kristt, Dr. Michel explained that he was also a
parent with children in the district schools and that the
groups’ concerns were his concerns as well. And in an effort to
help strengthen the on-going dialog between meeting dates or to
ask any forgotten questions a parent may have had, Kristt helped
Dr. Michel compile an e-mail mailing list (listserv) of all the
attendees.
For Dr. Michel, he is determined to follow through on his
Opening Day promise of re-establishing trust in the community by
giving the district transparency and creating many opportunities
for direct communication among parents, community members and
school officials. Soon he hopes to take the process one step
further by establishing a Superintendent’s Students Advisory
Group as well. He also has plans to create a Citizen’s Advisory
Budget Committee (CABC) to help guide the district in its
decision making processes of next year’s budget formation.
All parents and community members are invited and encouraged to
attend the next meeting of the Superintendent’s Parents Advisory
Committee, scheduled for Wednesday, November 29, at 7 p.m. in the RJK
Middle School cafeteria.
For more information about any of these meetings or to be added
to the listserv, please contact Dr. Michel at 794-7700.
More about the
Superintendent's Parents Advisory Committee meeting
On
October 17, fifteen community parents made their way through the
pouring rain to meet once again with Superintendent of Schools
Dr. Patrick Michel.
The evening's topics included, educating children to be prepared
for the global economy and what questions parents should be
asking the schools.
Dr. Michel presented a report on high school reform and
discussed how the new Freshman Experience for incoming ninth
graders, and the very successful Academy of Finance, are just
the beginning of the restructuring of Monticello's programs.
The group also discussed the benefits of on-line courses for
high school students.
Community members and parents are welcome and encouraged to
attend these ongoing discussions.
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